Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
curtains
Arabic translation:
النهاية/ إسدال الستار
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English term
curtains
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English to Arabic
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
A poem about a drug user. Words and phrases written in italics can be found in THE OXFORD DICTIONARY OF MODERN SLANG and other dictionaries.
The whole poem can be read and heard on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1L48gKvx77I&t=6s
Before the party was curtains for Toby
He got a blow job till he lost his breath
Then he got out and sat in the snow
He shit in his pants and froze to death
The whole poem can be read and heard on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1L48gKvx77I&t=6s
Before the party was curtains for Toby
He got a blow job till he lost his breath
Then he got out and sat in the snow
He shit in his pants and froze to death
Proposed translations
(Arabic)
| 4 +1 | النهاية/ إسدال الستار |
Alaa Ayman
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| 5 | قبل إسدال الستار على تجربة توبي - في الفصل الأخير من قصة توبي |
Mohammad J.
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| 4 | النهاية |
Ali Daradkeh
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Change log
Dec 15, 2019 11:29: Natalie changed "Field (write-in)" from "Slang terms related to drugs and sex" to "(none)" , "May Offend" from "Not Checked" to "Checked"
Proposed translations
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Alaa Ayman
Palestine
Palestine
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Palestine
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النهاية/ إسدال الستار
The poet might be refering to the end of the party or the end of toby's life.
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5 hrs
Ali Daradkeh
Türkiye
Türkiye
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Türkiye
Qualified medical translator, MD
Native in: Arabic 
, Turkish
Works in: Turkish to Arabic, English to Arabic, Arabic to Turkish, and 1 more.
النهاية
curtains for is a common expression that's used as the end of life of somebody,
it ’ ll be curtains ( for you ): the end for you
in this poem this is the preferred translation for this term,
it ’ ll be curtains ( for you ): the end for you
in this poem this is the preferred translation for this term,
19 hrs
Mohammad J.
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
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United Arab Emirates
English < > Arabic Linguist
Native in: Arabic (Variants: Egyptian, Palestinian, Standard-Arabian (MSA), Jordanian, UAE, Lebanese, Syrian)
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Arabic, and 1 more.
قبل إسدال الستار على تجربة توبي - في الفصل الأخير من قصة توبي
I would recommend going for the second translation "في الفصل الأخير من قصة توبي", as it doesn't translate "curtains" literally, but gives the meaning "at the last chapter of Toby's story".
Cheers,
Cheers,
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