I'm a twelve-stepper

Persian (Farsi) translation: من عضو برنامه ۱۲ گام هستم

09:31 Mar 8, 2021
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English term or phrase: I'm a twelve-stepper
How would you translate "twelve-stepper"?
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/twelve-stepper
A person who is or has been a participant in a twelve-step program to recover from addiction.
twelve-step or 12-step (twĕlv′stĕp′)
adj.
Of or being a program designed to assist in the recovery from addiction or compulsive behavior, especially a spiritually oriented program based on the principles of acknowledging one's personal insufficiency and accepting help from a higher power.


I'm a twelve stepper, I've been sober 32 years. You can do this, use your sponser because that is what they are there for.
kiarash88
Iran
Persian (Farsi) translation:من عضو برنامه ۱۲ گام هستم
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Reza Rostamzadeh Khosroshahi
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5 +1من عضو برنامه ۱۲ گام هستم
Reza Rostamzadeh Khosroshahi
5 -1من یک گام دوازدهمی هستم
Omid Xadem


  

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i'm a twelve-stepper
من عضو برنامه ۱۲ گام هستم


Explanation:
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Reza Rostamzadeh Khosroshahi
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Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
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agree  Zeynab Tajik
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i'm a twelve-stepper
من یک گام دوازدهمی هستم


Explanation:
twelve-stepper is a noun so must use گام دوازدهمی. For example: I'm a twelve-grader من یک کلاس دوازدهمی هستم.

Example sentence(s):
  • پیش از اینکه گام دوازدهمی بشوم، نمی‌دانستم که چگونه حس هم‌مسئولیتی با دیگران برقرار کنم.
Omid Xadem
South Africa
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Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)

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disagree  Edward Plaisance Jr: this suggestion would mean "twelfth stepper", like the comparison with "twelfth grader"
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