Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
ولاد البلد
English translation:
homeboys
Added to glossary by
ABDESSAMAD BINAOUI
Jun 3, 2020 09:47
3 yrs ago
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Arabic term
ولاد البلد
FVA
Arabic to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
تعبير مصري شعبي
Proposed translations
(English)
5 +2 | homeboys | ABDESSAMAD BINAOUI |
5 | countrymen | Tamer Mekhimar |
4 | Homeland's guys/men | Yassine El Bouknify |
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Proposed translations
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homeboys
an acquaintance from one's own town or neighbourhood, or from the same social background.
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5 mins
Homeland's guys/men
It means people who belong to their homeland/country
9 mins
countrymen
a man or person from your own country:
Example sentence:
Didn't he feel guilty about betraying his fellow countrymen and women?
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