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من جاور السعيد يسعد

English translation: Happiness is contagious

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Arabic term or phrase:من جاور السعيد يسعد
English translation:Happiness is contagious
Entered by: ayman bakr

11:45 Nov 5, 2014
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Arabic term or phrase: من جاور السعيد يسعد
هذا عبارة عن جملة اصطلاحية دارجة في اللغة المصرية الدارجة
ayman bakr
Local time: 17:50
Happiness is contagious
Explanation:
I don't think the emphasis here is on your house being close from someone happy. I believe it is on people who surround you. So if you are with happy people, then you are most likely to smile with them and have fun.
http://www.searchquotes.com/quotation/Happiness_is_contagiou...
In the western culture, people don't sit in their houses much or see their neighbors. It will be better to translate it as just focusing on people surrounding you.
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Lamis Maalouf
United States
Local time: 09:50
Grading comment
Thank you so much.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +3A good neighbor adds value to your house/ a good neighbor is a found treasure
Ahmed Ghaly (X)
4 +3Happiness is contagious
Lamis Maalouf


  

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57 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
A good neighbor adds value to your house/ a good neighbor is a found treasure


Explanation:
http://books.google.com.eg/books?id=r2mRAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT488&dq...

Ahmed Ghaly (X)
Egypt
Local time: 17:50
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you so much


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mokhtar Oussama Alliouche
1 hr
  -> Many Thanks, I highly appreciate it
agree  Hassan2: i agree with the first alternative
4 days
  -> Many Thanks, I highly appreciate it
agree  shaden1 (X)
8 days
  -> Many Thanks, I highly appreciate it
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Happiness is contagious


Explanation:
I don't think the emphasis here is on your house being close from someone happy. I believe it is on people who surround you. So if you are with happy people, then you are most likely to smile with them and have fun.
http://www.searchquotes.com/quotation/Happiness_is_contagiou...
In the western culture, people don't sit in their houses much or see their neighbors. It will be better to translate it as just focusing on people surrounding you.

Lamis Maalouf
United States
Local time: 09:50
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 24
Grading comment
Thank you so much.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mokhtar Oussama Alliouche
27 mins
  -> شكراً جزيلاًًًً
agree  Awad Balaish: in addition to excellent at translating proverbs
4 hrs
  -> شكراً جزيلاً
agree  Spiridon: agree
18 hrs
  -> شكراً جزيلاًًًً
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