Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
البيضة ولا الفرخة
English translation:
The egg or the chicken?
Added to glossary by
Morano El-Kholy
- The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2011-10-17 12:54:10 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)
Oct 13, 2011 15:08
12 yrs ago
Arabic term
البيضة ولا الفرخة
Arabic to English
Art/Literary
Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
مث مصري "البيضة أم الفرخة".
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +5 | The egg or the chicken? |
Morano El-Kholy
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| 5 +2 | Don't put the cart before the horse |
Noha Kamal, PhD.
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| 5 | Catch 22 |
Mohamed Mahmoud
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| 4 | A bird in the hand |
drmutaier
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References
| The chicken or the egg? |
Nadia Ayoub
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Change log
Oct 17, 2011 13:30: Morano El-Kholy Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
+5
7 mins
Morano El-Kholy
Egypt
Egypt
Native in Arabic
Works in field
Egypt
31 years of Experience. Available 24/7
Native in: Arabic 
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English
Related KudoZ points
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8
Selected
The egg or the chicken?
The egg or the chicken?
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Note added at 8 mins (2011-10-13 15:17:33 GMT)
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Meaning: which comes first??
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Note added at 8 mins (2011-10-13 15:17:33 GMT)
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Meaning: which comes first??
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
+2
9 mins
Noha Kamal, PhD.
Native in Arabic
Quality stands out...
Native in: Arabic
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, French to Arabic, and 1 more.
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12
Don't put the cart before the horse
horse
18 mins
Mohamed Mahmoud
Egypt
Egypt
Native in Arabic
Egypt
Translation: Art of Creative Accuracy
Native in: Arabic 
, Truk
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English
Catch 22
I think it shall be appropriate
A catch-22 is a logical conundrum in which someone is essentially trapped, no matter what decision is made. For example, many entrants to the job market discover that you cannot get a job without experience, but if you have no experience, you can't get a job. This is a classic example of a catch-22, because the job-seeker is trapped in a circular logic paradigm with no way out.
A catch-22 is a logical conundrum in which someone is essentially trapped, no matter what decision is made. For example, many entrants to the job market discover that you cannot get a job without experience, but if you have no experience, you can't get a job. This is a classic example of a catch-22, because the job-seeker is trapped in a circular logic paradigm with no way out.
56 mins
A bird in the hand
يمكن الاكتفاء بذكر بداية المثل فقط ويمكن اكماله
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush which means it is better to keep what you have than to risk losing it by trying to get something better- exactly equal to البيضة ولا الفرخة
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush which means it is better to keep what you have than to risk losing it by trying to get something better- exactly equal to البيضة ولا الفرخة
Reference comments
18 hrs
Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Egypt
Native in Arabic
Egypt
Never lost for words!
Native in: Arabic
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Italian to Arabic, and 4 more.
Related KudoZ points
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8
Reference:
The chicken or the egg?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken_or_the_egg
The chicken or the egg causality dilemma is commonly stated as "which came first, the chicken or the egg?" To ancient philosophers, the question about the first ...
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Note added at 1 day3 hrs (2011-10-14 18:42:53 GMT)
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You are most welcome!
The chicken or the egg causality dilemma is commonly stated as "which came first, the chicken or the egg?" To ancient philosophers, the question about the first ...
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Note added at 1 day3 hrs (2011-10-14 18:42:53 GMT)
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You are most welcome!
Note from asker:
| Thank you Ms Nadia. You are the best commenter/answered that ever assisted me here. |
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