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القيل والقال

English translation: gossip

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Arabic term or phrase:القيل والقال
English translation:gossip
Entered by: jankopolo

16:32 Nov 29, 2008
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Arabic term or phrase: القيل والقال
القيل والقال وأثره السيئ للمجتمع الإسلامي
الطلاب يثيرون القيل والقال لنيل الأصوات الانتخابية
jankopolo
Local time: 09:33
gossip
Explanation:
gossip

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Note added at 4 mins (2008-11-29 16:36:42 GMT)
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idle talk
tittle-tattle
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Hani Hassaan
Egypt
Local time: 09:33
Grading comment
شكرا جزيلا
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +12gossip
Hani Hassaan
5 +3Chitchat
Ghada Samir


  

Answers


3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +12
gossip


Explanation:
gossip

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Note added at 4 mins (2008-11-29 16:36:42 GMT)
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idle talk
tittle-tattle


Hani Hassaan
Egypt
Local time: 09:33
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 20
Grading comment
شكرا جزيلا

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Fuad Yahya: or rumormongering
15 mins
  -> Many Thanks Mr. Fuad
agree  Dr. Hamzeh Thaljeh
55 mins
  -> Thank you very much Dr. Hamzeh
agree  Yasser El Helw
1 hr
  -> شكرا جزيلا أستاذ ياسر، عيد مبارك
agree  zkt
1 hr
  -> Thanks a lot Zeina, hope all well
agree  Ahmad Barakat
2 hrs
  -> Thanks a lot Ahmad
agree  Aymene Zermane
2 hrs
  -> Thanks a lot Zermane
agree  Stephen Franke
4 hrs
  -> Thanks a lot Stephen
agree  Mohamed Ghazal
5 hrs
  -> Thanks a lot Mohamed
agree  Nadia Ayoub
5 hrs
  -> شكرا جزيلا أستاذة نادية، بخير إن شاء الله
agree  Ahmed Alami
10 hrs
  -> شكرا جزيلا أحمد
agree  Mohsin Alabdali
13 hrs
  -> شكرا جزيلا محسن
agree  Sajjad Hamadani
14 hrs
  -> شكرا جزيلا سيد ساجد
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Chitchat


Explanation:
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/chitchat

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Note added at 12 mins (2008-11-29 16:45:14 GMT)
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Also: causerie, chin wag, chin wagging, chin-wag, chin-wagging, chit chat, chit-chat, gab, gabfest, gossip, small talk, tittle-tattle

Ghada Samir
Egypt
Local time: 09:33
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Saleh Ayyub
2 mins
  -> Many Thanks!
agree  Dr. Hamzeh Thaljeh
46 mins
  -> Many Thanks!
agree  Miftah Muman
16 hrs
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