سرسام گرفتن

English translation: to get a headache (from too much noise or talking)

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Persian (Farsi) term or phrase:سرسام گرفتن
English translation:to get a headache (from too much noise or talking)
Entered by: SeiTT

05:48 May 25, 2014
Persian (Farsi) to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / Colloquial Dialogue
Persian (Farsi) term or phrase: سرسام گرفتن
Greetings

The context is as before:
از دست این همسایمون شب و روز نداریم به خدا. یکسره از توی خونش صدای دوپس دوپس می‌آد. سرسام گرفتیم آخه!

Best wishes, and many thanks again,

Simon
SeiTT
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:40
to get a headache (from too much noise or talking)
Explanation:
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Mitra Mousavi
Iran
Local time: 07:10
Grading comment
Many thanks, super.
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2(our) heads are hurting
Edward Plaisance Jr
5it gets on our nerves
Reza Rahimi
4to get a headache (from too much noise or talking)
Mitra Mousavi


Discussion entries: 6





  

Answers


16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
it gets on our nerves


Explanation:
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Reza Rahimi
Canada
Local time: 23:40
Native speaker of: Persian (Farsi)
PRO pts in category: 68
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
to get a headache (from too much noise or talking)


Explanation:
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Mitra Mousavi
Iran
Local time: 07:10
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
PRO pts in category: 41
Grading comment
Many thanks, super.
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
(our) heads are hurting


Explanation:
I think English speakers would use this more than "headache" in this kind of situation.

We can also use much freer translations such as:
They are driving us up the wall.
They are sending us around the twist.

Edward Plaisance Jr
Local time: 23:40
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 554

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Salman Rostami
4 hrs
  -> thanks!

agree  Sabermahani
5 hrs
  -> thanks!
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