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20:00 Dec 10, 2014 |
English to Turkish translations [Non-PRO] Idioms / Maxims / Sayings / Idiom | |||||||
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4 +1 | Anlatamam |
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4 | tahayyül (bile) edememek |
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4 | Anlatmaya başlayamam bile! |
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i can't (even) begin to tell you Anlatamam Explanation: Example 1: fakirliği hayal bile edemez / anlayamaz 2: anlatamam -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 17 mins (2014-12-10 20:17:29 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Full translations: 1: O zengin bir işadamı, gerçek fakirliğin ne olduğunu bilemez/anlayamaz/hayal bile edemez. 2: öğretmenim o kadar kötüydü ki, anlatamam. Beni hiç dinlemezdi. |
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i can't (even) begin to tell you tahayyül (bile) edememek Explanation: gerçek fakirliği tahayyül (bile) edemez tahayyül (bile) edemiyorum |
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i can't (even) begin to tell you Anlatmaya başlayamam bile! Explanation: One more fact with noun verb requirement after certain verb, this application in some cases changens the meaning completely as follows: He stopped to smoke (affirmative action of smoking) and He stopped smoking (negative, in fact: He quited smoking) |
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