Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Persian (Farsi) term or phrase:
رو این حساب
English translation:
on account of/ as a result
Added to glossary by
SeiTT
Mar 7, 2013 08:47
11 yrs ago
Persian (Farsi) term
رو این حساب
Persian (Farsi) to English
Art/Literary
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Idiomatic Expressions
Hi,
This is for a dictionary entry, so please could you select the most common meaning?
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Simon
This is for a dictionary entry, so please could you select the most common meaning?
https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&i...
Best,
Simon
Proposed translations
(English)
5 +3 | on account of/ as a result | Younes Mostafaei |
5 | on this/ that account | Mohammad Ali Moinfar (X) |
5 | based on (this/that) | Edward Plaisance Jr |
5 | on that account/on account of/ | Mahdieh Kandoei |
Proposed translations
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on account of/ as a result
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because of also possible.
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on this/ that account
another option which IMHO is as colloquial as the original is.
Example sentence:
On this account I'm refusing your offer.
1 day 12 hrs
based on (this/that)
another option
3 days 10 hrs
on that account/on account of/
on account of: for the sake of
on that account: a reason for an action
on that account: a reason for an action
Example sentence:
on that account I must refuse
Reference:
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