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יצא קירח מכאן ומכאן

English translation: context and register

20:06 Mar 18, 2011
Hebrew to English translations [PRO]
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Hebrew term or phrase: יצא קירח מכאן ומכאן
כיצד תתרגמו את הביטוי לעיל באנגלית?
Michal Circolone
United States
Local time: 22:26
English translation:context and register
Explanation:
Could be a number of things: "Got hammered from both sides", "came out an all-round loser", "lost out on all sides", "he got double zeroed" depending on the above. Part of the fun or grind of translation is finding the most appropriate expression.
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Arthur Livingstone
Israel
Local time: 08:26
Grading comment
Thanks so much for your elaborate answer, Arthur! :)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +3context and register
Arthur Livingstone
4got the worst of both worlds
Amir Gavriely


  

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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
got the worst of both worlds


Explanation:
this is what Nerri Sevenier Gavriel suggests in her Thesaurus of Idioms and Phrases

Amir Gavriely
Canada
Local time: 01:26
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in HebrewHebrew
PRO pts in category: 8
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29 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
context and register


Explanation:
Could be a number of things: "Got hammered from both sides", "came out an all-round loser", "lost out on all sides", "he got double zeroed" depending on the above. Part of the fun or grind of translation is finding the most appropriate expression.

Arthur Livingstone
Israel
Local time: 08:26
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thanks so much for your elaborate answer, Arthur! :)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Vere Barzilai: to come off worst etc. many choices here
11 hrs
agree  Sandra & Kenneth Grossman
19 hrs
agree  Karin Anna Aisicovich
1 day 13 hrs
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