Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Persian (Farsi) term or phrase:
کف زنی
English translation:
clap/ pickpocket
Added to glossary by
SeiTT
Mar 5, 2013 08:28
11 yrs ago
Persian (Farsi) term
کف زنی
Persian (Farsi) to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Colloquial Dialogue
Greetings,
Apologies for the unsatisfactory context – I'm afraid this is all I have:
“The only word that I think is کف زنی /kaf zani/. It means that someone deceives you (usually by faking an event or character) and then takes or steals your money.”
Best wishes, and many thanks,
Simon
Apologies for the unsatisfactory context – I'm afraid this is all I have:
“The only word that I think is کف زنی /kaf zani/. It means that someone deceives you (usually by faking an event or character) and then takes or steals your money.”
Best wishes, and many thanks,
Simon
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | clap/ pickpocket |
Younes Mostafaei
|
| 5 +1 | swindle |
Mohsen Askary
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| 5 | bill-counting scam; change-raising scam |
Mohammad Ali Moinfar (X)
|
Proposed translations
+1
6 mins
Younes Mostafaei
Iran
Iran
Native in Persian (Farsi)
Specializes in field
Iran
+15 Years of Professional Experience!
Native in: Persian (Farsi) (Variant: Iranian (standard)) 
Works in: English to Persian (Farsi), English to Dari, Persian (Farsi) to English
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96
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clap/ pickpocket
These are completely different. کف زنی means clapping, while کیف زنی means to pickpocket.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Many thanks, perfect."
+1
45 mins
Mohsen Askary
Native in Persian (Farsi)
Specializes in field
Farsi (Persian) LSP | +10 yrs Experience
Native in: Persian (Farsi)
Works in: English to Persian (Farsi), Persian (Farsi) to English
Related KudoZ points
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44
swindle
"kaf zani" is different from "kif zani".
You can take a look at my reference to get the complete meaning of "kaf zani".
You can take a look at my reference to get the complete meaning of "kaf zani".
1 day 9 hrs
bill-counting scam; change-raising scam
Please see my note above about the meaning of this slang in contemporary Persian.
Please also see:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_confidence_tricks (Change raising)
Please also see:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_confidence_tricks (Change raising)
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