Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
مُثلتْ فيها الغفلة
English translation:
blindsided/taken or hit out of the blue
Added to glossary by
Saeed Najmi
Aug 27, 2021 08:30
2 yrs ago
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Arabic term
مُثلتْ فيها الغفلة
Arabic to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Hi everyone,
I'm working on a Palestinian text and in this part, a woman is talking about how she has developed this peculiar obsession
of collecting pictures of dead children with their eyes open.
Does the phrase مُثلتْ فيها الغفلة mean they were caught unawares?
طوّقتْني أكثر، صور الوجوه التي رحلت بعيون مفتوحة، عيون مثُلتْ فيها الغفلة.
Thank you.
I'm working on a Palestinian text and in this part, a woman is talking about how she has developed this peculiar obsession
of collecting pictures of dead children with their eyes open.
Does the phrase مُثلتْ فيها الغفلة mean they were caught unawares?
طوّقتْني أكثر، صور الوجوه التي رحلت بعيون مفتوحة، عيون مثُلتْ فيها الغفلة.
Thank you.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 | blindsided/taken or hit out of the blue |
Saeed Najmi
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| 3 +1 | where inattentiveness where represented |
mona elshazly
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| 3 | were taken by surprise/were caught unawares |
Z-Translations Translator
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Change log
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Sep 11, 2021 22:31: Saeed Najmi Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
1 hr
Saeed Najmi
Morocco
Morocco
Native in Arabic
Morocco
Juggling languages: a science and an art
Native in: Arabic (Variants: Moroccan, Standard-Arabian (MSA)) 
, French
Works in: English to Arabic, French to Arabic, Arabic to English, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
146
Selected
blindsided/taken or hit out of the blue
eyes that reflect/tell they were blindsided/hit out of the blue (by surprise/unexpectedly).
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Note added at 3 hrs (2021-08-27 11:50:57 GMT)
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The thought has sunk in further, so you might also cinsider this:
"eyes that tell HOW instead of THAT. Or,
"eyes that bear testimony of how unexpectedly their lives were taken.
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Note added at 5 hrs (2021-08-27 13:41:11 GMT)
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Another alternative for your choice:
.... suddenly/unexpectedly death-struck.
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Note added at 3 hrs (2021-08-27 11:50:57 GMT)
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The thought has sunk in further, so you might also cinsider this:
"eyes that tell HOW instead of THAT. Or,
"eyes that bear testimony of how unexpectedly their lives were taken.
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Note added at 5 hrs (2021-08-27 13:41:11 GMT)
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Another alternative for your choice:
.... suddenly/unexpectedly death-struck.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you! Super helpful."
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1 hr
mona elshazly
Egypt
Egypt
Native in Arabic
Egypt
Italian- Arabic- English Translator
Native in: Arabic 
Works in: Italian to Arabic, English to Arabic, Arabic to Italian, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
45
where inattentiveness where represented
where inattentiveness where represented
1 hr
Z-Translations Translator
Native in Arabic
Specializes in field
28 years of experience
Native in: Arabic (Variants: Iraqi, Sudanese, Egyptian, Jordanian, Yemeni, Saudi , UAE, Lebanese, Syrian, Libyan, Kuwaiti, Standard-Arabian (MSA), Palestinian)
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Arabic, and 5 more.
Related KudoZ points
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68
were taken by surprise/were caught unawares
eyes were where the surprise was appeared in
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