Glossary entry

Persian (Farsi) term or phrase:

خفت‌بار

English translation:

humiliating

Added to glossary by SeiTT
Aug 4, 2010 13:46
13 yrs ago
Persian (Farsi) term

خفت‌بار

Persian (Farsi) to English Art/Literary Internet, e-Commerce Website
Greetings,

Please see this page for خفت‌بار:
http://www.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=8510300145

اين استاد دانشگاه با بيان اين كه تبعيد خفت‌بار رضاخان بعد از سقوط شهريور 1320

All the best, and many thanks,

Simon

Proposed translations

+6
3 mins
Selected

humiliating

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Peer comment(s):

agree Behnam Paran
56 mins
agree Reza Rostamzadeh Khosroshahi
1 hr
agree Hosein H
1 hr
agree Salman Rostami
2 hrs
agree Ali Beikian
7 hrs
agree Farzad Akmali
1 day 2 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "many thanks very good indeed"
+1
10 mins

degrading, debasing, demotioning,

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Peer comment(s):

agree Ali Beikian
8 hrs
thanks a lot
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+1
13 mins

ignoble

Cambridge:

ignoble
ignoble /ɪgˈnəʊ.bļ/ US /-ˈnoʊ-/
adjective FORMAL
morally bad and making you feel ashamed:
an ignoble action/idea

Given the above definition of ignoble, I believe it is an appropriate equivalent for خفت بار since both make the person feel ashamed.
Peer comment(s):

agree Ali Beikian
8 hrs
Thank you!
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+1
1 hr

ignominious

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Peer comment(s):

agree Ali Beikian
7 hrs
Thanks a lot!
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