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ممرات ومخارج الطوارئ: شرايين القلب للمباني

English translation: Corridors and emergency exits :are as the heart arteries for buildings

09:42 Jul 31, 2013
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Arabic term or phrase: ممرات ومخارج الطوارئ: شرايين القلب للمباني
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English translation:Corridors and emergency exits :are as the heart arteries for buildings
Explanation:
metaphorically speaking, corridors and emergency exits do the same functions of the heart arteries.
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Mohammed Shakir
Local time: 09:30
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4 +3Corridors and emergency exits :are as the heart arteries for buildings
Mohammed Shakir
4Lifeblood (life blood) for buildings
Anis Farhat
4Emergency/Fire paths and Exits: premises' arteries
Shereen Whiten, BA.


  

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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Corridors and emergency exits :are as the heart arteries for buildings


Explanation:
metaphorically speaking, corridors and emergency exits do the same functions of the heart arteries.

Mohammed Shakir
Local time: 09:30
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 4
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agree  Hopy
48 mins
  -> Thanx
agree  Awad Balaish: Without : and as ( are the heart's) and this empathizes the sentence, we do have to use as.
9 hrs
  -> Yes, you are right , thank you
agree  Maureen Millington-Brodie: "coronary arteries" is the correct English term
3 days 2 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
شرايين القلب للمباني
Lifeblood (life blood) for buildings


Explanation:

Life blood: a vital or life-giving force or component
e.g.: freedom of inquiry is the lifeblood of a university

Example sentence(s):
  • The town's lifeblood has always been its fishing industry.

    Reference: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lifeblood
Anis Farhat
Tunisia
Local time: 07:30
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Emergency/Fire paths and Exits: premises' arteries


Explanation:
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Shereen Whiten, BA.
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:30
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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