Glossary entry (derived from question below)
عربي term or phrase:
وكالة من غير بواب
أنجليزي translation:
a place where anyone can just walk in
Added to glossary by
Andrew Cavell
Dec 7, 2010 14:54
13 yrs ago
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عربي term
وكالة من غير بواب
عربي إلى أنجليزي
أخرى
التعبيرات الاصطلاحية \ الأمثال \ الأقوال المأثورة
في يوم صيفي قائظ وفي عز الظهيرة، دخلت على صديق عازب، في شقته المشرعة الأبواب دائما التي ليس عليها أي أقفال، كأي وكالة من غير بواب.
Literally "an agency [shop?] without a doorman", but I understand it's an expression.
Thank you for any help.
Literally "an agency [shop?] without a doorman", but I understand it's an expression.
Thank you for any help.
Proposed translations
(أنجليزي)
Proposed translations
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3 ساعات
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a place where anyone can just walk in
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9 دقائق
open door office, office without porter
from context...
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Note added at 13 mins (2010-12-07 15:07:59 GMT)
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Or, actually, doorman…
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Note added at 13 mins (2010-12-07 15:07:59 GMT)
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Or, actually, doorman…
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2 ساعات
a flat for every Tom, Dick, and Harry
a flat for every Tom, Dick, and Harry
Peer comment(s):
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marwa_adam
: i guess this means لكل من هب ودب as indicated in the freedictionary "It's not a smart idea to admit every Tom, Dick, and Harry to the party"
4 دقائق
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agree |
Khidor
: I say it is a good one
2 أيام 15 ساعات
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thanks Kidor
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agree |
yen_yang
3 أيام 34 دقائق
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thanks yen
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14 ساعات
An agency with no porter
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17 ساعات
Unsupervised place , or non monitored place.
Suggestion , hope it helps.
22 ساعات
like any other place with unrestricted and uncontrolled access.
This is also another way to translate the source phrase.
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