ريشة في مهب الريح

English translation: a feather in the wind

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Arabic term or phrase:ريشة في مهب الريح
English translation:a feather in the wind
Entered by: hassan zekry

17:56 Sep 18, 2013
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
Arabic term or phrase: ريشة في مهب الريح
it is the title of an essay
firas81 (X)
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Local time: 02:12
feather in the wind
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Why not!!
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hassan zekry
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3 +5feather in the wind
hassan zekry
4 +2a feather (blowing) in the wind
Tim Friese


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
feather in the wind


Explanation:
Why not!!

hassan zekry
Local time: 01:12
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Muhammad Atallah: A feather in the wind
7 mins

agree  Lamis Maalouf: Right, as Muhammad suggested, a feather...
38 mins

agree  Murad AWAD: Agree
1 hr

agree  Awad Balaish
2 hrs

agree  Fida Malki (X): agree as well
8 days
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55 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
a feather (blowing) in the wind


Explanation:
Very slight changes here, 'blowing' if you want the rest of the collocation. Do note the article 'a' - I think it makes for better English.

Tim Friese
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Local time: 18:12
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mona Helal: yes: a feather blowing in the wind: https://www.google.com.au/search?q=a feather blowing in the ...
7 hrs

agree  Maryse Trevithick
18 hrs
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