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عوجاً

English translation: crooked, leaning, distorted

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Arabic term or phrase:عوجاً
English translation:crooked, leaning, distorted
Entered by: Nadia Ayoub

15:23 Feb 26, 2009
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
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Arabic term or phrase: عوجاً
في البلدة القديمة تحضر و بقوة صورة مؤلمة فقد دَكَت الحضارة الحديثة الكثير من بناياتها , فغدت قاعاً صفصفاً لا ترى فيها إلا عوجاً من البقايا
sithanem
Local time: 16:26
crooked, leaning, distorted
Explanation:
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Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 22:26
Grading comment
Thank you
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +3crooked, leaning, distorted
Nadia Ayoub
5 +1crookedness
abdelmajid fouad
5Twisted
Ghada Samir
4bending, curved
halani
4curvature/distortion/deviation/bending
Mostafa MOUHIBE


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
crooked, leaning, distorted


Explanation:
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Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 22:26
Works in field
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 99
Grading comment
Thank you

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ayman Hemeida: In this context I think it would be "distorted"
19 hrs
  -> Many thanks Ayman :)
agree  Kayed ABU-Zeid: I don't agree to all terms used. Simply use " RUINS"
21 hrs
  -> Thanks Kayed :)
agree  Sarwat Ezzeldin
2 days 13 hrs
  -> Thank you Sarwat :)
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42 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
bending, curved


Explanation:
bending, curved

halani
United Arab Emirates
Local time: 00:26
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 12
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Twisted


Explanation:
I think it suits your context

Ghada Samir
Egypt
Local time: 22:26
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 8
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
curvature/distortion/deviation/bending


Explanation:
curvature/distortion/deviation/bending

Mostafa MOUHIBE
Morocco
Local time: 21:26
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 8
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
crookedness


Explanation:
it could not be translated into crooked or twisted as the word عوجا and أعوج are not the same.

abdelmajid fouad
United States
Local time: 16:26
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Hanan Sharabati
8 hrs
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