Dec 7, 2008 11:07
15 yrs ago
English term
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عذر بدتر از گناه
English to Persian (Farsi)
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عذر بدتر از گناه
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20 hrs
Ebrahim Golavar
Native in Persian (Farsi)
Works in field
professional, reliable and on time
Native in: Persian (Farsi)
Works in: English to Persian (Farsi), Persian (Farsi) to English, PersianOld(ca600-400B.C.) to English, and 13 more.
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20
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an excuse worse than the offence
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
12 mins
Sara Yazdani
Iran
Iran
Native in Persian (Farsi)
Specializes in field
Iran
EnglishPersian (Farsi) Translator
Native in: Persian (Farsi) 
Works in: English to Persian (Farsi)
Lame excusepoor excuse
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, "lame" was already being used figuratively to mean "imperfect or defective", in phrases like "lame argument", "lame account", or "lame excuse", in Middle English (i.e. the Middle Ages)
Peer comment(s):
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Behzad Molavi
: That would translate that back into Persian as بهانه کشکی or عذر الکی but neither poor nor lame denote the quality of being worse.
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Farzad Akmali
Native in Persian (Farsi)
Works in field
Commited to quality, Commited to you!
Native in: Persian (Farsi) 
Works in: English to Persian (Farsi), Persian (Farsi) to English, Persian (Farsi), and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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52
an incriminating alibi
two wrongs to make a right,
an excuse worse than the offence itself
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Note added at 35 mins (2008-12-07 11:43:02 GMT)
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a thin excuse
an excuse worse than the offence itself
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Note added at 35 mins (2008-12-07 11:43:02 GMT)
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a thin excuse
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Afsaneh Pourjam
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Hossein Abbasi Mohaghegh
: Mohaghegh
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Armineh Johannes
: armineh johannes
6 hrs
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Thanks a lot, Mme!
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Habib Alimardani
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Thanks a lot Mr.Habib
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Behzad Molavi
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Thanks a lot!
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Sajjad Hamadani
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Thanks a lot!
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Mohammad Reza Razaghi
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thanks a lot!
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Reza Mohammadnia
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Thanks a lot Mr.Reza!
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Maryam Golmakani
1 day 7 hrs
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Thanks a lot Mr. Qorbanpur!
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Edward Plaisance Jr
Native in English
20+ yrs experience--native English
Native in: English
Works in: Persian (Farsi) to English, English to Persian (Farsi)
Related KudoZ points
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10
an excuse worse than the crime
This is one of those phrases that is better translated simply word for word. The other suggestions are OK, but either add or subtract from the Persian phrase.
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Atena Hensch
1 hr
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thanks!
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Armineh Johannes
: armineh johannes
2 hrs
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thanks!
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Kourosh Abdi
7 hrs
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thanks!
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Behzad Molavi
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thanks!
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Mohammad Reza Razaghi
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thanks!
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Fereidoon Keyvani
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thanks!
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yam67
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thanks!
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Ali Ghannadan
United States
United States
Native in Persian (Farsi)
Works in field
United States
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Native in: Persian (Farsi)
Works in: English to Persian (Farsi), Persian (Farsi) to English
It's a feeble excuse!
It's a feeble excuse!
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