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dead as a doornail

Turkish translation: tahtalı köyü boylamış/nalları dikmiş

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English term or phrase:dead as a doornail
Turkish translation:tahtalı köyü boylamış/nalları dikmiş
Entered by: Onur Inal

13:36 Feb 14, 2018
English to Turkish translations [PRO]
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings / idiom
English term or phrase: dead as a doornail
idiom olarak geçiyor. Teşekkürler.
fessy
tahtalı köyü boylamış/nalları dikmiş
Explanation:
Daha az resmi bir karşılık ararsanız:

tahtalı köyü boylamış veya nalları dikmiş
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Onur Inal
Austria
Local time: 14:53
Grading comment
Teşekkürler
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +1Ölmüş gitmiş
Mehmet Ali Bahıt
5 +1tahtalı köyü boylamış/nalları dikmiş
Onur Inal
5 +1mort olmuş
Baran Keki
5Tarih olmuş
Salih YILDIRIM
3cartayı çekmiş - / - hakkın rahmetine kavuşmuş
altugk


  

Answers


7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Ölmüş gitmiş


Explanation:
Öldüğü kesinleşmiş kişi ve şeyler için kullanılır. Mesela yerde yatan, ölüp kaskatı kesilmiş bir bedeni kontrol edip "dead as a doornail" denebilir. Öte yandan aynı deyim kurumuş gitmiş çiçekler için de kullanılabilir.

Mehmet Ali Bahıt
Local time: 14:53
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Turkish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Onur Inal
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
tahtalı köyü boylamış/nalları dikmiş


Explanation:
Daha az resmi bir karşılık ararsanız:

tahtalı köyü boylamış veya nalları dikmiş


Onur Inal
Austria
Local time: 14:53
Native speaker of: Turkish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Teşekkürler
Notes to answerer
Asker: Teşekkür ederim.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mehmet Ali Bahıt: Bunlar da çok güzel.
0 min
  -> Teşekkürler :)
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31 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
cartayı çekmiş - / - hakkın rahmetine kavuşmuş


Explanation:
Metnin özelliğine göre "cartayı çekmiş" ten "hakkın rahmetine kavuşmuş" a kadar geniş bir yelpaze bu deyime karşılık gelebilir.

İyi çalışmalar.

altugk
Türkiye
Local time: 15:53
Native speaker of: Turkish
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
mort olmuş


Explanation:
alternatif.

Baran Keki
Türkiye
Local time: 15:53
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Onur Inal: "dili sarkıtmış" da denebilir :)
19 hrs
  -> Teşekkürler, bunu ilk kez duydum :)
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Tarih olmuş


Explanation:
Derdim!

Salih YILDIRIM
United States
Local time: 08:53
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish
PRO pts in category: 7
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