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şah damarından

English translation: jugular vein


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Turkish term or phrase:şah damarından
English translation:jugular vein
Entered by: Mariette van Heteren
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08:04 Apr 5, 2011
Turkish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
Turkish term or phrase: şah damarından
Biz insana şah damarından daha yakınız
Mariette van Heteren
Turkey
Local time: 11:37
jugular vein
Explanation:
We're closer yo you than your jugular vein
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Neda Namvar Kohan
Iran
Local time: 13:07
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1jugular vein
Neda Namvar Kohan
5life vein
Mehmet Hascan
5(closer than) the carotid artery
Salih YILDIRIM
5jugular vein
Eser Perkins
4heart beat away
kenopensky
3than carotid artery
ATIL KAYHAN


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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
jugular vein


Explanation:
We're closer yo you than your jugular vein

Neda Namvar Kohan
Iran
Local time: 13:07
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi), Native in Farsi (Persian)Farsi (Persian)
PRO pts in category: 20

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neutral  TurkishEnglishTranslator.com "Бёcäטsع Լîfe's cômplicåtعd eñøugh": pardon tam aynı zamanda verdik [ben çekiliyorum] Allah is Nearer to Man than his Jugular Vein: An Analysis ... أَقۡرَبُ إِلَيۡهِ مِنۡ حَبۡلِ ٱلۡوَرِيدِ (We are closer to him than [his] jugular vein). ...
3 mins
  -> olsun silmeseydiniz keske Halil bey, olur oyle seyler.

agree  Recep Kurt
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
than carotid artery


Explanation:
şah damarı: carotid artery

ATIL KAYHAN
Turkey
Local time: 11:37
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish
PRO pts in category: 12
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
şah damarı
jugular vein


Explanation:
To illustrate the degree of closeness, jugular vein is given as a measure of comparison. The sentence means "we are closer to humans than their own jugular veins."

Eser Perkins
Turkey
Local time: 11:37
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish
PRO pts in category: 36
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
(closer than) the carotid artery


Explanation:
Alternate

Salih YILDIRIM
Turkey
Local time: 11:37
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
life vein


Explanation:
"We are closer to man than his life-vein"

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"We are nearer to man than his life-vein"

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http://www.mountainman.com.au/islam_9.html

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http://www.cs.bilkent.edu.tr/~bedir/quotes.htm

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http://books.google.ie/books?id=EGsd74w1O98C&pg=PA246&dq="th...

World religions: a sourcebook for students of Christian theology
By Richard Viladesau

Mehmet Hascan
Ireland
Local time: 09:37
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish
PRO pts in category: 32
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4 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
heart beat away


Explanation:
Take a look!

kenopensky
Italy
Local time: 10:37
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish
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