how to translate French ''laisser à désirer'' into Arabic?
eg: L'efficacité laisse cependant à désirer

Is there an expression in Arabic similar to this one?

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how to translate French ''laisser à désirer'' into Arabic?
eg: L'efficacité laisse cependant à désirer

Is there an expression in Arabic similar to this one?

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I would love to answer this question if I know what does ''laisser à désirer'' mean in English. :)
Do you know what does it mean in English ?

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Salam Denis,

I can't think of any Arabic expression that means same as "laisser à désirer" en French, but you can translate it into Arabic as "غـيـر مرضــي / يمكـن تحسـيـنـه" which translate into English as "unsatisfactory / could be improved".

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بالفصحي :
يَتْرُكُ مَا يَرْغَبُه
بالعامية
يسيب إلي بيحبه

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يترك الأمور التي يرغب بها