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English translation: claims to be


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Turkish term or phrase:-mişmiş
English translation:claims to be
Entered by: M. Ali Bayraktar
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02:19 Dec 21, 2009
Turkish to English translations [PRO]
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Turkish term or phrase: -mişmiş
Türkçede anlatılan ifadeyi küçümseme veya inanmama anlamı veren bu ikilemeyi nasıl aktarırdınız?

Orjinal cümle:
-Almanyaya gidecekmişmiş de, gelirken hediyeler getirecekmişmiş de - yok daha neler!


Şimdiden teşekkürler,
M. Ali Bayraktar
Turkey
Local time: 06:22
claims to be
Explanation:
He/she claims to be going to Germany and (to be) bringing gifts on the way back - ha ha, what else?!

Ben en yakın bu şekilde çevirirdim, ama İngilizce'de bu ifadeyi bizdeki gibi verecek bir karşılık olduğunu zannetmiyorum :) Bir kere -miş'li geçmiş zamanı kavramı belirgin değil.

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Note added at 3 days10 hrs (2009-12-24 12:54:14 GMT)
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"ha ha" yerine "yada yada" koyulursa daha güzel oluyor :)

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Note added at 3 days10 hrs (2009-12-24 12:54:35 GMT)
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Reference: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yada yada
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Erkan Dogan
United States
Local time: 22:22
Grading comment
Teşekkürler
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2claims to be
Erkan Dogan
5Hypothetically to imagine that he would have doneMelekler
5would supposedly
Ismet Ozkilic (Ph.D.)
5presuming that he/she would...
Salih YILDIRIM
4he would supposedly be going / bringing / doing etc.
Mehmet Hascan
3 +1supposedly
Nagme Yazgin
3would presumably
ATIL KAYHAN


Discussion entries: 1





  

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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
supposedly


Explanation:
'sözde' şunu şunu yapacakmış

Nagme Yazgin
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:22
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish
PRO pts in category: 12

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agree  ozan karakış
13 hrs
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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
would supposedly


Explanation:
He would supposedly go to Germany, ...

Ismet Ozkilic (Ph.D.)
Local time: 23:22
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Turkish
PRO pts in category: 4
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
would presumably


Explanation:
Öncekilere benzer bir baska anlatim. "Supposed to" da o anlami verir mi, diye bir soru geldi aklima simdi.

ATIL KAYHAN
Turkey
Local time: 06:22
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish
PRO pts in category: 12
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
he would supposedly be going / bringing / doing etc.


Explanation:
he would supposedly be going / bringing / doing etc.

Mehmet Hascan
Ireland
Local time: 04:22
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish
PRO pts in category: 32
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
presuming that he/she would...


Explanation:
I'd use this definition

Salih YILDIRIM
Turkey
Local time: 06:22
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish
PRO pts in category: 8
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2 days11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Hypothetically to imagine that he would have done


Explanation:
Hypothetically, he imagines that he would have gone to Germany and brought some presents on his way back home

Melekler
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
claims to be


Explanation:
He/she claims to be going to Germany and (to be) bringing gifts on the way back - ha ha, what else?!

Ben en yakın bu şekilde çevirirdim, ama İngilizce'de bu ifadeyi bizdeki gibi verecek bir karşılık olduğunu zannetmiyorum :) Bir kere -miş'li geçmiş zamanı kavramı belirgin değil.

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Note added at 3 days10 hrs (2009-12-24 12:54:14 GMT)
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"ha ha" yerine "yada yada" koyulursa daha güzel oluyor :)

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Note added at 3 days10 hrs (2009-12-24 12:54:35 GMT)
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Reference: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yada yada

Erkan Dogan
United States
Local time: 22:22
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish
PRO pts in category: 17
Grading comment
Teşekkürler

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  ercana
1 day5 hrs
  -> Teşekkür ederim.

agree  Ayşen Burcu Bölükbaşı
3 days9 hrs
  -> Teşekkür ederim.
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