Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

bottled promises

Persian (Farsi) translation:

وعده سر خرمن

Added to glossary by Mohsen Askary
Jul 28, 2013 18:57
10 yrs ago
1 viewer *
English term

bottled promises

English to Persian (Farsi) Other General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
bottled promises?
Change log

Sep 1, 2013 05:57: Mohsen Askary Created KOG entry

Discussion

Edward Plaisance Jr Jul 29, 2013:
Since there is no other supporting evidence, and based on my own many years of experience in English, and based on what appears to be a very limited web site (Seadict.com), I would be very wary of using that web site as a reliable resource.

@Mohsen
I would like to extend my sincere thanks to you for your favor
Mohsen Askary Jul 29, 2013:
bottled promise take a look at this website:
http://www.seadict.com/en/en/bottled promise
@Edward I also googled the phrase and what I found was nothing. It was also very weird for me.
Edward Plaisance Jr Jul 29, 2013:
comment... Very strange...I checked hundreds of web sites but could not find an actual definition of this phrase...however, there were hundreds of examples and they basically mean a promise that is not likely to be kept.

I am guessing the meaning comes from the idea that the promise is so weak or fragile that you need to put it in a bottle.

I saw nothing that indicates this is related to a promise made while drunk.

Proposed translations

+3
25 mins
Selected

وعده سر خرمن

وعده هایی که هنگام مستی داده میشوند و احتمالا در آینده شکسته می شوند.
Peer comment(s):

agree Akbar Fazeli
27 mins
thanks
agree Parastoo Khoshpasand
2 hrs
thanks
agree Edward Plaisance Jr : yes, but it has nothing to do with alcohol in English
5 hrs
thanks
Something went wrong...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
11 mins

قول هایی که در بطری انداخته شده

وعده های (عاشقانه) داخل بطری
Something went wrong...
17 mins

وفای به عهد و پیمان

.

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 24 mins (2013-07-28 19:21:46 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

قول قرار های مستانه

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 25 mins (2013-07-28 19:22:55 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

خبرایی در راه

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 29 mins (2013-07-28 19:26:21 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

بطریه آرزوها
Something went wrong...
Term search
  • All of ProZ.com
  • Term search
  • Jobs
  • Forums
  • Multiple search