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flip-flop

Arabic translation: شبشب زنوبة

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English term or phrase:flip-flop
Arabic translation:شبشب زنوبة
Entered by: Nadia Ayoub

15:25 Aug 30, 2009
English to Arabic translations [PRO]
Textiles / Clothing / Fashion
English term or phrase: flip-flop
definition: "A backless sandal held to the foot by a thong between the big toe and the second toe"
GilleR
United States
Local time: 14:56
شبشب زنوبة
Explanation:
the name in Egypt
http://www.google.com.eg/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&...

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Note added at 40 mins (2009-08-30 16:06:50 GMT)
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we also شبشب بصباع
again this is colloquial Egyptian language.
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Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 23:56
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Summary of answers provided
5 +4شبشب بإصبع
samah A. fattah
5 +1شبشب زنوبة
Nadia Ayoub
5 +1مشاية أصبع / بأصبع
zkt
5شبشب فليب فلوب
Hani Hassaan
2زحافات
Nidhalz


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
شبشب فليب فلوب


Explanation:
شبشب فليب فلوب

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Note added at 5 mins (2009-08-30 15:31:40 GMT)
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http://www.google.com.eg/search?hl=ar&rlz=1T4GGLL_enEG331EG3...

Hani Hassaan
Egypt
Local time: 23:56
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 16
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
شبشب زنوبة


Explanation:
the name in Egypt
http://www.google.com.eg/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&...

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Note added at 40 mins (2009-08-30 16:06:50 GMT)
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we also شبشب بصباع
again this is colloquial Egyptian language.

Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 23:56
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 44
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jafar Filfil: تستخدم كلمة "زنزبة" باللهجة الفلسطينية أيضا
1 hr
  -> Many thanks Jafar :)
agree  Mohamed Gaafar: :)
2 hrs
  -> Many thanks Mohamed :)
agree  Osama Shahin
7 hrs
  -> Many thanks Osama :)
agree  Hazem Ibrahim: agree
18 hrs
  -> Many thanks Hazem :)
neutral  samah A. fattah: عزيزتى الغالية جدا الأستاذة نادية ، أنا أقدر اجتهادك و لكن اطلاق كلكة زنوبة على الشبشب هى من تأليف اليهود المصريين فى أوائل القرن بغرض امتهان اسم زينب لأنه من أسماء بيت النبوة و و قد ألفوا بعض الأمثال الضارة مثل كثرة السلام يقل المعرفة على عكس الحديث الش
19 hrs
disagree  Ahmad Batiran: كلمة شبشب كافية. كلام الأخت سماح صحيح: ويُسمّونها خدّوجة أيضاً والعياذ بالله
166 days
disagree  Randa Farhat: Certainly agree with Samah and Ahmad
2012 days
disagree  Muhammad Abdel Kader: متفق مع أستاذة سماح
2194 days
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47 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
زحافات


Explanation:
I didn't this word existed.
Found it here:
http://www.souq.com/browse/1851/AR/uae/flip-flops/1/all/?ubl...

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Note added at 1 hr (2009-08-30 16:26:26 GMT)
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I didn't know this word existed. Would like to know what you think to it. Thanks.

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Note added at 1 hr (2009-08-30 16:38:21 GMT)
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http://www.shababmsr.com/vb/showthread.php?t=7914

Nidhalz
Local time: 22:56
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 4
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
مشاية أصبع / بأصبع


Explanation:
colloquial Lebanese but probably used elsewhere


zkt
Lebanon
Local time: 00:56
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  yzmohasseb: I like it better than Zannoba which is a sarcast of the name Zainab!! (btw where have u been zkt? good to see you back!)
3 hrs
  -> Thanks Yahya, ramadan kareem!
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16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
شبشب بإصبع


Explanation:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flip_Flop


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flip_Flop
samah A. fattah
Egypt
Local time: 23:56
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Naglaa Mohamed
8 mins
  -> Thank you Najl
agree  Dina Ali
2 hrs
  -> Thank you Ms Dina
agree  Ahmad Batiran
166 days
agree  Muhammad Abdel Kader
2193 days
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