Glossary entry (derived from question below)
عربي term or phrase:
فوته باللمبة
أنجليزي translation:
keep him distracted or confused
Added to glossary by
Nisah Sajawal
Mar 6, 2023 10:58
1 yr ago
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عربي term
فوته باللمبة
عربي إلى أنجليزي
أخرى
التعبيرات الاصطلاحية \ الأمثال \ الأقوال المأثورة
Hi all,
I'm wondering if you can help me to translate this idiomatically into US English. It appears in a few isolated sentences in a project I am working on:
- لا تسمح له بالدخول الى الغرفة والا فوته باللمبة
- الباب يدخل الجمل، فوته باللمبة
I'm wondering if you can help me to translate this idiomatically into US English. It appears in a few isolated sentences in a project I am working on:
- لا تسمح له بالدخول الى الغرفة والا فوته باللمبة
- الباب يدخل الجمل، فوته باللمبة
Proposed translations
(أنجليزي)
3 | keep him distracted or confused | Hend Mohsen |
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keep him distracted or confused
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Note added at 13 mins (2023-03-06 11:11:42 GMT)
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to be all Greek to someone/ to throw someone off balance/ a loop
those idioms could be helpful
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Note added at 13 mins (2023-03-06 11:11:42 GMT)
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to be all Greek to someone/ to throw someone off balance/ a loop
those idioms could be helpful
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