Glossary entry

Arabic term or phrase:

إرجع إلى بيتك مثل الناس

English translation:

return home like decent / respectable people would

Added to glossary by Haytham Boles
Oct 4, 2012 04:03
11 yrs ago
Arabic term

إرجع إلى بيتك مثل الناس

Arabic to English Other General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters conversation
إذا حكّمت عقلك، إرجع إلى بيتك مثل الناس

What is the best translation for this in English? Especially مثل الناس ?

Proposed translations

10 hrs
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return home like decent / respectable people would

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Many thanks! Well done.
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12 mins

in the same manner as the people

I could use some more context here: it sounds as if someone is being sent back to their home, "like the [other?] people.
Peer comment(s):

neutral Mohamed Alderwish : return home like every one else
1 day 20 hrs
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52 mins

respectably/appropriate behaviour/pleased/satisfied/all right/with

like everyone does
Peer comment(s):

agree arwam
1 hr
Thank you:)
agree Ibrahim Mahmoud
2 hrs
Thank you Ibrahim:)
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3 hrs

come back home like ordinary people / like others

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4 hrs

go home respectfully

leave/depart/take off/turn away/move away

Regards
Peer comment(s):

agree Spiridon : Agree
4 hrs
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10 hrs

go home like other people

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1 day 16 hrs

go back home just as every one

it is a colloquial terminology so I think it could be translated this way.
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