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Arabic term
Mahammad Kalfat (X)
إيفيه
Arabic to English
Other
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
Egyptian film jargon
إيفيه may have its origin in "effet" (French for effect). It's usage here is understood to generally mean a funny quote, an abused technique of throwing jokes, wordplays, etc, etc in films by the so-called "New Comedians" in Egypt.
Proposed translations
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| 5 +3 | the punch line |
Noha Kamal, PhD.
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| 5 +1 | Gag |
Nadia Ayoub
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| 5 | effect/efficacy/influence |
zax
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| 3 | catch phrase |
Nesrin
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Proposed translations
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4 mins
Noha Kamal, PhD.
Native in Arabic
Works in field
Quality stands out...
Native in: Arabic
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, French to Arabic, and 1 more.
the punch line
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Ghada Samir
: Nice one!
32 mins
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| agree |
Sajjad Hamadani
2 days 2 hrs
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CaptivateArabia
29 days
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4 hrs
catch phrase
I'm not sure if there's an exact equivalent, it may be a punchline sometimes (if it comes at the end of a joke), or a catch phrase if it's used in the following sense:
A catch phrase (or catchphrase) is a phrase or expression recognized by its repeated utterance. (...) Some catch phrases become the de facto "trademark" of the person or character with whom they originated, and can be instrumental in the typecasting (beneficially or otherwise) of that actor. This is especially the case with comedy actors.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catch_phrase
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Oh, I think a catch phrase is more what we call لازمة in Egypt!!
But I'm also sure there's another Egyptian word for "punchline", I just can't think of it right now!
A catch phrase (or catchphrase) is a phrase or expression recognized by its repeated utterance. (...) Some catch phrases become the de facto "trademark" of the person or character with whom they originated, and can be instrumental in the typecasting (beneficially or otherwise) of that actor. This is especially the case with comedy actors.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catch_phrase
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Note added at 4 hrs (2008-09-16 19:02:09 GMT)
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Oh, I think a catch phrase is more what we call لازمة in Egypt!!
But I'm also sure there's another Egyptian word for "punchline", I just can't think of it right now!
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5 hrs
Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Egypt
Native in Arabic
Works in field
Egypt
Never lost for words!
Native in: Arabic
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Italian to Arabic, and 4 more.
Gag
b. A comic effect or remark.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/gag
The discovery of a Victorian comedian's private joke book is providing a rare insight into the gags being told to audiences 150 years ago. ...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/6288187.stm
If you have a flair for comedy, consider becoming a gag writer. Cartoonists, comedians and scriptwriters often collaborate with gag writers.
www.ehow.com/how_2071809_become-gag-writer.html - 59k -
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/gag
The discovery of a Victorian comedian's private joke book is providing a rare insight into the gags being told to audiences 150 years ago. ...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/6288187.stm
If you have a flair for comedy, consider becoming a gag writer. Cartoonists, comedians and scriptwriters often collaborate with gag writers.
www.ehow.com/how_2071809_become-gag-writer.html - 59k -
3 days 17 hrs
effect/efficacy/influence
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