Mar 17, 2014 13:35
10 yrs ago
English term

will at their greens

English to Turkish Other Food & Drink
What is the one thing that causes the most arguments at the dinner table in your household?
a) People using their mobile phones / tablets
b) Plans for the weekend
c) Who is going to do the washing up
d) Kids wanting to leave the table too soon
e) The same person doing the chores all of the time (e.g. mum)
f) What’s for dinner – i.e. whether the kids will at their greens

Proposed translations

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yeşil sebzelere dudak bükmek

"will" 'den sonra kayıp bir fiil var, bence buna benzer bir ifade kullanmak lazım...
Peer comment(s):

agree Ali Bayraktar : mızmızlanmak bence daha uygun. dudak bükmekle kalmıyorlar, yaygara koparıyorlar çünkü :)
5 mins
O da olur :) Teşekkürler
agree A Y
6 mins
Teşekkür ederim
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
10 mins

Çocukların yeşil sebzeler hakkındaki isteği

IMO
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53 mins

çocukların sebzelerini yemek isteyip istemediği

Ya da

"çocukların sebzeleri konusunda istekli olup olmadığı" da denebilir.
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3 hrs

yeşil sebzelere burun kıvırmak

whether the kids will sniff at their greens= acaba çocuklar yeşil sebzelere burun mu kıvıracaklar?
sniff at something: (intr, preposition) to express contempt or dislike for
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/sniff at
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8 hrs

yeşil sebzeleri yiyip yemeyecekleri

Burada bir eylemden çok o eylemin olma ihtimali söz konusu olduğundan çeviriye yanstılmalı diye düşünüyorum.
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Reference comments

9 hrs
Reference:

will EAT their vegetables

"at" is a typo for "eat"

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Note added at 10 hrs (2014-03-17 23:35:43 GMT)
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Actually, "greens" not vegetables in general. Greens are leafy plants, like spinach.
Peer comments on this reference comment:

agree Salih Ay (X) : I agree with you. It seems to be possible and logic, what you've meant.At the other hand:What do you think about my completion of the sentence with "sniff at"? It's matching with the meaning of it.Please see above for my answer suggested and more details.
10 days
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