Tight as a Scotsman

Turkish translation: Eli sıkı

13:35 Feb 14, 2018
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English term or phrase: Tight as a Scotsman
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Turkish translation:Eli sıkı
Explanation:
Burada tight, tight-fisted anlamında. Cimriliğiyle meşhur İskoçlara atıfta bulunuluyor. Bizdeki karşılığı eli sıkı.
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Mehmet Ali Bahıt
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2Eli sıkı
Mehmet Ali Bahıt
5bir İskoçyalı kadar cimri
Recep Kurt
5Kılı kırk yaran
Salih YILDIRIM
3cebinde akrep var
altugk


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
tight as a scotsman
Eli sıkı


Explanation:
Burada tight, tight-fisted anlamında. Cimriliğiyle meşhur İskoçlara atıfta bulunuluyor. Bizdeki karşılığı eli sıkı.

Mehmet Ali Bahıt
Local time: 18:21
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agree  Recep Kurt
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agree  Onur Inal: Bir İngiliz şakası: - Bir İskoç'tan daha cimri ne vardır? - İki İskoç! :)
9 mins
  -> At an art auction in Edinburgh, a wealthy American lost his wallet containing £20,000. He announced to the gathering that that he would give a reward of £200 to the person who found it. From the back of the hall a Scottish voice shouted, 'I'll give £250."
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
tight as a scotsman
bir İskoçyalı kadar cimri


Explanation:
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Recep Kurt
Türkiye
Local time: 20:21
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish
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35 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
tight as a scotsman
cebinde akrep var


Explanation:
Bir alternatif olabilir.

İyi çalışmalar.

altugk
Türkiye
Local time: 20:21
Native speaker of: Turkish
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
tight as a scotsman
Kılı kırk yaran


Explanation:
Yani: finicky, penny pincher and numerous synonyms

İngiliz deyince: 5 dk düşünmek gerekir, Temsilcilik yaparken bir İngliz fiması sahibine Türkiye'de rakı bile ısmarladık ancak, 1991'de aynı kişi Farnbourg Airshow'da bize kendi dcavet ettiği halde 10 penny'lik adi birayı bile ısmarlamamış ve cebimizden içmiştik birayı!

Salih YILDIRIM
United States
Local time: 13:21
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PRO pts in category: 7
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