شتر در خواب بیند پنبه دانه

English translation: you wish, when pigs fly (the cat dreams of mice, lit. "a camel dreams of cottonseed")

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Persian (Farsi) term or phrase:شتر در خواب بیند پنبه دانه
English translation:you wish, when pigs fly (the cat dreams of mice, lit. "a camel dreams of cottonseed")
Entered by: WJM53

21:52 Feb 28, 2016
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Persian (Farsi) term or phrase: شتر در خواب بیند پنبه دانه
This is from the first paragraph of the story چتری برای کارگردان by Habib Ahmadzadeh.


جمشید, جمشید! کجایی ببینی که بالاخره نفرینت مستجاب شد, بله, بله مستجاب شد, آخر من چتر دست گرفتم, بالای سر یکی از همکارانت, با آنکه قرار بود, چتر را بالای سر تو بگیرم, یادت هست نفرینم کردی؟ و من خندیدم و قهقهه زدم که شتر در خواب بیند پنبه دانه, ولی بالاخره شتر در خواب پنبه دانه را دید


شتر در خواب بیند پنبه دانه = ?

Thanks.
WJM53
United States
Local time: 02:13
cat dreams of mice
Explanation:
Fantasizing-dreaming
Litera leaning:a camel dreams of cottonseeds
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Niayesh Omidi
Local time: 08:13
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Thanks.
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1cat dreams of mice
Niayesh Omidi
5 +1the cat dreams of mice, a lover draems of his miistress
Mahmood Haerian-Ardakani


  

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cat dreams of mice


Explanation:
Fantasizing-dreaming
Litera leaning:a camel dreams of cottonseeds

Niayesh Omidi
Local time: 08:13
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
PRO pts in category: 30
Grading comment
Thanks.

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the cat dreams of mice, a lover draems of his miistress


Explanation:
the cat dreams of mice, a lover dreams of his mistress

Mahmood Haerian-Ardakani
Canada
Local time: 02:13
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
PRO pts in category: 12

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