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يؤثرالأغتراب و العيش من عرق الجبين

English translation: He prefers to immigrate (to be an expatriate) and work hard to earn his living

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Arabic term or phrase:يؤثرالأغتراب و العيش من عرق الجبين
English translation:He prefers to immigrate (to be an expatriate) and work hard to earn his living
Entered by: younes-01

13:24 Sep 2, 2007
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Arabic term or phrase: يؤثرالأغتراب و العيش من عرق الجبين
Hi my friends, I need your help in translating this phrase:

يؤثرالأغتراب و العيش من عرق الجبين

I translated it as the following: He preferred to be expatriate and live on his own account.

What about you?
younes-01
Local time: 01:35
He prefers to immigrate (to be an expatriate) and work hard to earn his living
Explanation:
A note to the colleagues "expatriate:" is a noun how did you use it after to
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Sahar Moussly
Local time: 01:35
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Summary of answers provided
5He prefers to expatriate and live on his own.
AhmedAMS
4 +1He prefers to immigrate (to be an expatriate) and work hard to earn his living
Sahar Moussly
4He preferred to expatriate and earn his living by his efforts.
selwa


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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
He prefers to expatriate and live on his own.


Explanation:
OR
He prefers to expatriate and depend on himself.

AhmedAMS
Russian Federation
Local time: 04:35
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks Ahmed

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41 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
He preferred to expatriate and earn his living by his efforts.


Explanation:
One needs to transmit the exact meaning of the sentence.

selwa
Local time: 02:35
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Asker: Thanks selwa

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
He prefers to immigrate (to be an expatriate) and work hard to earn his living


Explanation:
A note to the colleagues "expatriate:" is a noun how did you use it after to

Sahar Moussly
Local time: 01:35
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 7
Notes to answerer
Asker: Hi Sahar, thank you for helping me out in this term. Take care


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  AhmedAMS: (expatriate) could be used as a verb, noun and adjective. http://www.answers.com/expatriate
50 mins
agree  Sajjad Hamadani
2 days 14 hrs
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