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همزاد

English translation: doppelgänger/evil twin

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Persian (Farsi) term or phrase:همزاد
English translation:doppelgänger/evil twin
Entered by: Ali Beikian

10:06 Sep 16, 2010
Persian (Farsi) to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Cinema, Film, TV, Drama / Synopsis
Persian (Farsi) term or phrase: همزاد
اما همزاد او می‌گوید که من بخشی از وجود تو هستم
مرا که همزاد اهریمن بودم از خود راندند
Sasan Zangeneh Bar
Belgium
Local time: 07:31
doppelgänger
Explanation:
In fiction, folklore, and popular culture, a doppelgänger ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a tangible double of a living person that typically represents evil. In the vernacular, the word doppelgänger has come to refer (as in German) to any double or look-alike of a person.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doppelgänger

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Note added at 13 mins (2010-09-16 10:20:01 GMT)
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We should be careful not to mistake "double" (a person who looks exactly the same as someone else - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double) or "look-alike" (a person who closely resembles another person - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Look-alike) for doppelgänger.
Selected response from:

Ali Beikian
Iran
Local time: 09:01
Grading comment
Thanks Ali!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +12doppelgänger
Ali Beikian
5 +7evil twin
Edward Plaisance Jr


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +12
doppelgänger


Explanation:
In fiction, folklore, and popular culture, a doppelgänger ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a tangible double of a living person that typically represents evil. In the vernacular, the word doppelgänger has come to refer (as in German) to any double or look-alike of a person.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doppelgänger

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Note added at 13 mins (2010-09-16 10:20:01 GMT)
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We should be careful not to mistake "double" (a person who looks exactly the same as someone else - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double) or "look-alike" (a person who closely resembles another person - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Look-alike) for doppelgänger.

Ali Beikian
Iran
Local time: 09:01
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thanks Ali!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  aaryan: wow! Never heard of it, good one!
5 mins
  -> Thank you very much!
agree  Mohammad Reza Razaghi: Yes!
1 hr
  -> Thank you very much, Sir!
agree  Komeil Zamani Babgohari: Exactly fit into context Dear Ali
1 hr
  -> Thank you very much, Sir!
agree  Reza Mohammadnia
1 hr
  -> Thank you very much, Sir!
agree  Mojtaba Danesh
1 hr
  -> Thank you very much, Sir!
agree  Edward Plaisance Jr: good one
3 hrs
  -> Thank you very much!
agree  Armineh Johannes: armineh johannes
3 hrs
  -> Thank you very much!
agree  Reza Rostamzadeh Khosroshahi
17 hrs
  -> Thank you very much!
agree  Behnam Paran
1 day 20 hrs
  -> Thank you very much!
agree  Ahmad Kabiri
2 days 21 hrs
  -> Thank you very much!
agree  Ryan Emami
2 days 22 hrs
  -> Thank you very much!
agree  Hosein H
4 days
  -> Thank you very much!
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +7
evil twin


Explanation:
This usage is more conversational. Doppelganger as suggested by Alik Beikian is the more literary one.

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Note added at 7 hrs (2010-09-16 17:26:11 GMT)
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Ooops...sorry about the typo on you name...I just noticed it.

Edward Plaisance Jr
Local time: 01:31
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 61

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ali Beikian
12 mins
  -> thanks!
agree  Mojtaba Danesh
1 hr
  -> thanks!
agree  Komeil Zamani Babgohari
5 hrs
  -> thanks!
agree  Reza Rostamzadeh Khosroshahi
13 hrs
  -> thanks!
agree  Behnam Paran
1 day 17 hrs
  -> thanks!
agree  Ryan Emami
2 days 20 hrs
  -> thanks!
agree  Hosein H
4 days
  -> thanks!
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