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Baz2a Bil Ba7er - بزأة بالبحر

"Baz2a Bil Ba7er": Lebanese Slang, literally means "a spit in the ocean" or actually "a drop in the ocean", refers metaphorically to something that has little impact or effect [refer to Egyptian Slang "Zawba3a b Fengaan"]

Sample conversation:

Person 1: "He's going to recruit one more person in his team to cope with the workload"

Person 2: "Baz2a Bil Ba7er, the workload is so huge, one more person will not make any difference"

Dakhlak...? - دخلك...؟ Print E-mail
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Lebanon
Written by arwa   
Tuesday, 12 May 2009 15:07

Lebanese slang that cannot be literally translated.  It actually is very similar to saying "listen..." in English when you want to grab someone's attention, it could also mean "by the way".  Almost invariably followed by a question, but could also be used to support a plea, something like "I beg you", or please.

Sample conversation 1:

Person 1: Dakhlak...

Person 2: yes, what's up?

Person 1: What car did you end up buying?

Person 2: I still have not made up my mind...

 

Sample conversation 2:

***Example needed to illustrate the expression when used as a "plea"****

Tags attention - listen - question - plea - dakhlak - دخلك
Last Updated on Tuesday, 12 May 2009 16:16
 

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tst
1 Friday, 15 May 2009 08:59
gabz
can u see this