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English translation: give someone hassle / be on someone's back/ not lay off someone's back / give someone a hard time


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Albanian term or phrase:nxin
English translation:give someone hassle / be on someone's back/ not lay off someone's back / give someone a hard time
Entered by: Ledja Derveni
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17:01 Oct 12, 2011
Albanian to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Albanian term or phrase: nxin
Në një mesazh sms: Prit ore sd ma nxin
Sherefedin MUSTAFA
Netherlands
Local time: 05:02
give someone hassle / be on someone's back/ not lay off someone's back / give someone a hard time
Explanation:
I guess, written correctly, the sentence would be: "Prit, ore, se do ma nxijnë", obviously referring to other people. (Although, if this is in gheg dialect, "nxin" could also be instead of "nxish", thus referring to 2nd person)

Depending on the context, this could be toned up as: "Give it a rest, man, or ...
they won't lay off my back
they'll hassle me

or toned down as:

they'll keep nagging me
Selected response from:

Ledja Derveni
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:02
Grading comment
Faleminderit.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +1give someone hassle / be on someone's back/ not lay off someone's back / give someone a hard time
Ledja Derveni


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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
give someone hassle / be on someone's back/ not lay off someone's back / give someone a hard time


Explanation:
I guess, written correctly, the sentence would be: "Prit, ore, se do ma nxijnë", obviously referring to other people. (Although, if this is in gheg dialect, "nxin" could also be instead of "nxish", thus referring to 2nd person)

Depending on the context, this could be toned up as: "Give it a rest, man, or ...
they won't lay off my back
they'll hassle me

or toned down as:

they'll keep nagging me

Ledja Derveni
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:02
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Native speaker of: Native in AlbanianAlbanian
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Faleminderit.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Fabiana Papastefani-Pezzoni
10 hrs
  -> Faleminderit, Fabiana
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Oct 16, 2011 - Changes made by Ledja Derveni:
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