إرجع إلى بيتك مثل الناس

English translation: return home like decent / respectable people would

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Arabic term or phrase:إرجع إلى بيتك مثل الناس
English translation:return home like decent / respectable people would
Entered by: Haytham Boles

04:03 Oct 4, 2012
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General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / conversation
Arabic term or phrase: إرجع إلى بيتك مثل الناس
إذا حكّمت عقلك، إرجع إلى بيتك مثل الناس

What is the best translation for this in English? Especially مثل الناس ?
Haytham Boles
United States
Local time: 20:09
return home like decent / respectable people would
Explanation:
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sktrans
Local time: 23:09
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I find this answer as most helpful. I also want to thank all other translators for their suggested translations.
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2respectably/appropriate behaviour/pleased/satisfied/all right/with
Liliane Hatem
4 +1go home respectfully
Muhammad Afia
4come back home like ordinary people / like others
hassan zekry
4return home like decent / respectable people would
sktrans
4go back home just as every one
esraa sabouni
3go home like other people
Ibrahim I. Ibrahim (X)
2in the same manner as the people
Jim Stuber (X)


  

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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
in the same manner as the people


Explanation:
I could use some more context here: it sounds as if someone is being sent back to their home, "like the [other?] people.

Jim Stuber (X)
Local time: 21:09
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Mohamed Alderwish: return home like every one else
1 day 20 hrs
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52 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
respectably/appropriate behaviour/pleased/satisfied/all right/with


Explanation:
like everyone does

Liliane Hatem
Lebanon
Local time: 06:09
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 44

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  arwam
1 hr
  -> Thank you:)

agree  Ibrahim Mahmoud
2 hrs
  -> Thank you Ibrahim:)
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
come back home like ordinary people / like others


Explanation:
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hassan zekry
Local time: 06:09
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 99
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
go home respectfully


Explanation:
leave/depart/take off/turn away/move away

Regards

Muhammad Afia
Local time: 06:09
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Spiridon: Agree
4 hrs
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
go home like other people


Explanation:
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Ibrahim I. Ibrahim (X)
Canada
Local time: 23:09
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 8
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
return home like decent / respectable people would


Explanation:
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sktrans
Local time: 23:09
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 24
Grading comment
I find this answer as most helpful. I also want to thank all other translators for their suggested translations.
Notes to answerer
Asker: Many thanks! Well done.

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1 day 16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
go back home just as every one


Explanation:
it is a colloquial terminology so I think it could be translated this way.

esraa sabouni
Saudi Arabia
Local time: 06:09
Works in field
Native speaker of: Arabic
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