Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
cross-purposes
Arabic translation:
الغايات المتعارضة
English term
cross-purposes
Proposed translations
Germany
OTTOMAN Language Expert
Native in: Turkish (Variant: Standard-İstanbul ) 
, Arabic (Variant: Standard-Arabian (MSA))
Works in: English to Arabic, Ottoman to English, English to Turkish, and 8 more.
الغايات المتعارضة
لعبة المقاصد المتعارضة : لعبة حوارية تستخدم فيها الكلمات بمعان متعارضة او مختلفة
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غرض أو هدف مضاد, تناقض
Egypt
Never lost for words!
Native in: Arabic
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Italian to Arabic, and 4 more.
Egypt
Technical Translator
Native in: Arabic (Variants: Algerian, Iraqi, Lebanese, Saudi , Yemeni, Syrian, Egyptian, Kuwaiti, Palestinian, UAE, Tunisian, Standard-Arabian (MSA), Jordanian, Libyan, Sudanese) 
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Italian to Arabic, and 1 more.
إساءة فهم أهداف الطرف الآخر
A usually unintentionally conflicting or contrary purpose.
idiom:
at cross-purposes
1. Having or acting under a misunderstanding of each other's purposes: We're working at cross-purposes.
United Arab Emirates
translator,(eng-ara & vv) (it-ara & vv)
Native in: Arabic
Works in: Arabic, English to Arabic, Arabic to English, and 4 more.
تتعارض أهداف كل منهما مع الآخر
Egypt
High quality translation of user manuals
Native in: Arabic
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English
الأهداف المتعارضة/الأغراض المتعارضة
Morocco
Style is the dress of thought
Native in: Arabic
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Arabic to French, and 3 more.
تشابك وتعارض المصالح والأغراض
أهداف متناقضة
يعمل كل منهما فى أتجاهات متعارضة
Saudi Arabia
Translation, Always!
Native in: Arabic
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English
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