Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
يطبّ على
English translation:
walk in/step in/enter
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Arabic term
طبّ على
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لم یدر في ذهن ّ إحداهن أنها قد ّ تطب علیهن فجأة كما ّ تطب على الفقراء
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walk in/step in/enter
طبّ على in this context means :
walk in/step in/enter , just like that without knocking the door. usually Arabs keep their door (main gate) open for any visitor as as symbol of generosity.
So the main thing in this word "طبّ على" is to enter the house without knocking the door.
For another context like police force enters the house to arrest someone, it is still without knocking the door and that one we could use strike , surprise , hit and so on.
walk in/step in/enter , just like that without knocking the door. usually Arabs keep their door (main gate) open for any visitor as as symbol of generosity.
So the main thing in this word "طبّ على" is to enter the house without knocking the door.
For another context like police force enters the house to arrest someone, it is still without knocking the door and that one we could use strike , surprise , hit and so on.
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strike/surprise them
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come/show up
طب عليه فجأة
معناها حضر فجأة في اللهجة العراقية وفي شرق سورية
وربما في دول الخليج العربي
معناها حضر فجأة في اللهجة العراقية وفي شرق سورية
وربما في دول الخليج العربي
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Show up uninvited
To surprisingly show up in some place while being uninvited
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Note added at 4 hrs (2021-01-25 20:20:52 GMT)
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"Show up unannounced" is another equivalent for يطُب
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Note added at 4 hrs (2021-01-25 20:20:52 GMT)
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"Show up unannounced" is another equivalent for يطُب
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Thanks! These are nice and idiomatic and have definitely helped :) |
4 hrs
drop by
drop by verb
: to visit casually or unexpectedly
Ex. drop by a friend's house
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drop by
Some synonyms: pop in/ into; drop in/ on; come over
: to visit casually or unexpectedly
Ex. drop by a friend's house
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drop by
Some synonyms: pop in/ into; drop in/ on; come over
8 hrs
hit unexpectedly
catch unware
The target phrase is liable to lots of translations without specific context as it is.
The target phrase is liable to lots of translations without specific context as it is.
12 hrs
surprise them
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