Glossary entry

Persian (Farsi) term or phrase:

حرف توی چشم کسی زدن

English translation:

talk frankly/straight

Added to glossary by Ali Beikian
Mar 13, 2014 10:52
10 yrs ago
Persian (Farsi) term

حرف توی چشم کسی زدن

Persian (Farsi) to English Art/Literary Poetry & Literature
زورکی غبغب می انداخت و حرفش را اهسته توی چشم ادم می زد.
Proposed translations (English)
5 +6 talk frankly/straight
Change log

Mar 14, 2014 16:21: Ali Beikian Created KOG entry

Proposed translations

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talk frankly/straight

talk frankly/straight

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Note added at 2 hrs (2014-03-13 12:55:22 GMT)
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A more idiomatic rendition:

حرفش را اهسته توی چشم ادم می زد= He would look you in the eye(s) and muttered his words.

Note from asker:
tnx a lot
Peer comment(s):

agree Edward Plaisance Jr : to look someone in the eye and talk...
2 hrs
Thanks a lot!
agree Mohsen Askary
5 hrs
Thanks a lot!
agree Saifollah Mollaei
6 hrs
Thanks a lot!
agree Saeed Abedini
7 hrs
Thanks a lot!
agree Fateme Asnaashari
8 hrs
Thanks a lot!
agree Parastoo Khoshpasand
20 hrs
Thanks a lot!
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