ويتلونون
English translation: they lie and change colours
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| 11:17 Jan 22, 2021 |
| Arabic to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / Contemporary novel | |||||||
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|  Selected response from: Milena Atanasova Bulgaria Local time: 23:17 | ||||||
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| 3 +2 | lie and change colours |
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| 5 | variable/hypocrite |
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| 3 +1 | to fickle |
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| 4 | Protean |
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11 mins confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1to fickle Explanation: The verb يتلون means to change frequently, in terms of loyalties or opinions. I'm not sure if "fickle" gives the same negative implication though. |
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19 mins confidence:
Protean Explanation: If you describe someone or something as protean, you mean that they have the ability to continually change their nature, appearance, or behavior. https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/protean والله أعلم |
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32 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +2
peer agreement (net): +2lie and change colours Explanation: "lie and change colours", perhaps, to keep the parallel structure |
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