Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
فتحت عليه ابواب الجحيم
English translation:
all hell broke loose (on him)
Added to glossary by
Omnia Abdelgani
Feb 9, 2011 07:01
13 yrs ago
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Arabic term
Punctuality and Attention to Details
Native in: Arabic (Variants: Egyptian, Palestinian)
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English
فتحت عليه ابواب الجحيم
Arabic to English
Art/Literary
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
عندما تنقض سُفن القرصان" على سفينة بريطانية في طريقها لإبراهيم باشا قائد جيوش الدولة المصرية حاملة سيفاً ثمينًا أهداه له المندوب السامي البريطاني في الهند لإغراءه بالتحالف مع بريطانيا للقضاء على الحركة الوهابية الفتية وحلفائها من القبائل العربية، تنفتح علىيه أبواب الجحيم
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +1 | all hell broke loose (on him) |
Ahmed AbuSaad
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| 5 | the gates of hell were opened on him |
Andrew Cavell
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| 4 | All hell doors were opened... |
Spiridon
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Proposed translations
+1
6 hrs
Ahmed AbuSaad
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Native in Arabic
&
English
Works in field
United Arab Emirates
Arabic Culture with Western Education
Native in: Arabic 
, English
Works in: Arabic to English, English to Arabic
Related KudoZ points
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8
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all hell broke loose (on him)
"All hell broke loose" is a well known expression that is used in the English language.
Example sentence:
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/all+hell+broke+loose
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "شكرا جزيلا. المرجع كان مفيد جدا"
1 hr
All hell doors were opened...
Meaning that he had t face very serious and dangerous situaion
5 hrs
the gates of hell were opened on him
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