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işi birine kalmak

14:31 Dec 23, 2011
English to Turkish translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Slang
English term or phrase: işi birine kalmak
"Ohoo, işimiz Mehmet'e kaldıysa.."

Bu bir alt yazı çevirisi. İngilizce karşılık önerebilir misiniz?
Seçil Sonmez
Türkiye
Local time: 04:07


Summary of answers provided
5Ohh No! Noway!!
Salih YILDIRIM
5To be at the mercy of someone
Erkan Dogan
4 +1been left up to
Alp Berker
4rest with
TheTranslator86
4have to go to sb on sth.
Sema Yildiz
3leave in somebody's hands
fatihgoksel


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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
rest with


Explanation:
If it is to rest with Mehmet, ......

TheTranslator86
Türkiye
Local time: 04:07
Native speaker of: Turkish
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29 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Ohh No! Noway!!


Explanation:
Imho

Salih YILDIRIM
United States
Local time: 21:07
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
To be at the mercy of someone


Explanation:
"If we are at the mercy of Mehmet, (isimiz cok - we have a long way to go). Parantez icini cumlenin devamina ornek olarak verdim.

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Note added at 2 hrs (2011-12-23 16:37:21 GMT)
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"Mehmet'in merhametine kaldiysak" ile ayni sey. Argo olunca bence her iki ifade icin de kullanilir.

Erkan Dogan
United States
Local time: 20:07
Native speaker of: Turkish
PRO pts in category: 4
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
have to go to sb on sth.


Explanation:
If we have to go to Mehmet on this,........

Example sentence(s):
  • If we have to go to Mehmet on this, we are really in difficulty.
Sema Yildiz
Local time: 04:07
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
been left up to


Explanation:
If our work has been left up to Mehmet to do.... yada benzeri

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Note added at 2 days4 hrs (2011-12-25 18:43:39 GMT)
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Oh no if our work has been left up to Mehmet, oh woe is me....

Alp Berker
United States
Local time: 21:07
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Zafer Gedikli: imho
2 days 1 hr
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349 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
leave in somebody's hands


Explanation:
kontrolü birine bırakılması, verilmesi..



Example sentence(s):
  • "If our work has been left in his hands, we are in the soup" gibi..

    Reference: http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/leave+in+hands
fatihgoksel
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish
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