practically a hug

09:34 Jun 13, 2009
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English to Turkish translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
English term or phrase: practically a hug
"Here I am, almost seventeen, practically a hug".

From Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Lucy talking to Mina.
foghorn


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4bir içim su / sevilesi kız
Kagan Ocak


  

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bir içim su / sevilesi kız


Explanation:
hug (v) kucaklamak olarak sözlükte geçse de yukarıda verilen cümle örneğinde yorumsal olarak "bir içim su" uygun olur kanaatindeyim.

Kagan Ocak
Türkiye
Local time: 19:09
Native speaker of: Turkish
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