Glossary entry

Arabic term or phrase:

يكذبون ويتلونون

English translation:

they lie and change colours

Added to glossary by Milena Atanasova
Jan 22, 2021 11:17
3 yrs ago
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Arabic term

ويتلونون

Arabic to English Art/Literary Poetry & Literature Contemporary novel
فيما بعد، تجاوزت المعنى الطفولي للدين الجديد إلى المعنى الكبير الظاهر في العالم العربي والمملكة بصفة خاصة. عندما فشلت الآيدولوجيات المستوردة من الخارج في حل مشاكل هذا الإنسان البسيط الذي كان يبحث عن لقمة العيش الكريمة لجأ إلى آيدولوجيات السماء والدين، فالإله لا يكذب في وعي هذا الإنسان البسيط. لكن رجال الدين والوعاظ يكذبون ويتلونون كبقية البشر. من جعلوا أنفسهم نوابا عن الإله في الأرض يكذبون ويتلونون وهذا ما لا يعرفه عوام الناس. هذا هو سبب عام ووجيه لأي بلد إسلامي أغرقته الصحوة بدينها
Change log

Feb 5, 2021 11:24: Milena Atanasova Created KOG entry

Feb 5, 2021 11:25: Milena Atanasova changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/3088556">Milena Atanasova's</a> old entry - "يكذبون ويتلونون"" to ""lie and change colours""

Proposed translations

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lie and change colours

"lie and change colours", perhaps, to keep the parallel structure
Peer comment(s):

agree Mohammed Megahed : Sounds perfect to me
19 mins
Passable, I hope. Thank you very much.
agree Angie Halloum : I totally agree, but I think it's 'change colors'. Change color means to be frightened.
3 hrs
Absolutely. Thank you very much.
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to fickle

The verb يتلون means to change frequently, in terms of loyalties or opinions.
I'm not sure if "fickle" gives the same negative implication though.
Peer comment(s):

agree Milena Atanasova : Can't be a verb, unfortunately :(. "fickle liars", maybe? But then it's an inherent quality and not an action.
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Protean

If you describe someone or something as protean, you mean that they have the ability to continually change their nature, appearance, or behavior.

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/protean

والله أعلم
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variable/hypocrite

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