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ولد وفي فمه ملعقة من ذهب

English translation: Born with a silver spoon in his/her mouth

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Arabic term or phrase:ولد وفي فمه ملعقة من ذهب
English translation:Born with a silver spoon in his/her mouth
Entered by: jankopolo

16:02 Dec 12, 2008
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Arabic term or phrase: ولد وفي فمه ملعقة من ذهب
لن أقول أن الشاعرة السعودية ولدت وفي فمها ملعقة من ذهب فطريق النجاح ليس مفروشا بالورود.
كيرا وهذا اسمها، فتاة ولدت وفي فمها ملعقة من ذهب، فهي بكل بساطة ابنة سرغاي بلاستينين، مؤسس واحدة من اكبر شركات
jankopolo
Local time: 13:50
Born with a silver spoon in his/her mouth
Explanation:
http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rlz...
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Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 13:50
Grading comment
شكرا جزيلا
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +15Born with a silver spoon in his/her mouth
Nadia Ayoub
5 +3Born in the lap of luxury
Noha Kamal, PhD.
4 +1She/he was born with a golden/silver spoon in her/his mouth
Tarik Boussetta


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +15
Born with a silver spoon in his/her mouth


Explanation:
http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rlz...

Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 13:50
Works in field
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 106
Grading comment
شكرا جزيلا

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Anis Farhat: tht's it! it means that their family is very rich and privileged.
6 mins
  -> Many thanks Anis :)
agree  Michael McCain (X): right: silver, not gold!
14 mins
  -> Thanks a lot Michael :)
agree  Shabbir Limbada
44 mins
  -> Many thanks Terjumaan :)
agree  Abdelazim Abdelazim
2 hrs
  -> Many thanks Abdelazim :)
agree  moh2ai
2 hrs
  -> Many thanks Mohammed :)
agree  Spiridon
3 hrs
  -> Many thanks Spiridon :)
agree  Ahmed Alami
4 hrs
  -> Many thanks Ahmed :)
agree  Mohamed Ghazal
5 hrs
  -> Many thanks Mohamed :)
agree  HALAHouse
5 hrs
  -> Many thanks Hala :)
agree  Sajjad Hamadani
8 hrs
  -> Many thanks A1 :)
agree  Alaa Zeineldine
15 hrs
  -> Many thanks Alaa :)
agree  Ghada Samir
19 hrs
  -> Many thanks Ghada :)
agree  Maureen Millington-Brodie
21 hrs
  -> Many thanks Mbrodie :)
agree  Ahmed Ahmed
21 hrs
  -> Many thanks Ahmed :)
agree  Maria Laaroussi
1 day 3 hrs
  -> Many thanks Mari :)
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41 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
She/he was born with a golden/silver spoon in her/his mouth


Explanation:
She/he was born with a golden spoon in her/his mouth is also used by English speakers. My colleague is right too when she says silver :) That's 100./. accurate but the words silver or gold can be used interchangeably. Good luck

http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1P2-5166741.html

The man born with a golden spoon in his mouth may come to handle a spade, and the man born with a spade in his hand may eat with a golden spoon before he ...>>>http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9A07E...



Tarik Boussetta
Local time: 12:50
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 7

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Abdelazim Abdelazim
1 hr
  -> Thx Abdelazim :)
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Born in the lap of luxury


Explanation:
Another option

Noha Kamal, PhD.
Local time: 13:50
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 68

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Abdelazim Abdelazim
1 hr
agree  myrden
2 hrs
agree  Ghada Samir
18 hrs
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