أحول من أبي براقش
هذا من التحول والتنقل. وأبو براقش، طائر يتلون ألواناً مختلفة في اليوم الواحد، وهو مشتق من البرقشة، وهي النقش يقال: برقشت الثوب، إذا نقشته. قال فيه الشاعر:
كأبي براقش كل لو
ن لونه يتـخـيل
ويروى يتحول.
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More changeable than Abu Baraqish.
This refers to change and movement. Abu Baraqish is a bird that changes colors in a single day, and the name is derived from "barqasha," which means pattern or design. It is said, "I patterned the garment," meaning I decorated it. The poet said of it:
Like Abu Baraqish, every color changes its appearance.
It is also narrated as "it changes."
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المثل العربي «أَحْوَلُ مِنْ أَبِي بَرَاقِشٍ» يُضرب لمن يتلون ويتغير ويتنقل من حال إلى حال، ولا يثبت على لون أو موقف. وأصل التشبيه طائر أبو براقش الذي قيل إنه يتلون بألوان مختلفة في اليوم الواحد.
ومن أقرب المقابلات في الثقافة الإنجليزية: As changeable as a chameleon.
«متقلب كالحرباء.»
وهو أقرب مقابل؛ فالحرباء في الثقافة الإنجليزية رمز مشهور للتلون وتبدل المواقف.
A chameleon.
«حرباء»؛ وتقال مجازًا عن شخص يغير مواقفه أو سلوكه بحسب الظروف.
He changes like a chameleon.
«يتغير كالحرباء.»
To blow hot and cold.
«يتقلب بين الحماس والفتور»؛ أي لا يثبت على موقف واحد.
To be two-faced.
«ذو وجهين»؛ إذا كان التلون المقصود هو النفاق وتغيير المواقف بحسب الأشخاص.
أقرب مقابل
As changeable as a chameleon.
وهذا يقابل بصورة دقيقة معنى «أحول من أبي براقش»؛ فكما كان أبو براقش عند العرب رمزًا لتغير اللون، أصبحت الحرباء (chameleon) في الثقافة الإنجليزية رمزًا للتلون والتقلب.
وإذا كان المقصود التلون في المواقف والمبادئ تحديدًا، فالأقوى:
He’s a chameleon.
«إنه حرباء؛ يتلون بحسب الظروف.»
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The Arabic proverb "More fickle than Abu Baraqish" is used to describe someone who is changeable and constantly shifting from one state to another, never remaining steadfast in their position or stance. The origin of the simile is the bird Abu Baraqish, which was said to change colors in a single day.
A close equivalent in English culture is:
"As changeable as a chameleon."
This is the closest equivalent; the chameleon is a well-known symbol of fickleness and shifting positions in English culture.
"A chameleon." This is used metaphorically to describe someone who changes their stance or behavior according to circumstances.
"He changes like a chameleon."
"He changes like a chameleon."
"To blow hot and cold."
"He fluctuates between enthusiasm and apathy," meaning he doesn't maintain a consistent position.
"To be two-faced."
"Two-faced," if the fickleness referred to is hypocrisy and changing one's stance depending on the person.
Close equivalent:
"As changeable as a chameleon."
This perfectly captures the meaning of "more chameleon-like than Abu Baraqish"; just as Abu Baraqish was a symbol of changeability among the Arabs, the chameleon has become a symbol of fickleness and inconsistency in English culture.
And if the intention is specifically to describe inconsistency in stances and principles, then the stronger expression is:
"He's a chameleon."
"He's a chameleon; he changes color according to the circumstances."
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