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hardly ever Explanation: جسته گریخته means به ندرت، گاهگاه، کم، sporadically , rarely -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 19 hrs (2013-04-11 14:30:33 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- for the meaning of جسته گریخته, plz refer to this: https://www.google.com/search?q=جسته گریخته=؟&ie=utf-8&oe=ut... |
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more or less Explanation: I believe جسته و گریخته here simply means کم وبیش. Reference: http://fa.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%87_%DA... |
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haphazardly/inconsistently Explanation: This is Aryanpur's suggestion...sounds good |
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every so often/every now and then Explanation: In this sentence it means: هرزگاهی/ گاهگاهی/گهگاهی so the best equivalence can be: every so often, or every now and then Reference: http://merriam-webster.com |
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infrequently- rarely- seldom Explanation: infrequently- rarely- seldom |
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desultory; stray Explanation: . Reference: http://farsilookup.com/p2e/seek.jsp?lang=fa&word=%D8%AC%D8%B... |
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