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trickle into sand

Turkish translation: batağa saplanmak

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21:02 Jan 1, 2010

English to Turkish translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.

English term or phrase: trickle into sand

But after he moved to remote Lemburg to become a tutor in an aristocratic household, his career trickled into the sands.

gillyflower KudoZ activity Questions: 143 (4 open) (10 without valid answers) Answers: 4
Local time: 08:28

Turkish translation:batağa saplanmak

Explanation:
anlatılmak istenen bu bence

Selected response from:

M. Ali Bayraktar
Turkey
Local time: 08:28

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Summary of answers provided

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batağa saplanmak

M. Ali Bayraktar

yokuşa girmek

Nagme Yazgin

mahvolmak

Salih YILDIRIM

kuma gömülmek

ATIL KAYHAN

Answers

23 mins confidence:

yokuşa girmek

Explanation:
Zorlaşmak veya yavaşlamak anlamında.

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Note added at 26 mins (2010-01-01 21:29:08 GMT)
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Veya 'yokuş aşağı gitmek'.

Mesela 'kariyeri yokuş aşağı yuvarlandı'
' kariyeri yokuş aşağı inmeye başladı'.

Nagme Yazgin
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:28
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Turkish

9 hrs confidence:

kuma gömülmek

Explanation:
Kariyeri kum(lar)a gömüldü. Iyice yavasladi, eski hizini kaybetti veya tamamen durdu.

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Note added at 9 hrs (2010-01-02 06:27:11 GMT)
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Kuma saplanmak da olabilir.

ATIL KAYHAN
Turkey
Local time: 08:28
Native speaker of: