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barefoot

Arabic translation: صفر اليدين

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English term or phrase:barefoot
Arabic translation:صفر اليدين
Entered by: Rasha Mohamed

10:34 Apr 12, 2019
English to Arabic translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Government / Politics
English term or phrase: barefoot
CCCS concludes that, in the absence of the Transaction, Uber would not have exited Singapore ‘barefoot’

I know the Arabic meaning of barefoot حافي القدمين but here I understand that he means to exit without achieving any gains

Shall I translate it as an idiom or translate the meaning?
some suggestions please.
Rasha Mohamed
Egypt
خالية الوفاض
Explanation:
تخرج خالية الوفاض
تخرج صفر اليدين
Translated the meaning with an equivelant Arabic ideom.

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Note added at 6 mins (2019-04-12 10:40:59 GMT)
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You can also use بخفي حنين this would be a play on the Arabic idiomرجع بخفي حنين
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Omnia Abdelgani
Local time: 01:28
Grading comment
Thank you very much
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +5خالية الوفاض
Omnia Abdelgani
4 +1صفر اليدين
einass kandil


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
خالية الوفاض


Explanation:
تخرج خالية الوفاض
تخرج صفر اليدين
Translated the meaning with an equivelant Arabic ideom.

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Note added at 6 mins (2019-04-12 10:40:59 GMT)
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You can also use بخفي حنين this would be a play on the Arabic idiomرجع بخفي حنين

Omnia Abdelgani
Local time: 01:28
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 20
Grading comment
Thank you very much

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Heddi Bekkar: جميل
5 mins
agree  Rasha Ellithy
1 hr
agree  Ibrahim Sanad
1 hr
agree  Khalid Idris
2 hrs
agree  Mohand ACHROUF: Yes, agree
6 hrs
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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
صفر اليدين


Explanation:
صفر اليدين

einass kandil
Egypt
Local time: 01:28
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 106

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Khalid Idris
2 hrs
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