Expressions of similarity (mânand-e, shabih-e)

QuestionAnswer
nose
بینیbini
wide / broad (physically)
پهنpahn
The suspect's nose was wide like an athlete.
بینی متهم مثل یک ورزشکار پهن بود.beeni-ye mottaham mesle yek varzeshkâr pahn bud.
eyebrow
ابروabru
thin / narrow (in width)
باریکbârik
His eyebrow was thin like a pencil.
ابروی او مثل مداد باریک بود.abru-ye u mesle medâd bârik bud.
chin
چانهchâne
similar / like (resembling)
شبیهshabih
His forehead and chin are similar to this portrait.
پیشانی و چانه‌ی او شبیه این پرتره است.pishâni va châne-ye u shabih in portre ast.
mole
خالkhâl
There was a mole on his face, like a black star.
روی صورت او یک خال بود، مانند یک ستاره‌ی سیاه.ru-ye surat-e u yek khâl bud, mânand yek setâre-ye siyâh.
lip
لبlab
This woman has very thin lips, similar to my mother.
این زن لب‌های خیلی باریکی دارد، شبیه مادر من.in zan lab-hâye kheyli bâriki dârad, shabih-e mâdar-e man.
I was not scared anymore, but his eyebrow was like a sword.
من دیگر نمی‌ترسیدم، اما ابروی او شبیه شمشیر بود.man digar nemitarsidam, ammâ abru-ye u shabih-e shamshir bud.
The sketch artist was drawing his face; his forehead was like a wall.
طراح داشت چهره‌ی او را می‌کشید؛ پیشانی‌اش مانند یک دیوار بود.tarrâh dâsht chehre-ye u râ mikeshid; pishâni-ash mânand-e yek divâr bud.
Our colleague was looking at him; the man's nose was like a jug.
همکارمان داشت به او نگاه می‌کرد؛ بینی مرد مانند یک کوزه بود.hamkâremân dâsht be u negâh mikard; bini-ye mard mânand-e yek kuze bud.
Was this thief's chin also wide like his nose?
آیا چانه‌ی این دزد هم مانند بینی‌اش پهن بود؟âyâ châne-ye in dozd ham mânand bini-ash pahn bud?
His lip and chin were normal, but he had a big mole like a coin.
لب و چانه‌ی او عادی بود، اما یک خال بزرگ شبیه سکه داشت.lab o châne-ye u âdi bud, ammâ yek khâl-e bozorg shabih-e sekke dâsht.
round
گردgerd
I saw him in the street; his face is round like a ball.
در خیابان دیدمش؛ صورت او مانند توپ گرد است.dar khiyâbân didamash; sûrat u mânand tup gerd ast.
Since the criminal is wearing a hat, his face seems like a shadow.
از آنجا که مجرم کلاه پوشیده است، صورت او شبیه سایه به نظر می‌رسد.az ânjâ ke mojrem kolâh pushide ast, surat u shabih sâye be nazar mirasad.
jaw
فکfak
His jaw is strong like a stone, therefore it is necessary that you draw it precisely.
فک او مانند سنگ محکم است، بنابراین لازم است که آن را دقیق بکشید.fak-e u mânand-e sang mohkam ast, banâbarin lâzem ast ke ân râ daqiq bekeshid.
mustache
سبیلsebil
It has been two hours that the detective is searching for a man with a mustache like a black line.
دو ساعت است که کارآگاه دنبال مردی با سبیلی شبیه یک خط سیاه می‌گردد.do sâ'at ast ke kârâgâh donbâl-e mardi bâ sebili shabih-e yek khat-e siyâh migardad.
Is his mole round like a coin?
آیا خال او مانند یک سکه گرد است؟âyâ khâl-e u mânand yek sekke gerd ast?
The suspect has a strong jaw similar to a tiger.
مظنون فک محکمی شبیه ببر دارد.maznun fak mohkami shabih-e babr dârad.
elongated / long (stretched, drawn out)
کشیدهkeshide
That man's mustache is like my father's mustache and his face is long.
سبیل آن مرد شبیه سبیل پدر من است و صورت او کشیده است.sebile ân mard shabihe sebile pedare man ast o surate u keshide ast.
The thief's face is long like this picture.
صورت دزد مانند این عکس کشیده است.surat-e dozd mânand in aks keshide ast.

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