شیشه عمر
| 08:41 Jun 14, 2014 |
| Persian (Farsi) to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature | |||||
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| 5 | life bottle/your most precious possession |
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| 4 | crystal of life/ glass of life |
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| 4 | critical/ vital |
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| 4 | glass urn of life |
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5 mins confidence: 
crystal of life/ glass of life Explanation: Literature always carries a bit of oddity and foreignization. |
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2 hrs confidence:
critical/ vital Explanation: شيشه عمر انچه براى شخص حياتى است وبسيار مهم Hope this helps but if you provide more context we may be able to give you the suitable english expression |
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6 hrs confidence:
glass urn of life Explanation: I think شیشه here refers to a kind of fragile container and it should also carry literary connotation which can be found in a word like urn. |
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18 hrs confidence:
life bottle/your most precious possession Explanation: any one of these translations is going to miss a lot of cultural aspects...I would recommend a good footnote to explain the context...also see the Discussion section |
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