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Dec 27, 2023 21:09
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Arabic term
يأخذ بيد
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Is there an equivalent figure of speech in English to this term?
نعمل على الأخذ بيد الشركات الصغيرة والمتوسطة ونوفر لهم الدعم المالي
نعمل على الأخذ بيد الشركات الصغيرة والمتوسطة ونوفر لهم الدعم المالي
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +2 | Lends a hand |
Yassine El Bouknify
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| 5 | give a hand to |
Ayman Massoud
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| 5 | To take (someone) by the hand |
Ezz Eldeen Mohammad
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Yassine El Bouknify
Morocco
Morocco
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Lends a hand
lend a hand
idiom
: to provide help
I'll be happy to lend a hand.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lend a hand
idiom
: to provide help
I'll be happy to lend a hand.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lend a hand
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Heba Abed
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Ayman Massoud
Egypt
Egypt
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give a hand to
The irony here is that the English (give) and the Arabic (يأخذ) are opposites.
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Ezz Eldeen Mohammad
Egypt
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To take (someone) by the hand
This is a common figure of speech in english, one example that I happened to just stumble upon is the song "Riders on the Storm" by The Doors, which had the lyric "Take him by the hand
Make him understand"
Hope this helps. :)
Make him understand"
Hope this helps. :)
Discussion
أخَذ بيده:
أعانه، ساعده
https://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-ar/أخذ-بيده/#google_vigne...