Glossary entry (derived from question below)
عربي term or phrase:
يا للمصيبة
أنجليزي translation:
What a catastrophe!
Added to glossary by
Michael McCain (X)
Dec 31, 2004 05:23
19 yrs ago
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عربي term
يا للمصيبة
عربي إلى أنجليزي
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What does this expression mean?
Proposed translations
(أنجليزي)
| 5 +12 | What a catastrophe! |
Saleh Ayyub
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| 5 +4 | What a disaster ? |
Abby Gomaa
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| 4 +4 | Oh my goodness! |
Rania KH
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Proposed translations
+12
29 دقائق
Saleh Ayyub
نيوزيلندا
نيوزيلندا
Native in عربي
&
أنجليزي
Works in field
نيوزيلندا
قاضي صلح و مترجم ومستشار - صالح أيوب
Native in: عربي 
, أنجليزي
Works in: عربي إلى أنجليزي, أنجليزي إلى عربي
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عربي term (edited):
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What a catastrophe!
A catastrophe without a precedent
Saleh
Saleh
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks Saleh"
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عربي term (edited):
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Oh my goodness!
It really depends on the context, how litrary or everyday-spoken it is. One might also say "Oh, my!", "Oh, dear God!", etc....
Peer comment(s):
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ashraf999
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Thanks
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Alaa Zeineldine
: US: "Oh my God!" for disasters, "Oh my goodness!" normally to express disbelief, bewilderment, astonishment, etc.
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Thanks. I totally agree; therefore it is really important to see the context.... Other options could be: "That's terrible!" or "what a disaster!" like my college mentioned.
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Amal Al-Arfaj
1 يوم 12 ساعات
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Arabicstart
: "Oh my goodness! " can be used if something good or bad is happening, but يا للمصيبة is used only when something bad is happening
3 أيام 14 ساعات
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AhmedAMS
: Agree with Alaa
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I agree. I really think "Oh my God!" fits best... but the question is already closed!! Thank you very much, though.
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عربي term (edited):
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What a disaster ?
What a disaster, misfortune or tragedy ?
Peer comment(s):
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Abdelazim Abdelazim
3 ساعات
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Alaa Zeineldine
: That's the translation. The spontaneous exclamation by an English speaker would be "Oh my God!".
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Arabicstart
3 أيام 13 ساعات
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AhmedAMS
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