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قطّعت قلبي من الضحك. يجازي شرّك يا خالد

08:11 Jul 26, 2009
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / translating colloquial expressions
Arabic term or phrase: قطّعت قلبي من الضحك. يجازي شرّك يا خالد
ذهبنا جميعا إلى المطعم، قال شفيق للجرسون:
نص كنافه
قال خالد:
آيس كريم، و قطمة خبز أغمس فيها، ربي يخلي لك عيالك.
انصرف الجرسون ونحن نضحك، واصل شفيق الضحك وأخذت دموعة تسيل على جانبي أنفه وقال:
قطّعت قلبي من الضحك. يجازي شرّك يا خالد.
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1You got me rolling down on the floor, you devil!
Noha Kamal, PhD.
5I just died laughing, you are the man, Khaled!
Abdelmonem Samir
5You made me laugh till my sides ached/ stomach hurt, damn you!
Nadia Ayoub
5I nearly died laughing! You're hilarious, Khaled!
inakhattab
4You have made me laugh my heart out! Oh you naughty!
Maha Arara
4You killed me laughing, God bless your soul!
Mohamed Ghazal


  

Answers


2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
You got me rolling down on the floor, you devil!


Explanation:


Noha Kamal, PhD.
Local time: 10:16
Works in field
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 40

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mohamed Kamel
36 mins
neutral  Mr. M SB:
1 day 10 hrs
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
You have made me laugh my heart out! Oh you naughty!


Explanation:
,

Maha Arara
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:16
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Mohamed Kamel: I agree with the first part.
36 mins
  -> Thank you
neutral  Mr. M SB:
1 day 10 hrs
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
You killed me laughing, God bless your soul!


Explanation:


Mohamed Ghazal
United Arab Emirates
Local time: 11:16
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Mr. M SB:
1 day 5 hrs
  -> You feel neutral about every single answer for every single question on Kudoz, or is this just for brownie points?
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
I just died laughing, you are the man, Khaled!


Explanation:


Abdelmonem Samir
Local time: 10:16
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 24
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1 day 6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
You made me laugh till my sides ached/ stomach hurt, damn you!


Explanation:
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Note added at 1 day10 hrs (2009-07-27 18:59:00 GMT)
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Or "you made me laugh my head off"
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/laugh your head off

Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 10:16
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 119

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Mr. M SB:
4 hrs
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3 days 7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
I nearly died laughing! You're hilarious, Khaled!


Explanation:
Cheers!

inakhattab
Egypt
Local time: 10:16
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
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