Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
throwing a wrench
Arabic translation:
يضعون العراقيل
Added to glossary by
Liliane Hatem
Nov 8, 2011 18:03
12 yrs ago
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English term
throwing a wrench
English to Arabic
Other
Journalism
But the banks’ swelling coffers are throwing a wrench in efforts to get the economy back on track
Proposed translations
(Arabic)
| 4 +2 | يضعون العراقيل |
Liliane Hatem
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| 4 +1 | تقَوِّض |
Hassan Lotfy
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| 4 | يعرقلون |
Mohsin Alabdali
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References
| throwing a wrench into the cogs |
meirs
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Change log
Nov 13, 2011 13:39: Liliane Hatem Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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10 mins
Liliane Hatem
Lebanon
Lebanon
Native in English
&
Arabic
Specializes in field
Lebanon
Fast and reliable
Native in: English 
, Arabic
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Arabic to French, and 3 more.
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يضعون العراقيل
put/throw a spanner in the works (British & Australian) also put/throw a (monkey) wrench in the works (American)
to do something that prevents a plan or activity from succeeding
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امام الجهود المبذولة لـــــ....
to do something that prevents a plan or activity from succeeding
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Note added at 12 mins (2011-11-08 18:15:07 GMT)
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امام الجهود المبذولة لـــــ....
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+1
6 hrs
Hassan Lotfy
Egypt
Egypt
Native in English
&
Arabic
Works in field
Egypt
Excellent Quality
Native in: Arabic , English
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Arabic, and 1 more.
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8
تقَوِّض
تخرب
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Note added at 6 hrs (2011-11-09 00:51:13 GMT)
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تُهدم
ذات تأثير هدام
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Note added at 6 hrs (2011-11-09 00:51:13 GMT)
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تُهدم
ذات تأثير هدام
13 hrs
يعرقلون
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Reference comments
6 mins
Reference:
throwing a wrench into the cogs
expression with over 5.000 hits in Google - means to sabotage something, to seriously impede something from working.
BTW - look for Sabotage - where the term comes from
BTW - look for Sabotage - where the term comes from
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