Apr 20, 2012 10:59
12 yrs ago
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Persian (Farsi) term
حال کسی را جا آوردن
Persian (Farsi) to English
Art/Literary
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
سر همان دوراهی آنقدر او را زده بودند که حسابی حالش جا آمده بود
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Change log
Apr 20, 2012 19:30: Mohammad Emami changed "Term asked" from "(حالش) جا آمدن" to "حال کسی را جا آوردن"
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Edward Plaisance Jr
Native in English
Specializes in field
20+ yrs experience--native English
Native in: English 
Works in: Persian (Farsi) to English, English to Persian (Farsi)
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Persian (Farsi) term (edited):
(حالش) جا آمدن
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he knew what was good for him/he learned his lesson (see below)
I think there is a use of irony here. Obviously he didn't feel better after being beaten.
In English we could say something like "...they beat him so badly he knew what was good for him"
I think what the sentence means is that after the beating he would not repeat whatever it was that caused the beating in the first place. In other words, he learned his lesson.
In English we could say something like "...they beat him so badly he knew what was good for him"
I think what the sentence means is that after the beating he would not repeat whatever it was that caused the beating in the first place. In other words, he learned his lesson.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
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Zeynab Tajik
Spain
Spain
Native in Persian (Farsi)
Works in field
Spain
Building Trust by Excellence
Native in: Persian (Farsi)
Works in: English to Persian (Farsi), Persian (Farsi) to English, Spanish to Persian (Farsi), and 2 more.
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Persian (Farsi) term (edited):
(حالش) جا آمدن
to come to his/her senses
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that he came to his senses awfully!
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Note added at 1 min (2012-04-20 11:01:05 GMT)
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that he came to his senses awfully!
Peer comment(s):
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Neda Namvar Kohan
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thanks!
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Masoud Fahimkhah
: Come to one's senses means to begin thinking sensibly and wisely. I don't think this would fit here.
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mm... maybe! But that's exactly what I got from the text. what do you suggest?
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Persian (Farsi) term (edited):
(حالش) جا آمدن
gave him a good thrashing that he nearly passed out
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