Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
حيزا
English translation:
it occupies much of his thought/ it takes up a great portion of his thinking
Added to glossary by
Samya Salem (X)
May 6, 2008 17:15
16 yrs ago
Arabic term
حيزا
Arabic to English
Other
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تأخذ حيزا واسعا من تفكيره
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45 mins
Heather Shaw
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
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Native in: English
Works in: Arabic to English, English
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it occupies much of his thought/ it takes up a great portion of his thinking
The issue may or may not actually require much thinking, however with regard to the person mentioned, the subject occupies much of his thought.
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Note added at 49 mins (2008-05-06 18:04:58 GMT)
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Actually, I thought about it again, I think maybe "takes up much of his thinking" is more common.
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Note added at 49 mins (2008-05-06 18:04:58 GMT)
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Actually, I thought about it again, I think maybe "takes up much of his thinking" is more common.
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3 mins
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.
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takes a great deal of thinking
it takes a lot of thinking.
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natasha stoyanova
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
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Works in: English to Bulgarian, Arabic to Bulgarian, Arabic to English, and 4 more.
the ... engaged most of his thoughts; obsessed wit the idea of; engulfed in thounghts abt.
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