Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Persian (Farsi) term or phrase:
متوجه شدن
English translation:
understand, find out
Added to glossary by
SeiTT
May 14, 2010 12:41
14 yrs ago
Persian (Farsi) term
متوجه شدن
Persian (Farsi) to English
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Hi,
According to my best knowledge, متوجه شدن = to turn to, to face, to address.
However, my Persian textbook has this sentence:
یک نگاههائی کردم ولی درست متوجه نشدم
It translates it as “I looked it over a few times, but I didn’t understand it right.”
Is it really possible that in this case متوجه شدن = I understand?
Best,
Simon
According to my best knowledge, متوجه شدن = to turn to, to face, to address.
However, my Persian textbook has this sentence:
یک نگاههائی کردم ولی درست متوجه نشدم
It translates it as “I looked it over a few times, but I didn’t understand it right.”
Is it really possible that in this case متوجه شدن = I understand?
Best,
Simon
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +5 | understand, find out |
Ebrahim Golavar
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| 4 +2 | figure out, take ahold of |
Ali Farzaneh
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| 5 | To come to one's mind/ to trigger one's mind/ to make sense of something |
drmrfalahati
|
Proposed translations
+5
3 mins
Ebrahim Golavar
Native in Persian (Farsi)
professional, reliable and on time
Native in: Persian (Farsi)
Works in: English to Persian (Farsi), Persian (Farsi) to English, PersianOld(ca600-400B.C.) to English, and 13 more.
Related KudoZ points
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8
Selected
understand, find out
.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "many thanks superb"
+2
4 mins
Ali Farzaneh
Iran
Iran
Native in Persian (Farsi)
Works in field
Iran
Responsibility, timeliness and quality!
Native in: Persian (Farsi) 
Works in: English to Persian (Farsi), Persian (Farsi) to English, Dari to English, and 5 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
16
4 days
drmrfalahati
Native in Persian (Farsi)
Works in field
Native in: Persian (Farsi)
Works in: Persian (Farsi) to English, English to Persian (Farsi)
To come to one's mind/ to trigger one's mind/ to make sense of something
to translate this term from Persian into English we face the phenomenon of divergency. based on the context provided by the asker the above triple expressions could suit.
Example sentence:
یه نگاههایی کردم ولی متوجه نشدم I stole a glance at it but nothing came to my mind/I cast a glance but it triggered nothing in my mind/ I had a look but yet could make no sense of it
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