Good fences make good neighbors

Persian (Farsi) translation: مالت را نگهدار، همسايه را دزد نكن

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English term or phrase:Good fences make good neighbors
Persian (Farsi) translation:مالت را نگهدار، همسايه را دزد نكن
Entered by: Behzad Molavi

09:46 Oct 5, 2008
English to Persian (Farsi) translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Other / it seems to be a proverb
English term or phrase: Good fences make good neighbors
it seems to be a proverb
Farzad Akmali
مالت را نگهدار، همسايه را دزد نكن
Explanation:
Good neighbors respect one another’s property. Good farmers, for example, maintain their fences in order to keep their livestock from wandering onto neighboring farms.
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Behzad Molavi
Australia
Local time: 05:16
Grading comment
Thanks a lot,Mr Molavi
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4 +6مالت را نگهدار، همسايه را دزد نكن
Behzad Molavi


  

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good fences make good neighbors
مالت را نگهدار، همسايه را دزد نكن


Explanation:
Good neighbors respect one another’s property. Good farmers, for example, maintain their fences in order to keep their livestock from wandering onto neighboring farms.


    Reference: http://www.bartleby.com/59/3/goodfencesma.html
Behzad Molavi
Australia
Local time: 05:16
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thanks a lot,Mr Molavi

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