Dec 24, 2013 17:43
10 yrs ago
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Persian (Farsi) term
اسفند دود کردن
Persian (Farsi) to English
Other
Poetry & Literature
idiom
من او را در خواب چشم زدم گفتم که براش اسفند دود کنید
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +1 | to burn Harmala/Esfand |
Mina Ahmadi
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| 3 +1 | to pray to repel the forces of evil |
Ahmad Kabiri
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Proposed translations
+1
27 mins
Mina Ahmadi
United States
United States
Native in Persian (Farsi)
Specializes in field
United States
Quality Is the Best Business Plan!
Native in: Persian (Farsi) 
Works in: Persian (Farsi) to English, English to Persian (Farsi)
Related KudoZ points
:
12
Selected
to burn Harmala/Esfand
to burn wild rue
The idea is to burn Esfand seeds during which time the seeds make a popping sound, then the smoke that comes from the burning seeds must be circled around one’s head and home. The smoke and the popping sound are said to take away the evil.
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Note added at 30 mins (2013-12-24 18:13:06 GMT)
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Please look at this, completely clear:
http://books.google.com/books?id=Zh4YZCRvLVQC&pg=PA51&lpg=PA...
The idea is to burn Esfand seeds during which time the seeds make a popping sound, then the smoke that comes from the burning seeds must be circled around one’s head and home. The smoke and the popping sound are said to take away the evil.
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Note added at 30 mins (2013-12-24 18:13:06 GMT)
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Please look at this, completely clear:
http://books.google.com/books?id=Zh4YZCRvLVQC&pg=PA51&lpg=PA...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+1
24 mins
Ahmad Kabiri
Iran
Iran
Native in Persian (Farsi)
Iran
Top quality is just one step away!
Native in: Persian (Farsi) 
Works in: English to Persian (Farsi), Persian (Farsi) to English
Related KudoZ points
:
60
to pray to repel the forces of evil
My suggestion is an adaptation, rather than a translation, of the idiom in English culture.
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