Dec 1, 2010 13:52
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Arabic term

اللي يسوى واللي ما يسواش

Arabic to English Other Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
An Egyptian colloquial expression.
خللي اللي يسوى واللي ما يسواش يحجز على المركب.

Proposed translations

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6 hrs
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Everybody and their uncle

Everybody and their uncle
Peer comment(s):

agree Muna Ibrahim : we also have the expression Tom, Dick and Harry to mean كل من هب ودب
4 days
agree TargamaT team
32 days
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+1
30 mins

the worthy and the unworthy

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Peer comment(s):

agree Spiridon : Agree
23 hrs
Many thanks Spiridon :)
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10 hrs

to lower the bar (the standards)

في حالات الأمثله والتعبيرات الشعبية أري أن تتم الترجمة لتعكس المعني في كل حالة علي حده وفي رأيي أن هذه الترجمة قريبه جدا من المعني المقصود
Example sentence:

to lower the bar (the standards) and admit almost anybody on board

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21 hrs

Some deserve, others do not

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-1
22 hrs

Respectful and disrespectful .

Respectful and disrespectful people ,traveler ,passenger, customer>...
تحياتي



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Note added at 1 day21 hrs (2010-12-03 11:38:31 GMT)
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Or , Respectful and non respectful people...


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Note added at 4 days (2010-12-06 07:43:18 GMT)
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Or in another way," Who deserves respect and who does not deserve it'.

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Note added at 10 days (2010-12-12 07:34:51 GMT)
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Or, Considered and non considered people.
Peer comment(s):

disagree Muna Ibrahim : I think it is rather too literal
3 days 10 hrs
-> too literal how Mr transllover?.And too literal in wich sens? And what's the sens of minus one?.
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