I\'ll be damned

03:46 Apr 8, 2016
English to Arabic translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
English term or phrase: I\'ll be damned
How can I translated the following quoted speech into Arabic?

"I'll be damned if I didn't hear a thrush singing"

Thank you.
Sara


Summary of answers provided
5لن يهدأ لي بال ما لم اسمع
Sameh Rabaaoui
5أكاد أجزم بأنني
Randa Farhat
4لن أصدق أذني
Muhammad Atallah


  

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لن أصدق أذني


Explanation:
I'll be damned: (informal) an ​expression of ​complete ​surprise

لن أصدق أذني/ نفسي إذا لم ...



    Reference: http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/well-i-ll...
Muhammad Atallah
Egypt
Local time: 21:07
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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i\'ll be damned
لن يهدأ لي بال ما لم اسمع


Explanation:
لن يهدأ لي بال ما لم اسمع

Sameh Rabaaoui
Tunisia
Local time: 19:07
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I'll be damned if
أكاد أجزم بأنني


Explanation:

المعنى هو العكس في شطري الجملة (اللعن هو القسَم، والنفي هو الإثبات)، أي يريد القول أكاد أجزم، أكاد أقسم

I'll be damned if I didn't hear a thrush singing = أكادُ أُجزم بأنني سمعتُ تغريدَ سُمنةٍ

Randa Farhat
Lebanon
Local time: 21:07
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