Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Tell me about it
Arabic translation:
حدث و لا حرج
Added to glossary by
Ghada Samir
Oct 4, 2010 06:58
13 yrs ago
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English term
Tell me about it
English to Arabic
Bus/Financial
Business/Commerce (general)
X: Wow, I didn't hear about that. He has been here for a long time and everyone likes him.
Y: Tell me about it. No one will work with me now after I reported him.
Y: Tell me about it. No one will work with me now after I reported him.
Proposed translations
(Arabic)
| 4 +3 | حدث و لا حرج |
Ghada Samir
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| 5 +2 | يا ويلي، لاتذكرني بذلك |
azmi jbeili
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| 5 | أخبرني عن ذلك |
Jafar Filfil
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| 4 +1 | (انت ح تقولي) |
asmaa dahab
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| 4 | هلا حدثتني عن ذلك/ حدثني عن هذا الموضوع |
Noha Mostafa
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Change log
Oct 18, 2010 08:43: Ghada Samir Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
+3
23 mins
Selected
حدث و لا حرج
Can be also used in such situations..
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
4 mins
Jafar Filfil
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Native in Arabic
Specializes in field
Bulgaria
Giving a passport to your words
Native in: Arabic 
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English
Related KudoZ points
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36
أخبرني عن ذلك
أي أخبرني أو كلمني عن ذلك الموضوع
+2
1 hr
azmi jbeili
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in Arabic
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
Competence
Native in: Arabic
Works in: Arabic to English, Arabic to Hebrew, Hebrew to English, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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16
يا ويلي، لاتذكرني بذلك
This is an idiom which means totally the opposite of what it literally says in a negative way -“do not remind me!” –I would say
يا ويلي، لاتذكرني بذلك
يا ويلي، لاتذكرني بذلك
Peer comment(s):
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asmaa dahab
9 mins
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Thank you
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Lamis Maalouf
: From your answer I could tell that you don't live in the ME :) Yes, we never hear this in a positive way. It always means أعلم، أو بما معناه، لا تشكيلي ببكي لك بالعامية وهو لا يعني البتة أن المستمع يريد أن يسمع المزيد كما ورد في باقي الإجابات
1 day 8 hrs
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Hi Lamis, you forgot about me already- maybe this will help Thankx- I live in the UK
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+1
1 hr
(انت ح تقولي)
أعذرني لترجمة المصطلح باللغة العامية ، و لكنني أعتقد أن ذلك سيكون أنسب لسياق الحوار
10 hrs
Noha Mostafa
Egypt
Egypt
Native in Arabic
Specializes in field
Egypt
MITI | EN/AR/EN Certified Translator
Native in: Arabic
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Arabic, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
هلا حدثتني عن ذلك/ حدثني عن هذا الموضوع
اخبرني عن ذلك باستفاضة/ هلا حدثتني عن هذا الأمر
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