Glossary entry (derived from question below)
أنجليزي term or phrase:
power of good
عربي translation:
أسعدنا كثيرا/أدى إلى رفع معناوياتنا/كان له أثرا رائعا علينا
Added to glossary by
Nadia Ayoub
Dec 25, 2008 09:45
15 yrs ago
أنجليزي term
power of good
أنجليزي إلى عربي
أخرى
التعبيرات الاصطلاحية \ الأمثال \ الأقوال المأثورة
Thanks to lots of practice, we can now already run 7 km. And that does us a power of good!
Proposed translations
(عربي)
5 +1 | أسعدنا كثيرا/أدى إلى رفع معناوياتنا/كان له أثرا رائعا علينا | Nadia Ayoub |
4 +1 | ذا عون كبير / ذا فائدة جمة | Khalid Nasir |
Change log
Dec 26, 2008 21:56: Nadia Ayoub Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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أسعدنا كثيرا/أدى إلى رفع معناوياتنا/كان له أثرا رائعا علينا
أي شيئ من هذا القبيل
do someone a power of good (informal)
to make someone feel much better. That walk in the fresh air did me a power of good.
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/doing a power of good
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Note added at 2 hrs (2008-12-25 12:15:50 GMT) Post-grading
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شكرا يا محمود أتمنى أن تكون بخير أنت وأولادك وجميع أفراد أسرتك
do someone a power of good (informal)
to make someone feel much better. That walk in the fresh air did me a power of good.
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/doing a power of good
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Note added at 2 hrs (2008-12-25 12:15:50 GMT) Post-grading
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شكرا يا محمود أتمنى أن تكون بخير أنت وأولادك وجميع أفراد أسرتك
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ذا عون كبير / ذا فائدة جمة
do someone a power of good and do someone a heap
of good : to be very good for someone. You should
take a vacation. It’d do you a power of good.
from "Dictionary of American Idioms"
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Note added at 17 mins (2008-12-25 10:03:08 GMT)
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the reference complete name is "Dictionary of American Idioms & Pharsal Verbs"
of good : to be very good for someone. You should
take a vacation. It’d do you a power of good.
from "Dictionary of American Idioms"
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Note added at 17 mins (2008-12-25 10:03:08 GMT)
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the reference complete name is "Dictionary of American Idioms & Pharsal Verbs"
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