bir elinde cımbız bir elinde ayna

English translation: She's got tweezers in one hand/And a mirror in the other.

08:02 Jun 10, 2014
Turkish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Turkish term or phrase: bir elinde cımbız bir elinde ayna
Merhaba,

bu deyimi İngilizce nasıl ifade edebiliriz?
mrnd
Türkiye
Local time: 12:41
English translation:She's got tweezers in one hand/And a mirror in the other.
Explanation:
Şiirin İnternet'te bulunan tercümelerinde bu şekilde geçiyor.
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Güzide Arslaner
Türkiye
Local time: 12:41
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1(Orhan Veli's) Tweezers Poem
Aziz Kural
5 +1Put on the ritz
Salih YILDIRIM
5 +1She's got tweezers in one hand/And a mirror in the other.
Güzide Arslaner
2 +1tweezers in one hand, mirror in the rest
Ümit Karahan


  

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36 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
(Orhan Veli's) Tweezers Poem


Explanation:
Eğer motomot bir tercüme istemiyorsanız bir alternatif...
SElam,
Aziz

Aziz Kural
Türkiye
Local time: 12:41
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tim Drayton: As you say, if you need an explanation rather than a translation of the words, use this.
1 day 2 hrs
  -> Teşekkürler...
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +1
tweezers in one hand, mirror in the rest


Explanation:
belki...

Ümit Karahan
Türkiye
Local time: 12:41
Native speaker of: Turkish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tim Drayton: Agreed, except that will be "the other" not "the rest" - we only have two hands!
17 hrs
  -> I had made this intentionally Tim. Tried to have a rhyme although the original excerpt does not have one. Anyway, thank you for peer aggrement.
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1 day 2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Put on the ritz


Explanation:
I'd use!

Salih YILDIRIM
United States
Local time: 05:41
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish
PRO pts in category: 88

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tim Drayton: I can see where you are coming from
1 hr
  -> Thanks Tim.
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1 day 4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
She's got tweezers in one hand/And a mirror in the other.


Explanation:
Şiirin İnternet'te bulunan tercümelerinde bu şekilde geçiyor.

Güzide Arslaner
Türkiye
Local time: 12:41
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tim Drayton: http://books.google.com.cy/books?id=nvhuaUJ52zwC&pg=PA277&lp...
1 hr
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