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lame gimmick

Persian (Farsi) translation: کاسه ای زیر نیم کاسه

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English term or phrase:lame gimmick
Persian (Farsi) translation:کاسه ای زیر نیم کاسه
Entered by: Mohammad Emami

16:56 May 6, 2011
English to Persian (Farsi) translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: lame gimmick
As in:

How can this amazing application be free? Is there a lame gimmick somewhere?
Mohammad Emami
United Kingdom
کاسه ای زیر نیم کاسه
Explanation:
Is there a lame gimmick somewhere?

کاسه ای زیر نیم کاسه است؟
Selected response from:

Ali Beikian
Iran
Local time: 13:32
Grading comment
Thank you very much. It was actually on the tip of my tongue, but I couldn't retrieve it after all. I think this is the best approach to translate this particular collocation into something functionally equivalent. Furthermore, my understanding is that this translation is more adequate in meaning as well.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +2حقه/ترفند مرموز، لم
Reza Ebrahimi
5 +1دوز و کلک
Mohammad Ali Omrani
5 +1کلک/حقه بی‌خودی
Edward Plaisance Jr
5 +1کاسه ای زیر نیم کاسه
Ali Beikian
5ترفند/حیله ناشناخته/سری
Farzad Akmali
5حقه ساده/پیش پا افتاده
Ahmad Kabiri
5حقه/ ترفند ناکارامد/ بی اثر
Younes Mostafaei
5شعار/حقه تبلیغاتی
Ahmad Hosseinzadeh


  

Answers


6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
حقه/ترفند مرموز، لم


Explanation:
حقه/ترفند مرموز، لم

Reza Ebrahimi
United States
Local time: 03:02
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
PRO pts in category: 138

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ali Ramezani
14 mins
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agree  Mahmoud Akbari
8 hrs
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
ترفند/حیله ناشناخته/سری


Explanation:


Farzad Akmali
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
PRO pts in category: 92
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
دوز و کلک


Explanation:


Mohammad Ali Omrani
Local time: 13:32
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
PRO pts in category: 40

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mahmoud Akbari
8 hrs
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47 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
حقه ساده/پیش پا افتاده


Explanation:
According to Collins Cobuild dictionary, one of the meanings of "lame" is defined as follows:
"If you describe something, for example an excuse, argument, or remark, as lame, you mean that it is poor or weak.


Example sentence(s):
  • اجراهاي او چيزي نيست جز چند حقه ساده که با آنها بدون هيچ زحمتي به راحتي ذهن بينندگان را به چالش مي‌کشد و آنها را فريب مي‌دهد.

    Reference: http://shadegan.org/view/post:4381
Ahmad Kabiri
Iran
Local time: 13:32
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
PRO pts in category: 76
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
حقه/ ترفند ناکارامد/ بی اثر


Explanation:
Lame here shows that the gimmick is unconvincing and ineffectual. So we can render it as ناکارامد or بی اثر, because it does not have the intended effect or it has not the ability to convince people.

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Note added at 1 hr (2011-05-06 18:17:13 GMT)
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Sorry for the typo, I meant ناکارآمد .
در اين نسخه ترفندهاي قديمي و ناكارآمد حذف و ترفندهايي جديد به انتهاي هر فصل اضافه شده است
http://irimarket.parsfa.com/post-255757.html

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Note added at 1 hr (2011-05-06 18:44:05 GMT)
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we may also render it in this way using modulation:
کجای حقه/ ترفند می لنگه؟

Younes Mostafaei
Iran
Local time: 13:32
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
PRO pts in category: 158
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
شعار/حقه تبلیغاتی


Explanation:
با توجه به این که می توانید عبارت مورد نظر را ارتباطی ترجمه کنید، این معادل می تواند مناسب باشد


    Reference: http://www.myindustry.ir/labels/slogan.html
Ahmad Hosseinzadeh
Iran
Local time: 13:32
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
PRO pts in category: 12
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22 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
کلک/حقه بی‌خودی


Explanation:
another option
"lame" here means ineffective/pointless

Edward Plaisance Jr
Local time: 06:02
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 67

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Shaily Zolfagari: I agree with you!
15 hrs
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1 day 22 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
کاسه ای زیر نیم کاسه


Explanation:
Is there a lame gimmick somewhere?

کاسه ای زیر نیم کاسه است؟

Ali Beikian
Iran
Local time: 13:32
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
PRO pts in category: 98
Grading comment
Thank you very much. It was actually on the tip of my tongue, but I couldn't retrieve it after all. I think this is the best approach to translate this particular collocation into something functionally equivalent. Furthermore, my understanding is that this translation is more adequate in meaning as well.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Masoud Fahimkhah: It's exactly what it means. Thanks!
9 mins
  -> Thanks a lot!
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