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A large bedroom for a number of people in a school or institution

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Dormitory

خوابگاه

Exp: I met Mohammad in dormitory

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Have a good/bad relationship with sb

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Get on (well/badly with sb)

با کسی خوب یا بد بودن

Exp: I get on very well with my cousin

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Have some similar intrests

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Have sth in common

چیز مشترک داشتن

Exp: My wife and I have few in common

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Meet , Write, Phone or Text sb regulary

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Keep/be in touch (with sb)

ارتباط نگه داشتن با کسی

Exp: I manage to keep in touch with my university friends

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The ability to laugh and find sth funny

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Sense of humor

شوخ طبعی

Exp: Both brothers have a great sense of humor

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The way you think or feel about sth

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Attitude

نگرش

Exp: he has a positive attitude towards life

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Feel sure that sb will do what they say they will do

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rely on sb, adj. reliable

حساب کردن روی کسی (صفت. قابل اتکا)

Exp: I rely on my close friends

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I Have + past participence

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برای بیان تجربیات
برای کاری که از گذشته شروع شده و هنوز تمام نشده

Exp: I have worked for this company for 5 years

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9
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Meet sb a number of times and become friends

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Get to know sb

کسی را بیشتر شناختن

Exp: My wife and I got to know each other when we were student

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Meet for a social reason

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Get together

دور هم جمع شدن

Exp: Shall we get together for a drink?

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Used when a problem happens in a situation or relationship

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Go wrong

به مشکل خوردن

Exp: then it all went wrong

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not now, not as before

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No longer

نه دیگه

Exp: Jack no longer gets on with dan

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Begin to understand sth that you didn’t know before

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Realize

پی بردن

Exp: I realized that I need to take an english course

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مسائل غیر مهم

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Trivial matters

Exp: do not bother wasting that energy on trivial matters

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15
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Something that brings about an effect or a result

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Cause, SYN. lead to, result in, end up

باعث نتیجه ای شدن

Exp: Smoking can cause lung cancer.

The company’s poor management led to/resulted in its bankruptcy.

I tried to fix my computer myself, but I ended up making it worse.

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Stop communicating with each other

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Lose touch

رابطه نداشتن

Exp: I lost touch with them

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a thing that is required as a prior condition for something else to happen or exist

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prerequisite

پیش نیاز

Exp : Passing a written exam is a prerequisite to taking the advanced course

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friend who will disappear when things get tough

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fair-weather friend

رفیق روزهای خوب

Exp: She thought she had a friend for life, but he was just a fair weather friend

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a person who is or pretends to be a friend but who is also in some ways an enemy or rival

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frenemy

دشمن دوست نما

Exp: Rob called the company a frenemy of the internet generation

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20
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make a relationship stronger

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cement a relationship

یک رابطه را محکم کردن

Exp: You grow closer, cement your relationship, indeed, by shouldering life’s burdens together

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end a relationship

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cut off/severe relationship

پایان دادن به رابطه

Exp: I cut off/severe my relationship with him

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دو طرفه

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mutual

Exp: my father hated him from the start and the feeling was mutual.

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be loyal, dedicated, devoted, or faithful to it.

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be committed to

به چیزی یا کسی تعهد داشتن

Exp: We are committed to the ideal of equality.

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the state or quality of being dedicated to a cause, activity, etc.

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commitment

تعهد

Exp: We made a commitment to keep working together

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to provide with something needed or wanted especially : to arrange a date for

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fix up

جور کردن

Exp: I fixed up an appointment to see her

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26
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to pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to someone

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hit on sb

مخ کسی را زدن

Exp: I can’t believe that the bartender hit on me!

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to pretend that one is less interested or attracted than one really is in order to make oneself more attractive

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play hard to get

ناز کردن

Exp: She’s playing hard to get.

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28
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to make something suitable for a new use or purpose

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adapt

سازگار شدن

Exp: The animals have adapted to living in the desert.

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very skilled or proficient at something

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adept, skillful

ماهر

Exp: I am adept at heading difficult situatuions

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it is the usual way of doing things in a particular society or community

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It is the custom

این یه فرهنگ است

Exp: It is the custom to shake hands when meeting someone in America

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stop being in a romantic relationship (with sb)

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break up (with sb)

قطع رابطه عاشقانه

Exp: He and his girlfriend had a big argument and broke up.

32
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have sb as boyfriend/girlfriend

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go out with sb

با کسی بیرون رفتن

Exp: we started to go out with one another

33
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having a boyfriend/girlfriend for a long time

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in a serious relationship

در یک رابطه جدی

Exp: Is your friend in a serious relationship?

34
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a child with no brothers and sisters

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Only child

تک فرزند

Exp: she was an only child from a single-parent family.

35
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a childhood that was difficult or unhappy because of problems within the family or other factors

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Unhappy/troubled childhood

دوران کودکی نامناسب

Exp: She had a troubled childhood because her parents were alcoholics.

36
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someone who takes care of a child who is not their own for a period of time

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foster parent

والد رضاعی

Exp: He was raised by his foster parents after his mother died.

37
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to indicate that something is said or believed by someone or something else.

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according to sb/sth

با توجه به چیزی یا کسی

Exp: According to the news, there will be a storm tomorrow.

38
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exactly the same

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Identical

همسان

Exp: I have two sisters who are identical twins

39
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when two things happen in the same way or at the same time, both of them surprising

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Coincidence

اتفاقی

Exp: It’s no coincidence that he always gets the best grades in class.

