Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Persian (Farsi) term or phrase:
گرفتار شدن
English translation:
(to be/become) ensnared (in)
Added to glossary by
SeiTT
May 26, 2010 10:18
14 yrs ago
Persian (Farsi) term
گرفتار شدن
Persian (Farsi) to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Novel
Hi
Same sentence-
با اینحال، زیبالنسا بیگم بحکم غزیره بشری و مقتضای جوانی در دام عشق یکی از وزرای پدر گرفتار شد
Many thanks
S
Same sentence-
با اینحال، زیبالنسا بیگم بحکم غزیره بشری و مقتضای جوانی در دام عشق یکی از وزرای پدر گرفتار شد
Many thanks
S
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 | (to be/become) ensnared (in) |
Edward Plaisance Jr
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| 5 +6 | captivated |
Mahmoud Akbari
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| 5 | get / to be caught, to be involved, to be captured |
Ebrahim Golavar
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Proposed translations
10 hrs
Edward Plaisance Jr
Native in English
Specializes in field
20+ yrs experience--native English
Native in: English 
Works in: Persian (Farsi) to English, English to Persian (Farsi)
Related KudoZ points
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554
Selected
(to be/become) ensnared (in)
With the phrase «دردام عشق» this is the vocabulary we are looking for. We could say entrapped but it would be redundant with «دام»
Captivated is really not the word we want here.
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Dictionary definition of captivate:
to attract and hold the attention or interest of, as by beauty or excellence; enchant: Her blue eyes and red hair captivated him.
Perhaps the vizier was captivated by Zibalnesa Begum, but she definitely fell into the trap.
Captivated is really not the word we want here.
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Note added at 1 day10 hrs (2010-05-27 20:39:13 GMT) Post-grading
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Dictionary definition of captivate:
to attract and hold the attention or interest of, as by beauty or excellence; enchant: Her blue eyes and red hair captivated him.
Perhaps the vizier was captivated by Zibalnesa Begum, but she definitely fell into the trap.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Many thanks to all for some excellent insights. In the end I had to go with you, Ed, as one cannot be said to be captivated in a trap."
4 mins
Ebrahim Golavar
Native in Persian (Farsi)
professional, reliable and on time
Native in: Persian (Farsi)
Works in: English to Persian (Farsi), Persian (Farsi) to English, PersianOld(ca600-400B.C.) to English, and 13 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
52
get / to be caught, to be involved, to be captured
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+6
1 min
Mahmoud Akbari
Canada
Canada
Native in Persian (Farsi)
Works in field
Canada
Magic is in the detail!
Native in: Persian (Farsi) 
Works in: English to Persian (Farsi), Persian (Farsi) to English, English to Dari, and 14 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
62
captivated
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Note added at 3 mins (2010-05-26 10:22:06 GMT)
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we can also use attracted or enchanted but captivated gives the best impression.
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Note added at 14 hrs (2010-05-27 00:44:00 GMT)
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In response to Mr. Plaisance Jr. who believes "captivated" is not the right word:
Please search this string: "captivated by love"
Examples are so abundant that I can not choose from and paste here.
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Note added at 3 mins (2010-05-26 10:22:06 GMT)
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we can also use attracted or enchanted but captivated gives the best impression.
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Note added at 14 hrs (2010-05-27 00:44:00 GMT)
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In response to Mr. Plaisance Jr. who believes "captivated" is not the right word:
Please search this string: "captivated by love"
Examples are so abundant that I can not choose from and paste here.
Peer comment(s):
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Farokh Bastan
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thank you very much
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Ali Beikian
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thank you very much
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Salman Rostami
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Thank you, Mr. Rostami.
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Farzad Akmali
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Thank you, Mr. Akmali.
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Mohammad Emami
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thank you very much
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Armineh Johannes
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thank you very much
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drmrfalahati
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thank you very much
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Edward Plaisance Jr
: I feel bad about disagreeing with everyone on this, but "captivate" is really not the word we want here. Especially when we are talking about being caught in the "love trap"
10 hrs
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Nowadays, it is not a single person or dictionary which can dictate what is right or wrong. It is a very powerful and huge tool called the corpus of the web which decides and shows the trend. Please search these two forms and see: captivated* / ensnared*
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