Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

no feeling from the waist down

Arabic translation:

ليست لديهم الجرءة

Added to glossary by Spring2007 (X)
Aug 15, 2006 13:50
17 yrs ago
English term

no feeling from the waist down

English to Arabic Law/Patents Idioms / Maxims / Sayings saying
a guy is making fun of lawyers says "no feeling from the waist down and they still practice law" i can't understand what it means in this contexte
Proposed translations (Arabic)
4 +3 ليست لديهم الجرءة
3 +1 خلو من المشاعر

Proposed translations

+3
9 mins
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ليست لديهم الجرءة

Like not "men enough"... losing senstation waist down, is losing lower body functions... get the hint?
Peer comment(s):

agree Ahmad Batiran : قولي -ليس- يرجع لفهمي أنّ -المحامون/هم ليس لديهم الجرأة-) ليس لديهم الجرأة)
4 hrs
Thanks. Also for correcting جرأة. I am sure about ليست though. ;-)
agree Tamer Aly (X) : Yup, you nailed it, htms :-)
12 hrs
Thanks
agree Mustapha MAY : good :)
3 days 8 hrs
thanks
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+1
7 hrs

خلو من المشاعر

I believe that this is to indicate that they don't feel anything. They lack human emotions.
Peer comment(s):

agree Spring2007 (X) : we have to watch whatever it is from the beginning then. ;-) How are you?
10 hrs
Thanks... not bad, yourself?
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