Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Persian (Farsi) term or phrase:
ابری مه آلود
English translation:
(a) foggy cloud
Added to glossary by
Edward Plaisance Jr
Aug 27, 2009 13:50
14 yrs ago
Persian (Farsi) term
ابری مه آلود
Persian (Farsi) to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Autobiography
Greetings,
It’s from a book about a woman who is standing in her garden in Pakistan and suddenly has a horrifying experience, as if something evil has passed just behind her head.
All the best, and many thanks,
Simon
It’s from a book about a woman who is standing in her garden in Pakistan and suddenly has a horrifying experience, as if something evil has passed just behind her head.
All the best, and many thanks,
Simon
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +8 | foggy cloud |
Edward Plaisance Jr
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| 5 +1 | A foggy cloud |
Habib Shariati
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| 5 +1 | a foggish cloud |
Ali Beikian
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| 4 +2 | [a] misty cloud |
Peter Manda (X)
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| 5 | foggy and cloudy; misty and cloudy |
Ryan Emami
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| 5 | a fog/ a thin fog |
Babak Kouravand DPSI (Court Interpreter)
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| 4 +1 | murky cloud |
Sasan Zangeneh Bar
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Change log
Sep 3, 2009 03:33: Edward Plaisance Jr Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
+8
8 mins
Edward Plaisance Jr
Native in English
Specializes in field
20+ yrs experience--native English
Native in: English 
Works in: Persian (Farsi) to English, English to Persian (Farsi)
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foggy cloud
this would be the literal version...you could probably also say something like "an obscure cloud"
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "many thanks excellent"
3 mins
Ryan Emami
Canada
Canada
Native in Persian (Farsi)
Canada
Quality talks!
Native in: Persian (Farsi)
Works in: English to Persian (Farsi), Persian (Farsi) to English
Related KudoZ points
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76
foggy and cloudy; misty and cloudy
ابری means "cloudy" and مه آلود means "misty" or "foggy."
41 mins
Babak Kouravand DPSI (Court Interpreter)
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in Persian (Farsi)
Works in field
United Kingdom
Babak Kouravand DPSI (Court Interpreter)
Native in: Persian (Farsi)
Works in: Persian (Farsi) to English, English to Persian (Farsi)
a fog/ a thin fog
'ابري مه ألود' is grammatically incorrect. Because it can either be ابري
or, ابري and مه ألود
Also I think fog may be more appropriate than mist, if the visibility in this story has decreased dramatically. Therefore I recomens - a fog or a thin fog.
Finally, in بری مه آلود the first word is used as a noun and the second word as an adjective. Therefore it total I treat it is a noun, and add an 'a' behind it - A fog.
example: A thin fog had blurred my vision, and I couldn't see their faces clearly.
or, ابري and مه ألود
Also I think fog may be more appropriate than mist, if the visibility in this story has decreased dramatically. Therefore I recomens - a fog or a thin fog.
Finally, in بری مه آلود the first word is used as a noun and the second word as an adjective. Therefore it total I treat it is a noun, and add an 'a' behind it - A fog.
example: A thin fog had blurred my vision, and I couldn't see their faces clearly.
Reference:
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Edward Plaisance Jr
: The context here indicates a feeling of the presence of unknown danger or evil. The word "cloud" is always associated with this, not the word "fog"
2 hrs
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+1
57 mins
Habib Shariati
Iran
Iran
Native in Persian (Farsi)
Specializes in field
Iran
مترجم متخصص و حرفه ای
Native in: Persian (Farsi) 
, Kurdish
Works in: English to Persian (Farsi), English to Kurdish, Persian (Farsi) to English, and 4 more.
A foggy cloud
ی بالا نکره است به همین خاطر الحاظ می شود
+1
1 hr
Ali Beikian
Iran
Iran
Native in Persian (Farsi)
Works in field
Iran
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Native in: Persian (Farsi)
Works in: English to Persian (Farsi), Persian (Farsi) to English, Dari to English
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168
a foggish cloud
All we have is a thick grey foggish cloud. But then there's Hugh, and who cares about clouds when you can watch that beautiful smile?
www.mediablvd.com/forums/lofiversion/.../t20170-150.html
The vapor snaked it's way up her arms, enveloping her in a foggish cloud. She finally found her voice, and let out a terrified and piercing scream, ...
www.fanfiction.net/s/3030754/3/XANAs_Virus
The sun was partially covered by foggish cloud, so we didn't think to put on sunscreen at 8:30 AM, though later we regretted this. ...
writingforliberty.blogspot.com/.../incredibly-cheap-and-satisfying.html
www.mediablvd.com/forums/lofiversion/.../t20170-150.html
The vapor snaked it's way up her arms, enveloping her in a foggish cloud. She finally found her voice, and let out a terrified and piercing scream, ...
www.fanfiction.net/s/3030754/3/XANAs_Virus
The sun was partially covered by foggish cloud, so we didn't think to put on sunscreen at 8:30 AM, though later we regretted this. ...
writingforliberty.blogspot.com/.../incredibly-cheap-and-satisfying.html
+1
1 hr
Sasan Zangeneh Bar
Belgium
Belgium
Native in Persian (Farsi)
Works in field
Belgium
Done. Next, please!
Native in: Persian (Farsi)
Works in: English to Persian (Farsi), Persian (Farsi) to English, Dari to English, and 3 more.
murky cloud
Examples:
"Yet to have done with the Law, not to have that murky cloud hanging over her and the children! What a relief! ...?" http://http://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/g/galsworthy/john/chanc...
"..., Tina suddenly departed Carroll & Graf--and not by choice. No one ever told me why, but a murky cloud of ill will hung over the whole situation."
http://marksarvas.blogs.com/elegvar/2004/07/the_polite_scre....
"Yet to have done with the Law, not to have that murky cloud hanging over her and the children! What a relief! ...?" http://http://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/g/galsworthy/john/chanc...
"..., Tina suddenly departed Carroll & Graf--and not by choice. No one ever told me why, but a murky cloud of ill will hung over the whole situation."
http://marksarvas.blogs.com/elegvar/2004/07/the_polite_scre....
+2
15 hrs
[a] misty cloud
I don't think any great invention is needed. In both farsi and english, the metaphor is a cliche: English: http://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=navc... Farsi: http://www.google.com/search?hl=de&q="ابری مه آلود"&btnG=Suc...
Peer comment(s):
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Edward Plaisance Jr
: good comment
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thank, Ed! looks like you're holding up well ... interesting times, we live in!
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Farzad Akmali
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