يزيدون اثنين ينقصون اثنين

English translation: Give or take

13:01 Feb 16, 2021
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / Contemporary novel
Arabic term or phrase: يزيدون اثنين ينقصون اثنين
عدد معلمي مدرسة الزاهية الابتدائية سبعة وعشرون معلما، يزيدون اثنين ينقصون اثنين.

Could I say 'give or take'?
Verity Roat
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:44
English translation:Give or take
Explanation:
I guess you can use it!
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Dara Gomaa
Egypt
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3Give or take
Dara Gomaa
3 +1plus or minus two
Ayman Massoud
4two more or less
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
plus or minus two


Explanation:
They probably mean "plus or minus two" for the number of the school teachers.

Ayman Massoud
Egypt
Local time: 17:44
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 46

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Pierrick Jaouen, CFA
3 hrs
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Give or take


Explanation:
I guess you can use it!


Dara Gomaa
Egypt
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rasha Ellithy
3 mins

agree  Ayman Massoud
3 hrs

agree  Milena Atanasova
1 day 5 hrs
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
two more or less


Explanation:
two more or less

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Note added at 1 day 7 hrs (2021-02-17 20:51:07 GMT)
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two more or two less

Z-Translations Translator
Local time: 02:44
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 68
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