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English translation: My one and only

10:36 Jan 14, 2019
Persian (Farsi) to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
Persian (Farsi) term or phrase: همه کس
نامه ای به همه کسم و هیچ کسم

This is a subtitle of a book. "A letter to my everyone and no one"? doesn't seem to be correct.
Faezeh Robinson
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:48
English translation:My one and only
Explanation:
You can say :you are my one and only
The example is provided in the link. It is a famous song.
This is the best way to say همه کسم

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Note added at 12 mins (2019-01-14 10:48:30 GMT)
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A letter to my one and only.
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Sina Salehi
Germany
Local time: 10:48
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2My one and only
Sina Salehi
5everything
Zeynab Tajik
5همه و هیچ کسم
Morad Seif
3 +1my only one
Hamidreza Ghobadi Rad


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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
my only one


Explanation:
I think همه کسم means the most special person to me.

Hamidreza Ghobadi Rad
Native speaker of: Persian (Farsi)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Seyedsina Mirarabshahi
10 days
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
everything


Explanation:
I think everything sounds better in English.

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Note added at 5 mins (2019-01-14 10:42:08 GMT)
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"A letter to my everything" sounds good, but 'nothing' doesn't. Maybe it should be "A letter to my everything and nothing less".

Zeynab Tajik
Spain
Local time: 10:48
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Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
PRO pts in category: 64
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
My one and only


Explanation:
You can say :you are my one and only
The example is provided in the link. It is a famous song.
This is the best way to say همه کسم

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Note added at 12 mins (2019-01-14 10:48:30 GMT)
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A letter to my one and only.


    https://www.google.com/amp/s/genius.com/amp/Forecast-80s-youre-my-one-and-only-lyrics
Sina Salehi
Germany
Local time: 10:48
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
PRO pts in category: 20
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Amir Arzani: Most of the suggestions proposed are also correct, so bottom line it just depends on which one you fancy best or suits the tone. Personally, I like this one.
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agree  Akram Mohebbi
12 days
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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
همه و هیچ کسم


Explanation:
Let's paraphrase the English text as follows:
A letter to the one who is everyone of mine, yet nothing of mine.

This seems to be an intentional 'Paradox' implying that a person to whom the letter is written is the dearest to the writer, yet the least caring person to him/her.

Morad Seif
Türkiye
Local time: 11:48
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Persian (Farsi)
PRO pts in category: 12
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