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Syria: Direct Idiom Translation

Syria

“One of the funniest things for any bilingual person to do is to directly translate idioms from one language into another,” Omar said. Check out some of these from Arabic to English.

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  • what do u mean by “null and avoid”
    “bread and butter” in arabic
    thanx

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