Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
اللى طير عيون الشباب
English translation:
Who shot the youth in the eye
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اللى طير عيون الشباب
Arabic to English
Social Sciences
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
وشوفتى المحاكمات الهزليه والبراءت الكتيير وبراءة الشناوى اللى طير عيون الشباب
Should this be taken literally, or is it an idiom of some sort? What did El-Shanawy do?
Should this be taken literally, or is it an idiom of some sort? What did El-Shanawy do?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | Who shot the youth in the eye |
ayman bakr
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| 4 | gave them hell/ hard time |
Firas Allouzi
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Proposed translations
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ayman bakr
Native in Arabic
Translation is more than a job!
Native in: Arabic (Variants: Egyptian, Standard-Arabian (MSA))
Works in: Arabic to English, English to Arabic
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4
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Who shot the youth in the eye
I believe It is the meaning. El Shenaway is a junior police officer who shot people in the eye during one of the chaotic fightings with the rebels.
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Firas Allouzi
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in Arabic
United Kingdom
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Native in: Arabic (Variant: Jordanian)
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English
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12
gave them hell/ hard time
who gave the youth hell or hard time.
I believe it is an idiomatic meaning!
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Note added at 4 days (2012-06-09 06:53:42 GMT) Post-grading
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I do agree with you the meaning is ambiguous. Good luck
I believe it is an idiomatic meaning!
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Note added at 4 days (2012-06-09 06:53:42 GMT) Post-grading
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I do agree with you the meaning is ambiguous. Good luck
Note from asker:
| Thank you for your help! It was difficult for me to decide whether this should be taken literally or not. I believe your suggestion is also a good one. |
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