Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
By this book!
Turkish translation:
bu kitaba el basarak
Added to glossary by
SeiTT
Nov 1, 2012 16:54
11 yrs ago
English term
By this book!
English to Turkish
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Literary Usage
Greetings,
If someone holds a book in his hands and swears by it, how do you say this, please?
E.g. “By this book! I will always be a good friend to you.” This might be interpreted as “By this book I swear that I will always be a good friend to you.”
Although the English is literary, I'd be very interested if you have a more colloquial equivalent - perhaps expressions of this kind have not become old-fashioned in your culture.
Best wishes, and many thanks,
Simon
If someone holds a book in his hands and swears by it, how do you say this, please?
E.g. “By this book! I will always be a good friend to you.” This might be interpreted as “By this book I swear that I will always be a good friend to you.”
Although the English is literary, I'd be very interested if you have a more colloquial equivalent - perhaps expressions of this kind have not become old-fashioned in your culture.
Best wishes, and many thanks,
Simon
Proposed translations
(Turkish)
| 4 +3 | bu kitaba el basarak |
Raffi Jamgocyan
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| 4 +3 | bu kitap üzerine |
[Removed] (X)
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| 4 +2 | kitabın üstüne yemin ederim |
Hulya A
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| 5 +1 | Kitaba el basarım! |
Güzide Arslaner
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| 4 +1 | bu kitaba yemin ederim ki; |
Mehmet Hascan
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| 3 +1 | Bu kitaba göre! |
ATIL KAYHAN
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| 4 | Bu kitap huzurunda |
Zeki Güler
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Proposed translations
+3
4 mins
Raffi Jamgocyan
Türkiye
Türkiye
Native in Turkish
Türkiye
Microsoft Certified Tech. Specialist
Native in: Turkish (Variant: Standard-İstanbul ) 
Works in: English to Turkish, Turkish to English
Related KudoZ points
:
30
Selected
bu kitaba el basarak
literally means "by putting my hand on this book" which in fact means by swearing on this book
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Many thanks, truly excellent."
+2
2 mins
kitabın üstüne yemin ederim
kitabın üstüne yemin ederim
+1
3 mins
bu kitaba yemin ederim ki;
bu kitaba yemin ederim ki;
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Note added at 4 mins (2012-11-01 16:58:32 GMT)
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Bu kitaba andolsun ki;
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Note added at 4 mins (2012-11-01 16:58:32 GMT)
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Bu kitaba andolsun ki;
+1
5 mins
ATIL KAYHAN
Türkiye
Türkiye
Native in Turkish
Türkiye
Think International from the Start!
Native in: Turkish
Works in: Turkish to English, English to Turkish, Turkish, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
48
+1
1 hr
Güzide Arslaner
Türkiye
Türkiye
Native in Turkish
Türkiye
Linguistic and sophisticated background
Native in: Turkish (Variant: Standard-İstanbul )
Works in: English to Turkish, Turkish to English, Turkish
Related KudoZ points
:
8
Kitaba el basarım!
"Kitaba el basmak", dilimizde hem nazım hem de nesir türünden pek çok edebi eserde yer alan, kitabın hangisi olduğunu belirtmeksizin kuvvetli bir inandırıcılık barındıran deyimlerden biri.
4 hrs
Zeki Güler
Native in Turkish
MITI, MCIL, DipTransIoLET
Native in: Turkish
Works in: English to Turkish, Turkish to English
Related KudoZ points
:
36
Bu kitap huzurunda
Bu kitap huzurunda ....
Veya
Bu kitap şahidim olsun ki...
Veya
Bu kitap şahidim olsun ki...
+3
3 mins
bu kitap üzerine
like "bu kitap üzerine yemin ederim ki..."
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Note added at 5 hrs (2012-11-01 22:10:28 GMT)
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“Bu kitap üzerine!” can also be used as exclamation or to emphasise…
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Note added at 5 hrs (2012-11-01 22:10:28 GMT)
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“Bu kitap üzerine!” can also be used as exclamation or to emphasise…
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Özgür Salman
1 min
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teşekkürler
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| agree |
altugk
4 mins
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teşekkürler
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| agree |
Nihan Pekmen
4 hrs
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teşekkürler
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