not a translation

English translation: Hi Larissa,

09:25 Nov 14, 2003
Turkish to English translations [PRO]
Sports / Fitness / Recreation / football
Turkish term or phrase: not a translation
I have a question to Besiktas supporters. I am translating a text from Russian into English which has been translated from Turkish. The text says that Besiktas won a World Cup in Czezh Republic. Even from my poor knowledge of football I know that national teams (not Clubs) compete for the World Cup. Does anybody know what kind of championship did Besiktas win in the Czech Republic (sorry - no dates are availabe)?
I would be very grateful for any help!
Larissa Dinsley
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:09
English translation:Hi Larissa,
Explanation:
It seems your text has a material mistake. I cannot imagine that the team would have won a world cup without ever being mentioned in its official site. The following links show all highlights in the history of BJK - first pair in Turkish, the second in English, check for yourself:

http://www.netbul.com/superstar/ozeldosyalar/spor/besiktas/b...
http://www.netbul.com/superstar/ozeldosyalar/spor/besiktas/k...


http://www.besiktasjk.com/bjk_english/
http://www.besiktasjk.com/bjk_english/history/successes.php

My suggestion is wait for a little while, maybe you can get an answer from someone who knows better, and if you cannot, go to the official website of the team:

www.besiktasjk.com/bjk_english

and click on the "write to us" link on the left side of the English page to ask them via e-mail.

Good luck & regards.

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Özden Arıkan
Germany
Local time: 00:09
Grading comment
Thank you to all for your help. I have chosen this answer because it has directed me the Besiktas website which I have thoroughly studied.

It seems that my text has gone wrong somewhere in between numerous translations. I have mentioned it to my customer saying that he may want to change this bit.

Thank you again!
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2No chance!
ahmet
2 +1JUST AN OPINION
shenay kharatekin
2 +1Hi Larissa,
Özden Arıkan


  

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41 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +1
JUST AN OPINION


Explanation:
MAYBE THIS SITE CAN HELP YOU


http://www.soccerage.com/tr/13/j3525.html



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Can it be UEFA cupe ?

Please see below linkhttp://www.ntvmsnbc.com/news/231214.asp



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http://www.hurriyetim.com.tr/haber/0,,sid~14@tarih~2002-12-1...

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My husband is very fond of football and he told that it was \"The league of the champions\", fifteen days ago. Beşiktaş got points.

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http://www.ntvmsnbc.com/news/242138.asp

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http://www.spor3.com/detay.asp?id=47290

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http://www.netbul.com/superstar/ozeldosyalar/spor/uefa_kupas...

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http://www.netbul.com/superstar/ozeldosyalar/spor/uefa_kupas...

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http://www.netbul.com/superstar/ozeldosyalar/spor/uefa_kupas...


    Reference: http://www.soccerage.com/tr/13/j3525.html
shenay kharatekin
Türkiye
Local time: 01:09
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  KirstyMacC (X): Agree with UEFA Champions' League. Besiktas FC beat Barcelona 3-0 in the year 2000 (finals).
2 hrs
  -> The champions' League, fifteen days ago
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55 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Hi Larissa,


Explanation:
It seems your text has a material mistake. I cannot imagine that the team would have won a world cup without ever being mentioned in its official site. The following links show all highlights in the history of BJK - first pair in Turkish, the second in English, check for yourself:

http://www.netbul.com/superstar/ozeldosyalar/spor/besiktas/b...
http://www.netbul.com/superstar/ozeldosyalar/spor/besiktas/k...


http://www.besiktasjk.com/bjk_english/
http://www.besiktasjk.com/bjk_english/history/successes.php

My suggestion is wait for a little while, maybe you can get an answer from someone who knows better, and if you cannot, go to the official website of the team:

www.besiktasjk.com/bjk_english

and click on the "write to us" link on the left side of the English page to ask them via e-mail.

Good luck & regards.



Özden Arıkan
Germany
Local time: 00:09
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thank you to all for your help. I have chosen this answer because it has directed me the Besiktas website which I have thoroughly studied.

It seems that my text has gone wrong somewhere in between numerous translations. I have mentioned it to my customer saying that he may want to change this bit.

Thank you again!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  senin
3 hrs
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
No chance!


Explanation:
Poor Besiktas is not capable of winning anything outside of Turkey. The text is probably mentioning their latest matches against Sparta Prague (the first game was in the Czech Republic) in the Champions League, not the world cup!


    Reference: http://www.eurosport.com
ahmet
Local time: 01:09

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  shenay kharatekin: EXACTLY, THAT IS WHAT MY HUSBAND SAID
20 mins

agree  senin
9 days
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