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hold the world at arms's length

Turkish translation: dünyayla arasına mesafe koymak

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English term or phrase:hold the world at arms's length
Turkish translation:dünyayla arasına mesafe koymak

22:55 Dec 24, 2009
    The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2009-12-28 18:54:09 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)


English to Turkish translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
English term or phrase: hold the world at arms's length
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sabaay
Local time: 11:35
dünyayla arasına mesafe koymak
Explanation:
asosyal kısaca
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Ali Bayraktar
Türkiye
Grading comment
çok teşekkürler
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +3dünyayla arasına mesafe koymak
Ali Bayraktar
4dünyayı sarıp sarmalamak
Serkan Doğan
3dünyayı kol boyu uzakta tutmak
ATIL KAYHAN


  

Answers


2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
dünyayı sarıp sarmalamak


Explanation:
veya "dünyayı kucaklamak"

Serkan Doğan
Türkiye
Local time: 11:35
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
dünyayla arasına mesafe koymak


Explanation:
asosyal kısaca

Ali Bayraktar
Türkiye
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish
PRO pts in category: 32
Grading comment
çok teşekkürler

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ali Tuna: veya dünyaya bulaşmamak
2 hrs
  -> Teşekkür Ederim.
agree  Emin Arı: dünyadan uzakta durmak
5 hrs
  -> Teşekkür Ederim.
agree  Bumin: iki anlamlı olabilir duruma göre - asosyal/merdümgiriz veya - dünyevi işlerden uzak (din adamı vs)
13 hrs
  -> Teşekkür Ederim.
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
dünyayı kol boyu uzakta tutmak


Explanation:
Dünyayla arasına mesafe koymayı ifade etmenin bir diğer yolu.

ATIL KAYHAN
Türkiye
Local time: 11:35
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish
PRO pts in category: 48
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