Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Persian (Farsi) term or phrase:
گيرانداختن
English translation:
to catch / be caught
Added to glossary by
SeiTT
Mar 14, 2012 14:44
12 yrs ago
Persian (Farsi) term
گيرانداختن
Persian (Farsi) to English
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Greetings,
Another discrepancy between the one-volume Āryānpur Progressive Persian-English Dictionary and what a friend says.
According to my friend, گيرانداختن is a synonym of لو دادن. Is this correct, please?
If he is right, ‘to inform on a friend’ will be:
رفيق خود را گيرانداختن/لو دادن
However, the one-volume Āryānpur Progressive Persian-English Dictionary gives the meaning گيرانداختن as ‘to catch’. This is crucial, as in this case a citizen doesn't ‘گيرانداختن’ a friend but rather ‘لو دادن’ him, as a result of which the police ‘گيرانداختن’ him!
Best wishes, and many thanks,
Simon
Another discrepancy between the one-volume Āryānpur Progressive Persian-English Dictionary and what a friend says.
According to my friend, گيرانداختن is a synonym of لو دادن. Is this correct, please?
If he is right, ‘to inform on a friend’ will be:
رفيق خود را گيرانداختن/لو دادن
However, the one-volume Āryānpur Progressive Persian-English Dictionary gives the meaning گيرانداختن as ‘to catch’. This is crucial, as in this case a citizen doesn't ‘گيرانداختن’ a friend but rather ‘لو دادن’ him, as a result of which the police ‘گيرانداختن’ him!
Best wishes, and many thanks,
Simon
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +3 | to catch / be caught |
Mahmoud Akbari
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| 5 +3 | entangle/get sb into trouble |
Ahmad Kabiri
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| 5 | to catch sb/ to inform on sb |
Younes Mostafaei
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Proposed translations
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3 mins
Mahmoud Akbari
Canada
Canada
Native in Persian (Farsi)
Canada
Magic is in the detail!
Native in: Persian (Farsi) 
Works in: English to Persian (Farsi), Persian (Farsi) to English, English to Dari, and 14 more.
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to catch / be caught
I prefer the explanation you provided by Aryanpoor.
For example I disclose لو دادن your location and you get caught گیر افتادن.
For example I disclose لو دادن your location and you get caught گیر افتادن.
Peer comment(s):
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Sima Sharifi
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Edward Plaisance Jr
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thanks
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Reza Ebrahimi
4 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Many thanks, excellent."
+3
6 mins
Ahmad Kabiri
Iran
Iran
Native in Persian (Farsi)
Iran
Top quality is just one step away!
Native in: Persian (Farsi) 
Works in: English to Persian (Farsi), Persian (Farsi) to English
Related KudoZ points
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16
entangle/get sb into trouble
It can sometimes be synonymous with به دردسر انداختن.
"to get into trouble" can also mean "to get caught".
"to get into trouble" can also mean "to get caught".
Peer comment(s):
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Mohammad Emami
43 mins
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Thanks a lot!
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Edward Plaisance Jr
1 hr
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thanks a lot
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Reza Ebrahimi
4 hrs
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Thanks a lot!
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4 hrs
Younes Mostafaei
Iran
Iran
Native in Persian (Farsi)
Works in field
Iran
+15 Years of Professional Experience!
Native in: Persian (Farsi) (Variant: Iranian (standard))
Works in: English to Persian (Farsi), English to Dari, Persian (Farsi) to English
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Discussion
For example:
رفیقش لوش داد. رفیقش گیرش انداخت. But لو دادن is more frequent.
And لو دادن can be used in place of فاش کردن in some contexts (meaning to give away a secret).
For example:
طرف همه چی رو لو داد. طرف همه چی رو فاش کرد.
The difference between لو دادن and فاش کردن can be said to be in the formality of the text, as فاش کردن is a bit more formal.
And گیر انداختن can be used in the sense of catching sb.
for example: بالاخره تنها گیرت انداختم!
Finally I should say that گیر انداختن is one of those terms which can have two (or more) equivalents in TL. The process is known as Split in cross-linguistic influence.