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Sting in the tail

Persian (Farsi) translation: به پایان نافرجامی انجامیدن

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English term or phrase:Sting in the tail
Persian (Farsi) translation:به پایان نافرجامی انجامیدن
Entered by: Ehsan Alipour

14:23 Aug 12, 2014
English to Persian (Farsi) translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: Sting in the tail
At first sight this appeared to be a reasonable outcome for Mrs
Hoyt, but there was a sting in the tail.
Habibulla Josefi
United Kingdom
به پایان نافرجامی انجامیدن
Explanation:
an unpleasant end to something that began pleasantly, especially a story or suggestion
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Ehsan Alipour
Local time: 04:54
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +1به پایان نافرجامی انجامیدن
Ehsan Alipour
5پایان غیرمنتظره و ناخوشایند
Mohsen Khodadadi
5پایان تلخ و ناپسند
Amir Heydari Bateni


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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
به پایان نافرجامی انجامیدن


Explanation:
an unpleasant end to something that began pleasantly, especially a story or suggestion


    Reference: http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/a+sting+in+the+tail
Ehsan Alipour
Local time: 04:54
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Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
PRO pts in category: 332
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Asker: tnx


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agree  Amanollah Zawari
0 min
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
پایان غیرمنتظره و ناخوشایند


Explanation:
Please see:
http://dictionary.reverso.net/english-definition/sting in th...

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Note added at 10 mins (2014-08-12 14:33:51 GMT)
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The text can therefore be translated as:
در نگاه اول، این نتیجه ای قابل قبول برای خانم هویت به نظر می رسید، پایان کار اما بسیار ناخوشایند بود

Mohsen Khodadadi
United States
Local time: 22:54
Native speaker of: Native in CatalanCatalan
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
sting in the tail
پایان تلخ و ناپسند


Explanation:
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    Reference: http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/sting
Amir Heydari Bateni
Iran
Local time: 06:24
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
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