Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
speak of the devil
Arabic translation:
ذكرناه، فألقت به الريح / ذكرنا سيرته، فجاء / حضر وقد كنا نتحدث عنه لتونا
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maiabulela
Oct 13, 2010 17:26
13 yrs ago
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English term
speak of the devil
English to Arabic
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Dear all,
How can we best expess that in Arabic
"Speak of the devil and he does appear"???
I understand that it mean in colloquial:
جبنا في سيرة القط جه ينط
so?
Thanks a lot.
How can we best expess that in Arabic
"Speak of the devil and he does appear"???
I understand that it mean in colloquial:
جبنا في سيرة القط جه ينط
so?
Thanks a lot.
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Ahmed Badawy
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
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Saudi Arabia
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ذكرناه، فألقت به الريح، ذكرنا سيرته، فجاء بحالته، تذاكرناه، فلاقيناه، ذكرنا حاله، فجاء بنفسه
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yelhajj
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Muhammad Atallah
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Omnia Abdelgani
Native in Arabic
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Punctuality and Attention to Details
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اوافقك الرأي "
يمكن كمان نقول بالمصري يا ريتنا افتكرنا "مليون جنيه
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Note added at 2 hrs (2010-10-13 19:51:21 GMT)
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i agreewithyour opinion mai and iprovidedyou with another translation
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Note added at 2 hrs (2010-10-13 19:51:21 GMT)
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i agreewithyour opinion mai and iprovidedyou with another translation
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Morano El-Kholy
Egypt
Egypt
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Egypt
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من يخاف من العفريت , يطلع له
من يخاف من العفريت , يطلع له
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Lina Shehabi Murad (Mourant)
Greece
Greece
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Greece
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أذكر الذئب وهيئ القضيب
أذكر الذئب وهيئ القضيب
مثل آخر بنفس المعنى متداول في بلاد الشام.
مثل آخر بنفس المعنى متداول في بلاد الشام.
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Osama Shahin
Egypt
Egypt
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Egypt
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تحدث عن الشيطان يسارع إلى إطلاع رأسه
تحدث عن الشيطان تجده للتو حاضراً
Talk of the devil and he is presently at your elbow
Talk of the devil and he is presently at your elbow
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Thanks.