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بي الزمن

English translation: time toyed w/me

17:11 Dec 16, 2020
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
Arabic term or phrase: بي الزمن
كنت طفلا صغيرا لعب بي الزمن، ولعبت بي البيئة التي عشت فيها لعبة قذرة، فآمنت بالدين الجديد دون وعي أو إدراك
Verity Roat
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:31
English translation:time toyed w/me
Explanation:
لعب ب+ي

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Note added at 9 mins (2020-12-16 17:21:19 GMT)
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Time and circumstances played w/ me their dirty games
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Milena Atanasova
Bulgaria
Local time: 02:31
Grading comment
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3time toyed w/me
Milena Atanasova
4 +1(time) has played havoc with me
Lotfi Abdolhaleem
5 -1Over again
ahmed badawy
3toyed with by time
Abdelmajid Bouyzrou


  

Answers


7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
time toyed w/me


Explanation:
لعب ب+ي

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Note added at 9 mins (2020-12-16 17:21:19 GMT)
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Time and circumstances played w/ me their dirty games

Milena Atanasova
Bulgaria
Local time: 02:31
Works in field
Native speaker of: Bulgarian
PRO pts in category: 23
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Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Z-Translations Translator
24 mins
  -> Thank you.
agree  Youssef Chabat
1 hr
  -> Thank you.
agree  Morano El-Kholy
18 hrs
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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
toyed with by time


Explanation:
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Abdelmajid Bouyzrou
Morocco
Local time: 00:31
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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34 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -1
Over again


Explanation:
If I had to do it over again,
لوعاد بى الزمن قليلا

ahmed badawy
Egypt
Local time: 01:31
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Youssef Chabat: It's not what she asked about
1 hr
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
(time) has played havoc with me


Explanation:
يتضح من السياق أن الزمن والبيئة قد سببا للمتحدث مشاكل


    https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/play+havoc+with
Lotfi Abdolhaleem
Egypt
Local time: 01:31
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 14

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Milena Atanasova: Great, thank you.
15 mins
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