Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Persian (Farsi) term or phrase:
دون پاشیدن
English translation:
to trick or deceive someone (lit. "to scatter seeds around")
Added to glossary by
WJM53
Jan 23, 2016 23:45
8 yrs ago
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دون بپاشی
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اگه ازدواج یعنی دون بپاشی،بعد یکی بیاد تورش کنی،بعدم طی یک قرارداد به صورتی کاملا اقتصادی طرفو قبضه کنی، من میرم که منقرض شم
دون بپاشی = ?
Thanks.
اگه ازدواج یعنی دون بپاشی،بعد یکی بیاد تورش کنی،بعدم طی یک قرارداد به صورتی کاملا اقتصادی طرفو قبضه کنی، من میرم که منقرض شم
دون بپاشی = ?
Thanks.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +3 | Tricking people / cheat / deceive / fool |
Mohammad Sinaee
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| 4 +1 | to scatter seeds around |
Mohammad Ghaffari
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Change log
Jan 31, 2016 05:47: WJM53 changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/1528573">WJM53's</a> old entry - "دون پاشیدن"" to ""to trick or deceive someone (lit. \"to scatter seeds around\")""
Proposed translations
+3
5 hrs
Mohammad Sinaee
Iran
Iran
Native in Persian (Farsi)
Iran
English translator and English teacher
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Works in: Persian (Farsi) to English
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Tricking people / cheat / deceive / fool
کسی رو تو دست نگه داشتن . خر کردن. طرفو بکشی سمت خودت در حالی که در وضعیت خر بودنه.
http://www.farsishahri.com/index.php/dictionary/word/5158
http://www.farsishahri.com/index.php/dictionary/word/5158
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Comment: "Thanks."
+1
6 hrs
Mohammad Ghaffari
Native in Persian (Farsi)
Works in field
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Native in: Persian (Farsi) 
Works in: English to Persian (Farsi), Persian (Farsi) to English, Dari to English, and 1 more.
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116
to scatter seeds around
Another suggestion could be to keep the metaphor, because the author talks about trapping someone after that, as if he or she is a bird.
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