 “kept” (Language) In English In transliterated Tounsi بالتونسي  “kept”(in English)                                            it kept (the team) from being relegated                                                                           مَنَّعْهَا مِ الطُّيُوحْ                          manna3ha mi ttouyouw7  The goal kept the team from being relegated.  البونتو مَنَّعْهَا مِ الطُّيُوحْ الجمعيّة lbwntw manna3ha mi ttouyouw7 jm3yy                                           he went and kept looking back                                                                           مْشَى يِتْلَفِّتْ                          mchaa yitlaffit  He went and kept looking back behind him him from fear.             مْشَى يِتْلَفِّتْ وراه ملخوف mchaa yitlaffit wrh ml5wf                                           he kept it from falling down                                                                           مَنَّعْهَا مِ الطُّيُوحْ                          manna3ha mi ttouyouw7  He kept him from falling this time.             منعها م الطيوح ها المرة mn3h m tyw7 h lmr                                           he kept things secret                                                                           خَلَّاهَا سِكْرِيتُو                          5allaha sikriytouw  He kept it a secret and didn't tell anyone.             خلاّها سكريتو لحكايا وما قالها لحدْ 5lh skrytw l7ky wm 9lh l7d                                           he kept nagging                                                                           شَدّْ مَا سَيِّبْ                          chadd ma sayyib  He kept nagging me and calling me, bothering me because he wants me to give him money.  شد ما سيّب بتّاليفونات يمرج فيّا يحبني نعطيه لفلوس chd m syyb bttalyfwnt ymrj fyya y7bny n3tyh lflws                                           he kept his promise                                                                           وْفِّى بِالوَعْدْ مْتَاعُو                          wffia bilwa3d mta3ouw  My friend kept his promise.             صَاحْبِي وْفِّى بِالوَعْدْ مْتَاعُو sa7biy wffia bilwa3d mta3ouw                                           he kept the same speed                                                                           مْشَى فِيتَاسْ وَاحِدْ                          mchaa fiytas wa7id  He kept the same speed the whole way.             مْشَى فِيتَاسْ وَاحِدْ ثنية كاملة mchaa fiytas wa7id thny kml                                           they kept it going, finished them off                                                                           كَمْلُو عْلَاهُمْ                          kamlouw 3lahoum  They finished all the baclava and didn't leave anything.             كعبات البقلاوة كَمْلُو عْلَاهُمْ ما خلاو شي k3bt lb9lw kamlouw 3lahoum m 5lw chy                                           a prison where suspects are kept                                                    جِيُورْ                          jiyouwr  Before sending him to a regular prison, they put the accused in a temporary jail until he is convicted.             قبل ما يعديو المتهم للحبس يحطوه في الجييور حتى لين يتحاكم 9bl m y3dyw lmthm ll7bs y7twh fy jyywr 7ta lyn yt7km                                           hidden, kept secret                                                                           مْغَيْبَةْ                          mghayba  The truth is hidden.             الحقيقة مْغَيْبَةْ l79y9 mghayba                                           he kept him waiting                                                                           خَلاَّهْ يِسْتَنَّى                          5alah yistannaa  He left him waiting four hours at the door.             خلاّه يستنّى أربعا سوايع قُدّام إلباب 5lh ystnna 2rb3 swy3 9ouddam 2ilbb                                           he kept moving, didn't slow down                                                                           مَرْكَحِّشْ                          marka77ich  The picture didn't stay in its place.             الكْوَاتْرُ مَرْكَحِّشْ فِي بُقَعْتُو lkwatrou marka77ich fiy bou9a3touw                                           to be kept overnight in the hospital                                                                           بَيِّصْ                          bayyis  They did surgery on Farhat's leg and he spent a month in the hospital.             فرحات عملوله عملية على ساقه و بيص شهر في السبيتار fr7t 3mlwlh 3mly 3la s9h w bys chhr fy sbytr                                           to grow tired, run out of energy                                                                           بَيِّلْ                          bayyil  He kept running for more than an hour until he grew tired and fell on the ground out of fatigue.             بقى يجري أكثر من ساعة لين بيل و طاح على الارض من التعب b9a yjry 2kthr mn s3 lyn byl w t7 3la lrdh mn t3b                                           to keep busy, give something to do                                                                           لْهَّى                          lhhaa  The group was kept busy with its studies.             الجْمَاعَة لَهَّاوْهُمْ عَلَى قْرَايِتْهُم jma3a lahhawhoum 3alaa 9rayithoum                                           thank God it wasn't worse; God protected me                                                                           مِنْ أَلْطَافْ الَلْه                          min 2altaf lalh  God protected us and kept us from the accident.             مِنْ أَلْطَافْ الَلْه منعنا مالآكسيدو min 2altaf lalh mn3n ml2ksydw                                           calmness, self-control                                                                           وَسَّعْ البَالْ                          wassa3 lbal  Hadi kept calm.             هَادِي وَسَّعْ البَالْ مْتَاعُو hadiy wassa3 lbal mta3ouw                                           to stay, remain                                                                           بقى                          b9a  He kept crying out of pain like a homeless person.             بقى يلاجي كي المتشرد b9a yljy ky lmtchrd                                           to beg, plead, ask in earnest                                                                           تْرَجَّى                          trajjaa  He kept begging him.             بقى يترجى فيه b9a ytrja fyh                                           to continue on, carry on                                                                           إسْتْمَرْ                          2istmar  Aymen kept on working with out stopping.             