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09:54 Oct 9, 2009
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Turkish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Turkish term or phrase: çolak
. . .tek-kollu, tek-elli vs. demeden, nasıl denir?
foghorn


Summary of answers provided
5 +2cripple
Fatih Şen
4physically disabled
Mehmet Hascan
3maimed
chevirmen


Discussion entries: 11





  

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51 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
cripple


Explanation:
lame person, person who is unable to use one of their limbs;
her ne kadar genelde bacaklardan birini kullanamadığında söylenilse de her hangi bir organ için de bu kelime kullanılmakta...


Fatih Şen
Turkey
Local time: 06:35
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Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Profi_tr
6 hrs
  -> thank you

agree  M. Ali Bayraktar: crippled
12 hrs
  -> thank you
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
physically disabled


Explanation:
"cripple" or "Handicapped" are very objectionable terms.

TDK => çolak
sf. Eli veya kolu sakat olan (kimse): “Hırsızları yakalayan genç, mavi gözlü, çolak bir polisti.” -S. F. Abasıyanık


Mehmet Hascan
Ireland
Local time: 04:35
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21 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
maimed


Explanation:
one of the versions that can be used.


    Reference: http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=maimed
chevirmen
Turkey
Local time: 06:35
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in TurkishTurkish
PRO pts in category: 4
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