یک من بودن

English translation: and they were both equally stubborn.

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Persian (Farsi) term or phrase:یک من بودن
English translation:and they were both equally stubborn.
Entered by: Sarah Yousef (X)

08:19 Feb 5, 2018
Persian (Farsi) to English translations [PRO]
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings / یک من بودن
Persian (Farsi) term or phrase: یک من بودن
چون هیچکدام گذشت نداشتند و هر دو یک من بودند،
Sarah Yousef (X)
Iran
Local time: 17:40
and they were both equally stubborn.
Explanation:
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Saeed Majidi
Iran
Local time: 01:10
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2and they were both equally stubborn.
Saeed Majidi
5 +1both were the same 'I'
Masoud Varaste
4 +1both of them behave in a pigheaded way
Shakiba Ghiasi
4to be wrapped up in oneself
Ehsan Kiani
4stubborn as a mule
Farzad Akmali


  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
both were the same 'I'


Explanation:
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Masoud Varaste
Iran
Local time: 01:10
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Amirreza Rahimbakhsh
16 days
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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
to be wrapped up in oneself


Explanation:
...they were both wrapped up in themselves.

Idiomatic expression for the egocentric or egoistic: concerned only with one's own activities or needs and usually tending to self-assertion or self-satisfaction.

Ehsan Kiani
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
PRO pts in category: 12
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39 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
stubborn as a mule


Explanation:
تصورم این هست که «یک من بودن» کنایه از لجبازی است

سایر گزینه ها:

Pig-headed

Bull-headed

Stiff-necked

Farzad Akmali
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
PRO pts in category: 32
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
and they were both equally stubborn.


Explanation:
.

Saeed Majidi
Iran
Local time: 01:10
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Morteza Gholami
2 hrs
  -> tnx

agree  Amirreza Rahimbakhsh
4 days
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23 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
both of them behave in a pigheaded way


Explanation:
both of them behave in a pigheaded way

Shakiba Ghiasi
Iran
Local time: 01:10
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Amirreza Rahimbakhsh
3 days 11 hrs
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