17:53 Apr 18, 2015 |
Turkish to English translations [Non-PRO] Idioms / Maxims / Sayings / unfamiliar linguistic idiom | |||||||
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4 | while repeatedly not doing it/not going |
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3 | Not having gone in a while |
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Special expressions, proverbs, old sayings |
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Not having gone in a while Explanation: Not having gone in a while, I forgot how to get there. Not having eaten in a while, I lost a lot of weight. Not having done in a while, I have difficulty remembering the basics. |
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while repeatedly not doing it/not going Explanation: I do not think that there is such an expression in English from the cultural perspective. Gitmeye gitmeye directly indicates repeatedly not going. Simple as that. |
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Reference: Special expressions, proverbs, old sayings Reference information: Since above - stated entails being nation specific to be called a nation otherwise all of more or less 7 billion persons living on our planet would turn into our ancestor Holly Adam, pece upon Him, one nation not 185 or so. |
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