Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Persian (Farsi) term or phrase:
بگم بگم
English translation:
tattle/tattling/tattletale
Added to glossary by
Edward Plaisance Jr
May 29, 2013 14:59
11 yrs ago
Persian (Farsi) term
Farsi (Persian) LSP | +10 yrs Experience
Native in: Persian (Farsi) 
Works in: English to Persian (Farsi), Persian (Farsi) to English
بگم بگم
Persian (Farsi) to English
Other
Government / Politics
★ دوران "بگم بگم" به پایان رسیده است.
★ اردوغان مدارک "بگم بگم" خود را جمع آوری کرد.
★ نامزدها از "بگم بگم" خودداری کنند.
★ اردوغان مدارک "بگم بگم" خود را جمع آوری کرد.
★ نامزدها از "بگم بگم" خودداری کنند.
Proposed translations
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Change log
Jun 1, 2013 04:57: Edward Plaisance Jr Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Edward Plaisance Jr
Native in English
Specializes in field
20+ yrs experience--native English
Native in: English 
Works in: Persian (Farsi) to English, English to Persian (Farsi)
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tattle/tattliing/tattletale
These are the words we would use in this case...which one would depend on the grammar of how we want to translate it
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you!"
11 mins
"I'll tell, I'll tell"; idle/empaty threats
So far, Ahmadinejad's main tool in fighting back has been the political dirt he has dug up and threatened to use on his rivals, a tactic he has employed often with great effect, and which his critics have dubbed "begam begam", which roughly translates as "I'll tell, I'll tell."
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/02/08/uk-iran-politics-id...
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misspelling corrected: empty
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http://www.google.com/search?noj=1&biw=1024&bih=653&q="* thr...
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It goes without saying that "I'll tell, I'll tell" requires an explanation to clarify the subtle political reference it includes.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/02/08/uk-iran-politics-id...
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Note added at 11 mins (2013-05-29 15:11:03 GMT)
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misspelling corrected: empty
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Note added at 13 mins (2013-05-29 15:12:56 GMT)
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http://www.google.com/search?noj=1&biw=1024&bih=653&q="* thr...
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Note added at 17 mins (2013-05-29 15:16:20 GMT)
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It goes without saying that "I'll tell, I'll tell" requires an explanation to clarify the subtle political reference it includes.
32 mins
Mitra Mousavi
Iran
Iran
Native in Persian (Farsi)
Works in field
Iran
Detail oriented,Well organized,Committed
Native in: Persian (Farsi)
Works in: English to Persian (Farsi), Persian (Farsi) to English, English to Dari, and 1 more.
disclose it!/much ado about nothing/empty drum
I think this expression implies scandalizing something...
51 mins
Mahdieh Kandoei
Portugal
Portugal
Native in Persian (Farsi)
Works in field
Portugal
Change your words, change your World!!!
Native in: Persian (Farsi)
Works in: English to Persian (Farsi), Persian (Farsi) to English
Discussion
Here, Ahmadinejad (and others) are threatening to tell what they know about the system as a kind of "blackmail".
For me the logic was to try to use a similar construction, which is basically what children use. Children don't want to be called or known as a "tattletale".
We would say something like this in English:
The "tattletale" era has ended.
or
The "tattling" period is over.
and
Erdoghan has collected his "tattletale" documents.
I hope this explains it...if not please ask for more explanation.
1) I wonder if you know the origin and the political connotations of "بگم بگم" in Iranian political environment? How do you relate your answer to this sphere?
2) Would you please translate the following based on the words you've suggested?
Thank you.
★ دوران "بگم بگم" به پایان رسیده است.
★ اردوغان مدارک "بگم بگم" خود را جمع آوری کرد.