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get a handle on

Persian (Farsi) translation: گیرایی کافی داشتن/درک مناسبی از چیزی یا مساله ای داشتن

16:22 May 5, 2013
English to Persian (Farsi) translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: get a handle on
one frequent criticism of the Manitoba Government throughout the language controversy was that it never seemed to get a handle on the issue.
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Persian (Farsi) translation:گیرایی کافی داشتن/درک مناسبی از چیزی یا مساله ای داشتن
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Reza Ebrahimi
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Local time: 21:10
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2گیرایی کافی داشتن/درک مناسبی از چیزی یا مساله ای داشتن
Reza Ebrahimi
5از چیزی سردرآوردن/چیزی را فهمیدن
Mahdieh Kandoei
5کنترل ... را در اختیار گرفتن
Mohammad Ali Omrani
5به موضوع/مسئله ای واقف بودن
Mitra Mousavi


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
گیرایی کافی داشتن/درک مناسبی از چیزی یا مساله ای داشتن


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Reza Ebrahimi
United States
Local time: 21:10
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
PRO pts in category: 52
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agree  Zeynab Tajik
1 min
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agree  Maryam Kamal (X)
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
از چیزی سردرآوردن/چیزی را فهمیدن


Explanation:
چیزی (حالی) کسی شدن

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Note added at 7 mins (2013-05-05 16:30:03 GMT)
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it's an expression which you can find in millennium dictionary under the entry of "handle".

Mahdieh Kandoei
United States
Local time: 00:10
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Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
کنترل ... را در اختیار گرفتن


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Note added at 1 hr (2013-05-05 18:19:30 GMT)
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Oxford Talking Dictionary:
get a handle on colloq. (chiefly N. Amer.) gain control over; acquire an understanding of.

http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/get a handle on

Mohammad Ali Omrani
Local time: 07:40
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
PRO pts in category: 32
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4 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
به موضوع/مسئله ای واقف بودن


Explanation:
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Mitra Mousavi
Iran
Local time: 07:40
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
PRO pts in category: 28
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