40
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a brother or sister

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sibling

خواهر یا برادر

Exp: My sister’s husband, my brother-in-law , has two siblings.

41
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coming or happening before or earlier

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previous

قبلی

Exp: Previous generations of their families originally came from the same city in Poland.

42
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be in the same family as sb

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be related (to sb)
noun. relative, relation

با کسی نسبت داشتن

Exp: How are you related with each other?

43
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two people have agreed to get married

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get/be engaged

نامزد شدن

Exp: It is the custom for many couples to get engaged before they get married.

44
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a formal public event

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ceremony

مراسم

Exp: religious ceremony, civil ceremony

45
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a place where births, marriages, and deaths are officially recorded, and where people can get married without a religious ceremony

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Registry office

محضر

Exp: The birth was registered at the local registry office

46
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a meal and/or party after the wedding

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reception

پذیرایی عروسی

Exp: During the reception, several people make speeches and wish the couple a happy marriage.

47
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a strong feeling that sth is true or real

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belief

اعتقاد قوی

Exp: recent statistics do not support the belief that most couples say they ‘marry for life’.

48
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stop being together

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separate

جدا شدن یا جدا بودن

Exp: My parents separated when I was a child.

49
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not having sth or not having enough of sth

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lack (of sth)

خالی بودن از یا کافی نبودن برای چیزی

Exp: He lacks motivation to study

50
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happening all the time or again and again

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constant, continuous

ادامه دار

Exp: The constant stream of visitors was overwhelming

51
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a small unit of family that is closest to a person. It typically includes parents, siblings, spouse, and children

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Immediate family

خانواده درجه یک

Exp: Only immediate family members are allowed to visit the patient

52
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a relative who is not closely related to you by blood or marriage

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distant relative

فامیل دور

Exp: I met a distant relative at the family reunion

53
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a family that
has good relationships, where everyone loves each other and helps each other

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close-knit family

خانواده متحد

Exp: If you were raised in a
loving family, then you probably had a carefree childhood

54
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when sb had nothing to worry about
when were young

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carefree childhood

کودکی آرام و بدون مشکل

Exp: I had a carefree childhood playing with my friends in the park

55
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a family in which the relationships are bad or unhealthy

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dysfunctional family

خانواده از هم گسیخته

Exp: The Smiths are a dysfunctional family because they constantly argue with each other

56
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a separation in which there were
bad/angry feelings between the husband and wife

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bitter divorce

طلاق تلخ

Exp: The couple’s divorce was bitter because they fought over everything

57
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the legal right to make decisions about a child’s upbringing, including education, healthcare, and religion

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custody of the children

حضانت فرزندان

Exp: The father was granted custody of the children

58
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the ex-husband and ex-wife share the responsibility of caring for the kids

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joint custody

حضانت مشترک

Exp: a judge can grant joint custody to the parnets

59
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have a polite
relationship without conflicts

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on good terms with sb

رابطه بدون کشمکش

Exp: If it was a mutual divorce then they will probably stay on good terms with each other

60
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The time when the baby is planned to arrive

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due date

زمان به دنیا آمدن بچه

Exp: The baby is due in mid-October

61
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care for a child, teaching them how to behave

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bring sb up

تربیت کردن

Exp: I was brought up by my father and stepmother

62
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the fact of being in a particular place

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presence

حضور

Exp: I know the presence of a new woman in the family can be difficult.

63
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very similar

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alike

شبیه بودن

Exp: we are not alike in looks or character

64
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get a skill, habit ,etc. by chance , without making an effort to get it

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pick sth up

اخلاقی را از کسی گرفتن

Exp: I’ve picked up one or two of her good habits.

65
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a typical feature or quality that sb has

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characteristic

مشخصه

Exp: I have got one or two of my mother characteristics

66
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easy to see or understand

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Apparent, obvious

آشکار، ظاهر

Exp: it became apparent that he was talented

67
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they make you remember or think about the other person, place, thing, etc. because they are similar in some way

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remind sb of sb/sth

کسی را یاد چیزی انداختن

Exp: It reminds me of my trip to south.

68
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be similar or alike in appearance, character, or behavior.

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resemble sb/sth

شبیه کسی یا چیزی بودن (بیشتر از لحاظ ظاهری)

Exp: The two brothers resemble each other so closely that they are often mistaken for twins.

69
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you look or behave like an older member of your family

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take after sb

اخلاقی را ارث بردن

Exp: The youngest son takes after his father in terms of his love for sports.

70
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become involved in a situation or activity where one is not wanted or needed

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interfere in

دخالت کردن

Exp: It’s not a good idea to interfere in other people’s relationships.

71
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a man who is courting or seeking the affection of a woman, especially with the intention of marriage.

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suitor

خواستگار

Exp: The young woman’s father was very protective and screened all her suitors carefully.

72
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till the end of your life

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for life

تا آخر عمر

Exp: Do you believe that couples should stay together for life?

73
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having the same space or time between each thing and the next

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on a regular basis

به طور منظم

Exp: What do you do on a regular basis that helps you with the stress?

74
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as time passes

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over time

به مرور

Exp: Do you think that people will stop using plastic over time?

75
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most of the time, on the whole

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In general

در مجموع

Exp: In general, do you think you are a happy person?

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