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رأس الحربة

English translation: Spearhead

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Arabic term or phrase:رأس الحربة
English translation:Spearhead
Entered by: Khemais Chaieb

15:33 Nov 26, 2008
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Arabic term or phrase: رأس الحربة
1 شارك في ثلاث مباريات ودية حتى الآن مع أندرلخت استعدادا لموسم جديد, لعب فيها في مركز رأس الحربة وصانع الألعاب
2 خشي السوريون أن تكون القوات الإسرائيلية التي تشارك في التدريبات الواسعة في هضبة الجولان رأس الحربة في هجوم إسرائيلي
1 الرياضة
2 سياق عسكري
jankopolo
Local time: 22:58
Spearhead
Explanation:
والله أعلم

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Note added at 8 mins (2008-11-26 15:42:24 GMT)
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It is the same in both contexts
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Khemais Chaieb
Local time: 21:58
Grading comment
شكرا
2 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +4Spearhead
Khemais Chaieb
5 +2Striker
Ahmed Alami
5Centre forward
Mohamed Tewfik


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Spearhead


Explanation:
والله أعلم

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Note added at 8 mins (2008-11-26 15:42:24 GMT)
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It is the same in both contexts

Khemais Chaieb
Local time: 21:58
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 2
Grading comment
شكرا

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nesrin: Can also be used as a verb (to spearhead) esp. in the 2nd sentence. As for football, see: "Each English striker has a different quality but only Rooney can play as the spearhead..."/[not enough space to post link!)]
52 mins
  -> Thank you Nesrin
agree  Yasser El Helw
1 hr
  -> Thank you Yasser
agree  zkt
1 hr
  -> Thank you zkt
agree  Sajjad Hamadani: For Nesrin http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1002870/Th...
3 days 12 hrs
  -> Thank you a1interpreter
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Striker


Explanation:
-

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Note added at 13 mins (2008-11-26 15:47:08 GMT)
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Striker

Ahmed Alami
Morocco
Local time: 21:58
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Noha Kamal, PhD.: in the footbal context.
24 mins
  -> thank you Noha
agree  Shabbir Limbada: agree Noha exactley!
1 hr
  -> thanks
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2 days 22 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Centre forward


Explanation:
Centre forward (CF)


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_football_positions
Mohamed Tewfik
Egypt
Local time: 22:58
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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