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Persian (Farsi) to English translations [Non-PRO] Art/Literary - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings / Idioms | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Ahmad Hosseinzadeh Iran Local time: 09:50 | ||||||
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(lets) think over/about our words Explanation: |
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(then) we will decide Explanation: As you said this expression can have different meanings in different contexts. Mr. Akbari's translation is suitable for the 1st link in your search; but for the 2nd one, I think mine suits better. This usage is nearer to what yourself has guessed about its meaning. |
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...(and) see what we are saying.. Explanation: کاش یکم چشامونو بیشتر باز کنیم و ببینیم چی میگیم و به چی می خندیم! I think we can translate this directly into English like the Persian..."seeing" here of course means "understanding/knowing/realizing" "seeing" also fits better since the previous part says "open our eyes" "would that we open our eyes a bit more and see what we are saying and what we are laughing at" |
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Let's see what we are talking about. or Let's find out what we mean by what we are saying. Explanation: Basically to think over we are saying. Another version yet is: Let's go over what we are saying....to... Let's analyze what we are talking about... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 14 hrs (2011-11-04 02:08:15 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- .... over what we.... Sorry: Missing "what" under explanation. |
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