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Arabic term
United States
Meticulous Trilingual Linguist
Native in: English 
, Hebrew
Works in: Arabic to English, English to Hebrew, Hebrew to English, and 1 more.
يا ويلي
Arabic to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
chapter from a Lebanese n
كنت أفكر في أنه يا ويلي! كيف قبلت بلقائه وأنا في الشهر الثامن، وجسدي يزن طناً؟ كيف سألاقيه، وبطني شاهد على خيانتي له، أي على تخليّ عنه، وعلى استسلامي وقبولي بالزواج من غيره؟
Looking for a good idiomatic English equivalent.
Looking for a good idiomatic English equivalent.
Proposed translations
(English)
Proposed translations
8 mins
Ahmed Jameel
Bahrain
Bahrain
Native in Arabic
Bahrain
Uniting a World of Difference
Native in: Arabic (Variant: Lebanese) , Persian (Farsi)
Works in: Arabic to English, English to Arabic
Related KudoZ points
:
4
Uh my gosh
It would be the same if you say of "Uh my God" too.
Reference:
9 mins
Muhammad Said
Egypt
Egypt
Native in Arabic
Egypt
Arabic Translation & L10n Professional
Native in: Arabic 
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English
Related KudoZ points
:
14
Oh woe to me
Oh woe to me
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Note added at 13 mins (2013-06-29 23:13:08 GMT)
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كما من الممكن ترجمتها
Ah! woe is me!
كما جاء في سورة الفرقان الآية 28
يا ويلتى ليتني لم أتخذ فلانا خليلا
Ah! woe is me!
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Note added at 14 mins (2013-06-29 23:13:24 GMT)
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http://www.kl28.com/Quran.php?aea=28&sora=25
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Note added at 15 mins (2013-06-29 23:15:07 GMT)
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وممكن ترجمتها أيضًا إلى
Alas for me!
http://tryhome.wordpress.com/2011/04/08/سورة-الفرقان-باللغة-...
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Note added at 13 mins (2013-06-29 23:13:08 GMT)
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كما من الممكن ترجمتها
Ah! woe is me!
كما جاء في سورة الفرقان الآية 28
يا ويلتى ليتني لم أتخذ فلانا خليلا
Ah! woe is me!
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Note added at 14 mins (2013-06-29 23:13:24 GMT)
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http://www.kl28.com/Quran.php?aea=28&sora=25
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Note added at 15 mins (2013-06-29 23:15:07 GMT)
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وممكن ترجمتها أيضًا إلى
Alas for me!
http://tryhome.wordpress.com/2011/04/08/سورة-الفرقان-باللغة-...
Note from asker:
| Thank you! This is the literal meaning, but I'm looking for an IDIOMATIC rendering. |
1 hr
Lord have mercy!
like saying"Oh, my misery how ould I have done something like this"
2 hrs
What a calamity!catastrophe! an ordeal!
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6 hrs
Awad Balaish
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
Native in Arabic
Specializes in field
Saudi Arabia
Translation is an informative profission
Native in: Arabic
Works in: Arabic to English, English to Arabic
Related KudoZ points
:
22
woe unto me
000000000000
9 hrs
Shereen Whiten, BA.
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in Arabic
&
English
United Kingdom
EnglishArabic Interpreter & Translator
Native in: Arabic , English
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English
Related KudoZ points
:
40
Oh my God!
.
19 hrs
alas/ Woe is me
.
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