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arayı kapatmak

English translation: catch up with


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23:39 Apr 25, 2009
Turkish to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Business/Commerce (general)
Turkish term or phrase: arayı kapatmak
Cümle "... ardından diğer tüm rakipler arayı kapattı" şeklinde.
Erkan Dogan
United States
Local time: 20:02
English translation:catch up with
Explanation:
simply

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Note added at 5 mins (2009-04-25 23:45:20 GMT)
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or, "gain on" ?
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Nagme Yazgin
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:02
Grading comment
Thank you. Finally, I was able to figure out the term I was looking for. Catch up with can be one of them. The other is "close in" and maybe "close the gap" could be used as well. Thank you.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +2catch up with
Nagme Yazgin
5to gain on
Salih YILDIRIM
5Catch up
Murad AWAD
4run sb/sth close
Mehmet Hascan


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
catch up with


Explanation:
simply

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Note added at 5 mins (2009-04-25 23:45:20 GMT)
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or, "gain on" ?

Nagme Yazgin
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:02
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you. Finally, I was able to figure out the term I was looking for. Catch up with can be one of them. The other is "close in" and maybe "close the gap" could be used as well. Thank you.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Karahan Şişman
23 mins

agree  ozan karakış: belki 'fill the gap' de uygun düşer
9 hrs
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Catch up


Explanation:
http://www.yourdictionary.com/catch-up

Murad AWAD
Local time: 04:02
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish, Native in ArabicArabic
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
to gain on


Explanation:
I would define in this way.

Salih YILDIRIM
United States
Local time: 21:02
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish
PRO pts in category: 8
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2 days21 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
run sb/sth close


Explanation:
run sb/sth close : (BrE) to be nearly as good, fast, successful, etc. as sb/sth else:



Example sentence(s):
  • Germany ran Argentina very close in the final.
Mehmet Hascan
Ireland
Local time: 02:02
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish
PRO pts in category: 35
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Apr 27, 2009 - Changes made by Özden Arıkan:
FieldOther => Marketing


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