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مرفه عن النفس

English translation: entertaining

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Arabic term or phrase:مرفه عن النفس
English translation:entertaining
Entered by: Saleh Ayyub

09:58 May 12, 2006
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Arabic term or phrase: مرفه عن النفس
مرفه عن النفس/معالج

Sorry, no further context. In document written in "UAE dialect".
Michael McCain (X)
France
Local time: 09:49
entertaining
Explanation:
Saleh

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Note added at 12 mins (2006-05-12 10:10:37 GMT)
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or self entertaining

All the best,

Saleh
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Saleh Ayyub
New Zealand
Local time: 19:49
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Summary of answers provided
5 +10entertaining
Saleh Ayyub
5have leisure
Jihad Saffouri
5soothing
zax
4to amuse oneself or amusement
Zeinab Asfour
4to distract oneself from problems, to relax
John Colangelo
3uplifting, refreshing
Mahammad Kalfat (X)
2Entertainer/therapist
Yasser El Helw


  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +10
entertaining


Explanation:
Saleh

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Note added at 12 mins (2006-05-12 10:10:37 GMT)
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or self entertaining

All the best,

Saleh

Saleh Ayyub
New Zealand
Local time: 19:49
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
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agree  Dr. Wathib Jabouri
2 mins
agree  Arabella K-: yes
13 mins
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13 mins
agree  atef Sharia
28 mins
agree  Mayssa Allaf
48 mins
agree  Hebat-Allah El Ashmawy
1 hr
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1 hr
agree  Zeinab Asfour
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agree  Sami Khamou
5 hrs
agree  Ala Rabie
12 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
to amuse oneself or amusement


Explanation:
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Note added at 1 hr (2006-05-12 11:52:00 GMT)
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to amuse oneself : يرفه عن نفسه

Zeinab Asfour
Jordan
Local time: 10:49
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ArabicArabic
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
have leisure


Explanation:
FITS MEANING

Jihad Saffouri
Jordan
Local time: 10:49
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Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
Entertainer/therapist


Explanation:
The word "Therapist" suggests that its somebody whose job is to entertain. A sort of buffoon-slash-therapist :-) !!?!!
Good-luck

Yasser El Helw
Egypt
Local time: 09:49
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
to distract oneself from problems, to relax


Explanation:
Hi Michael. Of course, I recognized the classical أصل of the expression. However, I called an Emirati friend to make sure and he stressed the idea of تخفيف النفس عن الهموم like when you go for a walk or have a capuchino and sheesha with friends.

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Note added at 7 hrs (2006-05-12 17:51:41 GMT)
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Another typical English expression would to take a break ...

John Colangelo
United States
Local time: 03:49
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
soothing


Explanation:
zax

zax
Local time: 03:49
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3 days 2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
uplifting, refreshing


Explanation:
since you associated it with "معالج", my mind drifts away from "amusing" and "entertaining". both "uplifting" and "refreshing" suggests a state of low spirit or depression that needs to be emotionally or psychologically treated.

Mahammad Kalfat (X)
Local time: 09:49
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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