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ضربني وبكى وسبقني واشتكى

English translation: the guilty/perpetrator pretends to be the victim


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Arabic term or phrase:ضربني وبكى وسبقني واشتكى
English translation:the guilty/perpetrator pretends to be the victim
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14:52 Oct 16, 2010
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Arabic term or phrase: ضربني وبكى وسبقني واشتكى
ضربني وبكى وسبقني واشتكى
amkm
Local time: 00:06
the guilty/perpetrator pretends to be the victim
Explanation:
When the perpetrator pretends to be the victim - Los Angeles ...
When the perpetrator pretends to be the victim .... Many hundreds of overtly guilty perpetrators pretending to be cardinals and bishops, remain in their ...
www.examiner.com/.../when-the-perpetrator-pretends-to-be-th... - Cached
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sktrans
Local time: 16:06
Grading comment
Many thanks , sktrans..
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3He hit me and cried, he raced me to complain
Ali Al-Saqqa
4 +1Something along the lines of "lion in lamb's clothing"?Maia Tabet
4 +1the guilty/perpetrator pretends to be the victimsktrans
4Beating me, he cried, then he rushed to complain
Morano El-Kholy


  

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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
He hit me and cried, he raced me to complain


Explanation:
He hit me and cried, he raced me to complain

http://vb.l-ro.net/showthread.php?t=50152

Ali Al-Saqqa
Palestine
Local time: 22:06
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
Notes to answerer
Asker: may thanks


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Dr. Ola
1 hr
  -> شكرا جزيلا

agree  Lamis Maalouf: Right, or he beat me and cried and went before me to complain http://arabnews4world.blogspot.com/search?q=ضربني
4 hrs
  -> شكرا جزيلا

agree  Amira A Wahab
4 hrs
  -> شكرا جزيلا
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
the guilty/perpetrator pretends to be the victim


Explanation:
When the perpetrator pretends to be the victim - Los Angeles ...
When the perpetrator pretends to be the victim .... Many hundreds of overtly guilty perpetrators pretending to be cardinals and bishops, remain in their ...
www.examiner.com/.../when-the-perpetrator-pretends-to-be-th... - Cached

sktrans
Local time: 16:06
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Many thanks , sktrans..
Notes to answerer
Asker: many thanks


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mohammad Gornas: Full marks
13 hrs
  -> Thank you Mohammad
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Something along the lines of "lion in lamb's clothing"?


Explanation:
The suggested translations so far are competely literal and do not sound remotely idiomatic in English. What is needed is an EQUIVALENT English expression, such as in the following pair: "Hameeha Harameeha" which in English would be "the fox guarding the henhouse."


Maia Tabet
Local time: 16:06
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  transllover: Agree. Idioms should be watched please.
389 days
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17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Beating me, he cried, then he rushed to complain


Explanation:
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Morano El-Kholy
Local time: 22:06
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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