contrayvance

Persian (Farsi) translation: اختراع/دستگاه

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English term or phrase:contrayvance
Persian (Farsi) translation:اختراع/دستگاه
Entered by: Ali Fazel

10:30 Nov 21, 2014
English to Persian (Farsi) translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
English term or phrase: contrayvance
"When I was with Lady Tukes," said Nurse Andrews, "she had such a dainty little contrayvance for the buttah. It was a silvah Cupid balanced on [Page 88] the–on the bordah of a glass dish, holding a tayny fork. And when you wanted some buttah you simply pressed his foot and he bent down and speared you a piece. It was quite a gayme.
R_Esmaili
Iran
اختراع/دستگاه
Explanation:
Actually, the word is "contrivance"
The person in the story speaks informal (?) English.
silvah: silver
gayme: game
tayny: tiny
buttah: butter...
follow the second reference to find the story.
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Ali Fazel
Iran
Local time: 13:36
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5 +2اختراع/دستگاه
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contrayvance--->contrivance
اختراع/دستگاه


Explanation:
Actually, the word is "contrivance"
The person in the story speaks informal (?) English.
silvah: silver
gayme: game
tayny: tiny
buttah: butter...
follow the second reference to find the story.


    Reference: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/contrivance
    Reference: http://books.google.com/books?id=DOMYSDce8J4C&pg=PA38&lpg=PA...
Ali Fazel
Iran
Local time: 13:36
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
PRO pts in category: 12
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Edward Plaisance Jr: It seems to be an "affected" upper class accent, where the final "r" is not pronounced. This is called a non-rhotic accent.
3 hrs
  -> Thank you!

agree  Ramak Milani
1 day 17 hrs
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