لسان حالها يقول
English translation: [but] her actions speak otherwise
| 20:07 May 9, 2016 |
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|  Selected response from: Randa Farhat Lebanon Local time: 00:29 | ||||||
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| 5 | She was thinking like"...". |
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| 5 | She was like, "..." |
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| 4 | as if to say |
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| 4 | She looked like ... |
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| 4 | [but] her actions speak otherwise |
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| 4 | Her features spoke... |
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23 mins confidence: 
as if to say Explanation: 00 |
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She was thinking like"...". Explanation: You put the sentence in parenthesis |
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2 hrs confidence:
She was like, "..." Explanation: You can also say: All the while thinking, "..." |
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She looked like ... Explanation: She looked like ... |
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1 day 19 hrs confidence:
| لسان حالها يقول كذا [but] her actions speak otherwise Explanation: لسان الحال هو صفة الحال والمظهر والتصرفات actions, condition حرفياً لسان الحال أبيَن من لسان المقال A person’s condition is clearer than verbal expression في الأمثلة لسان الحال أصدق من لسان المقال ِِActions speak louder than words على سبيل المثال: لسان حالها يقول عكس مقالها [She says so and so but] her actions speak otherwise |
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2 days 16 hrs confidence:
Her features spoke... Explanation: Really her features spoke for her... without her saying anything |
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