wash one's hands of something

Arabic translation: ينفض يديه من الأمر

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English term or phrase:wash one\'s hands of something
Arabic translation:ينفض يديه من الأمر
Entered by: einass kandil

20:23 May 11, 2010
English to Arabic translations [PRO]
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings / Idioms
English term or phrase: wash one's hands of something
wash one's hands of something
einass kandil
Egypt
Local time: 11:42
ينفض يديه من الأمر
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Mohamed Ghazal
United Arab Emirates
Local time: 12:42
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1يبرئ ذاته من شيء
Noha Kamal, PhD.
4 +1يرفع يديه عن
Nadia Ayoub
4يتبرأ من
Liliane Hatem
4ينقطع عن مساعدة كان يقوم بها لفائدة شخص آخر
elsayed fayed
4أن تتخلص نهائيا من شخص ما أو شيئ ما
Tarik Boussetta
4يتنصل من مسئوليته عن شيء ما
Amira A Wahab
4ينفض يديه من الأمر
Mohamed Ghazal


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
يبرئ ذاته من شيء


Explanation:


Noha Kamal, PhD.
Local time: 11:42
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 52

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tamer Mahmoud
1 day 9 hrs
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
يرفع يديه عن


Explanation:
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Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 11:42
Works in field
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 182

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tamer Mahmoud
1 day 9 hrs
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
يتبرأ من


Explanation:
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Liliane Hatem
Lebanon
Local time: 11:42
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 32
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58 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
ينقطع عن مساعدة كان يقوم بها لفائدة شخص آخر


Explanation:
تعني أن يكف شخص و ينقطع

عن نشاط أو مساعدة كان يقوم بها لفائدة شخص آخر .. مثال :

Now that she's married , her uncle washed his hands of

her problems and worries



    Reference: http://www.d1a1.com/vb/showthread.php?t=14421
elsayed fayed
Egypt
Local time: 11:42
Works in field
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 16
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
أن تتخلص نهائيا من شخص ما أو شيئ ما


Explanation:
أن تتخلص نهائيا من شخص ما أو شيئ ما
أن تقطع صلتك

Tarik Boussetta
Local time: 09:42
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 20
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
wash one\'s hands of something
يتنصل من مسئوليته عن شيء ما


Explanation:
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Amira A Wahab
Local time: 11:42
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 8
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
ينفض يديه من الأمر


Explanation:


Mohamed Ghazal
United Arab Emirates
Local time: 12:42
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 30
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