Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
يتعاطاه
English translation:
drown his sorrows/hit the bottle
Added to glossary by
Heba Abed
Nov 3, 2023 14:56
6 mos ago
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Arabic term
يتعاطاه
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Hi everyone,
This is from a Sudanese text.
Does it mean to drown himself in wine?
لكن كل تلك الوعود كانت تذوب في اليوم الثاني في كؤوس الخمر الذي يتعاطاه كثيرا قبل أن يبدأ، مرة أخرى، طقوسه التي عرف بها الجيران.
Thanks!
This is from a Sudanese text.
Does it mean to drown himself in wine?
لكن كل تلك الوعود كانت تذوب في اليوم الثاني في كؤوس الخمر الذي يتعاطاه كثيرا قبل أن يبدأ، مرة أخرى، طقوسه التي عرف بها الجيران.
Thanks!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | drown his sorrows/hit the bottle |
Heba Abed
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| 4 | That he was addicted to/he used to drink |
Youssef Chabat
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Proposed translations
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drown his sorrows/hit the bottle
Drown his sorrows = to drink a lot of alcohol in the purpose of getting drunk, in order to forget your problem
Hit the bottle= to start drinking alcohol habitually in order to forget your problems.
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Note added at 27 mins (2023-11-03 15:23:58 GMT)
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-as he is drowning his sorrows before he starts, once again, the rituals the neighbors know about.
- as he is hitting the bottle before he starts, once again, the rituals the neighbors know about.
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Note added at 31 mins (2023-11-03 15:27:58 GMT)
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https://www.google.com/search?q=hit the bottle meaning&oq=hi...
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Note added at 32 mins (2023-11-03 15:28:45 GMT)
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https://www.google.com/search?q=drown your sorrows&oq=drown ...
Hit the bottle= to start drinking alcohol habitually in order to forget your problems.
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Note added at 27 mins (2023-11-03 15:23:58 GMT)
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-as he is drowning his sorrows before he starts, once again, the rituals the neighbors know about.
- as he is hitting the bottle before he starts, once again, the rituals the neighbors know about.
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Note added at 31 mins (2023-11-03 15:27:58 GMT)
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https://www.google.com/search?q=hit the bottle meaning&oq=hi...
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Note added at 32 mins (2023-11-03 15:28:45 GMT)
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https://www.google.com/search?q=drown your sorrows&oq=drown ...
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Comment: "Thanks!"
16 mins
Youssef Chabat
Morocco
Morocco
Native in Arabic
Morocco
A wordsmith at your disposal
Native in: Arabic (Variant: Standard-Arabian (MSA)) 
, French (Variant: Standard-France) 
Works in: French to Arabic, English to Arabic, Arabic to French, and 6 more.
Related KudoZ points
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94
That he was addicted to/he used to drink
التعاطي بمعنى استعمال شيئ وعدم القدرة على الاستغناء عنه
يتعاطى المخدات او الخمر
يتعاطى المخدات او الخمر
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