setting you up for disappointment

Persian (Farsi) translation: الکی دلتان را خوش کرده‌ام

05:40 Apr 6, 2023
English to Persian (Farsi) translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: setting you up for disappointment
I would be setting you up for disappointment if I told you that once you try a new exercise, like catching positive events in Week 1 or writing a gratitude letter in Week 3, that you would have unlimited access to positivity.
hsalarzehi
Iran
Persian (Farsi) translation:الکی دلتان را خوش کرده‌ام
Explanation:
اگر بگویم که....، الکی دلتان را خوش کرده‌ام.

It means setting one's expectations so high that one will inevitably be disappointed by the outcome. Therefore, I suggest this translation. "امید واهی دادن" also comes to my mind.
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5دارم آماده ت می کنم برای ناامیدی
Ali Fazel
4 +1الکی دلتان را خوش کرده‌ام
Mohammad Ghaffari
5بهت/ به شما امید واهی داده‌ام/
zeinab amiri


  

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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
دارم آماده ت می کنم برای ناامیدی


Explanation:
دارم آماده ت می کنم برای ناامیدی
دارم زمینه رو می چینم برای ناامیدی ت
اگر بهت بگم که ..... ،[یعنی] دارم زمینه رو برای ناامیدی ت می چینم/مستعدت می کنم برای ناامیدی

Ali Fazel
Iran
Local time: 13:26
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
PRO pts in category: 12
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50 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
الکی دلتان را خوش کرده‌ام


Explanation:
اگر بگویم که....، الکی دلتان را خوش کرده‌ام.

It means setting one's expectations so high that one will inevitably be disappointed by the outcome. Therefore, I suggest this translation. "امید واهی دادن" also comes to my mind.

Mohammad Ghaffari
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Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
PRO pts in category: 108

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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
بهت/ به شما امید واهی داده‌ام/


Explanation:
به شما امید الکی داده ام/



    https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/set+someone+up+for+something
zeinab amiri
Iran
Local time: 13:26
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi), Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16
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