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يقولون تحيا

English translation: They exclaim "viva"/ Viva, they exclaim

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Arabic term or phrase:يقولون تحيا
English translation:They exclaim "viva"/ Viva, they exclaim
Entered by: Saleh Dardeer

21:02 Oct 19, 2008
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
Arabic term or phrase: يقولون تحيا
a poem name
fidaa2007
Egypt
Local time: 11:10
They exclaim "viva"
Explanation:
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Note added at 7 mins (2008-10-19 21:10:33 GMT)
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I found "Say viva" is widely used as well

http://www.google.com/search?q="say viva&btnG=Search&hl=en&r...

Good Luck!
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Saleh Dardeer
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Summary of answers provided
5 +4They exclaim "viva"
Saleh Dardeer
5 +3You live, so they say!
Alaa Zeineldine
5They say/acclaim/hail - long live! They say/acclaim/hail Viva!
Ghada Samir
5They Claim You Live!
Nadia Ayoub


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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
They exclaim "viva"


Explanation:
*

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Note added at 7 mins (2008-10-19 21:10:33 GMT)
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I found "Say viva" is widely used as well

http://www.google.com/search?q="say viva&btnG=Search&hl=en&r...

Good Luck!

Saleh Dardeer
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 74

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Noha Kamal, PhD.: or viva, they exclaim :)
4 mins
  -> Thanks a lot for your input!
agree  Mohsin Alabdali
1 hr
  -> Many thanks!
agree  Fuad Yahya: I like Noha's suggestion.
3 hrs
  -> Thanks a lot!
agree  zax
5 days
  -> Thanks a lot!
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
They say/acclaim/hail - long live! They say/acclaim/hail Viva!


Explanation:
They say/acclaim/hail - long live!
They say/acclaim/hail Viva!

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Note added at 14 mins (2008-10-19 21:16:53 GMT)
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Or:
Long live/Viva, they say/acclaim/hail!

you can decide whether say "يقولون"or acclaim/hail as"هتاف"depending on the poem itself!

Ghada Samir
Egypt
Local time: 11:10
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 11
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
You live, so they say!


Explanation:
In this poem, the poet Badr Chaker Alsayyab, laments the death of his father and describes the meaningless of his own life afterwards.

http://www.adab.com/modules.php?name=Sh3er&doWhat=shqas&qid=...

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Note added at 1 hr (2008-10-19 22:30:39 GMT)
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meaningless => meaninglessness

Alaa Zeineldine
Egypt
Local time: 11:10
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  zkt
5 hrs
agree  Sajjad Hamadani
3 days 3 hrs
agree  zax
5 days
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
They Claim You Live!


Explanation:
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Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 11:10
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 119
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