Glossary entry

Persian (Farsi) term or phrase:

الکی خوش

English translation:

a happy-go-lucky sort of person

Added to glossary by Younes Mostafaei
Apr 27, 2012 19:33
12 yrs ago
Persian (Farsi) term

الکی خوش

Persian (Farsi) to English Art/Literary Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
آدم الکی خوشی بود که فقط حساب شکمش را می دانست و حالا من باید به او جواب پس می دادم....
Proposed translations (English)
3 +4 a happy-go-lucky sort of person
5 +3 living in a fool's paradise
5 +3 slaphappy
Change log

Apr 30, 2012 17:17: Younes Mostafaei Created KOG entry

Proposed translations

+4
6 mins
Selected

a happy-go-lucky sort of person

Peer comment(s):

agree Mahmood Haerian-Ardakani
18 hrs
Profuse thanks!
agree Edward Plaisance Jr
18 hrs
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agree Ahmad Kabiri
1 day 15 mins
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agree Neda Namvar Kohan
1 day 14 hrs
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+3
2 mins

living in a fool's paradise

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Note added at 3 mins (2012-04-27 19:36:39 GMT)
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He/she, living in a fool's paradise, .....
Peer comment(s):

agree Ali Ramezani
2 hrs
thanks!
agree Ehsan Alipour
8 hrs
thanks!
agree Neda Namvar Kohan
1 day 14 hrs
thanks!
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+3
9 hrs

slaphappy

Here the word connotes the quality of being cheerfully irresponsible.
Peer comment(s):

agree Edward Plaisance Jr
9 hrs
Thank you very much, Mr. Plaisance!
agree Ahmad Kabiri
14 hrs
Thank you very much, Mr. Kabiri!
agree Neda Namvar Kohan
1 day 4 hrs
Thank you very much, Ms. Namvar Kohan!
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