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Jan 2, 2023 07:51
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Arabic term

حين أوشكنا على الإنطفاء

Arabic to English Art/Literary Poetry & Literature
الجملة كاملة:
نحنُ مدينون بالحُب لكل مَن جعلنا نُبصِر شيئاً جميلاً في أنفسنا .. حين أوشكنا على الانطفاء.

Proposed translations

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As we get closer to demise

As we get closer to demise

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Note added at 46 mins (2023-01-02 08:38:11 GMT)
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Or "as we approach demise" or "as we get closer to the verge of demise"
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58 mins

when we were about to fade away

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Peer comment(s):

agree Mohammad Najim
1 hr
Thank you :)
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1 hr

When we were about to be despondent/be on the verge of despair/to totally lose self-confidence

افهم "الانطفاء" هنا على أنه فقدان الأمل والرجاء أو الثقة في النفس ، ومن ثَم ، كان المقابل اكتشاف الشيء الجميل في النفس
Peer comment(s):

agree Christina Camping : This is perfectly what it means in English.
3 days 7 hrs
Thanks, Christina.
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10 hrs

When we were about to pale

I think pale is the suitable word for your context. Pale means that someone's face color changes and the disease appears on it.
Check the below examples and link to know more about the word usage.
Example sentence:

Madeleine sickened and paled during the next two days.

A pale young man answered the door/His face paled and he looked as if he might faint.

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1 day 19 hrs

when we were about to go numb

المعنى هن الصدمة، الخدر والتفارق -- الشعور بالخدر و "الانطفاء" العاطفي
:نقول بالانجليزية
."to switch off emotionally" أو "to go numb"
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2 days 4 hrs

When we were on the verge of burning out

flaming out: informal meaning losing one's edge
Burning out: more formal meaning losing energy or exhausted
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