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اختصر المسافات

English translation: abridge the distances

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Arabic term or phrase:اختصر المسافات
English translation:abridge the distances
Entered by: Liliane Hatem

06:53 Aug 4, 2016
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Education / Pedagogy / أمثال
Arabic term or phrase: اختصر المسافات
يوم عمل عن بعد -اختصر المسافات
Abdullah Hassan
Saudi Arabia
Local time: 04:06
abridge the distances
Explanation:
https://books.google.com/books?isbn=1134839472
Iain Chambers, ‎Lidia Curti - 2002 - ‎Art
In this manner we may abridge the distances and trespass the ultimate barrier ... 1 Aime Cesaire, 'Cahier d'un Retour au Pays Natal', in C. Eshelman and A.

www.mpsaz.org/mtnview/staff/...2/.../vocabulary_words.docx
Mesa Public Schools
Unbridled – (Un`bri´dled) (adj.) ..... to the UN (United Nations) ..... Some see in TV's power to abridge the distances separating the world's peoples the means of ...

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Abridge - definition of abridge by The Free Dictionary
www.thefreedictionary.com/abridge
Each of them given up to his personal reflections, and constructing his future after his own fashion, was, above all, anxious to abridge the distance by speed.

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Liliane Hatem
Lebanon
Local time: 04:06
Grading comment
Thank you so much for the references. You are brilliant Liliane Hatem. I appreciate your feedback.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +2bridge/ shorten
Saleh Dardeer
5 +1abridge the distances
Liliane Hatem
5short distances
mona elshazly
3 +2shrink the distance
Dana Abu Hijleh
3Pintaskan jalan; persingkat jarak
FATIMAELZAHRAA


  

Answers


10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
short distances


Explanation:
اختصر المسافات


    Reference: http://https://books.google.com.eg/books?id=U-1cBgAAQBAJ&pg=...
    Reference: http://www.onelook.com/?w=short&ls=a
mona elshazly
Egypt
Local time: 04:06
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 8
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36 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
bridge/ shorten


Explanation:
HTH

Saleh Dardeer
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 40

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Oz Hamdoun (X): Shorten
6 hrs
agree  Morano El-Kholy: Yes, shorten.
10 hrs
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14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
shrink the distance


Explanation:
Or, possibly, 'forget the long commute'.

Dana Abu Hijleh
Qatar
Local time: 04:06
Native speaker of: Arabic

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sayed Fathy: You have a the sense
23 hrs
agree  Randa Farhat: Spare yourself the commute
1 day 16 hrs
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
abridge the distances


Explanation:
https://books.google.com/books?isbn=1134839472
Iain Chambers, ‎Lidia Curti - 2002 - ‎Art
In this manner we may abridge the distances and trespass the ultimate barrier ... 1 Aime Cesaire, 'Cahier d'un Retour au Pays Natal', in C. Eshelman and A.

www.mpsaz.org/mtnview/staff/...2/.../vocabulary_words.docx
Mesa Public Schools
Unbridled – (Un`bri´dled) (adj.) ..... to the UN (United Nations) ..... Some see in TV's power to abridge the distances separating the world's peoples the means of ...

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Note added at 4 days (2016-08-09 06:29:01 GMT)
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Abridge - definition of abridge by The Free Dictionary
www.thefreedictionary.com/abridge
Each of them given up to his personal reflections, and constructing his future after his own fashion, was, above all, anxious to abridge the distance by speed.

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Note added at 4 days (2016-08-09 06:31:32 GMT)
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Try this one too:
http://www.mpsaz.org/search?q=abridge the distances&sa=Go&u=...

Liliane Hatem
Lebanon
Local time: 04:06
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 32
Grading comment
Thank you so much for the references. You are brilliant Liliane Hatem. I appreciate your feedback.
Notes to answerer
Asker: I can not open the second reference. Can you please email me where it occurred as doc. file. Thank you so much.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Morano El-Kholy
7 hrs
  -> Thank you Morano :)
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18 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Pintaskan jalan; persingkat jarak


Explanation:
خليك تختصر المسافات؛ جعل المسافات البعيدة أقصر

FATIMAELZAHRAA
Indonesia
Local time: 08:06
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in IndonesianIndonesian
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