Glossary entry

Arabic term or phrase:

اذا بليتم فاستترو

English translation:

Do not wash your dirty linen in public

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Mar 11, 2012 15:28
12 yrs ago
Arabic term

اذا بليتم فاستترو

Arabic to English Social Sciences Government / Politics
اذا بليتم فاستترو

A common saying
Proposed translations (English)
5 +3 Do not wash your dirty linen in public

Proposed translations

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Do not wash your dirty linen in public

Peer comment(s):

agree hassan zekry
1 hr
agree ayman bakr : Perfect.
20 hrs
agree Rasha Ali Hassan : agree
1 day 8 hrs
neutral rabbas (X) : The expression is actually: "Don't air your dirty washing in public". This expression means that people you shouldn't make your affairs that show you in a bad light public. The Arabic expression means: what goes around comes around/you reap what you sow.
1 day 15 hrs
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