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به درد خوردن

English translation: To come in handy; to be useful / of benefit

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Persian (Farsi) term or phrase:به درد خوردن
English translation:To come in handy; to be useful / of benefit
Entered by: WJM53

22:51 Sep 4, 2015
Persian (Farsi) to English translations [PRO]
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Persian (Farsi) term or phrase: به درد خوردن
This is from Imam Khomeini's June 3, 1963 speech at Feyziyeh Seminary (see http://farsi.rouhollah.ir/library/sahifeh?volume=1&tid=152#r...

خدا کند که مرادت این نباشد؛ خدا کند که مرادت از اینکه «مرتجعین سیاه مثل حیوان نجس هستند و ملت باید از آنها احتراز کند»، مرادت علما نباشند و الّا تکلیف ما مشکل می‌شود و تکلیف تو مشکل می‌شود. نمی‌توانی زندگی کنی؛ ملت نمی‌گذارد زندگی کنی. نکن این کار را؛ نصیحت مرا بشنو. آقا! ۴۵ سالت است شما؛ ۴۳ سال داری، بس کن، نشنو حرف این و آن را؛ یکقدری تفکر کن، یکقدری تأمل کن! یکقدری عواقب امور را ملاحظه بکن! یکقدری عبرت ببر! عبرت از پدرت ببر. آقا! نکن اینطور! بشنو از من؛ بشنو از روحانیین؛ بشنو از علمای مذهب؛ اینها صلاح ملت را می‌خواهند؛ اینها صلاح مملکت را می‌خواهند. ما مرتجع هستیم؟ احکام اسلام، ارتجاع است؟ آن هم «ارتجاع سیاه» است؟ تو انقلاب سیاه، انقلاب سفید درست کردی؟! شما انقلاب سفید به پا کردید؟ کدام انقلاب سفید را کردی آقا؟ چرا اینقدر مردم را اغفال می‌کنید؟ چرا نشر اکاذیب می‌کنید؟ چرا اغفال می‌کنی ملت را؟ والله، اسرائیل به درد تو نمی‌خورد، قرآن به درد تو می‌خورد.

به درد خوردن = "To be useful"?

Thanks.
WJM53
United States
Local time: 20:18
To benefit/be useful
Explanation:
Selected response from:

Amanollah Zawari
United States
Local time: 17:18
Grading comment
Thanks.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +3is of no use to you
Mahmoud Reazi
5 +2To benefit/be useful
Amanollah Zawari
5 +2Come in hand (idiom) or to be useful
Mohammad Sinaee
5Israel will not do you any good
Reza Rahimi


  

Answers


1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
To benefit/be useful


Explanation:


Amanollah Zawari
United States
Local time: 17:18
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in DariDari, Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
PRO pts in category: 84
Grading comment
Thanks.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ali Fazel
5 hrs
  -> Thank you!
neutral  Bashir Baqi: neutral!
8 hrs
agree  Edward Plaisance Jr
2 days 1 hr
  -> Thank you!
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
به درد نخوردن
is of no use to you


Explanation:
.

Mahmoud Reazi
Iran
Local time: 03:48
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ali Fazel
57 mins
  -> thak you.
agree  Salman Rostami
14 hrs
  -> thanks Salman joon
agree  Edward Plaisance Jr
1 day 20 hrs
  -> Thank you
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Come in hand (idiom) or to be useful


Explanation:
Come in hand (idiom)

or

to be useful

Mohammad Sinaee
Iran
Local time: 20:18
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ali Fazel: come in handy....
12 mins
  -> Thanks a lot
agree  Edward Plaisance Jr: come in handy
1 day 20 hrs
  -> Thanks a lot
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Israel will not do you any good


Explanation:
.

Reza Rahimi
Canada
Local time: 20:18
Native speaker of: Persian (Farsi)
PRO pts in category: 8
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