the creaking bureau with the greasy plush collar-box
Persian (Farsi) translation: کمد لباسی که صدای جیر جیر می داد و جعبه یقه مخملی که روعنی بود
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میز تحریری که صدای جیرجیر می داد و جعبه درجه سه یقه های مصنوعی Explanation: "greasy" in American colloquial language means درجه سه; otherwise it means چرب or روغنی, but here I think the first meaning is more suitable. |
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51 mins confidence:
گنجه/ کمد لباسی که صدای جیر جیر می داد و جعبه یقه مخملی که روعنی بود Explanation: Plush collar-box refers to a kind of collar box covered with plush )مخمل خواب دار). Below is a link for the above-mentioned expression: http://www.fionakennyantiques.com/items/702135/en7store.html It is also possible to translate in the following way making the translation longer: کمد لباسی که صدای جیر جیر می داد به همراه جعبه یقه ای که روکشی از مخمل خواب دار داشت و روعنی بود. |
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قفسه کشودار جیرجیری با جعبه یقه مخملی چرب Explanation: bureau in American usage means chest of drawers...see: http://www.google.com/search?q=bureau antique 19th century&h... greasy means greasy here...the grease is probably from being handled so much the collars in the collar-box were detachable collars which were popular a few generations ago...see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detachable_collar |
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