כלו כל הקיצין

English translation: we exhausted all the possibilities

05:18 May 10, 2013
Hebrew to English translations [PRO]
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Hebrew term or phrase: כלו כל הקיצין
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Donn Hyman (X)
Israel
Local time: 01:05
English translation:we exhausted all the possibilities
Explanation:
Assuming you are not talking about the end of the world, in which case we would be in dire straits and all hope will be lost, this is a likely meaning.

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Note added at 5 hrs (2013-05-10 10:28:42 GMT)
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after all the other legal means have been exhausted
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Sandra & Kenneth Grossman
Israel
Local time: 01:05
Grading comment
thanks
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1in dire straits
Arthur Livingstone
5when all else fails
Lingopro
4All hope was lost
Gad Kohenov
3 +1we exhausted all the possibilities
Sandra & Kenneth Grossman


Discussion entries: 3





  

Answers


8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
in dire straits


Explanation:
Any number of variations on this theme.

Arthur Livingstone
Israel
Local time: 01:05
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: thanks!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Itzik Greenvald Mivtach: לא חושב שהייתי הולך על ההצעות של 'אבדו כל האפשרויות האחרות' - זה ביטוי הרבה יותר יפה וציורי
3 days 14 mins
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
All hope was lost


Explanation:
מתוך מילון אלקלעי

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It's gone goose with him
in German: Er ist hoffnungloss verloren.

: ובמקורות היהודיים

כלו לו כל הקיצין
אבד, סברו ובטיל סיכויו
אבדה תקוותו
לאחר יאוש
!הלכה חמורך, טרפון

These were other possibilities.

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Note added at 5 hrs (2013-05-10 10:23:06 GMT)
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יש להשתמש בצעד משפטי זה רק כאשר כלו כל הקיצין
This legal step has to be used only when all the other proceedings failed.

Now the question is clearer.

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Note added at 5 hrs (2013-05-10 10:23:33 GMT)
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Without "the" it sound better.

Gad Kohenov
Israel
Local time: 01:05
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in HebrewHebrew
PRO pts in category: 28
Notes to answerer
Asker: thank you

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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
we exhausted all the possibilities


Explanation:
Assuming you are not talking about the end of the world, in which case we would be in dire straits and all hope will be lost, this is a likely meaning.

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Note added at 5 hrs (2013-05-10 10:28:42 GMT)
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after all the other legal means have been exhausted

Sandra & Kenneth Grossman
Israel
Local time: 01:05
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in RomanianRomanian
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
thanks
Notes to answerer
Asker: thanks


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Debbie Nevo
7 hrs
  -> Thanks!
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
when all else fails


Explanation:
Just another option for you to consider...
OR when all else has failed.

Lingopro
Israel
Local time: 01:05
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in HebrewHebrew
PRO pts in category: 6
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