It depends how you define “happiness”.

Persian (Farsi) translation: بستگی دارد خوشبختی را چگونه تعریف کنید

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English term or phrase:It depends how you define “happiness”.
Persian (Farsi) translation:بستگی دارد خوشبختی را چگونه تعریف کنید
Entered by: SeiTT

14:50 Jul 28, 2010
English to Persian (Farsi) translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Internet, e-Commerce / Website
English term or phrase: It depends how you define “happiness”.
Greetings,

Please see
http://www.asylum.com/2010/07/01/can-money-buy-happiness-it-...

Can Money Buy Happiness? It Depends How You Define 'Happiness'

All the best, and many thanks,

Simon
SeiTT
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:14
بستگی دارد خوشبختی را چگونه تعریف کنید
Explanation:
or بستگی دارد تعریف شما از خوشبختی چیست

Really close to what the other Hosein said, but "happiness" in his context is more likely to be خوشبختی.
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Hosein H
Iran
Local time: 12:44
Grading comment
many thanks excellent
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +6بستگی دارد خوشبختی را چگونه تعریف کنید
Hosein H
5 +1به تعریف شما از «شادی» بستگی دارد
Ryan Emami
5بستگی داره «شادی» رو چطور تعریف کنید
Ahmad Kabiri


  

Answers


1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
it depends how you define “happiness”.
به تعریف شما از «شادی» بستگی دارد


Explanation:
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Note added at 5 mins (2010-07-28 14:55:57 GMT)
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You can replace شادی with خوشحالی and even خوشبختی. Here's another rendering:

بستگی دارد چگونه خوشحالی/شادی را تعریف کنید.

Ryan Emami
Canada
Local time: 05:14
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Farzad Akmali: I go for your second suggestion with خوشبختی!
2 hrs
  -> Thanks Farzad!
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +6
it depends how you define “happiness”.
بستگی دارد خوشبختی را چگونه تعریف کنید


Explanation:
or بستگی دارد تعریف شما از خوشبختی چیست

Really close to what the other Hosein said, but "happiness" in his context is more likely to be خوشبختی.


Hosein H
Iran
Local time: 12:44
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
Grading comment
many thanks excellent

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Armineh Johannes: armineh johannes
19 mins
  -> Thank You Very Much :)

agree  Farzad Akmali
2 hrs
  -> Thank You Very Much :)

agree  Reza Rostamzadeh Khosroshahi
2 hrs
  -> Thank You Very Much :)

agree  Ali Beikian
3 hrs
  -> Thank You Very Much :)

agree  Behnam Paran
3 hrs
  -> Thank You Very Much :)

agree  Edward Plaisance Jr
13 hrs
  -> Thank You Very Much :)
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
it depends how you define “happiness”.
بستگی داره «شادی» رو چطور تعریف کنید


Explanation:
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Ahmad Kabiri
Iran
Local time: 12:44
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
PRO pts in category: 4
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