Evil's advocate/ to play evil's afvocate

19:54 Sep 10, 2015
English to Persian (Farsi) translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: Evil's advocate/ to play evil's afvocate
Hello my dear colleagues

Any one providing a Persian equi for a/m phrase, I'd be grateful. Please notice the meaning and do not share وکيل مدافع شبطان which is a complete failure.
Looking forward to getting you helpful replies.

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KoZa
Komeil Zamani Babgohari
Iran
Local time: 06:00


Summary of answers provided
5مخالف خوان
Najmeh Bahrami
5دودوزه بازی
Maryam Kamal (X)
5حقه باز
farzane sp
4مدافع/ طرفدار مغرض/ غرض ورز
Niayesh Omidi
5 -1خدعه گر -- نمّام -- سوسه گر -- دو به هم زن -- خدشه انداز -- نخود هر آش
Mohammad Reza Sabeti Zadeh


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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
evil's advocate/ to play evil's afvocate
مدافع/ طرفدار مغرض/ غرض ورز


Explanation:


Niayesh Omidi
Local time: 04:30
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: I'm afraid it cannot make sense

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50 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -1
evil's advocate/ to play evil's afvocate
خدعه گر -- نمّام -- سوسه گر -- دو به هم زن -- خدشه انداز -- نخود هر آش


Explanation:
He would play devil’s advocate with anyone.


Mohammad Reza Sabeti Zadeh
Iran
Local time: 06:00
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
Notes to answerer
Asker: I'm afraid none of yours match with English phrase!


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disagree  Bashir Baqi: disagree
9 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
evil\\\'s advocate/ to play evil\\\'s afvocate
مخالف خوان


Explanation:
To play devil's advocate=
بدین معناست که برای ادامه دادن و هیجان اگیز کردن بحث کسی نظری مخالف را بیان می کند گرچه این نظر مغایر با نظر خود فرد باشد.

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Note added at 1 hr (2015-09-10 21:13:22 GMT)
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از این نظریه در اثبات بیگناهی افراد نیز استفاده میشود که خلاف واقعیت را میگویند تا بتوانند از آن طریق واقعیت را به اثبات برسانند. همان برهان خلف است درریاضی. که بسته به متن یکی از معانی مطرح شده درست میباشد.



    Reference: http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com
Najmeh Bahrami
Canada
Local time: 19:30
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
Notes to answerer
Asker: I'm afraid it cannot match the exact meaning

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31 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
evil's advocate/ to play evil's afvocate
دودوزه بازی


Explanation:
در مدخل وارد شده در سایت زیر می تونید معنی حقیقی این اصطلاح رو ببینید که عبارتست از کسی که با گزاره طرف مقابل موافق است ولی برای آزمایش فرد مقابل اقدام به مخالفت و برهان آوردن برای رد ادعای وی می کند.
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/play devil's advoca...

Maryam Kamal (X)
Iran
Local time: 06:00
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
Notes to answerer
Asker: Based on the meaning, I'm afraid it can not make the sense at all. فرهنگ فارسی معین کنایه از با هر دو طرف معامله یا مبارزه همدست شدن و هر دو را فریب دادن

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38 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
evil's advocate/ to play evil's afvocate
حقه باز


Explanation:
دغل باز

حیله گر

farzane sp
Iran
Local time: 06:00
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
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