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positive physical oppression

16:41 Nov 27, 2012
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English to Persian (Farsi) translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
English term or phrase: positive physical oppression
Maggie was resting her elbow on the table, leaning her head on her hand and looking at Philip with half-penitent dependent affection, as she said this; while he was returning her gaze with an expression that, to her consciousness, gradually became less vague,–became charged with a specific recollection. Had his mind flown back to something that she now remembered,–something about a lover of Lucy's? It was a thought that made her shudder; it gave new definiteness to her present position, and to the tendency of what had happened the evening before. She moved her arm from the table, urged to change her position by that positive physical oppression at the heart that sometimes accompanies a sudden mental pang.
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2پریشانی آشکار جسمی
Zeynab Tajik
5 +1فشار شدید (جسمی) در قلبش / قلبش تیر کشید و ...
Neda Namvar Kohan
5دغدغه /اندوه/رنج واقعی
Hojat Borumandi
5دلهره/ دلشوره /دل آشوب /اضطراب شدید/
Mina Ahmadi
4بار/سنگینی قاطع جسمی
Edward Plaisance Jr


  

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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
پریشانی آشکار جسمی


Explanation:
با آن پریشانی/ آشفتگی آشکار جسمی در قلبش که گاه با درد ناگهانی روحش همراه می شد

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Note added at 20 mins (2012-11-27 17:02:06 GMT)
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one of the meanings of "positive" is "clear" and in Millennium Dictionary is is translated as "آشکار/ مطلق...."Considering the context, I think it is what meant here.
http://thesaurus.com/browse/positive

Zeynab Tajik
Spain
Local time: 14:43
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Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
PRO pts in category: 249

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ehsan Alipour
10 mins
  -> thank you.
agree  Alireza Amini: I suppose it's better not to use parishani in collocation with jesmi ...something like feshar seems more appropraite or anything which is related to jesmi...
29 mins
  -> thank you; However, I think "پریشانی" is a good option too; especially that it is a literary text. Literary discourse is typical for its خرق عادت!if I were to translate this text, I would use even آشفتگی آشکار because of the alliteration! :)
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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
فشار شدید (جسمی) در قلبش / قلبش تیر کشید و ...


Explanation:
فشار شدیدی در قلبش که گاهی با سوزشی دردناک در روح همراه است، باعث شد حالت خود را تغییر دهد
قلبش تیر کشید و با ضربه ای ناگهانی که حس کرد به روحش وارد شد، حالت خود را تغییر داد

As this is a literary text and not an informative one, you need not to follow the words exactly as they are and translate them literally. You can even change the structure. But if it is only the meaning of this phrase that you're looking for, that's another issue.

Oppression at the heart means pressure felt at the heart. It is a tensive pain felt at the heart. That's why I think it is equal to تیر کشیدن in farsi.
Positive here is used for emphasis as in the journey was a positive nightmare. It also means severe.

Neda Namvar Kohan
Iran
Local time: 16:13
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
PRO pts in category: 64

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ehsan Karimi
9 mins
  -> Thank you
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38 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
دغدغه /اندوه/رنج واقعی


Explanation:
based on the context, I think physical means: real or sth really felt because of the word "heart" as indicated in the text: that positive physical oppression at the heart

Hojat Borumandi
Iran
Local time: 16:13
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Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi), Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 32
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
دلهره/ دلشوره /دل آشوب /اضطراب شدید/


Explanation:
positive= به تمام معنی
physical oppression at heart= دل آشوب/ دلهره/اضطراب

... دلشوره شدیدی که گاهی وقت ها با یک عذاب الیم روانی (روحی) توام می شد

Mina Ahmadi
United States
Local time: 08:43
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Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
PRO pts in category: 131
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1 day 1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
بار/سنگینی قاطع جسمی


Explanation:
بار/سنگینی قاطع جسمی به دلش
Oppression here means "heavy feeling"
Positive means "real/strong"

Edward Plaisance Jr
Local time: 08:43
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 113
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