less..., but not...

18:59 Nov 13, 2020
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English to Persian (Farsi) translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Philosophy
English term or phrase: less..., but not...
I wonder now if Montaigne’s back shop was less the writer’s saving grace, lifting him from the depths of despair, but not the act of writing from within it?
Nassim Hosseini
Iran


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4 +1کمتر از ....، ولی نه اینکه ....
Sajad Neisi


  

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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
کمتر از ....، ولی نه اینکه ....


Explanation:
کمتر از فلان ...... ولی نه به نحوی که ....

Sajad Neisi
United Arab Emirates
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)

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