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08:10 Jun 7, 2011 |
Persian (Farsi) to English translations [Non-PRO] Art/Literary - IT (Information Technology) / Blogs | |||||||
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5 +1 | not to mention crammers/crammers have their own special place |
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3 +1 | let alone wonks/crammers |
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let alone wonks/crammers Explanation: ke jaye khod dare measn che berese be and the best equivalent in English is Let Alone. I can see the context for خرخونا جای خود دارن but if here it means جایگاه خود دارن it shows their importance otherwise the same meaning "Let Alone" can be used here. I doubt here it implies "importance" though more context is needed. in that case it means they have their own place/position |
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not to mention crammers/crammers have their own special place Explanation: As you noted, this can have somewhat opposite meanings. But overall, I have always felt the meaning to be "in general everything has its place in the world and even xyz has its special place...whatever that place might be is not necessarily defined" Having said that, the whole concept seems foreign in English and is not something we would point our or use like they do in Persian. I guess that context is most important for this idiom. In your example from TV, I would read it as: "I would go to the ends of the earth, not to mention Karaj" In other words, going to Karaj is no big deal if I would go to the ends of the earth for someone. Hope this has not made it more confusing. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 10 hrs (2011-06-07 18:49:11 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- type above..."point out..." |
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