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ölümden dönmek

English translation: to come back/return from the brink of death

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Turkish term or phrase:	ölümden dönmek
English translation:	to come back/return from the brink of death
Entered by:	foghorn

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09:11 Sep 18, 2009

Turkish to English translations [Non-PRO]
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Turkish term or phrase: ölümden dönmek

. . .

foghorn

to come back/return from the brink of death

Explanation:
Baska alternatif.

Selected response from:

Alp Berker
United States
Local time: 04:35

Grading comment

thank you.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

5 +3

to have a close brush with death

touran

5 +1

cheat death / escape (from) death

Erkan Dogan

sunlightvision

with the skin of teeth / close call!

Salih YILDIRIM

to come back/return from the brink of death

Alp Berker

Answers

46 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

to have a close brush with death

Explanation:
Bi tane daha sık kullanılan vardı ama aklıma gelmedi.

Example sentence(s):

Why is it that you can have a close brush with death, in fact, too close for comfort, and yet continue to smoke cigarettes?

Reference: http://www.new-millennium-ride.org/safety.html

touran
Local time: 11:35
Native speaker of: Turkish

3 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

cheat death / escape (from) death

Explanation:
Depending on the context, one of them should fit perfectly.

Example sentence(s):

Top 10 Amazing People Who Cheated Death
He escaped death, now he will escape from Alcatraz

Reference: http://listverse.com/2008/04/22/top-10-amazing-people-who-ch...
Reference: http://www.examiner.com/x-7447-SF-Extreme-Training-Examiner~...

Erkan Dogan
United States
Local time: 03:35
Native speaker of:

Turkish
PRO pts in category: 8

3 hrs confidence:

with the skin of teeth / close call!

Explanation:
Either one may connate this phrase.

Salih YILDIRIM
Turkey
Local time: 11:35
Native speaker of:

Turkish
PRO pts in category: 16

10 hrs confidence:

to come back/return from the brink of death

Explanation:
Baska alternatif.

Alp Berker
United States
Local time: 04:35
Native speaker of:

English,

Turkish
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

thank you.

18 hrs confidence:

90

Explanation:
I have heard about this before

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Note added at 18 hrs (2009-09-19 03:35:09 GMT)
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Near death experience

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Note added at 18 hrs (2009-09-19 03:37:28 GMT)
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NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE

sunlightvision
United States
Local time: 03:35
Native speaker of:

Turkish

Notes to answerer

Asker: near death experience?

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