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donkey work

Arabic translation: عمل شاق، رتيب، مضني، ممل، شغل الحمير، شغل البغال، شغل الدواب

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English term or phrase:donkey work
Arabic translation:عمل شاق، رتيب، مضني، ممل، شغل الحمير، شغل البغال، شغل الدواب
Entered by: ahmadwadan.com

18:08 Dec 17, 2008
English to Arabic translations [PRO]
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
English term or phrase: donkey work
I'm not going to do all the donkey work while you're lying on the sofa!
jankopolo
Local time: 18:02
عمل شاق، رتيب، مضني، ممل
Explanation:
HTH
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ahmadwadan.com
Saudi Arabia
Local time: 19:02
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +6عمل شاق، رتيب، مضني، ممل
ahmadwadan.com
5 +5شغل الحمير، شغل البغال، شغل الدواب
Fuad Yahya
5 +2الكدح أو العمل الشاق والممل
Mostafa MOUHIBE
5ألعمل الشاق
Shabbir Limbada


  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
عمل شاق، رتيب، مضني، ممل


Explanation:
HTH

ahmadwadan.com
Saudi Arabia
Local time: 19:02
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 8
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Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Saleh Dardeer
0 min
agree  Eman Sawan
15 mins
agree  Ghada Samir
1 hr
agree  awni naoum
2 hrs
agree  Moodi
12 hrs
agree  zax
17 hrs
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
الكدح أو العمل الشاق والممل


Explanation:
الكدح أو العمل الشاق والممل

Mostafa MOUHIBE
Morocco
Local time: 17:02
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ghada Samir
1 hr
  -> thanks ;)
agree  Ahmed Alami
1 hr
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
شغل الحمير، شغل البغال، شغل الدواب


Explanation:
The text involves a figure of speech. If at all possible, such a rhetorical device needs to be preserved, while at the same time keeping the translation within the idiomatic framework of the target language.

Fuad Yahya
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 46

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Saleh Ayyub
35 mins
agree  Ghada Samir
59 mins
agree  Mohamed Ghazal
3 hrs
agree  lhcm: 100% agree with U on your explanation. to translate it as "hard work" is not as good as "شغل الحمير"
19 hrs
agree  Dr. Hamzeh Thaljeh
1 day 9 hrs
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
ألعمل الشاق


Explanation:
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Shabbir Limbada
United Kingdom
Local time: 17:02
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in UrduUrdu, Native in EnglishEnglish
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