Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
was D to me
Persian (Farsi) translation:
به عنوان دی میشناختیم اش
Added to glossary by
marzie ataei
Nov 29, 2015 12:59
8 yrs ago
English term
was D to me
English to Persian (Farsi)
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
داستانی
Lord Delamere was D to me and to anyone who
knew him well.
knew him well.
Proposed translations
(Persian (Farsi))
| 5 +4 | به عنوان دی میشناختیم اش |
Edward Plaisance Jr
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| 5 | برای من مرده بود |
Bashir Baqi
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Change log
Nov 29, 2015 12:59: changed "Kudoz queue" from "In queue" to "Public"
Proposed translations
+4
3 hrs
Edward Plaisance Jr
Native in English
Specializes in field
20+ yrs experience--native English
Native in: English 
Works in: Persian (Farsi) to English, English to Persian (Farsi)
Related KudoZ points
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113
Selected
به عنوان دی میشناختیم اش
This simply means that instead of referring to him as "Delamere", they referred to him as "D"
This is fairly common in English...my brother is a school teacher and the students call him "Mr P"
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Note added at 3 hrs (2015-11-29 16:26:55 GMT)
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Note that it says "...and to people who knew him well"...so, not everyone allowed himself to use this term...only those who were close to him.
This is fairly common in English...my brother is a school teacher and the students call him "Mr P"
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Note added at 3 hrs (2015-11-29 16:26:55 GMT)
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Note that it says "...and to people who knew him well"...so, not everyone allowed himself to use this term...only those who were close to him.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thanks"
5 mins
Bashir Baqi
Romania
Romania
Native in Persian (Farsi)
Romania
and the world understands you!
Native in: Persian (Farsi) , Dari 
Works in: English to Persian (Farsi), Dari to Persian (Farsi), Dari to English, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
8
برای من مرده بود
برای من مرده بود/از نظر من مرده بود
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Note added at 6 mins (2015-11-29 13:05:24 GMT)
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d. (died)
abbr. passed away, is deceased
x
abbr. died, passed away
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Note added at 6 mins (2015-11-29 13:05:24 GMT)
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d. (died)
abbr. passed away, is deceased
x
abbr. died, passed away
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