Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
العيار الثقيل
English translation:
big/astonishing surprise
Added to glossary by
James Roberts
Jan 10, 2008 13:25
16 yrs ago
Arabic term
English lawyer - 11 years in practice
Native in: English 
Works in: Arabic to English, French to English, Persian (Farsi) to English
العيار الثقيل
Arabic to English
Other
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
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العيار الثقيل
Does this just mean "great surprise"?
العيار الثقيل
Does this just mean "great surprise"?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +2 | big/astonishing surprise |
Assem Mazloum
|
| 5 +2 | totally unexpected |
zax
|
| 3 +2 | Incredible Surprise |
Hani Hassaan
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| 4 +1 | A whopper of a surprise |
Mohamed Ghazal
|
Proposed translations
+2
2 mins
Assem Mazloum
Germany
Germany
Native in Arabic
Works in field
Germany
Realizing Potential!
Native in: Arabic
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, German to Arabic, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
24
Selected
big/astonishing surprise
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you - all the answers were useful, but this one cam first."
+2
4 mins
Hani Hassaan
Egypt
Egypt
Native in Arabic
Specializes in field
Egypt
Quality communicates you with Arab world
Native in: Arabic (Variants: Egyptian, Syrian, UAE, Jordanian, Kuwaiti, Standard-Arabian (MSA), Saudi )
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, German to Arabic
Related KudoZ points
:
24
Incredible Surprise
Incredible Surprise
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Amira Mansour
33 mins
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Thanks Amira
|
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| agree |
Neamaat Shehatah
2 hrs
|
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Thanks Hervana
|
+2
9 mins
totally unexpected
*
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Amira Mansour
33 mins
|
|
Thanks, Amira
|
|
| agree |
Neamaat Shehatah
2 hrs
|
|
Thanks, Hervana
|
+1
1 hr
Mohamed Ghazal
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Native in Arabic
Specializes in field
United Arab Emirates
It's not just a job...
Native in: Arabic (Variant: Egyptian) 
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English
Related KudoZ points
:
12
A whopper of a surprise
The Arabic term is very informal, so I guess an informal approach is required.
Reference:
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