Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Persian (Farsi) term or phrase:
وا نمی دم
English translation:
to give in
Added to glossary by
Edward Plaisance Jr
Mar 2, 2015 12:49
9 yrs ago
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Persian (Farsi) term
20+ yrs experience--native English
Native in: English 
Works in: Persian (Farsi) to English, English to Persian (Farsi)
وا نمی دم
May offend
Persian (Farsi) to English
Law/Patents
Law (general)
Divorce case
به توى خواهر كس ده هم وا نمى دم مادر قحبه.
This is from an audio transcript and may not be correct.
This is from an audio transcript and may not be correct.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | to give in |
Ali Fazel
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| 5 | I don't knuckle under... |
Ali Saffarpour
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| 5 | won't back down |
Younes Mostafaei
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Change log
Mar 4, 2015 22:54: Edward Plaisance Jr Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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to give in
وادادن در اینجا یعنی کم آوردن، تسلیم شدن، شل شدن
این متن نشان از آن دارد که گوینده، طرف مقابلش را کوچک و خوار می شمرد و می گوید تسلیمت نمی شم، کمی نمی آورم و ....
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http://www.vajehyab.com/?q=وادادن
این متن نشان از آن دارد که گوینده، طرف مقابلش را کوچک و خوار می شمرد و می گوید تسلیمت نمی شم، کمی نمی آورم و ....
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Note added at 8 mins (2015-03-02 12:58:15 GMT)
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http://www.vajehyab.com/?q=وادادن
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35 mins
Ali Saffarpour
Iran
Iran
Native in Persian (Farsi)
Iran
My way is highway
Native in: Persian (Farsi) 
Works in: Persian (Farsi) to English, English to Persian (Farsi)
Related KudoZ points
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4
I don't knuckle under...
از آنجاییکه جمله عامیانه است این معادل مناسب تر می باشد
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Note added at 43 mins (2015-03-02 13:32:41 GMT)
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knuckle under:تسلیم شدن، وا دادن
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Note added at 47 mins (2015-03-02 13:37:06 GMT)
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http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/knuckle under
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Note added at 43 mins (2015-03-02 13:32:41 GMT)
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knuckle under:تسلیم شدن، وا دادن
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Note added at 47 mins (2015-03-02 13:37:06 GMT)
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http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/knuckle under
6 hrs
Younes Mostafaei
Iran
Iran
Native in Persian (Farsi)
Specializes in field
Iran
+15 Years of Professional Experience!
Native in: Persian (Farsi) (Variant: Iranian (standard))
Works in: English to Persian (Farsi), English to Dari, Persian (Farsi) to English
Related KudoZ points
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47
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