Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Close shave
Arabic translation:
موقف حرج/ وضع صعب
Added to glossary by
Ahmed Ghaly (X)
Jul 17, 2014 10:09
9 yrs ago
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Close shave
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Government / Politics
Dear colleagues,
I have the beforementioned phrase in the following sentence:
We now know that the whole affair was a very *close shave*, based largely on misunderstandings and misinterpretations.
I would appreciate any suggestions for this political/strategic context. :)
Kind regards,
Fady.
I have the beforementioned phrase in the following sentence:
We now know that the whole affair was a very *close shave*, based largely on misunderstandings and misinterpretations.
I would appreciate any suggestions for this political/strategic context. :)
Kind regards,
Fady.
Proposed translations
(Arabic)
| 5 | موقف حرج/ وضع صعب |
Ahmed Ghaly (X)
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| 4 +2 | على حافة الهاوية |
Zahraa Omar
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| 3 | (الامر كله كان على شفا حفرة من النار (او الكارثة او ما يشبه ذلك |
tekki
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Change log
Jul 21, 2014 10:06: Ahmed Ghaly (X) changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/814151">Fady Dagher's</a> old entry - "Close shave"" to ""موقف حرج/ وضع صعب ""
Proposed translations
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موقف حرج/ وضع صعب
نحن نعلم أن المسألة بأكملها (الأمر برمته) كانت تمثل موقفًا حرجًا (وضعًا صعبًا) ..............
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/close-sha...
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/close shave
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Note added at 4 days (2014-07-21 23:45:01 GMT) Post-grading
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You are most welcome any time Mr. Fadi
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/close-sha...
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/close shave
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Note added at 4 days (2014-07-21 23:45:01 GMT) Post-grading
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You are most welcome any time Mr. Fadi
Note from asker:
| Thanks Ahmed! |
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Comment: "Thank you dear Ahmed, I believe this is the best interpretation for the context I have here. Kind regards!"
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(الامر كله كان على شفا حفرة من النار (او الكارثة او ما يشبه ذلك
Just to borrow a Qur'anic phrase to make sense of the idea of narrow escape. I thought you may, if you wish, use a different ending to the phrase ( الكارثة) for example, instead of ( النار).
Hope this helps!
Hope this helps!
Note from asker:
| Thanks Tekki! |
+2
57 mins
Zahraa Omar
Native in Arabic
Works in field
English>Arabic ATA & NAATI Certified
Native in: Arabic (Variant: Egyptian) 
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English
على حافة الهاوية
على حافة الهاوية
Note from asker:
| Thanks Zahraa! |
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