قطع حبات

English translation: backgammon pieces (disregard حبات)

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Arabic term or phrase: قطع حبات لعبة الطاولة
English translation:backgammon pieces (disregard حبات)
Entered by: Mona Helal

14:21 Nov 24, 2007
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
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Arabic term or phrase: قطع حبات
وبين ضربات قطع حبات لعبة الطاولة

I'm thinking: "between the strikes of the backgammon pieces" but it seems حبات is redundant here, unless I'm missing something?

Thank you for any help!
Andrew Cavell
Local time: 08:56
you're right حبات is redundant
Explanation:
I agree with you. I'd go for 'backgammon pieces' myself.
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Mona Helal
Local time: 19:56
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Thank you very much Mona. This helps a lot.


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4 +3you're right حبات is redundant
Mona Helal
5stones pieces
Salam Alrawi
5Checkers
Steve Booth


  

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you're right حبات is redundant


Explanation:
I agree with you. I'd go for 'backgammon pieces' myself.

Mona Helal
Local time: 19:56
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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Thank you very much Mona. This helps a lot.


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agree  adilmueen
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agree  Mohsin Alabdali
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agree  Ammar Mahmood
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stones pieces


Explanation:
go to start >> games >> internet backgammon, then on the page that will appear, choose help, on help choose board and pieces and you will see what I am talking about.

Hope this can Help,
Thank you very much,
Dr. Salam


Salam Alrawi
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Local time: 03:56
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Checkers


Explanation:
Backgammon pieces are commonly referred to as checkers

Steve Booth
Local time: 08:56
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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