Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
contrayvance
Persian (Farsi) translation:
اختراع/دستگاه
Added to glossary by
Ali Fazel
Nov 21, 2014 10:30
9 yrs ago
English term
contrayvance
English to Persian (Farsi)
Art/Literary
Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
"When I was with Lady Tukes," said Nurse Andrews, "she had such a dainty little contrayvance for the buttah. It was a silvah Cupid balanced on [Page 88] the–on the bordah of a glass dish, holding a tayny fork. And when you wanted some buttah you simply pressed his foot and he bent down and speared you a piece. It was quite a gayme.
Proposed translations
(Persian (Farsi))
| 5 +2 | اختراع/دستگاه |
Ali Fazel
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Change log
Dec 5, 2014 05:41: Ali Fazel Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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English term (edited):
contrayvance--->contrivance
Selected
اختراع/دستگاه
Actually, the word is "contrivance"
The person in the story speaks informal (?) English.
silvah: silver
gayme: game
tayny: tiny
buttah: butter...
follow the second reference to find the story.
The person in the story speaks informal (?) English.
silvah: silver
gayme: game
tayny: tiny
buttah: butter...
follow the second reference to find the story.
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