I\'d rather you didn\'t.

Arabic translation: حبذا لو لم تفعل ذلك

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English term or phrase:	I\'d rather you didn\'t.
Arabic translation:	حبذا لو لم تفعل ذلك

22:11 Aug 30, 2016

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English to Arabic translations [PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / I\'d rather you didn\'t.

English term or phrase: I\'d rather you didn\'t.

- Can I just leave?
- I'd rather you didn't.

S.J KudoZ activity Questions: 2512 (none open) (424 closed without grading) Answers: 202 Canada
Local time: 01:16

حبذا لو لم تفعل ذلك

Explanation:
حبذا لو لم تنصرف

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Oz Hamdoun (X)
United States
Local time: 01:16

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Summary of answers provided

5 +1

أود لو أنك لا تغادر

Samar Elbelbesy

4 +2

حبذا لو لم تفعل ذلك

Oz Hamdoun (X)

5 +1

أفضل أن تبقى معي

Awad Balaish

كنت أتمنى لو أنك لا تستطيع

Ali Abdulrazzak

أفضل ألا تفعل

Tamer Mohamed Yousef

Discussion entries: 2

Answers

2 mins confidence:

i\\\'d rather you didn\\\'t. كنت أتمنى لو أنك لا تستطيع

Explanation:
كنت أتمنى لو أنك لا تستطيع

Ali Abdulrazzak
Spain
Local time: 07:16
Works in field
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 85

2 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

i\'d rather you didn\'t. أود لو أنك لا تغادر

Explanation:
i'd rather you didn't
ترجمتها
يا ليتك لا تفعل
أو أود لو أنك لا تغادر

Samar Elbelbesy
Egypt
Local time: 08:16
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 30

3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

i\'d rather you didn\'t.

حبذا لو لم تفعل ذلك

Explanation:
حبذا لو لم تنصرف

Oz Hamdoun (X)
United States
Local time: 01:16
Native speaker of:

Arabic,

English
PRO pts in category: 1363

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Asker: شكراً

7 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

i\'d rather you didn\'t. أفضل أن تبقى معي

Explanation:
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أو افضل الا تفعل ذلك

Awad Balaish
Saudi Arabia
Local time: 08:16
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Arabic
PRO pts in category: 111

10 hrs confidence:

i\\\'d rather you didn\\\'t. أفضل ألا تفعل

Explanation:
if i am right, that's either media or literary.
حبذا is right but yet not widely used,
أفضل is more personal and shows that the speaker prefers that s/he won't leave

Tamer Mohamed Yousef
Egypt
Local time: 08:16
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Arabic

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