Arabic term
United Kingdom
MA French and Arabic Translator
Native in: English 
Works in: Arabic to English, French to English
تكحلت
I understand these means 'to use kohl', but I'm imagining it's more metaphorical here? Like 'I couldn't see clearly'?
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Norway
Arabic to and from English or Norwegian
Native in: Arabic
Works in: Arabic to Norwegian, Norwegian to Arabic, English to Arabic, and 1 more.
when I first laid eyes on her, she was approaching the forties
Morocco
A Ph.D. at your service!
Native in: English (Variants: UK, US) , Arabic (Variant: Moroccan) , French (Variants: Moroccan, African, Standard-France)
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, French to Arabic, and 14 more.
I was thrilled to see her
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TargamaT team
21 mins
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S.J
53 mins
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Dalia Nour
4 hrs
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Sajad Neisi
20 hrs
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United States
AR/EN native, medical technical general
Native in: English (Variants: British, Canadian, US, UK) , Arabic (Variants: Syrian, Egyptian, Kuwaiti, UAE, Palestinian, Jordanian, Standard-Arabian (MSA), Saudi , Iraqi, Lebanese)
Works in: Arabic to English, English to Arabic, French to English, and 1 more.
I had the pleasure of seeing her
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Note added at 1 day 11 hrs (2020-09-13 03:39:08 GMT)
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I forgot to mention before, this is a common expression in Arabic that means the sight brings pleasure/happiness to the eyes or otherwise adds something positive; it's kind of like saying this is the beautiful sight your eyes need, like kohl is needed to bring out the eyes' beauty
Egypt
Legal, Financial & General Translator
Native in: Arabic
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English
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