Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
زمطنا من شعرة
English translation:
we narrowly escaped / we were lucky to escape
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Arabic term
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زمطنا من شعرة
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chapter from a Lebanese n
. ولا أنسى ما قاله لي يومها: إذا انصبتْ أنا مش مهم، المهم إنتِ وحياتك وقيمتك وعدم الفضيحة. زمطنا من شعرة. والله بحبّنا وروحي صلّي.
I know what the expression means. Something like "it was a miracle that we survived", right? But I'm not sure how to render it in English. Thanks!
I know what the expression means. Something like "it was a miracle that we survived", right? But I'm not sure how to render it in English. Thanks!
Proposed translations
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| 4 | we narrowly escaped / we were lucky to escape |
sktrans
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| 5 +3 | We barely escaped |
Maisa Haddad
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| 4 | to outwit his accusers and come out smelling like a rose. |
Ahmed Jameel
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Jul 8, 2013 18:07: sktrans Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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we narrowly escaped / we were lucky to escape
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brighton_hotel_bombingCached
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Family narrowly escapes gunfire in South Wichita - KWCHarticles.kwch.com/2012-05-04/escapes-gunfire_31577229CachedMay 4, 2012 – Family narrowly escapes gunfire in South Wichita ... Now we're getting a better look at how close those bullets came to injuring one family. "The sliding door, its ... "I think we very lucky, we don't get hurt," Nguyen said. But she ...
SimilarAlthough Thatcher narrowly escaped injury, five people were killed (including ... Today we were unlucky, but remember we only have to be lucky once. ... British for the first
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Note added at 2 hrs (2013-06-30 01:29:48 GMT)
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Family narrowly escapes gunfire in South Wichita - KWCHarticles.kwch.com/2012-05-04/escapes-gunfire_31577229CachedMay 4, 2012 – Family narrowly escapes gunfire in South Wichita ... Now we're getting a better look at how close those bullets came to injuring one family. "The sliding door, its ... "I think we very lucky, we don't get hurt," Nguyen said. But she ...
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Ahmed Jameel
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to outwit his accusers and come out smelling like a rose.
Is it similar to خرج مثل الشعرة من العجين
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Ok, it is like saying "You were so lucky to escape the punishment of sth" in a miraculous way.
The word "زمطنا" , in Lebanes dilect, means: We have escaped
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Ok, it is like saying "You were so lucky to escape the punishment of sth" in a miraculous way.
The word "زمطنا" , in Lebanes dilect, means: We have escaped
Example sentence:
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/english_to_arabic/idioms_maxims_sayings/2336885-for_a_guilty_person_to_outwit_his_accusers_and_come_out_smelling_like_a_rose.html
Note from asker:
| I'm not sure. Some of the responses I got on another forum in Arabic are as follows: أعتقد انها تعطي معنى نجا من شيء بأعجوبة تقريبا زي المثل المصري طلع منها زي الشعرة من العجينة أن الشخص المعني كان في أزمه أو مشكله صعبه للغايه و لكن و بالصدفة أستطاع بمساعده حيله بسيطه جداً التخلص من المشكلة |
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We barely escaped
It was unbelievable that we could escape sth
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Linda Al-Bairmani
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Awad Balaish
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