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12:54 May 16, 2011 |
English to Persian (Farsi) translations [Non-PRO] Art/Literary - Journalism / Current Events | |||||||
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شکل ظاهری را عوض کردن/بد ریخت کردن/زشت و بدنما کردن/صورتش تغییر شکل داده بود Explanation: صورتش تغییر شکل داده بود |
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از قیافه افتادن Explanation: از قیافه افتاده بود. |
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بد شکل کردن Explanation: Here is the exact sentence from a online news agency: این مرد بخاطر پاشیدن اسید بر روی زنی و بد شکل کردن او در سال 2004 میلادی... |
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از شکل انداختن Explanation: This is a transitive verb, and when it's used for face it's translated so (refer to the 1st link). But in this case because any translation for this verb seems unsuitable for a journalistic text, in most of Persian news agencies the term اسیدپاشی شده or مورد اسیدپاشی قرار گرفته is used because it compeletely connotates the disfigurement, esp. for us in Iran. Example sentence(s):
Reference: http://www.ayehayeentezar.com/showthread.php?t=7560 Reference: http://irna.ir/NewsShow.aspx?NID=30385168 |
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