أيمن إستمر في العمل دون إنقطاع 2ymn 2istmr fy l3ml dwn 2in9t3                                           to stare, look intensely at                                                                           بحْلقْ                          b7l9  He liked the girl a lot and kept staring at her.             عجبتّو الطّفلة برشة ياخي قعد يبحْلقْ فيها. 3jbttw ttfl brch y5y 93d yb7l9 fyh.                                           wash room                                                                           بِيتْ الصَّابُونْ                          biyt ssabouwn  I kept the old shoes in the wash room.             خبيت الصبابط القدم في بيت الصابون 5byt sbbt l9dm fy byt sbwn                                           to smile                                                                           تْبَسِّمْ                          tbassim  We kept joking with him until he smiled.             بقينا نفدلكوا عليه لين تبسم b9yn nfdlkw 3lyh lyn tbsm                                           to catch a liar, thief, etc. all the way to the end: track carefully and prove clearly                                                                           تَبَّعْ السّارَقْ حَتّى بَابْ الدَّارْ                          tabba3 ssara9 7atta bab ddar  He kept following the thief to the door of the house and then discovered who he was.             بقى يتبع في السارق لباب الدار لين كشفو b9a ytb3 fy sr9 lbb dr lyn kchfw                                           respectful distance                                                                           قْدَرْ                          9dar  He and I have kept our respectful distance from each other.  بقيت أنا و ياه بالقدر من بعيد لبعيد b9yt 2n w yh bl9dr mn b3yd lb3yd                                           to argue, give proof                                                                           حَاجِجْ                          7ajij  The host kept making the guest on the show give proof regarding his involvement in the matter.             المذيع قعد يحاجج في الضيف متاع البرنامج في ما يخص تورطو في قضيّة lmthy3 93d y7jj fy dhyf mt3 lbrnmj fy m y5s twrtw fy 9dhyy                                           contraceptive pills                                                                           حْرَابِشْ مَنْعْ الحَمْلْ                          7rabich man3 l7aml  She didn't have children because she didn't want to. She kept using contraceptive pills.             ماجابتش الصغار خاترها ما تحبش,قعدت تستعمل في حرابش منع الحمل mjbtch sghr 5trh m t7bch,93dt tst3ml fy 7rbch mn3 l7ml                                           Partisanship                                                                           حِزْبِيَّة                          7izbiyya  Partisanship kept the politicians from thinking about the country's welfare.             الحزبيّة خلات السياسيين ما يخموش في مصلحة البلاد l7zbyy 5lt sysyyn m y5mwch fy msl7 lbld                                           locker, drawer                                                                           دُرْجْ                          dourj  He kept his books in the locker.             خبّى كتُبتو فدّرج 5bba ktoubtw fddrj                                           to put an idea in mind and keep believing it (even though it's not true)                                                                           رَكَّبْهَا لْرُوحُو                          rakkabha lrouw7ouw  He longed to take a walk on the beach and he kept that in mind.             اشتهى مشية للبحر و رَكَّبْهَا لْرُوحُو chtha mchy llb7r w rakkabha lrouw7ouw                                           pity, mercy, compassion                                                                           شفقة                          chf9  He held him and kept beating him without pity or mercy.             شد يضرب فيه ويعاود من غير لا شفقة لا رحما chd ydhrb fyh wy3wd mn ghyr l chf9 l r7m                                           safe (in bank), vault                                                                           شُومْبِرْ فُورْتْ                          chouwmbir fouwrt  I kept that thing in the safe.             خبيت هاك القضية في شومير فورت 5byt hk l9dhy fy chwmyr fwrt                                           randomly                                                                           عَلْ مَهْمُوتَةْ                          3al mahmouwta  We kept going randomly.             قْعَدْنَا نِمْشِيوْ عَلْ مَهْمُوتَةْ 93adna nimchiyw 3al mahmouwta                                           to keep a patrol                                                                           عْمَلْ دَوْرِيَّةْ                          3mal dawriyya  The police chief kept a patrol on the market.             رئيس المركز عمل دوريّة على السوق r2ys lmrkz 3ml dwryy 3la sw9                                           extreme obsession, phobia                                                                           وِسْوَاسْ                          wiswas  Extreme obsession kept him from sleeping.             الوسواس طيّر عليه النوم lwsws tyyr 3lyh nwm                                           obstacle, barrier                                                                           مَانَعْ                          mana3  What obstacle kept you from coming to work today?             شنوا المانع الي ما خلاكش تجي للخدمة اليوم chnw lmn3 ly m 5lkch tjy ll5dm lywm                                           scorecard, paper for keeping score                                                                           وَرْقَةْ الرّْشِيمَةْ                          war9a rrchiyma  Sami kept score on the scorecard.             سَامِي رْشَمْ السْكُورْ فِي وَرْقَةْ الرّْشِيمَةْ samiy rcham skouwr fiy war9a rrchiyma                                           to keep, preserve something                                                                           إحْتَفَضْ بِه                          2i7tafadh bih  Taraji kept its title anew.             الترجي إحتفظ بلفب البطولة من جديد trjy 2i7tfdh blfb lbtwl mn jdyd                                           to grow tame, calm                                                                           رَامْ                          ram  I kept feeding the dog until it became tame.  الكلب ديما نوكل فيه لين رامني lklb dym nwkl fyh lyn rmny                                           rest stop on the highway                                                                           إسْتِرَاحَة                          2istira7a  We stopped at the Borjin rest stop and rested a little and then kept traveling.             وقفنا في إستراحة البرجين رتحنا شوية وكملنا السفرة w9fn fy 2istr7 lbrjyn rt7n chwy wkmln sfr