Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
long face
Arabic translation:
وجه عبوس/متجهم
Added to glossary by
Waleed Mohamed
Apr 15, 2005 11:53
21 yrs ago
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English term
Tim
long face
It was tough explaining to them how their wages had been calculated. They would listen to me, take their wages and leave only to come back next morning with a long face and a still longer list of queries.
Proposed translations
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| 4 +8 | وجه عبوس/ وجه متجهم |
Waleed Mohamed
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| 4 +5 | وجوه تفصح عن الشعور بالخيبة |
Iman Khaireddine
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| 5 | وجوه يطل منها التجهم |
Ala Rabie
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Proposed translations
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8 mins
Waleed Mohamed
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Native in Arabic
United Arab Emirates
Translation services company in Dubai
Native in: Arabic
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Arabic
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وجه عبوس/ وجه متجهم
Good Luck
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8 mins
Iman Khaireddine
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in Arabic
United Kingdom
Connecting Cultures
Native in: Arabic
Works in: English to Arabic, French to Arabic, Arabic to English, and 1 more.
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وجوه تفصح عن الشعور بالخيبة
A facial expression showing sadness or disappointment.
You could say: كانوا يعودون في الصباح ووجوههم تفصح عن شعورهم بالخيبة
You could say: كانوا يعودون في الصباح ووجوههم تفصح عن شعورهم بالخيبة
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وجوه يطل منها التجهم
although the previous suggestions are, surely, correct, they could not capture the style/essence of the expression. as for arabic, using a close root (jathr) might do the work. 'yotel'' <- 'ta-l-la'
'tawîl' <- 'ta-wa-la'
the pronounciation is close enough as 'wa' is similar to the italian 'g' or latin 'ng', and thus quite unnoticed.
وجوه يطل منها التجهم، و قائمة أطول بعد من التساؤلات.
وجوه تطل منها الكآبة، و قائمة أطول بعد من التساؤلات.
etc.
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Note added at 2 days 5 hrs 42 mins (2005-04-17 17:36:06 GMT)
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edit:
the \'g\' sound in italian combination \'gn\'.
the same case goes for turkish \'?\'.
'tawîl' <- 'ta-wa-la'
the pronounciation is close enough as 'wa' is similar to the italian 'g' or latin 'ng', and thus quite unnoticed.
وجوه يطل منها التجهم، و قائمة أطول بعد من التساؤلات.
وجوه تطل منها الكآبة، و قائمة أطول بعد من التساؤلات.
etc.
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Note added at 2 days 5 hrs 42 mins (2005-04-17 17:36:06 GMT)
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edit:
the \'g\' sound in italian combination \'gn\'.
the same case goes for turkish \'?\'.
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