Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Hebrew term or phrase:
עבד עלינו בעיניים
English translation:
pulled the wool over our eyes
Added to glossary by
elli_fischer
Jun 16, 2010 15:30
13 yrs ago
Hebrew term
עבד עלינו בעיניים
Hebrew to English
Other
Government / Politics
חושיי הביקורתיים כלפי האיש הזה שלכאורה עבד ועובד עלינו בעיניים
תודה!
תודה!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | pulled the wool over our eyes |
elli_fischer
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| 5 | We've been had |
Michal Circolone
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| 4 | took us in |
Gad Kohenov
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| 4 | lied through his teeth |
meirs
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| 3 | Fooled us |
Yael Nachumi
|
Change log
Jun 30, 2010 04:35: elli_fischer Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
+2
7 mins
Selected
pulled the wool over our eyes
"Deceived us," but with an idiomatic twist.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
3 mins
Michal Circolone
United States
United States
Native in Hebrew
&
English
Specializes in field
United States
Accuracy & Proficiency
Native in: English 
, Hebrew
Works in: Hebrew to English, English to Hebrew
We've been had
An alternative:
We were played for fools
We were played for fools
5 mins
Yael Nachumi
Israel
Israel
Native in Hebrew
&
English
Israel
Top Quality, Precise, Highly Presentable
Native in: Hebrew , English
Works in: Hebrew to English, Spanish to Hebrew, English to Hebrew, and 1 more.
Fooled us
Or - blatantly fooled us
6 mins
Gad Kohenov
Israel
Israel
Native in Hebrew
Specializes in field
Israel
30 years of experience+satisfied clients
Native in: French , Hebrew
Works in: English to Hebrew, Hebrew to English, French to Hebrew, and 8 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
25
took us in
To take somebody in = לעבוד על מישהו בעיניים
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Note added at 7 mins (2010-06-16 15:38:07 GMT)
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Put someone on is also a possibility.
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Note added at 7 mins (2010-06-16 15:38:07 GMT)
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Put someone on is also a possibility.
2 hrs
lied through his teeth
From the Hebrew context I infer that the person did lie or attempted to con us/them but we/them were not taken in by his lies - so one must translate in this meaning. The other translations proposed infer that he did succeed but the whole sentences seems to indicate the contrary . Bottom line, you must find a phrasing that he did so but it was not effective.
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