عند أم لالى

English translation: when pigs fly

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Arabic term or phrase:عند أم لالى
English translation:when pigs fly
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14:31 Aug 8, 2012
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Arabic term or phrase: عند أم لالى
لو الفلوس دى إتوزعت على الشعب إحنا هنكون أغنى أغنياء العالم بس عند أم لالى
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when pigs fly
Explanation:
This is a slang expression which means that it is impossible to happen.
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Mai Mowafy
Egypt
Local time: 23:08
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5 +1not in a million years
Marwa Shehata
5 +1when pigs fly
Mai Mowafy
5In Your Dreams!!
Ahmed Kamal


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not in a million years


Explanation:
not in a million years

Marwa Shehata
Egypt
Local time: 23:08
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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agree  Mohammad Najim (X)
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when pigs fly


Explanation:
This is a slang expression which means that it is impossible to happen.

Mai Mowafy
Egypt
Local time: 23:08
Native speaker of: Arabic
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agree  Saleh Dardeer
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In Your Dreams!!


Explanation:
One more expression is "In your dreams": (spoken) used to tell sb that sth they are hoping for is not likely to happen:
'I'll be a manager before I'm 30.' 'In your dreams.

سأتقلد الإدارة - ساكون مديرا قبل بلوغي الثلاثين ربيعا، محال ذلك (في أحلامك فقط - أنت تحلم)

بالعامية: هكون مدير قبل الثلاتين، عند أم لالي هههههه

Ahmed Kamal
Local time: 00:08
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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