Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
fish-out-of-water
Persian (Farsi) translation:
کاملاً متفاوت/ وصله ناهمرنگ/نامانوس
English term
Native in: Persian (Farsi) 
, Arabic
Works in: English to Arabic, English to Persian (Farsi), Arabic to Persian (Farsi), and 3 more.
fish-out-of-water
| 4 | کاملاً متفاوت/ وصله ناهمرنگ/نامانوس |
Reza Ebrahimi
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| 5 +1 | نامناسب، وصله ناجور |
Mahmood Haerian-Ardakani
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| 5 | وضعیت بی قراری |
Yahya Fathy
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| 5 | نامتعارف/غریب/بیگانه |
Younes Mostafaei
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| 4 +1 | نچسب/ غیرواقعی |
Mohammad Ali Moinfar (X)
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Proposed translations
United States
Medical Engineer, PhD in TR, Tech. + DTP
Native in: Persian (Farsi)
Works in: English to Persian (Farsi), German to Persian (Farsi), English to Dari, and 15 more.
کاملاً متفاوت/ وصله ناهمرنگ/نامانوس
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Note added at 1 hr (2012-05-20 07:53:24 GMT)
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Iran
Honesty and Quality matter
Native in: Persian (Farsi)
Works in: English to Persian (Farsi), Persian (Farsi) to English
وضعیت بی قراری
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
نامتعارف/غریب/بیگانه
Here it mainly seems to refer to the theme of the tale which is a strage and unknown paradigm.
In fiction, a fish out of water theme is a story paradigm that places the main character in a world totally foreign to the world he or she is accustomed.
Canada
Expert in Legal and Medical Translation
Native in: Persian (Farsi) 
Works in: Persian (Farsi) to English, English to Persian (Farsi)
نامناسب، وصله ناجور
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Zahra Javadi (X)
15 hrs
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