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May 24, 2008 15:47
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English term
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Belgium
Belgium
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, French to Spanish, Spanish to English, and 1 more.
Don't pull my leg
English to Arabic
Art/Literary
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
I would like to know how to say this expression in traditional Arabic, and, if it can be, in a dialect.
Proposed translations
(Arabic)
| 4 +6 | لا تجرجرني بالكلام/لا تورطني |
Moodi
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| 5 +1 | متهزرش معايا/متغيظنيش |
Ghada Samir
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| 5 | ما تسرحش بيا |
Nadia Ayoub
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| 5 | لا تستدرجني |
zax
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| 4 | لا تخادعني |
Mohamed Ghazal
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Proposed translations
+6
11 mins
لا تجرجرني بالكلام/لا تورطني
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Note added at 16 mins (2008-05-24 16:03:32 GMT)
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ما تجرجرنيش أو ما تزحلقنيش
زي ما يقول إخواننا في المعمورة
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Note added at 16 mins (2008-05-24 16:03:32 GMT)
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ما تجرجرنيش أو ما تزحلقنيش
زي ما يقول إخواننا في المعمورة
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Doaa El Seify
26 mins
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| agree |
Ehab Tantawy
: يهيأ لي أيضاً "ماتجرش رجل لـ .... أياً كان للمشاكل أو ماشابه
34 mins
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| agree |
esperantiste
1 hr
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| agree |
Lina Dallal-Bachi
16 hrs
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| agree |
emanelseify
1 day 1 hr
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| agree |
Mahy
1 day 8 hrs
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+1
1 hr
متهزرش معايا/متغيظنيش
pull someone’s leg : to kid someone; to tease someone.
ex.: They’re just pulling your leg. Relax!
So pulling your legs means in Egyptian dialect- as you have not specified which dialect you want - :متهزرش معايا/متغيظنيش
ex.: They’re just pulling your leg. Relax!
So pulling your legs means in Egyptian dialect- as you have not specified which dialect you want - :متهزرش معايا/متغيظنيش
Peer comment(s):
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abdurrahman
: stop playing a joke on me لا تهزل أو تستخف بي
15 hrs
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Thanks Mr. Abdurrahman, nice suggestion:)
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14 hrs
Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Egypt
Native in Arabic
Works in field
Egypt
Never lost for words!
Native in: Arabic
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Italian to Arabic, and 4 more.
Related KudoZ points
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182
ما تسرحش بيا
Pull someone's leg
If you pull someone's leg, you tease them, but not maliciously.
Pull someone's leg
Meaning:
Tease someone by saying something shocking as a joke.
If you pull someone's leg, you tell him/her something that is not true as a joke.
Example:
She said she found $1 million in the park, but I think she was just pulling my leg.
Don't worry. I won't tell it to anyone. I was just pulling your leg. (It was a joke.)
Play a joke on, tease, as in Are you serious about moving back in or are you pulling my leg? This term is thought to allude to tripping someone by so holding a stick or other object that one of his legs is pulled back. [Late 1800s]
If you pull someone's leg, you tease them, but not maliciously.
Pull someone's leg
Meaning:
Tease someone by saying something shocking as a joke.
If you pull someone's leg, you tell him/her something that is not true as a joke.
Example:
She said she found $1 million in the park, but I think she was just pulling my leg.
Don't worry. I won't tell it to anyone. I was just pulling your leg. (It was a joke.)
Play a joke on, tease, as in Are you serious about moving back in or are you pulling my leg? This term is thought to allude to tripping someone by so holding a stick or other object that one of his legs is pulled back. [Late 1800s]
19 hrs
Mohamed Ghazal
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Native in Arabic
Specializes in field
United Arab Emirates
It's not just a job...
Native in: Arabic (Variant: Egyptian) 
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English
Related KudoZ points
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30
لا تخادعني
1 day 20 hrs
لا تستدرجني
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