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etrafta söylenenlere kulak asmadan

English translation: without paying attention to what\'s being said

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Turkish term or phrase:	etrafta söylenenlere kulak asmadan
English translation:	without paying attention to what\'s being said

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22:20 Dec 24, 2009

Turkish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Social Sciences - Government / Politics

Turkish term or phrase: etrafta söylenenlere kulak asmadan

Occurs in the following line:
"Böyle dedi Gülen ve özür talepleri ile uğraşmadan, etrafta söylenenlere kulak asmadan, başını yere eğmeden projelerini gerçekleştirmeye devam etti; işine baktı, mesafe aldı."

Cecily Derwent

without paying attention to what's being said

Explanation:
that would be one of the possible straightforward translation

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akapar
Local time: 06:24

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without paying attention to what's being said

akapar

without taking heed to the rumors around

Salih YILDIRIM

ignored everything around him and carried on working

Melekler

heedless of the comments of those around him

Tim Drayton

without taking notice of what was being said

Mehmet Hascan

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1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

without paying attention to what's being said

Explanation:
that would be one of the possible straightforward translation

akapar
Local time: 06:24
Native speaker of: Turkish

Grading comment

Thank you!!

18 hrs confidence:

without taking notice of what was being said

Explanation:
without taking notice of what was being said

Mehmet Hascan
Ireland
Local time: 04:24
Native speaker of:

Turkish

1 day11 hrs confidence:

heedless of the comments of those around him

Explanation:
There are many possible translations, of course. The above suggestion would fit in with a more literary style.

Tim Drayton
Local time: 06:24
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

2 days14 mins confidence:

ignored everything around him and carried on working

Explanation:
to ignore something means you dont care about it

Example sentence(s):

He ignored everything

Melekler
Native speaker of:

Turkish

4 days confidence:

without taking heed to the rumors around

Explanation:
I'd employ this phrase.

Salih YILDIRIM
Turkey
Local time: 06:24
Native speaker of:

Turkish
PRO pts in category: 4

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