Glossary entry

Arabic term or phrase:

نفضفض عن أوجاعنا

English translation:

Blow off steam

Added to glossary by Zeinab Hamid
Nov 21, 2022 15:29
1 yr ago
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Arabic term

نفضفض عن أوجاعنا

Arabic to English Art/Literary Computers (general)
Hi everyone,

I'm not sure what this means in this context. The scene has two men who are drinking and chatting away.

لقضاء ليلة طويلة نتسامر فيها ونفضفض عن أوجاعنا.

Does it mean to let off steam?

Thanks!
Change log

Nov 26, 2022 14:00: Zeinab Hamid Created KOG entry

Proposed translations

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Blow off steam

Blow off steam = to do or say something that helps you to get rid of strong feelings or energy (Cambridge dictionary)
I think the expression is an appropriate translation for the context.

Initially I thought ‘to vent one’s feelings’ may be an option but I don’t think it suitable because it implies expressing an emotion in a “forceful” way, which doesn't seem to suit your context.



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Note added at 13 hrs (2022-11-22 05:09:05 GMT)
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'نفضفض' معناها التحدث مع صديق عن ما يشغل البال من قلق أو حزن أو أوجاع…
على أمل التخفيف من تلك المشاعر
Blow off steam refers to the same thing. Blowing off steam can be verbally (e.g. talking to a friend, such as the case here), or physically, such as doing exercise.
Peer comment(s):

neutral Ammar Alhosain : to chat and let off steam, to chat and offload, to chat and offload the stress
3 hrs
agree Lamine Boukabour : ممتاز
1 day 4 hrs
شكرا جزيلًا
agree Youssef Chabat : Idiomatic, great.
1 day 17 hrs
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3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks!"
5 mins

relieve our pain

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Note added at 6 mins (2022-11-21 15:36:20 GMT)
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نخفف أوجاعنا
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