اختلط الحبل بالنابل
English translation: topsy-turvy / helter-skelter
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| Arabic to English translations [PRO] Social Sciences - Government / Politics | |||||
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|  Selected response from: Muhammad Said Egypt Local time: 14:21 | ||||
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| 5 +1 | Things have been (got) mixed up/Things have become confused/Everything has tended to blur together |
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| 4 +1 | topsy-turvy |
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| 4 | turned higgledy-piggledy |
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| 3 | Confusion/mess/chaos |
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Confusion/mess/chaos Explanation: Roughly the meaning of this Arab proverb which means:when the situation/crisis/war reaches its climax. |
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16 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1topsy-turvy Explanation: topsy-turvy |
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6 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1Things have been (got) mixed up/Things have become confused/Everything has tended to blur together Explanation: Things have been (got) mixed up/Things have become confused/Everything has tended to blur together -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2015-03-05 15:35:52 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- You can also say in a jumbled, confused, or disorderly manner; helter-skelter. http://www.wata.cc/forums/showthread.php?7965-ما-ترجمة-اختلط... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2015-03-05 15:36:25 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- another option higgledy-piggledy -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 3 hrs (2015-03-05 17:30:34 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- http://translation.babylon.com/arabic/اختلط الحابل بالنابل/ |
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turned higgledy-piggledy Explanation: ... turned higgledy-piggledy https://www.wordnik.com/words/higgledy-piggledy http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2008/08/ian-dury-and-the-block... http://politicosl.com/2014/09/sierra-leone-lockdown-turned-u... http://members.tripod.com/midwest_racer/Cup2002/report20.htm |
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