dünyanın çivisi yerinden çıkmış
English translation: The world is out of joint. / The world has gone to the dogs.
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|  Selected response from: Mehmet Hascan Ireland Local time: 09:56 | ||||||
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The world is out of order/is corrupted Explanation: Direkt karşılığını bilmesem dahi, ilk aklıma gelen şey bu olurdu. |
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20 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1off the rails Explanation: birebir değil ama güzel bir karşılık olduğunu düşündüm |
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35 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1it's the end of the world as we know it Explanation: dünyanın çivisi yerinden çıkmış = it's the end of the world as we know it http://www.google.com.tr/search?hl=tr&q=it's the end of the ... |
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The world is out of ....it's axis? Explanation: There is nothing wrong with the physical world.I assume this saying refers to human to human interactions;Therefore,I'd say,''It is dogs eat dog world. Still better: World is an uncertain place,eat your desert first. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 4 hrs (2008-05-23 01:07:18 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Opss Freudian slip.It should read dessert.Or should it ? |
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16 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +4
peer agreement (net): +4The world is out of joint. / The world has gone to the dogs. Explanation: to go to the dogs (informal) : to get into a very bad state İrlanda'da çok sık kullanılan bir ifadedir. -------------------------------------------------- Diğer alternatifler : - The world has gone out of joint. - The world is out of joint The world is out of joint, and it will stay that way until those of us who are well-fed care enough to wage a war on hunger as ferocious as that against terrorism. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3122923.stm -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 17 hrs (2008-05-23 14:45:22 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Rica ederim. Kolay gelsin.. |
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