Glossary entry (derived from question below)
عربي term or phrase:
اللى طير عيون الشباب
أنجليزي translation:
Who shot the youth in the eye
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Jun 5, 2012 04:42
11 yrs ago
عربي term
الأردن
Professional Writer and Translator
Native in: أنجليزي (Variant: US) 
Works in: عربي إلى أنجليزي, أنجليزي إلى عربي, أنجليزي
اللى طير عيون الشباب
عربي إلى أنجليزي
العلوم الاجتماعية
التعبيرات الاصطلاحية \ الأمثال \ الأقوال المأثورة
وشوفتى المحاكمات الهزليه والبراءت الكتيير وبراءة الشناوى اللى طير عيون الشباب
Should this be taken literally, or is it an idiom of some sort? What did El-Shanawy do?
Should this be taken literally, or is it an idiom of some sort? What did El-Shanawy do?
Proposed translations
(أنجليزي)
| 4 | Who shot the youth in the eye |
ayman bakr
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| 4 | gave them hell/ hard time |
Firas Allouzi
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Proposed translations
46 دقائق
ayman bakr
Native in عربي
Translation is more than a job!
Native in: عربي (Variants: Egyptian, Standard-Arabian (MSA))
Works in: عربي إلى أنجليزي, أنجليزي إلى عربي
Related KudoZ points
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4
Selected
Who shot the youth in the eye
I believe It is the meaning. El Shenaway is a junior police officer who shot people in the eye during one of the chaotic fightings with the rebels.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you for your help!"
5 ساعات
Firas Allouzi
المملكة المتحدة
المملكة المتحدة
Native in عربي
المملكة المتحدة
Professional
Native in: عربي (Variant: Jordanian)
Works in: أنجليزي إلى عربي, عربي إلى أنجليزي
Related KudoZ points
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12
gave them hell/ hard time
who gave the youth hell or hard time.
I believe it is an idiomatic meaning!
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Note added at 4 days (2012-06-09 06:53:42 GMT) Post-grading
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I do agree with you the meaning is ambiguous. Good luck
I believe it is an idiomatic meaning!
Best
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Note added at 4 days (2012-06-09 06:53:42 GMT) Post-grading
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I do agree with you the meaning is ambiguous. Good luck
Note from asker:
| Thank you for your help! It was difficult for me to decide whether this should be taken literally or not. I believe your suggestion is also a good one. |
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