Apr 3, 2007 09:36
17 yrs ago
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Arabic term

يجبر خاطره

FVA Not for points Arabic to English Other Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc. general
When somebody tries to alleviate frustration of his friend, by kind words or help

Discussion

Mohamed Ghazal Apr 3, 2007:
Why is this a no-pointer?

Proposed translations

+4
8 mins
Selected

cheer sb up, console sb (etc)

Depending on context, you could say:

cheer sb up
console sb
try to make sb feel better
(try to) lift sb's spirit
buck sb up

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Note added at 10 mins (2007-04-03 09:47:36 GMT)
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(that should be "spirits" not "spirit")
Peer comment(s):

agree Abdallah Ali
8 mins
agree ahmadwadan.com
1 hr
agree Mohamed Ghazal : Post mortum, but better late...
1 hr
agree A Nabil Bouitieh
3 hrs
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Comment: "First validated answer (validated by peer agreement)"
+1
14 mins

comfort/console

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Peer comment(s):

agree Fayez Roumieh
3 hrs
Many thanks
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