Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Persian (Farsi) term or phrase:
از خواب پریدم
English translation:
I woke up with a start.
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SeiTT
Jun 28, 2012 06:20
11 yrs ago
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Persian (Farsi) term
از خواب پریدم
Persian (Farsi) to English
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Greetings,
Apologies for the lack of context but what is the most usual meaning / translation of the phrase از خواب پریدم, please?
Best wishes, and many thanks,
Simon
Apologies for the lack of context but what is the most usual meaning / translation of the phrase از خواب پریدم, please?
Best wishes, and many thanks,
Simon
Proposed translations
(English)
Proposed translations
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Selected
I woke up with a start.
Natural and colloquial, as is the original.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Many thanks, excellent!"
2 mins
Neda Namvar Kohan
Iran
Iran
Native in Persian (Farsi)
Specializes in field
Iran
Published Translator,Med&Law Expert, MA
Native in: Persian (Farsi) 
Works in: English to Persian (Farsi), Dari to English, Persian (Farsi) to English, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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64
I suddenly woke up
4 mins
Reza Ebrahimi
United States
United States
Native in Persian (Farsi)
United States
Medical Engineer, PhD in TR, Tech. + DTP
Native in: Persian (Farsi)
Works in: English to Persian (Farsi), German to Persian (Farsi), English to Dari, and 15 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
83
I was startled awake from sth (a dream)/I was startled out of my sleep by sth
16 mins
Ahmad Hosseinzadeh
Iran
Iran
Native in Persian (Farsi)
Iran
MA in Translation; Arts & Humanities
Native in: Persian (Farsi)
Works in: English to Persian (Farsi), Persian (Farsi) to English, Dari to English, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
20
be jolted awake by
another option.
37 mins
Hossein A. Pour
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in Persian (Farsi)
Works in field
United Kingdom
Member of the Institute of Linguists
Native in: Persian (Farsi)
Works in: English to Persian (Farsi), Persian (Farsi) to English
Related KudoZ points
:
12
I woke up with a jump / I woke up with a jolt
"I woke up suddenly" is also right.
5 hrs
Mahmood Haerian-Ardakani
Canada
Canada
Native in Persian (Farsi)
Canada
Expert in Legal and Medical Translation
Native in: Persian (Farsi) 
Works in: Persian (Farsi) to English, English to Persian (Farsi)
Related KudoZ points
:
39
I started out of my dream
I started out of my dream
Discussion
4 sudden movement [ singular ] a sudden movement of your body, usually caused by fear or surprise
with a start
Ted woke up with a start and felt for the light switch.
She said his name, and Tom gave a start (= made a sudden movement ) .
There is a lot of good food for thought here, but I think that Omid is onto a particularly good thing with 'I woke up with a start.'.
I just wanted to point out that there are several variants, as you can see from my title.