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البهدلة وقلة القيمة

English translation: Insult and lack of respect

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Arabic term or phrase:البهدلة وقلة القيمة
English translation:Insult and lack of respect
Entered by: Lamis Maalouf

21:33 Mar 9, 2013
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Slang
Arabic term or phrase: البهدلة وقلة القيمة
جيراني اتغيروا معايا وكل اللي شفته منهم البهدلة وقلة القيمة ورايحين جايين يسبوا فينا

Egyptian accent

thnx for help
Mandy K
Local time: 22:31
Insult and lack of respect
Explanation:
كلمة بهدلة فصيحة
http://www.almaany.com/home.php?language=arabic&word=بهدل&ca...
بَهْدَلَ يبهدل ، بَهْدَلةً ، فهو مُبهدِل ، والمفعول مُبهدَل:
• بَهْدَلَ فلانًا حَطّ من شأنه ، أهانه ، أساء معاملته " يتعرّض للبَهْدلة بالنَّوم في العراء ".
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Lamis Maalouf
United States
Local time: 16:31
Grading comment
thnx
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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4 +8Insult and lack of respect
Lamis Maalouf


  

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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
Insult and lack of respect


Explanation:
كلمة بهدلة فصيحة
http://www.almaany.com/home.php?language=arabic&word=بهدل&ca...
بَهْدَلَ يبهدل ، بَهْدَلةً ، فهو مُبهدِل ، والمفعول مُبهدَل:
• بَهْدَلَ فلانًا حَطّ من شأنه ، أهانه ، أساء معاملته " يتعرّض للبَهْدلة بالنَّوم في العراء ".

Lamis Maalouf
United States
Local time: 16:31
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 48
Grading comment
thnx

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lucinda Wills
51 mins
  -> Thank you very much
agree  Shereen Whiten, BA.
2 hrs
  -> Thank you very much
agree  Amel Abdullah
6 hrs
  -> Thank you very much
agree  Ahmed Badawy: Fine
8 hrs
  -> Thank you very much
agree  Awad Balaish: the mixing up and .............إذا كانت البهدلة "اللخبطة"
8 hrs
  -> نعم شكراً، ولكن في هذا السياق الذي يتحدث عن الإساءة كلمة بهدلة بمعنى إهانة
agree  Abdallah Ali
14 hrs
  -> Thank you very much
agree  sktrans
16 hrs
  -> Thank you very much
agree  Haytham Boles
23 hrs
  -> شكراًًً جزيلاً هيثم
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