Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
يجب ألا اتحاذق
English translation:
I must not feign ignorance
Arabic term
يجب ألا اتحاذق
Does this mean 'I should be repentant?'
ولكني كنت على وشك ارتكاب الجريمة، يجب ألا اتحاذق، فاني استحق أن أقشر وأقطع كل جوالات البصل الموجودة
This is from a Sudanese text.
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Jan 21, 2023 12:19: Mowafak Mohamed Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
Egypt
Thinking. Translating. Captivating.
Native in: Arabic (Variants: Standard-Arabian (MSA), Saudi , Egyptian, UAE, Jordanian, Yemeni, Kuwaiti) 
Works in: Arabic to English, English to Arabic
I must not feign ignorance
France
Arabic professional content & beyond...
Native in: Arabic (Variant: Standard-Arabian (MSA)) 
, French (Variant: Standard-France)
Works in: English to Arabic, French to Arabic, German to Arabic, and 6 more.
must not outwit
Lebanon
Localized English Arabic Translation
Native in: Arabic (Variants: Standard-Arabian (MSA), Lebanese)
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, French to Arabic, and 2 more.
I must not outsmart myself
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تكلَّف الحذقَ وتظاهر به
Egypt
Arabic translator, subtitler, QCer, Film
Native in: Arabic
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English
Must not brag around
Sweden
Translator Arabic - Swedish - English
Native in: Arabic (Variants: Saudi , Lebanese, Iraqi, Yemeni, Libyan, Jordanian, Syrian, Standard-Arabian (MSA), Palestinian, Kuwaiti, Egyptian, UAE) , Swedish (Variants: Värmländska, Scanian / skånska, Rikssvenska, Gothenburg, Stockholm)
Works in: Swedish to Arabic, Arabic to German, Arabic to Swedish, and 6 more.
I Ought not play smart
"I ought not play smart".
The word تحاذق means play clever or smart or show up profanity.
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