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said of

Persian (Farsi) translation: مشهور به

10:03 May 16, 2020
English to Persian (Farsi) translations [PRO]
Education / Pedagogy / Tranlator
English term or phrase: said of
What is the meaning of this idiom:She is"said of" something.
Hadis Faraji
Persian (Farsi) translation:مشهور به
Explanation:
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zahra razavi
Local time: 10:27
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Summary of answers provided
5 +3مشهور به
zahra razavi
5 +2در مورد چیزی گفتن/ صحبت کردن
Hamidreza Ghobadi Rad
5 +1درباره چیزی سخن گفتن
Marzieh Izadi
5معروف به/زبانزد به/شناخته‌شده به
Ehsan Alipour
5به مانند، مثل
Mohammad Rostami


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
مشهور به


Explanation:
.

zahra razavi
Local time: 10:27
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Zeynab Tajik
0 min
agree  Amin Zanganeh Inaloo
14 mins
agree  Alireza Jazini
2 hrs
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
در مورد چیزی گفتن/ صحبت کردن


Explanation:
There is little or no difference between "said of" or "said about" or "said regarding."

Hamidreza Ghobadi Rad
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Persian (Farsi)
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marzieh Izadi
4 mins
  -> Thank you!
agree  Ali Sharifi
50 mins
  -> Thank you!
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
معروف به/زبانزد به/شناخته‌شده به


Explanation:
.

Ehsan Alipour
Local time: 04:27
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
PRO pts in category: 42
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
درباره چیزی سخن گفتن


Explanation:
The phrasal verb "(to) say of" is normal and standard. To say something of a person or thing is to say something about that person or thing.
مثال
Highlighting his government’s achievements, Mr. Modi said of the 675 km of Metro lines in operation in the country, 400 km had been built in the last five years.


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Marzieh Izadi
Local time: 04:27
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
PRO pts in category: 11

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ali Sharifi
46 mins
  -> Very nice of you to comment. Thank You!
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
به مانند، مثل


Explanation:
He is said of a warrior

Mohammad Rostami
United States
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi), Native in EnglishEnglish
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