Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
بتتحدف
English translation:
swerving / veering
Added to glossary by
Ahmed Ghaly (X)
Aug 11, 2014 21:15
9 yrs ago
Arabic term
Jordan
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بتتحدف
Arabic to English
Social Sciences
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An Egyptian is describing a car accident he had while driving in the snow:
ولقيت العربية مرة واحدة انا مش عارف إيه اللي جري يعني، لقيتها بتتحدف على اللي جنبي.
ولقيت العربية مرة واحدة انا مش عارف إيه اللي جري يعني، لقيتها بتتحدف على اللي جنبي.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +2 | leaning/lurching/ jerking/swaying |
Ahmed Ghaly (X)
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| 5 +1 | turning aside or away |
Hani Hassaan
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| 5 | inclined/tilted |
Noura Tawil
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| 5 | skid |
Abdallah Ali
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Change log
Aug 13, 2014 08:45: Ahmed Ghaly (X) changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/991204">Arabic & More's</a> old entry - "بتتحدف "" to ""swerving / veering""
Proposed translations
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leaning/lurching/ jerking/swaying
i found it lurching/ wobbling towards the man beside me
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i found it leaning/ lurching/ jerking/ swaying towards the man beside me
https://www.google.com.eg/?gfe_rd=cr&ei=cDXpU8S2C8HW8gen1IDA...
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/lurch forward
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Note added at 24 mins (2014-08-11 21:40:15 GMT)
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i found it leaning/ lurching/ jerking/ swaying towards the man beside me
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks to everyone who offered a response. I may use swerving or veering."
+1
3 mins
Hani Hassaan
Egypt
Egypt
Native in Arabic
Specializes in field
Egypt
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Native in: Arabic (Variants: Egyptian, Syrian, UAE, Jordanian, Kuwaiti, Standard-Arabian (MSA), Saudi ) 
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, German to Arabic
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24
turning aside or away
turning aside or away from its lane.
6 mins
inclined/tilted
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10 hrs
Abdallah Ali
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in Arabic
&
English
Works in field
United Kingdom
More than translation!
Native in: Arabic , English
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Arabic, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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72
skid
From the context, I think this is what it simply means.
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