Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Persian (Farsi) term or phrase:
دهان به دهان گشتن
English translation:
spread mouth to mouth
Added to glossary by
Ebrahim Golavar
Jul 16, 2010 12:56
13 yrs ago
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Persian (Farsi) term
دهان به دهان گشتن
Persian (Farsi) to English
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More context would be:
اما مسائل مربوط به آیین جدید در میان مردم و خانواده های مکه دهان به دهان می گشت
اما مسائل مربوط به آیین جدید در میان مردم و خانواده های مکه دهان به دهان می گشت
Proposed translations
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| 5 +2 | spread mouth to mouth |
Ebrahim Golavar
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| 5 +4 | pass from mouth to mouth |
Ali Beikian
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| 5 | to go round |
Abdulvahed
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| 4 | word of mouth |
FIROOZEH FARHANG
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Change log
Jul 17, 2010 15:41: Ebrahim Golavar Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Ebrahim Golavar
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Native in: Persian (Farsi)
Works in: English to Persian (Farsi), Persian (Farsi) to English, PersianOld(ca600-400B.C.) to English, and 13 more.
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spread mouth to mouth
this is an idiomatic expression. It means that such issues spread among people orally from one person to another or even one generation to another.
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Comment: "Many thanks to all suggestions!"
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41 mins
Ali Beikian
Iran
Iran
Native in Persian (Farsi)
Works in field
Iran
High-quality Farsi (Persian) Services
Native in: Persian (Farsi) 
Works in: English to Persian (Farsi), Persian (Farsi) to English, Dari to English
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pass from mouth to mouth
from mouth to mouth: from one person to another, by word of mouth
Examples:
This is a message to pass from mouth to mouth.
His apt sayings would pass from mouth to mouth and be quoted in sermons and public addresses.
But such a secret could not pass from mouth to mouth, with the rest of the story.
Among posterity your names and deeds will pass from mouth to mouth, from your sons to your grand- children and great-grand -children.
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Note added at 55 mins (2010-07-16 13:52:00 GMT)
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The verb 'pass' can be replace by 'spread'.
Examples:
The news spread from mouth to mouth, until the whole encampment became powerfully agitated.
The word spread from mouth to mouth, and soon everyone knew: the earth was breaking up.
Examples:
This is a message to pass from mouth to mouth.
His apt sayings would pass from mouth to mouth and be quoted in sermons and public addresses.
But such a secret could not pass from mouth to mouth, with the rest of the story.
Among posterity your names and deeds will pass from mouth to mouth, from your sons to your grand- children and great-grand -children.
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Note added at 55 mins (2010-07-16 13:52:00 GMT)
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The verb 'pass' can be replace by 'spread'.
Examples:
The news spread from mouth to mouth, until the whole encampment became powerfully agitated.
The word spread from mouth to mouth, and soon everyone knew: the earth was breaking up.
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to go round
From oxford dictionary:( of news, a story, etc) to pass from person to person; to circulate. There is a rumor going round that sue and david are having an affair
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Note added at 15 hrs (2010-07-17 04:50:04 GMT)
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to go round/around/about
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Note added at 15 hrs (2010-07-17 04:50:04 GMT)
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to go round/around/about
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FIROOZEH FARHANG
Native in Persian (Farsi)
Words travel worlds ...
Native in: French (Variants: Standard-France, Canadian) , Persian (Farsi)
Works in: English to French, Persian (Farsi) to French, French to English, and 4 more.
word of mouth
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