فحب يشيل منهم

05:35 Dec 19, 2006
Arabic to English translations [Non-PRO]
Linguistics / conversation/Egyptian colloquial
Arabic term or phrase: فحب يشيل منهم
does this mean "and so gets from them" [the idea of .... ]
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Summary of answers provided
5so, he wanted them to forget
AhmedAMS
5he liked to deduct from them
Abdallah Ali
4So, he wanted to leave them.
Sam Shalalo


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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
so, he wanted them to forget


Explanation:
I am withdrawing my first answer.

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Note added at 20 mins (2006-12-19 05:56:27 GMT)
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So, he wanted them to forget the idea of ...



AhmedAMS
Russian Federation
Local time: 17:03
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Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
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1 day 1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
So, he wanted to leave them.


Explanation:
If it is in the Iraqi dialect, then it means that he wanted to move away from them.

Sam Shalalo
Australia
Local time: 23:03
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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1 day 6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
he liked to deduct from them


Explanation:
I have been living in Cairo for more than 18 years and mastered its dialect. If the context talks about an amount of something, then this is the answer.

Or it may be 'he liked to take [some] from them'

Abdallah Ali
United Kingdom
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