Jun 29, 2023 14:33
11 mos ago
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عربي term
خرقة
عربي إلى أنجليزي
الفن/الأدب
الشعر والأدب
Hi everyone,
This is another insult that I've come across. It's from a North African text.
I know this word usually means 'rag/cloth', but how is it used as an insult?
It's said by a man in the military to a new recruit to get off the bus.
ألم تسمعني يا عديم الفائدة؟ يا خرقة؟ قلت لك انزل.
Thanks!
This is another insult that I've come across. It's from a North African text.
I know this word usually means 'rag/cloth', but how is it used as an insult?
It's said by a man in the military to a new recruit to get off the bus.
ألم تسمعني يا عديم الفائدة؟ يا خرقة؟ قلت لك انزل.
Thanks!
Proposed translations
(أنجليزي)
| 5 | You worthless piece of trash |
Yassine El Bouknify
|
| 5 | Wimp / Gutless / Clueless |
Mowafak Mohamed
|
| 5 | clumsy |
Dalia Nour
|
Proposed translations
9 ساعات
Yassine El Bouknify
المغرب
المغرب
Native in عربي
المغرب
Literature,Marketing & Legal Translation
Native in: عربي (Variants: Moroccan, UAE, Kuwaiti, Najdi, Standard-Arabian (MSA), Hassaniya) 
, بربر (آخر) (Variants: Standard Moroccan Tamazight, Tarifit , Tashelhit , Riffian, Central Atlas Tamazight, Tamazight ) 
Works in: أنجليزي إلى عربي, فرنسي إلى عربي, عربي إلى أنجليزي, and 21 more.
Related KudoZ points
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185
Selected
You worthless piece of trash
Or You piece of garbage
The phrase يا خرقة translates to "You rag?" in English. The man is belittling and disrespecting the new recruit by comparing them to a worthless or insignificant object, suggesting that they are of no value or importance. The phrase is intended to demean and insult the person, expressing the speaker's contempt or frustration towards them.
An appropriate equivalent to convey the insult and derogatory tone of "يا خرقة؟ would be "You piece of garbage!" or "You worthless piece of trash!" These phrases capture the offensive nature of the insult and effectively convey the speaker's contempt and disdain towards the person being addressed.
The phrase يا خرقة translates to "You rag?" in English. The man is belittling and disrespecting the new recruit by comparing them to a worthless or insignificant object, suggesting that they are of no value or importance. The phrase is intended to demean and insult the person, expressing the speaker's contempt or frustration towards them.
An appropriate equivalent to convey the insult and derogatory tone of "يا خرقة؟ would be "You piece of garbage!" or "You worthless piece of trash!" These phrases capture the offensive nature of the insult and effectively convey the speaker's contempt and disdain towards the person being addressed.
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Comment: "Thank you!"
37 دقائق
Mowafak Mohamed
مصر
مصر
Native in عربي
مصر
Thinking. Translating. Captivating.
Native in: عربي (Variants: Standard-Arabian (MSA), Saudi , Egyptian, UAE, Jordanian, Yemeni, Kuwaiti)
Works in: عربي إلى أنجليزي, أنجليزي إلى عربي
Related KudoZ points
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120
Wimp / Gutless / Clueless
He is describing him as a weak/clueless person.
4 ساعات
Dalia Nour
مصر
مصر
Native in عربي
Specializes in field
مصر
Accuracy Matters!
Native in: عربي (Variants: Lebanese, Syrian, Standard-Arabian (MSA), Sudanese, Egyptian, Saudi , UAE)
Works in: أنجليزي إلى عربي, عربي إلى أنجليزي, عربي
Related KudoZ points
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13
clumsy
I think "clumsy" works in this context!
خرقة looks like أخرق which means the person who can't do something well. Similar to useless.
خرقة looks like أخرق which means the person who can't do something well. Similar to useless.
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