Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
تكسّرت نظراتها
English translation:
dropped her gaze
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Saleh Dardeer
Dec 26, 2022 14:40
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Arabic term
تكسّرت نظراتها
Arabic to English
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Hi everyone,
Does this mean that her gaze/eyes dropped to my feet?
كأنها تحمي شيء غزيز عليها، وتكسّرت نظراتها عند قدمي
أحسست أنني كنت قاسيا عليها
Thanks!
Does this mean that her gaze/eyes dropped to my feet?
كأنها تحمي شيء غزيز عليها، وتكسّرت نظراتها عند قدمي
أحسست أنني كنت قاسيا عليها
Thanks!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | dropped her gaze |
Saleh Dardeer
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| 4 | her eyes dropped to my feet |
Mohammad Najim
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| 3 | her looks touched my legs |
adel almergawy
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Dec 30, 2022 15:26: Saleh Dardeer Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Saleh Dardeer
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dropped her gaze
drop your eyes/gaze
to stop looking at someone and look down, usually because you feel embarrassed or uncomfortable Ben looked at me in horror for a moment and then dropped his gaze.
From the provided context, I can understand that he bitterly criticized/ reproached her to the extent that she hanged her head in shame and dropped her gaze....
HTH
to stop looking at someone and look down, usually because you feel embarrassed or uncomfortable Ben looked at me in horror for a moment and then dropped his gaze.
From the provided context, I can understand that he bitterly criticized/ reproached her to the extent that she hanged her head in shame and dropped her gaze....
HTH
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Mohammad Najim
Palestine
Palestine
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Palestine
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her eyes dropped to my feet
her eyes dropped to my feet
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adel almergawy
Egypt
Egypt
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Egypt
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Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Arabic, and 1 more.
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her looks touched my legs
from up to down
Discussion
I am guessing it might be intimidation, or defensiveness