Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
a serious and single-minded devotion
Persian (Farsi) translation:
قاطعانه، از دل و جان
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Ehsan Medi
Oct 13, 2010 17:30
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Hamedan
Native in: Persian (Farsi) 
Works in: English to Persian (Farsi), Persian (Farsi) to English
a serious and single-minded devotion
English to Persian (Farsi)
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Hi My friends, this is a term that I cant find any suitable translation for in Persian. The dictionary suggests مصمم-بااراده for single minded that I think is not good enough. is it OK to translate it to "تک نگرشی" ?
thanks in advance for your help
whole sentence is as follow:
Most of his recorded sayings drive at the cultivation of a serious and single-minded devotion
thanks in advance for your help
whole sentence is as follow:
Most of his recorded sayings drive at the cultivation of a serious and single-minded devotion
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Salman Rostami
Canada
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Canada
Quality is not an accident!
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قاطعانه، از دل و جان
Dear Ehsan,
Please notice that we can't break a couple adjective into its forming parts and later translate it word for word.
"single minded" means very "DETERMINED" or "committed" in English while تک نگرشی is far from this connotative meaning! Furthermore, if you google this Persian adjective, you will not find satisfactory results!
Please notice that we can't break a couple adjective into its forming parts and later translate it word for word.
"single minded" means very "DETERMINED" or "committed" in English while تک نگرشی is far from this connotative meaning! Furthermore, if you google this Persian adjective, you will not find satisfactory results!
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Komeil Zamani Babgohari
Iran
Iran
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Iran
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تک نگرشی
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مصمم also fit in your context
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تک منظوره
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مصمم also fit in your context
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تک منظوره
Peer comment(s):
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Salman Rostami
: Please take a look at my explanation. I hope you find it informative enough.
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Reza Ebrahimi
: single-minded has a positive connotation
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Ali Ramezani
Malaysia
Malaysia
Native in Persian (Farsi)
Malaysia
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مطلق و بی چون و چرا
مطلق و بی چون و چرا
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Reza Ebrahimi
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Reza Rostamzadeh Khosroshahi
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Armineh Johannes
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Ryan Emami
Canada
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Canada
Quality talks!
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وقف خود به صورت جدی و مصمم
Dear Ehsan,
I think the old مصمم would be better than تک نگرشی here. The writer is trying to say that the person has devoted himself to achieving a "single" goal in a serious way. But I believe the strong will of the person is of much greater importance than the person's one--and not two or more--goals. Additionally, تک نگرشی may produce a negative feeling in the reader that the person doesn't, for example, allow for more than one "attitude" or "outlook" in every aspect of life.
HTH
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A possible translation for the whole sentence:
اکثر گفتارهای ضبط شده او به ترویج وقف انسان به صورت جدی و مصمم می پردازد
I think the old مصمم would be better than تک نگرشی here. The writer is trying to say that the person has devoted himself to achieving a "single" goal in a serious way. But I believe the strong will of the person is of much greater importance than the person's one--and not two or more--goals. Additionally, تک نگرشی may produce a negative feeling in the reader that the person doesn't, for example, allow for more than one "attitude" or "outlook" in every aspect of life.
HTH
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A possible translation for the whole sentence:
اکثر گفتارهای ضبط شده او به ترویج وقف انسان به صورت جدی و مصمم می پردازد
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Reza Rostamzadeh Khosroshahi
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Behnam Paran
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Edward Plaisance Jr
Native in English
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Works in: Persian (Farsi) to English, English to Persian (Farsi)
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وفاداری جدی و مصمم
مصمم is probably the closest word here for single-minded.
Single-minded has a very positive connotation. تک نگرشی to me would indicate a "single point of view" or maybe "narrow minded" which would be negative.
Devotion here has no religious connotation. While according to the dictionary وقف can mean devotion, it usually means a "religious endowment". Religious devotion usually means some kind of prayer or prayer service.
There seems to be no exact equivalent in Persian for devotion here. The best word I think is وفاداری
See dictionary.com for the meanings of devotion.
–noun
1.
profound dedication; consecration.
2.
earnest attachment to a cause, person, etc.
3.
an assignment or appropriation to any purpose, cause, etc.: the devotion of one's wealth and time to scientific advancement.
4.
Often, devotions. Ecclesiastical . religious observance or worship; a form of prayer or worship for special use.
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sorry...this is the link http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/devotion
For anyone not familiar with this site, it is a gold mine. It also has a thesaurus, which I often find more useful than the dictionary.
Single-minded has a very positive connotation. تک نگرشی to me would indicate a "single point of view" or maybe "narrow minded" which would be negative.
Devotion here has no religious connotation. While according to the dictionary وقف can mean devotion, it usually means a "religious endowment". Religious devotion usually means some kind of prayer or prayer service.
There seems to be no exact equivalent in Persian for devotion here. The best word I think is وفاداری
See dictionary.com for the meanings of devotion.
–noun
1.
profound dedication; consecration.
2.
earnest attachment to a cause, person, etc.
3.
an assignment or appropriation to any purpose, cause, etc.: the devotion of one's wealth and time to scientific advancement.
4.
Often, devotions. Ecclesiastical . religious observance or worship; a form of prayer or worship for special use.
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sorry...this is the link http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/devotion
For anyone not familiar with this site, it is a gold mine. It also has a thesaurus, which I often find more useful than the dictionary.
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| Thank you. your explanation was so helpful sir |
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