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عند جهينة الخبر اليقين

English translation: Get it straight from the horse's mouth!

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Arabic term or phrase:عند جهينة الخبر اليقين
English translation:Get it straight from the horse's mouth!
Entered by: Lamis Maalouf

12:23 Jan 23, 2014
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Linguistics / idiomatic expressions
Arabic term or phrase: عند جهينة الخبر اليقين
ما ترجمة مثل عند جهينة الخبر اليقين؟؟ هل له مقابل بالإنجليزية؟؟
mona elshazly
Egypt
Local time: 04:04
Get it straight from the horse's mouth!
Explanation:
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/from the horse's mo...
Fig. from an authoritative or dependable source. (See also .) I know it's true! I heard it straight from the horse's mouth! This comes straight from the horse's mouth, so it has to be believed.
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=(straight) fr...
http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/from the horse&...
لا أعتقد أنه من المناسب أن نضع اسم جهينة في الترجمة كلياً وإلا احتجنا لأن نحكي القصة بأكملها، عند ترجمة الأمثال ينبغي أن نضع مثلاً مشابهاً في اللغة الهدف يوضح الفكرة للقارئ
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Lamis Maalouf
United States
Local time: 20:04
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Summary of answers provided
5 +3Get it straight from the horse's mouth!
Lamis Maalouf
5 +1The correct news is found with (the tribe of) Juhainah - And there where you shall find the truth
A.K Janjelo
5Certain News is with Juhayna
Hani Hassaan
5Johainah has certain news
Awad Balaish
4Juhayna is the news authority
Mona Helal
4Johaina has the most certainly news.
Lotfi Abdolhaleem
4The correct news found with Juhainah
Anas Mouakkil


  

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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Certain News is with Juhayna


Explanation:
Certain News is with Juhayna

Hani Hassaan
Egypt
Local time: 04:04
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 4
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48 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Juhayna is the news authority


Explanation:
Juhayna is the news authority
that's is you don't want a 'literal' translation

Mona Helal
Local time: 11:04
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
The correct news is found with (the tribe of) Juhainah - And there where you shall find the truth


Explanation:
يُمكنك ترجمة الجملة بما ينقل قصة المثل العربي أو تقديم ترجمة تحمل المعنى العام

A.K Janjelo
Lebanon
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

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agree  Meriem Bouda
29 mins
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Johaina has the most certainly news.


Explanation:
لعلّ من أقرب الأمثلة الإنجليزية لمعنى هذا المثل العربي هو
A woman's guess is much more accurate than a man's certainty.

Lotfi Abdolhaleem
Egypt
Local time: 04:04
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Johainah has certain news


Explanation:
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Awad Balaish
Saudi Arabia
Local time: 04:04
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
The correct news found with Juhainah


Explanation:
The correct news found with Juhainah

Anas Mouakkil
Morocco
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Get it straight from the horse's mouth!


Explanation:
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/from the horse's mo...
Fig. from an authoritative or dependable source. (See also .) I know it's true! I heard it straight from the horse's mouth! This comes straight from the horse's mouth, so it has to be believed.
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=(straight) fr...
http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/from the horse&...
لا أعتقد أنه من المناسب أن نضع اسم جهينة في الترجمة كلياً وإلا احتجنا لأن نحكي القصة بأكملها، عند ترجمة الأمثال ينبغي أن نضع مثلاً مشابهاً في اللغة الهدف يوضح الفكرة للقارئ
هنا القصة
http://www.mazameer.com/vb/showthread.php?t=64537

Lamis Maalouf
United States
Local time: 20:04
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 4
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Muhammad Atallah: Very nice
1 min
  -> شكراًًَ جزيلاً
agree  Saleh Dardeer: wonderful
2 hrs
  -> Thanks a lot
agree  Mohammad Gornas: Though not sure I like this one .It looks authentic !!
8 days
  -> شكراً جزيلاً
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