معشر الكلاب

English translation: [You] bunch of scoundrels

13:55 Oct 27, 2023
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
Arabic term or phrase: معشر الكلاب
Hi everyone,

Does this mean a pack of dogs? It's a woman talking about how she is spending her life getting her revenge on men.

ومنذ ذلك الوقت، أصبحت أنتقم من الرجال بأن أتحصّل على أموالهم، معشر الكلاب

It's from a North African text.

Thanks!
Saliha18
Local time: 18:22
English translation:[You] bunch of scoundrels
Explanation:

In Moroccan society, dogs carry an unfavourable connotation and are employed as a derogatory term. I'm uncertain whether this holds true in other Arab nations. Nevertheless, in European societies, they symbolize a dependable and sincere companion to a considerable extent.
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Yassine El Bouknify
Morocco
Local time: 18:22
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4 +2[You] bunch of scoundrels
Yassine El Bouknify
4pack of dogs
Lamine Boukabour
4those dogs
John Colangelo


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pack of dogs


Explanation:
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It means a group here.


Lamine Boukabour
Algeria
Local time: 18:22
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 94
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[You] bunch of scoundrels


Explanation:

In Moroccan society, dogs carry an unfavourable connotation and are employed as a derogatory term. I'm uncertain whether this holds true in other Arab nations. Nevertheless, in European societies, they symbolize a dependable and sincere companion to a considerable extent.

Yassine El Bouknify
Morocco
Local time: 18:22
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 185
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agree  Heba Abed
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those dogs


Explanation:
She despises men and I think this flows with the text in English.

"And since then, I started getting even with men by taking away their money, those dogs."

John Colangelo
United States
Local time: 13:22
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