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boo boo

Arabic translation: جرح/واوا

06:34 Mar 11, 2008
English to Arabic translations [PRO]
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama / society
English term or phrase: boo boo
She said I see a man with a boo boo on his head and he shows me his brain
ahmad65
Local time: 18:29
Arabic translation:جرح/واوا
Explanation:
A word use by children to say injury. In Arabic it would be واوا but this is Egyptian colloquial Arabic, you could still use it as it became famous after the song بوس الواوا!
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Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 17:29
Grading comment
thanks for help
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +11جرح/واوا
Nadia Ayoub


  

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52 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +11
جرح/واوا


Explanation:
A word use by children to say injury. In Arabic it would be واوا but this is Egyptian colloquial Arabic, you could still use it as it became famous after the song بوس الواوا!

Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 17:29
Works in field
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 55
Grading comment
thanks for help

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nesrin: You can always put a translator's footnote with the Haifa song! :-)
8 mins
  -> Thanks. I think many would enjoy it!
agree  Mohamed Ghazal: Sometimes it means "mistake", but here it means injury:http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=boo boo
43 mins
  -> Yes, thank you Mr. Ghazal.
agree  Saleh Ayyub: That sound cool my cousin :)
50 mins
  -> Thanks a lot!
agree  Ghada Samir
55 mins
  -> Thanks Ms Ghada.
agree  Steve Booth
1 hr
  -> Thanks a lot.
agree  Khalid Nasir
2 hrs
  -> Thank you M. Nasir. I guess my answer owes this popularity to Haifa!
agree  Hebat-Allah El Ashmawy
2 hrs
  -> Thank you Ms El Ashmawy
agree  Doaa El Seify: No dear don't worry .. it's not Haifa at all .. I'm sure most of us cannot support this name :-))
3 hrs
  -> Thanks you. I fully agree with you!
agree  Hugh Lester
3 hrs
  -> Many thanks.
agree  Saleh Dardeer
7 hrs
  -> Thanks a lot.
agree  Dr. Hamzeh Thaljeh
2 days 18 hrs
  -> thanks a lot.
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