Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
فوته باللمبة
English translation:
keep him distracted or confused
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Nisah Sajawal
Mar 6, 2023 10:58
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Arabic term
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Native in: English (Variants: British, UK)
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فوته باللمبة
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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
(English)
| 3 | keep him distracted or confused |
Hend Mohsen
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Proposed translations
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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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