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at wits' end

Arabic translation: أعيتهم الحيل

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English term or phrase:at wits' end
Arabic translation:أعيتهم الحيل
Entered by: Nadia Ayoub

18:01 Nov 3, 2010
English to Arabic translations [PRO]
Journalism
English term or phrase: at wits' end
rescuers at Thailand are at wits' end
GilleR
United States
Local time: 10:54
أعيتهم الحيل
Explanation:
http://www.google.com.eg/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&...
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Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 20:54
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5أعيتهم الحيل
Nadia Ayoub
4 +2بذل قصارى جهده، أقصى مايسع، أقصى حد ممكن
TargamaT team
3 +2استنفذوا كل الحلول المتاحة
Nesrin
5حائرون
Jafar Filfil
5 -1في نهاية الذكاء
Fatima Nunez
4عجز عن التفكير
Rania Efthemes (X)
4على قدم وساق
azmi jbeili
4لم يعد بإمكانهم/بوسعهم فعل شيء
Myrtrad1
3إستفرغوا وسعهم
Ayman Hemeida
Summary of reference entries provided
Rescuers 'at wits' end'
ahmadwadan.com

Discussion entries: 4





  

Answers


4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -1
في نهاية الذكاء


Explanation:
Without more context, this is the literal translation.

Fatima Nunez
Spain
Local time: 19:54
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Nesrin: The literal translation doesn't really make sense in Arabic.. the context provided isn't that bad.
10 mins
disagree  ahmadwadan.com: Does not look proper Arabic.
12 hrs
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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
at wits\\\' end
عجز عن التفكير


Explanation:
كناية عن عدم القدرة على التفكير السليم (بسبب الارهاق الفكري) Atlas Encyclopedic Dictionary

Rania Efthemes (X)
Local time: 10:54
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Native speaker of: Arabic
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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
على قدم وساق


Explanation:
The closest I could think of, it conveys the meaning rather than literal translation

azmi jbeili
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:54
Works in field
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Nesrin: I don't think that's close to the meaning though... ( http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/be at wits'+end )
3 mins
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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
استنفذوا كل الحلول المتاحة


Explanation:
As I said in the discussion field, I feel that there's a proper Arabic idiom for that, similar to the Egyptian غلب حمارهم, but this suggestion may work in your context (more context may indeed be helpful).

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Note added at 30 mins (2010-11-03 18:31:50 GMT)
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كما أشار الزميل العزيز.... استنفدوا (بالدال) .. معذرة

Nesrin
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:54
Works in field
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  TargamaT team: استنفدوا (بالدال) كل ما يمكن عمله
2 mins
  -> صح صح! استنفدوا بالدال...... شكرا جزيلا
agree  ahmadwadan.com: http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/204495/rescuers-at-wit...
12 hrs
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
بذل قصارى جهده، أقصى مايسع، أقصى حد ممكن


Explanation:
Be at your wits' end
to be very worried or upset because you have tried every possible way to solve a problem but cannot do it I've tried everything I can think of to make her eat and she flatly refuses. I'm really at my wits' end.

http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/be at wits' end


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Note added at 1 hr (2010-11-03 19:19:31 GMT)
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أعياهم الأمر



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Note added at 1 hr (2010-11-03 19:22:48 GMT)
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http://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/بقرة

TargamaT team
France
Local time: 19:54
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 106

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nesrin: أعياهم الأمر - good one! There's also Nadia's أعيتهم الحيل
4 hrs
  -> شكرًا، رويدًا رويدًا نصل إلى التعبير... :-))
agree  ahmadwadan.com: فعلوا كل ما يستطيعون فعله
12 hrs
  -> شكرًا أخي أحمد
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
لم يعد بإمكانهم/بوسعهم فعل شيء


Explanation:
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Myrtrad1
Local time: 19:54
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in FrenchFrench
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
أعيتهم الحيل


Explanation:
http://www.google.com.eg/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&...

Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 20:54
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 68

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nesrin: Best suggestion in my opinion!
1 hr
  -> Many thanks Nesrin :)
agree  ahmadwadan.com: ممتاز
9 hrs
  -> Many thanks Ahmad :)
agree  marwa_adam
9 hrs
  -> Many thanks Marwa :)
agree  Abdurrahman Asal
11 hrs
  -> Many thank Abdurrahman :)
agree  TargamaT team
14 hrs
  -> Many thanks Targamat :)
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
إستفرغوا وسعهم


Explanation:
...

Ayman Hemeida
United States
Local time: 12:54
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ArabicArabic
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
حائرون


Explanation:
أو في حيرة من أمرهم

حائرون جمع حائر

Jafar Filfil
Bulgaria
Local time: 20:54
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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Reference comments


12 hrs
Reference: Rescuers 'at wits' end'

Reference information:
على رأي نسرين: غلب حمارهم ومش عارفين يعملوا إيه


    Reference: http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/204495/rescuers-at-wit...
ahmadwadan.com
Saudi Arabia
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 6
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