Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

and then some

Arabic translation:

بل أكثر من ذلك

Added to glossary by Abdelmonem Samir
Oct 14, 2006 11:01
17 yrs ago
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English term

then some

English to Arabic Other Idioms / Maxims / Sayings sentence
a man was telling a women about his fight with his son by saying "get the F out of my way"
she answers "you lost your temper"
he says "yeah, and then some"

thank u

Discussion

Nesrin Oct 14, 2006:
Hi wano - You're sure the sentence stops there? Or maybe he wanted to go on but was interrupted?

Proposed translations

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بل أكثر من ذلك

And then some=And even more

لقد انتابك الغضب
نعم، بل أكثر من ذلك
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هذا التعبير ذكرني بشخصيتي تيك تاك (التوأمان) في مجلة تان تان المصورة، حيث كان كلما ذكر أي منهما رأيه في شيء ما، يقول الآخر "بل أكثر من ذلك،... ويكرر نفس الكلام الذي قاله توأمه بالحرف.

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Note added at 28 mins (2006-10-14 11:29:20 GMT)
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من الممكن ترجمة التعبير بأكثر من طريقة حسب السياق، وهو بوجه عام يفيد زيادة التعظيم، مثل عندما نقول:

أنا أحبها لدرجة أنني أهذي عندما أراها
بل وأكثر
(بل وأكثر من ذلك)
(بل الأمر أكبر من ذلك بكثير)

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=And then some

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Note added at 32 mins (2006-10-14 11:33:40 GMT)
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http://dictionary.laborlawtalk.com/and_then_some
Peer comment(s):

agree Nesrin : I admit I'd never heard that expression before!
5 hrs
Yea. It's weird. the first time I came across it I was completely puzzled. Thanks to the then context.
agree Morgane Boëdec
8 hrs
Thanks, Morgane.
agree Amr Ali : Completely agree with you, this is the most accurate meaning
8 hrs
Thank you Amr :)
agree Hebat-Allah El Ashmawy
9 hrs
Thank you, Hebz.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
10 mins

يليه شيء من / بعض من

.............بي أس...............الحب ...........؟؟؟......... أشياء أخري
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+1
2 hrs

وأكثر

Peer comment(s):

agree Tamer Elzein (X) : In Arabic, I believe that is the most commonly-used equivalent
2 days 13 hrs
Thanks, T
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3 hrs

بل و اکتر

it is a slang and heard alot
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