Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Hebrew term or phrase:
שסבל ל"ע ממחלת הסרטן
English translation:
Heaven forbid/God forbid
Added to glossary by
Gad Kohenov
Jul 15, 2013 04:18
10 yrs ago
Hebrew term
שסבל ל"ע ממחלת הסרטן
Hebrew to English
Other
Religion
In a report about yeshiva students' scholastic achievements
How would you translate ל"ע - לא עלנו ?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | Heaven forbid/God forbid |
Gad Kohenov
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| 5 +1 | לא עלינו (may it not happen to us) |
aqanai
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| 5 | who suffered from cancer |
Sandra & Kenneth Grossman
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Jul 18, 2013 06:22: Gad Kohenov Created KOG entry
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Gad Kohenov
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Heaven forbid/God forbid
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/heaven forbid
Google it. There are many links.
Google it. There are many links.
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aqanai
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לא עלינו (may it not happen to us)
It is common practice when mentioning an illness or tragedy to add the expression לא עלינו (may it not happen to to us).
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Sandra & Kenneth Grossman
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who suffered from cancer
Don't translate it. It means: "tfu tfu agains the evil eye".
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