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susamışa serap büsbütün su görünür


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09:23 Oct 14, 2009
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Turkish to English translations [PRO]
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Turkish term or phrase: susamışa serap büsbütün su görünür
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Çağdaş Karataş
Turkey
Local time: 03:25


Summary of answers provided
5 +1a hungry lad would dream of breadM. Ali Bayraktar
5Mirage appears to be completely water to thirsty.
Salih YILDIRIM
4the world is like unto a mirage which the thirsty one thinks to be water
Fatih Şen
3A drowning man will clutch at a straw
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
the world is like unto a mirage which the thirsty one thinks to be water


Explanation:
Tam karşılamasa da bu şekilde bi kullanım var

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Note added at 8 mins (2009-10-14 09:31:45 GMT)
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For the thirsty, the mirage (Hebrew, Sharab, 'the sun's heat') shall become a (real) lake

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Note added at 16 mins (2009-10-14 09:39:24 GMT)
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Mirage appears to the thirsty traveler as a pool of water


    Reference: http://www.flickr.com/photos/-khat/3460291749/
Fatih Şen
Turkey
Local time: 03:25
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
a hungry lad would dream of bread


Explanation:
ya da
a hungry lass, of something else


M. Ali Bayraktar
Turkey
Local time: 03:25
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish
PRO pts in category: 16

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agree  Balaban Cerit: the hungry dream of bread, the thirsty of water
2 days23 hrs
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22 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
A drowning man will clutch at a straw


Explanation:
bence burada ihtiyacı olan bir insanın ümidinin artması suya düşenin yılana sarılması anlatılıyor

A piece of straw would not help to keep a drowning person afloat, but - if you are drowning - you would grab at anything, however hopeless, in your efforts to stay alive.YANİ SERAPTA SU İHTİYACINI KARŞILAMAYACAK AMA ÜMİT FAKİRİN EKMEĞİ

The expression means that when in trouble, a person will take any chances available to get out of trouble - even 'chances' with no hope of success.

TurkishEnglishTranslator.com "Бёcäטsع Լîfe's cômplicåtعd eñøugh"
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52 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Mirage appears to be completely water to thirsty.


Explanation:
Böyle yorumluyorum.

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Note added at 21 days (2009-11-05 01:40:52 GMT)
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ÇAĞDAŞ BEY, LÜTFEN DOĞRU TANIMI BİZE AÇIKLAYABİLİRMİSİNİZ? TŞKR.

Salih YILDIRIM
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