Feb 24, 2011 12:31
13 yrs ago
Arabic term
انقلب على عقبيه
Arabic to English
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Poetry & Literature
Idiom
Is there an English equivalent to the Arabic phrase: "انقلب على عقبيه"?
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Lucinda Wills
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
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turned on his heels
The same idiom exists in English.
It means "to leave quickly and suddenly".
See http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/turn on heel
It means "to leave quickly and suddenly".
See http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/turn on heel
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Tamer Mekhimar
Egypt
Egypt
Native in Arabic
Egypt
10+ years of experience
Native in: Arabic (Variants: Egyptian, Standard-Arabian (MSA)) 
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English
4 mins
Saleh Dardeer
Native in Arabic
Works in field
High quality comes first!
Native in: Arabic 
Works in: Arabic to English, English to Arabic, Arabic, and 3 more.
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74
turn your back on sb/sth
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Dina El Kassas
Egypt
Egypt
Native in Arabic
Egypt
Translation and Elearning Expert
Native in: Arabic
Works in: French to Arabic, English to Arabic, Arabic to French, and 4 more.
turn OR pull back
According to context, we can also say "reverse", "backtrack"
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Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Egypt
Native in Arabic
Specializes in field
Egypt
Never lost for words!
Native in: Arabic
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Italian to Arabic, and 4 more.
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recant/retract
إ[وَمَا مُحَمَّدٌ إِلا رَسُولٌ قَدْ خَلَتْ مِنْ قَبْلِهِ الرُّسُلُ أَفَإِنْ مَاتَ أَوْ قُتِلَ انْقَلَبْتُمْ عَلَى أَعْقَابِكُمْ وَمَنْ يَنْقَلِبْ عَلَى عَقِبَيْهِ فَلَنْ يَضُرَّ اللَّهَ شَيْئاً وَسَيَجْزِي اللَّهُ الشَّاكِرِينَ] [آل عمران:144]
معناها "غيرتم مواقفكم" أو "عدتم إلى الكفر"
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/recant
recant means to formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, while retract means to take back or to draw back or in
معناها "غيرتم مواقفكم" أو "عدتم إلى الكفر"
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/recant
recant means to formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, while retract means to take back or to draw back or in
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to withdraw/retreat
to retreat
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