11:02 Jan 13, 2021 |
Arabic to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / Contemporary novel | |||||||
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4 +1 | touch a chord |
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4 | play off the... |
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4 | strike a xxx chord |
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4 | strike chord |
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touch a chord Explanation: To elicit or trigger a strong emotional response to something; to be very poignant. Thank you for speaking, your words really touched a chord with me. The film still touches a chord with younger audiences, even after all these years. |
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play off the... Explanation: play off ''a certain card to get something Reference: http://https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition... |
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strike a xxx chord Explanation: maybe "striking on the chord of religious sentiment" should do -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 14 mins (2021-01-13 11:16:54 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- striking the chord of religious sentiment |
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strike chord Explanation: strike chord -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2021-01-13 12:34:07 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- strike the chord https://www.wordreference.com/enar/chord https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/strike+a+chord#:~:text=strike%20a%20chord%20(with%20someone,See%20also%3A%20chord%2C%20strike |
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