Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Persian (Farsi) term or phrase:
عاقبت زیادخواهی
English translation:
the wages of greed
Added to glossary by
SeiTT
Nov 29, 2010 10:38
13 yrs ago
Persian (Farsi) term
عاقبت زیادخواهی
Non-PRO
Persian (Farsi) to English
Art/Literary
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Idiomatic Expressions
Greetings,
I think this must be idiomatic.
Please see:
http://forum.iranproud.com/showthread.php?304300-شانس-بزرگ-و...
More context:
شانس بزرگ و عاقبت زیادخواهی
All the best, and many thanks,
Simon
I think this must be idiomatic.
Please see:
http://forum.iranproud.com/showthread.php?304300-شانس-بزرگ-و...
More context:
شانس بزرگ و عاقبت زیادخواهی
All the best, and many thanks,
Simon
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +2 | the wages of greed |
Edward Plaisance Jr
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| 5 +2 | the consequence of greediness |
Alireza Amini
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| 5 +1 | the consequence of acquisitiveness |
Maryam Aghababaei
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| 5 | end/result of wanting more |
Farzad Akmali
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Proposed translations
+2
10 hrs
Edward Plaisance Jr
Native in English
Specializes in field
20+ yrs experience--native English
Native in: English 
Works in: Persian (Farsi) to English, English to Persian (Farsi)
Related KudoZ points
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236
Selected
the wages of greed
another option, somewhat literary
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Many thanks! Perfect!"
11 mins
Farzad Akmali
Native in Persian (Farsi)
Works in field
Commited to quality, Commited to you!
Native in: Persian (Farsi)
Works in: English to Persian (Farsi), Persian (Farsi) to English, Persian (Farsi), and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
32
end/result of wanting more
+2
47 mins
Alireza Amini
Türkiye
Türkiye
Native in Persian (Farsi)
Türkiye
committed to quality & accuracy
Native in: Persian (Farsi)
Works in: English to Persian (Farsi), Persian (Farsi) to English, Turkish to Persian (Farsi), and 3 more.
the consequence of greediness
the consequence of greediness
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Behnam Paran
: I think «زیادخواهی» and «زیادﻩخواهی» are exactly the same thing. However «زیادﻩخواهی» is much more common.
1 hr
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Thanks so much, dear collogue
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| agree |
Ramak Milani
1 hr
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Thank You
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+1
2 hrs
Maryam Aghababaei
Native in Persian (Farsi)
Native in: Persian (Farsi) 
Works in: English to Persian (Farsi), Persian (Farsi) to English
the consequence of acquisitiveness
the consequence of acquisitiveness
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