Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
metropolitan theorizing
Persian (Farsi) translation:
نظریه پردازی مربوط به کلان شهرها
Added to glossary by
Ashkan Gholami
Oct 23, 2011 20:37
12 yrs ago
English term
Iran
Translation is at best an echo.
Native in: Persian (Farsi) 
Works in: English to Persian (Farsi), Persian (Farsi) to English
metropolitan theorizing
English to Persian (Farsi)
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
It's related to post-colonial theory
Proposed translations
(Persian (Farsi))
| 5 | نظریه پردازی مربوط به کلان شهرها |
Abouzar Oraki
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| 5 | نظریه پردازی شهری |
Komeil Zamani Babgohari
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| 5 | نظریه پردازی ناشی از کشورهای مستعمره دار |
Edward Plaisance Jr
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| 4 | نظریه پردازی متروپولیتن |
Zeynab Tajik
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Proposed translations
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Abouzar Oraki
Native in Persian (Farsi)
Specializes in field
Persian (Farsi)English Translation
Native in: Persian (Farsi)
Works in: English to Persian (Farsi), Persian (Farsi) to English
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4
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نظریه پردازی مربوط به کلان شهرها
Based on Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary, Metropolis means a very large city, often the most important city in a large area or country, which means کلان شهر in Persian.
The adjective "metropolitan" comes from this word.
The adjective "metropolitan" comes from this word.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thank you Mr, Oraki"
30 mins
Zeynab Tajik
Spain
Spain
Native in Persian (Farsi)
Specializes in field
Spain
Building Trust by Excellence
Native in: Persian (Farsi) 
Works in: English to Persian (Farsi), Persian (Farsi) to English, Spanish to Persian (Farsi), and 2 more.
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249
نظریه پردازی متروپولیتن
it refers to globalization I think. but it's better to transliterate it to show that it exclusively relates to post-colonial theory.
Peer comment(s):
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Edward Plaisance Jr
: maybe with a footnote to explain that "metropolitan" refers to the home territory of a colonial country. (American Heritage Dictionary) See first book review in: http://hopkins1.edublogs.org/files/2010/10/Southern-Theory-r...
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exactly.
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Abouzar Oraki
: متروپولیتن is not a Persian term.
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when we transliterate an English item, the target is not in Persian! is it?
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Komeil Zamani Babgohari
Iran
Iran
Native in Persian (Farsi)
Specializes in field
Iran
Integrity and Fidelity Talk!
Native in: Persian (Farsi)
Works in: English to Persian (Farsi), Persian (Farsi) to English, Persian (Farsi)
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4
نظریه پردازی شهری
نظریه پردازی شهری
22 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)
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113
نظریه پردازی ناشی از کشورهای مستعمره دار
I am offering this by way of explanation.
"metropolitan" here has a very special meaning in sociology...it refers to the "mother" country or the "home" territory of a colonizing country. It doesn't mean "related to big cities".
Read the first review in http://hopkins1.edublogs.org/files/2010/10/Southern-Theory-r... and you will see how it is used. The main contrast is between "metropolitan" and "southern" meaning, respectively, colonial power and colonized land.
I still prefer the transliteration suggested by Zeinab Tajik, since I assume this writing is for the sociology community.
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Note added at 7 days (2011-10-31 17:43:56 GMT) Post-grading
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See also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropole
"metropolitan" here has a very special meaning in sociology...it refers to the "mother" country or the "home" territory of a colonizing country. It doesn't mean "related to big cities".
Read the first review in http://hopkins1.edublogs.org/files/2010/10/Southern-Theory-r... and you will see how it is used. The main contrast is between "metropolitan" and "southern" meaning, respectively, colonial power and colonized land.
I still prefer the transliteration suggested by Zeinab Tajik, since I assume this writing is for the sociology community.
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Note added at 7 days (2011-10-31 17:43:56 GMT) Post-grading
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See also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropole
Discussion
Please see this link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropole ...it gives a very clear explanation that the meaning here is not related to "big cities"