efsane

English translation: legend

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Turkish term or phrase:efsane
English translation:legend
Entered by: SeiTT

15:22 Sep 24, 2009
Turkish to English translations [PRO]
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Turkish term or phrase: efsane
Greetings,

I’m not sure what the best translation is here.

Here's the context:

Acaba, bunda tektanrılı dinlerin, "efsane" tarafında bazı noktalarda pamuk ipliğine bağlı zayıf noktalar bulunmasının da etkisi olabilir mi?

http://www.sivasgazete.com/haber-ozkokun-dan-brownli-inanc-s...

All the best, and many thanks,

Simon
SeiTT
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:41
legend
Explanation:
myth de kullanılabilir.
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Selcuk Akyuz
Türkiye
Local time: 09:41
Grading comment
many thanks excellent
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +4legend
Selcuk Akyuz
5 +3myth
Fatih Mehmet Şen
5religious legend
Salih YILDIRIM
5saga
Salih YILDIRIM


Discussion entries: 3





  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
legend


Explanation:
myth de kullanılabilir.

Selcuk Akyuz
Türkiye
Local time: 09:41
Native speaker of: Turkish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
many thanks excellent

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mehmet Hascan
41 mins

agree  Erkan Dogan
1 hr

agree  Cuneyt Arslan: katılıyorum.
2 hrs

agree  Balaban Cerit
3 hrs
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39 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
religious legend


Explanation:
Böyle de olabilir. (As an integrated alternate)

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Note added at 2 hrs (2009-09-24 17:25:23 GMT)
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Acaba, bunda tektanrılı dinlerin, "efsane" tarafında bazı noktalarda pamuk ipliğine bağlı zayıf noktalar bulunmasının da etkisi olabilir mi?

I wonder if, there might be the cotton thread - tied influence of weak points existing from the religious legend side of the monotheist religions hereon? şeklinde yorumlayabilirsiniz (for Asker).



Salih YILDIRIM
United States
Local time: 02:41
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
myth


Explanation:
traditional story about supernatural beings or imaginary people that narrates a common belief or explains some natural phenomenon; commonly held but unsubstantiated belief
serving to explain the world view of a people



Fatih Mehmet Şen
Türkiye
Local time: 09:41
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Özden Arıkan: mythical, in adjective form would be better; it refers to the mythical dimension or aspect of monotheistic religions.
1 hr
  -> Thanx

agree  Engin Gunduz
4 hrs
  -> Thanx

agree  Tim Drayton: Agree; and Özden's 'mythical dimension/aspect' works best for me.
11 hrs
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
saga


Explanation:
Sorry for second definition but all my efforts are related to exploring the most accurate definition, perfect unaccomplishable by anybody, yet the Columnist.

Salih YILDIRIM
United States
Local time: 02:41
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish
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