يرجح الميزان
English translation: tip the scale
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|  Selected response from: Doaa Alnajjar Canada Local time: 08:23 | ||||||
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| 5 +8 | tip the scale |
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| 5 | To outweigh the other pan of the scale |
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| 4 | to break the tie |
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to break the tie Explanation: I thought of "to outweigh the scales", but didn't like how literal it sounded. http://www.goenglish.com/BreakTheTie.asp |
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4 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +8
peer agreement (net): +8tip the scale Explanation: hth -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 7 mins (2013-10-30 23:43:34 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Also: - ميزان العدالة. * Tilt/ tip the scales = to decide the result of some action, event, or disagreement that is in doubt by adding a little additional weight to one of the choices. - يرجح كفة على أخرى * Turn the scales 1- Weigh. 1- يزن 2- Bring about a decisive change in fortunes. 2- يرجح الكفة ترجيحا حاسما، يحسم الأمر أو الموقف. http://radaelgohary.com/?idiomatic-expression/s.html -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 9 mins (2013-10-30 23:45:37 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- أي خدمة :) Reference: http://translation.babylon.com/english/to-arabic/tipped_the_... |
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