Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
dogbird
Arabic translation:
الطائر الكلب/الطائر النابح
Added to glossary by
Nadia Ayoub
Nov 11, 2010 13:22
13 yrs ago
English term
Punctuality and Attention to Details
Native in: Arabic (Variants: Egyptian, Palestinian)
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English
dogbird
English to Arabic
Other
Zoology
birds
It is the name of a novel with a picture of a bird on the cover .
Proposed translations
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| 4 +2 | الطائر الكلب/الطائر النابح |
Nadia Ayoub
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| 5 | الكلب الطائر |
samah A. fattah
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Nov 12, 2010 16:19: Nadia Ayoub Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Egypt
Native in Arabic
Egypt
Never lost for words!
Native in: Arabic
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Italian to Arabic, and 4 more.
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الطائر الكلب/الطائر النابح
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/s/paul-stewart/dogbird-and...
WOOF! Alice's new pet budgie doesn't speak. It barks! But what do you do with a barking budgie? OINK! Albert's grandmother warns him of the curse of the were-pig. Will he grow a curly tail when the sun comes out? RIBBIT! Grandad wonders if the croaking frog in the garden is an enchanted prince. Looby thinks maybe she'll give the frog just a tiny kiss . . .
WOOF! Alice's new pet budgie doesn't speak. It barks! But what do you do with a barking budgie? OINK! Albert's grandmother warns him of the curse of the were-pig. Will he grow a curly tail when the sun comes out? RIBBIT! Grandad wonders if the croaking frog in the garden is an enchanted prince. Looby thinks maybe she'll give the frog just a tiny kiss . . .
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TAKOAS (X)
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Many thanks Abdel Rahim :)
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samah A. fattah
: ليس النابح
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The quote I have inserted says it barks!
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Amira A Wahab
: الطائر الكلب
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Many thanks Amira :)
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Comment: "اعتقد ان كلمة النابح هي الانسب لسياق القصة . شكرا جزيلا"
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samah A. fattah
Egypt
Egypt
Native in Arabic
Egypt
Beyond the language barrier
Native in: Arabic 
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English
الكلب الطائر
The dogbird is an old cantankerous old 'geezer' of an animal.
Notorious for its laser paws and dragon-like, albeit 2 inch, wings. Approach with caution, deal with salt, barter in butter, scatter in batter, give a dog a bone, this old man came rolling home.
Notorious for its laser paws and dragon-like, albeit 2 inch, wings. Approach with caution, deal with salt, barter in butter, scatter in batter, give a dog a bone, this old man came rolling home.
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