Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
"dont throw the baby with the bath water"
Arabic translation:
لا ترمِ الصالح مع الطالح، لا ترمِ السمين مع الغث
Oct 29, 2004 14:45
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English term
"dont throw the baby with the bath water"
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When the proverb Don't throw the baby out with the bath water or its parallel proverbial expression To throw the baby out with the bath water appear today in Anglo-American oral communication or in books, magazines, newspapers, advertisements or cartoons, hardly anybody would surmise that this common metaphorical phrase is actually of German origin and of relatively recent use in the English language.
I`m looking for the parallel in Arabic and not a accurate literal translation
Thank you!
I`m looking for the parallel in Arabic and not a accurate literal translation
Thank you!
Proposed translations
(Arabic)
5 +5 | لا ترمِ الصالح مع الطالح، لا ترمِ السمين مع الغث |
ArabicSoft
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4 | تفترس الأخضر واليابس |
Sami Khamou
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4 | لا تضحي بالنفيس و الخسيس |
Saleh Ayyub
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Proposed translations
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English term (edited):
dont throw the baby with the bath water
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لا ترمِ الصالح مع الطالح، لا ترمِ السمين مع الغث
This is an English idiomatic expression that means "when you're making a change, save what matters to you and dispose off the rest".
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Note added at 13 mins (2004-10-29 14:59:22 GMT)
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ويمكننا أيضاً أن نقول:
لا ترمِ الطيب مع الخبيث
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Note added at 13 mins (2004-10-29 14:59:22 GMT)
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ويمكننا أيضاً أن نقول:
لا ترمِ الطيب مع الخبيث
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19 mins
تفترس الأخضر واليابس
يفترص الأخضر واليابس
يجمع بين الغث والسمين
يجمع بين الغث والسمين
4 hrs
لا تضحي بالنفيس و الخسيس
أو
لا ترمي بالنفيس والخسيس
All the best of luck
Saleh
لا ترمي بالنفيس والخسيس
All the best of luck
Saleh
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