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late for your own funeral

14:54 Sep 14, 2020
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English to Arabic translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Linguistics
English term or phrase: late for your own funeral
You're so slow! You're gonna be late for your own funeral, boy!

A teenager teases his fellow in the classroom. He threw something at him, and the other guy was slow in his reaction. Could we say "Your response is always late?"

Thanks in advance,
S.J
Canada
Local time: 01:40


Summary of answers provided
5 +1دائم التأخر/متأخر باستمرار
Youssef Chabat
4 +1ستتأخر حتى في جنازتك
Ismaël Kouddane
5الظاهر، لا الحمى ولا الموت ممكن يغيروك !
Diya Takrouri
4مستحيل ما تتاخرش
adel almergawy
4Slow
Reem Zhraldeen


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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
ستتأخر حتى في جنازتك


Explanation:
the sarcastic expression is understandable even in Arabic, we can translate it quite literally I think

Ismaël Kouddane
Morocco
Local time: 06:40
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in FrenchFrench

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agree  Rasha Ellithy
1 min
  -> شكرا جزيلا
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
دائم التأخر/متأخر باستمرار


Explanation:
you'll be late for your own funeral

(humorous) Said as a mild admonishment to somebody who is always late for things.

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/you'll_be_late_for_your_own_f...

Youssef Chabat
Morocco
Local time: 06:40
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 24

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agree  Mohammed86
5 days
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42 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
مستحيل ما تتاخرش


Explanation:
على طول متاخر

adel almergawy
Egypt
Local time: 07:40
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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22 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Slow


Explanation:
Slow reaction, unable to catch up with something, low energy.

Reem Zhraldeen
United Arab Emirates
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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1 day 28 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
الظاهر، لا الحمى ولا الموت ممكن يغيروك !


Explanation:
on basis of the traditional Arabic saying: خوفه بالموت يرضى بالحمى. and its indication, one can coin an alternative that reflects the idiomatic English phrase.
خوفه بالموت يرضى بالحمى ... مثل شعبي
يضرب للتهديد بالاصعب حتى يتقبل الصعب



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Diya Takrouri
Türkiye
Local time: 08:40
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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