Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
تشيب من هولها الولدان
English translation:
Make the blood run cold
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Firas Allouzi
Aug 11, 2012 15:27
11 yrs ago
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Arabic term
United Kingdom
Professional
Native in: Arabic (Variant: Jordanian)
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English
تشيب من هولها الولدان
Arabic to English
Law/Patents
Religion
بيننا وبينك ليالي ووقائع تشيب من هولها الولدان
This statement is part of a threatening letter sent to X from some country, to be translated for the British government.
What I need is the idiomatic meaning in English, no literal translation please!
Any suggestions?
Thank you
This statement is part of a threatening letter sent to X from some country, to be translated for the British government.
What I need is the idiomatic meaning in English, no literal translation please!
Any suggestions?
Thank you
Proposed translations
(English)
Proposed translations
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Make your blood run cold
As far as I know, there is no equivalent idiom in English involving kids ― it's just the Arab way to describe how horrible a thing would be.
Note from asker:
| I was thinking of the same. Thank you. |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you all for some excellent suggestions"
6 mins
Liliane Hatem
Lebanon
Lebanon
Native in Arabic
&
English
Lebanon
Fast and reliable
Native in: English 
, Arabic
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Arabic to French, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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32
astonishingly horrible
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7 mins
Mai Mowafy
Egypt
Egypt
Native in Arabic
Specializes in field
Egypt
Simultaneous Interpreter EngArabic
Native in: Arabic
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English
Related KudoZ points
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12
Make the children white haired
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12 mins
Hasna Chakir
Morocco
Morocco
Native in Arabic
Morocco
A good translation shortens distances!
Native in: Arabic , French
Works in: English to Arabic, French to Arabic, Italian to Arabic, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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36
genuinely//really/terribly/appallingly tragic
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3 hrs
Noha Kamal, PhD.
Native in Arabic
Works in field
Quality stands out...
Native in: Arabic
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, French to Arabic, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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81
16 hrs
frighten the living daylights out of someone; scare the living daylights out of someone
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Note added at 17 hrs (2012-08-12 08:46:15 GMT)
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In case you want a modification of the nights and events, I would say:
Nights and events of heart-stopping horror/blood-curdling horror.
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Note added at 17 hrs (2012-08-12 08:46:15 GMT)
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In case you want a modification of the nights and events, I would say:
Nights and events of heart-stopping horror/blood-curdling horror.
2 days 17 hrs
Fahim Hoosen
South Africa
South Africa
Native in English
Specializes in field
South Africa
Arabic-English Legal/Islamic Translator
Native in: English (Variants: US, British, South African, Canadian, UK)
Works in: Arabic to English, English to Arabic
Related KudoZ points
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12
the terror of which will turn even children's hair grey
Its an expression used in the Quran (73:17) to describe the terrors on the day of judgement and can be rendered as "the terror of which will turn even children's hair grey"
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