Glossary entry (derived from question below)
عربي term
ولو
Perhaps this is a Lebanese dialect word?
Again, thank you so much for any help you can give.
| 4 +4 | "come .. come .. now" |
Mona Helal
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| 4 +5 | Come on! |
Lamis Maalouf
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| 4 +2 | despite of that |
AhmedAMS
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| 5 +1 | inspit of everything/whatever |
emhassan
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| 3 +2 | after all |
Abdallah Ali
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| 5 -1 | Oh, my God, Hajah! |
Hani Hassaan
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| 3 +1 | Even though |
soamo19
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Jul 22, 2007 10:52: Mona Helal Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
Professional accurate reliable service
Native in: عربي 
, أنجليزي
Works in: عربي إلى أنجليزي, أنجليزي إلى عربي, عربي, and 1 more.
"come .. come .. now"
The way I read it, it is a consoling term with a hint of gentle reproach.
It depends mainly on the way it was said.
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zkt
: In this context it is a consoling term with a hint of gentle reproach, for Lebanese this is clear
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thank you, glad to hear you say that because I'm originally Egyptian but mix a lot with Lebanese
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randam
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thank you
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Iman Khaireddine
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thank you
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Timothy Brooks
: This is a very good explanation.
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thank you
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الولايات المتحدة
D.D.S, Education plus experience
Native in: عربي 
Works in: أنجليزي إلى عربي, عربي إلى أنجليزي, عربي
Come on!
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Iman Khaireddine
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Thank you Imane
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Sahar Moussly
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Thanks Sahar
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zkt
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Thank you
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Saleh Ayyub
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Thank you Saleh
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Mohammed Abu-Risha
: Agree with Lamis
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Thank you MAR
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المملكة المتحدة
More than translation!
Native in: عربي , أنجليزي
Works in: أنجليزي إلى عربي, عربي إلى أنجليزي, عربي, and 1 more.
after all
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Abdelmonem Samir
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Thank you very much
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Ahmad Batiran
: I will go for this.
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Thank you very much
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despite of that
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Abdelmonem Samir
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Thank you.
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Mona Helal
: this term is either: inspite of that -or - despite that :)
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It was slightly modified to suit the context. Thank you.
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Ahmad Batiran
: Despite that...
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Thank you.
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مصر
Quality communicates you with Arab world
Native in: عربي (Variants: Standard-Arabian (MSA), Saudi , Egyptian, Syrian, UAE, Jordanian, Kuwaiti)
Works in: أنجليزي إلى عربي, عربي إلى أنجليزي, ألماني إلى عربي
Oh, my God, Hajah!
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Ahmad Batiran
: It doesn't reflect this meaning at all, how come it's given 5 points of certainty!
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Even though
inspit of everything/whatever
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Note added at 9 hrs (2007-07-21 07:36:38 GMT)
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whatever happens
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Salam Alrawi
: inspite of everything, BUT NOT WHATEVER, good luck
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thanks
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Sayed Moustafa talawy
: agree what so ever
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thanks
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zkt
: Sorry, this is not the meaning at all
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Sajjad Hamadani
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thanks Mr Hamadani
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Mohammed Abu-Risha
: The pargamatic meaning of the expression is different from that of "even though"
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