domestic doormat

Persian (Farsi) translation: کلفَت، کنیز

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English term or phrase:domestic doormat
Persian (Farsi) translation:کلفَت، کنیز
Entered by: SeiTT

06:00 Aug 30, 2014
English to Persian (Farsi) translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: domestic doormat
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By ‘domestic doormat’, a woman totally and utterly under her husband’s thumb who does nothing but slave away in the house is meant.

“In many parts of the ancient world, there were only two rôle models for women: the prostitute and the domestic doormat.”

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Local time: 08:48
کلفَت، کنیز
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Ehsan Karimi
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5کلفت/کنیز خانه
Amanollah Zawari
4کلفَت، کنیز
Ehsan Karimi


  

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کلفَت، کنیز


Explanation:
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Ehsan Karimi
Iran
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
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کلفت/کنیز خانه


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Amanollah Zawari
United States
Local time: 00:48
Native speaker of: Native in DariDari, Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
PRO pts in category: 24
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