Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
كابوس جاثم على صَدْرِهِ
English translation:
a nightmare weighing heavily on the nation/taking its heavy toll on the nation
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Noha Kamal, PhD.
Aug 17, 2009 12:27
14 yrs ago
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Arabic term
كابوس جاثم على صَدْرِهِ
Arabic to English
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إن هذا الواقع كابوس كابوس جاثم على صدر الأمة يلقنها كل يوم دورس الخنوع والخضوع والإستكانة ويسقيها الذل والهوان في كؤوس الخوف وسياط القانون
www.aljazeeratalk.net/forum/showthread.php?t=194613
واصبح الجنوب كابوس جاثم على صدر علي عبدالله صالح وكل التفجيرات مفتعله لكي لا يحضى قادة الا نفصال بالدعم الدولي والمقصود من هذه التفجيرات
www.al-yemen.org/vb/archive/index.php/t-247664.html
www.aljazeeratalk.net/forum/showthread.php?t=194613
واصبح الجنوب كابوس جاثم على صدر علي عبدالله صالح وكل التفجيرات مفتعله لكي لا يحضى قادة الا نفصال بالدعم الدولي والمقصود من هذه التفجيرات
www.al-yemen.org/vb/archive/index.php/t-247664.html
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Aug 31, 2009 17:07: Noha Kamal, PhD. Created KOG entry
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Noha Kamal, PhD.
Native in Arabic
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Native in: Arabic
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, French to Arabic, and 1 more.
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a nightmare weighing heavily on the nation/taking its heavy toll on the nation
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Comment: "thanks noha"
3 mins
hassan zekry
Native in Arabic
Works in field
experience, professionalism and accuracy
Native in: Arabic 
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English
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99
a haunting nightmare
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13 mins
Abdelmonem Samir
Native in Arabic
Specializes in field
your Arabic language partner
Native in: Arabic
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Arabic, and 1 more.
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60
a nightmarish burden
this is the meaning
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Note added at 16 mins (2009-08-17 12:44:10 GMT)
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also an "oppressive burden" or "heavy burden", where oppressive\nightmarish means:
highly stressful: exerting a worrying, troubling, or burdensome pressure on somebody
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/Dictionary...
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Note added at 16 mins (2009-08-17 12:44:10 GMT)
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also an "oppressive burden" or "heavy burden", where oppressive\nightmarish means:
highly stressful: exerting a worrying, troubling, or burdensome pressure on somebody
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/Dictionary...
31 mins
heavy - unbearable burden
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31 mins
A permanent compressing nightmare on the mans chest
pressure on somebody because of an issue whcih he can't do any thing about it
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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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115
daunting/oppressing nightmare
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