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هو سؤال قد تناوله بإسهاب منذ زمان

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A question that has been dealt with at length

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هذا الموضوع يصعب استيعاب أبعاده كليا

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It's difficult to fully grasp the dimensions of this topic

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كأننا نتعثر في الظلام

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As if we are stumbling around in the dark

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هو بمثابة قنبلة موقوتة

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It's like a ticking time-bomb

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لا مبالغة في القول إنه

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It's no exaggeration to say that

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مواطنون من الدرجة الثانية

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Second-class citizens

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ليس من الممكن أن نحل هذا الموضوع بين ليلة و ضحاها

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This issue cannot be solved overnight

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مرارا و تكرارا

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Over and over

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أخف الضررين

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The lesser of two evils

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في بادئ الأمر

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Firstly

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أولا و قبل كل شيئ

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First and foremost

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من نافل القول إن

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It goes without saying that

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من بديهي القول إن

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It is self evident that

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لا يخفى على أحد أن

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It is well known that

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قد يبدو للوهلة الأولى أن... و لكن

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It may seem at first glance that...but...

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يبدو للوهلة الأولى أن

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It seems at first glance that

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هذا السؤال يقصد به أن

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What is meant by this question is that

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إنه موضوع مطروق

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It is a much discussed subject

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السؤال الذي يطرح نقسه

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The question that presents itself is

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لقد احتدم الجدل حول... منذ وقت طويل

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Debate surround...has long raged

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بات يطفو على السطح في الآونة الأخيرة

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Has surfaced in recent times

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بدأ يطفو على سطح مجددا

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Has begun to surface

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إنه موضوع يستقطب الآراء

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It's a subject that polarizes peoples opinions

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لقد أصبحت هذه القضية تشغل أذهان الكثيرين

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This issue has started to worry many

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أطلقت هذه المسألة بوجهها القبيح مجددا

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This issue has reared its ugly head yet again

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التسؤال الذي يتردد على شفاه الجميع

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The question on everybody's lips is

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لو ألقينا النظر على

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If we took a glance at

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يسلط الضوء على

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To throw light on something

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يجب ألا يغيب عن بالنا أن

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We must not forget that

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لا حاجة للبيان أن

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There is no need to explain that

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دون الغوص في التفاصيل

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Without going into detail

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يتعلق ب

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It has to do with

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لا يقتصر على...بل

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It is not limited to...but...

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لا يكتف الأمر بذلك, بل

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Not only...but also...

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و اللافت أن

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It is interesting that

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الجدير بالذكر أن

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It's worth mentioning that

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السؤال الملح

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The pressing issue

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أخذت هذه المشكلة تستفحل

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This problem has begun to reach alarming proportions

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باتت هذه القضية تتفاقم مؤخرا

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This issue has been aggravated recently

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باتت هذه الظاهرة تكتسب زخما

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This phenomenon has started to gain momentum

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لا شك فيه أن

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There's no doubt that

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الأمر الذي يعيد إلى أذهاننا

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Which brings to mind

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لا يستهان به

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Is no small matter

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ناهيك أن

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Let alone

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و إلى ما هنالك

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Etc.

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و القائمة تطول

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And the list goes on

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ما لبث أن

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It was not long before

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لا يزال الغموض يخيم على

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Uncertainty still surrounds...

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و مهما كان الأمر فإن

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Whatever the case

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حان الوقت ل

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Now is the time to

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إنها مسألة يجب أن تترأس سلم الألويات

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It's an issue that must take priority

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هناك أمور إكثر الحاحا

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There are more pressing issues

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ما ينطبق على مجتمع ما قد يختلف في مجتمع أخر

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What applies to one society might be different for another

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من الأهمية بمكان أن

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It's extremely important that

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هذه الطريقة لن تؤدي بنا إلى نتيجة

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This path will not bring results

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هيهات أن

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It is preposterous that

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ليت

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If only

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يقتضى علينا

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We must

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من إنصاف القول إن

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It's fair to say that

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كما نستدل من

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As we can see from

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لم يتردد مطلقا

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Did not hesitate in the slightest

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أحدث زوبعة

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To cause a whirlwind

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حفر قبره بيده

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He dug his own grave

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ينبغي علينا تقليم أظافر

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We must curb

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هل يمكن مواجهة هذه القضية بأغصاب الزيتون

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We need a tougher approach

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مما يصور صورة قاتمة

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The outlook is negative

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يقف مكتوف اليدين حيال

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To stand idly by in the face of

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علينا أن ننطلق من المربع الأول

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We have to start from square one

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ساهم في حياكة نسيخ...خيطا خيطا عبر الزمن

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Played a part in weaving the fabric of

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العائق الذي يحول بين

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The obstacle that stands in the way of

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يقيم وزنا ل

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To attach importance to

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الطريق إلى الديموقراطية ليس مفروشا بالورود

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The road to democracy is not lined with flowers

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نزل إلى الحضيض

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To hit rock bottom

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بلا أنيان

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Powerless (lit. toothless)

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منذ معومة أظافره

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Ever since he was young

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يأتي على الأخضر و اليابس

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To wreak havoc on

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