{"id":1733,"date":"2011-05-29T12:00:28","date_gmt":"2011-05-29T12:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/?p=1733"},"modified":"2011-05-29T05:54:13","modified_gmt":"2011-05-29T05:54:13","slug":"expressing-similarity-with-animals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/expressing-similarity-with-animals\/","title":{"rendered":"Expressing similarity with animals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Each language uses elements of nature to express certain ideas, e.g. animals. In English, people say \u2018quiet as a mouse\u2019 and \u2018strong as an ox\u2019. In Arabic, there are many idiomatic expressions like these that are used to express similarity between certain creatures and traits. In this post, I list some of them:<\/p>\n<div>\n<table dir=\"rtl\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"181\" valign=\"top\">\n<p dir=\"rtl\">\u0634\u062c\u0627\u0639 \u0645\u062b\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0633\u062f<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"169\" valign=\"top\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Brave as a lion<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"181\" valign=\"top\">\n<p dir=\"rtl\">\u0633\u0631\u064a\u0639 \u0645\u062b\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u062d\u0635\u0627\u0646<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"169\" valign=\"top\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Fast as a horse<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"181\" valign=\"top\">\n<p dir=\"rtl\">\u0645\u0627\u0643\u0631 \u0645\u062b\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u062b\u0639\u0644\u0628<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"169\" valign=\"top\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Cunning as a fox<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"181\" valign=\"top\">\n<p dir=\"rtl\">\u0648\u062f\u064a\u0639 \u0645\u062b\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u062d\u0645\u0644<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"169\" valign=\"top\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Harmless as a lamb<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"181\" valign=\"top\">\n<p dir=\"rtl\">\u0637\u0648\u064a\u0644 \u0645\u062b\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0632\u0631\u0627\u0641\u0629<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"169\" valign=\"top\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Tall as giraffe<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"181\" valign=\"top\">\n<p dir=\"rtl\">\u0635\u063a\u064a\u0631 \u0645\u062b\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0643\u062a\u0643\u0648\u062a<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"169\" valign=\"top\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Small as chick<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"181\" valign=\"top\">\n<p dir=\"rtl\">\u0643\u0628\u064a\u0631 \u0645\u062b\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0641\u064a\u0644<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"169\" valign=\"top\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Large as an   elephant<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"181\" valign=\"top\">\n<p dir=\"rtl\">\u0631\u0634\u064a\u0642 \u0645\u062b\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u063a\u0632\u0627\u0644<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"169\" valign=\"top\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Thin as a deer<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"181\" valign=\"top\">\n<p dir=\"rtl\">\u063a\u0628\u064a \u0645\u062b\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u062d\u0645\u0627\u0631<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"169\" valign=\"top\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Stupid as a donkey<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"181\" valign=\"top\">\n<p dir=\"rtl\">\u0635\u0628\u0648\u0631 \u0645\u062b\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u062c\u0645\u0644<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"169\" valign=\"top\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Patient as\u00a0 camel<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"181\" valign=\"top\">\n<p dir=\"rtl\">\u0648\u0641\u064a \u0645\u062b\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0643\u0644\u0628<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"169\" valign=\"top\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Loyal as a dog<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"181\" valign=\"top\">\n<p dir=\"rtl\">\u0628\u0637\u064a\u0621 \u0645\u062b\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0644\u062d\u0641\u0627\u0629<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"169\" valign=\"top\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Slow as a tortoise<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"rtl\">\u0647\u0646\u0627\u0621 \u0631\u0634\u064a\u0642\u0629 \u0645\u062b\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u063a\u0632\u0627\u0644.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"rtl\">\u0623\u0646\u062a \u0635\u0628\u0648\u0631 \u0645\u062b\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u062c\u0645\u0644.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"rtl\">\u0639\u0645\u0631 \u0634\u062c\u0627\u0639 \u0645\u062b\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0633\u062f.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"rtl\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Each language uses elements of nature to express certain ideas, e.g. animals. In English, people say \u2018quiet as a mouse\u2019 and \u2018strong as an ox\u2019. In Arabic, there are many idiomatic expressions like these that are used to express similarity between certain creatures and traits. 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