Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Persian (Farsi) term or phrase:
یا سر میرود یا کلاه میآید
English translation:
Either to win the horse or lose the saddle
Added to glossary by
SeiTT
Apr 27, 2012 12:25
12 yrs ago
Persian (Farsi) term
یا سر میرود یا کلاه میآید
Persian (Farsi) to English
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Hi
Aryanpour has this under the entry for “کلاه”:
یا سر میرود یا کلاه میآید
It's obviously supposed to be an expression of some kind, but what does it mean exactly?
Best
Simon
Aryanpour has this under the entry for “کلاه”:
یا سر میرود یا کلاه میآید
It's obviously supposed to be an expression of some kind, but what does it mean exactly?
Best
Simon
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +2 | Either to win the horse or lose the saddle |
Zeynab Tajik
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| 4 +1 | either win the saddle or win the horse |
Younes Mostafaei
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| 5 | (play) double or quits/ play double or nothing |
Mohammad Ali Moinfar (X)
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Proposed translations
+2
12 mins
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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16
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Either to win the horse or lose the saddle
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Note added at 12 mins (2012-04-27 12:38:11 GMT)
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It means "Do your best; no matter what the result will be!"
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Note added at 12 mins (2012-04-27 12:38:11 GMT)
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It means "Do your best; no matter what the result will be!"
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Comment: "Many thanks, truly excellent."
+1
10 mins
Younes Mostafaei
Iran
Iran
Native in Persian (Farsi)
Works in field
Iran
+15 Years of Professional Experience!
Native in: Persian (Farsi) (Variant: Iranian (standard)) 
Works in: English to Persian (Farsi), English to Dari, Persian (Farsi) to English
Related KudoZ points
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16
either win the saddle or win the horse
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Note added at 17 mins (2012-04-27 12:42:43 GMT)
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oh sorry for the typo. I meant:
either win the saddle or lose the horse
25 mins
(play) double or quits/ play double or nothing
a situation in a game when you must do something that could either win you twice as much money or make you lose it all
Discussion
مهتری در اینجا کلاه است، و کام شیر خطر از دست دادن سر