Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Turkish term or phrase:
kislayiverir
English translation:
winter is upon us
Added to glossary by
Alvin Parmar
Dec 2, 2012 14:48
11 yrs ago
Turkish term
kislayiverir
Non-PRO
Turkish to English
Other
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
difficult phrase
bir bakarsin [at one moment?!! sometimes?] kislayiverir - from a novel by Furuzan. What does the -VER-ir bit mean? Is it from vermek, somehow built into the word?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | (and the next thing you know,) winter is upon us |
Alvin Parmar
|
| 5 | İt will turn into winter |
Aziz Kural
|
| 3 +2 | winter just/suddenly comes |
Tim Drayton
|
| 3 | one moment and winter is here |
breadfly
|
Change log
Dec 10, 2012 06:43: Alvin Parmar Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
+1
16 hrs
Alvin Parmar
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
Tarzanca değil, İngilizce!
Native in: English (Variants: UK, British)
Works in: Turkish to English, French to English, German to English, and 1 more.
Selected
(and the next thing you know,) winter is upon us
An alternative you might like to consider...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Brilliant help as ever! I chose Alvin's for the good literary style and thank Tim for his comment 'you just look once and winter.....'.But my gratitude to all for their help and illuminating comments."
9 mins
Aziz Kural
Türkiye
Türkiye
Native in Turkish
Türkiye
Real meaning behind the clutter of words
Native in: Turkish 
Works in: English to Turkish, Turkish to English, Kazakh to Turkish, and 72 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
4
İt will turn into winter
All of a sudden it wiil turn into winter.
+2
18 mins
Tim Drayton
Cyprus
Cyprus
Native in English
Cyprus
English, not translationese
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: Turkish to English, German to English
Related KudoZ points
:
75
winter just/suddenly comes
I am assuming that this is "kışlayıverir".
The sentence means something like "You just look up and it's winter", i.e. it happens all of a sudden.
The sentence means something like "You just look up and it's winter", i.e. it happens all of a sudden.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Yasin Koç
: Yes this is a good translation.
3 mins
|
|
Thanks
|
|
| agree |
Raffi Jamgocyan
24 mins
|
|
Thanks
|
1 hr
one moment and winter is here
one moment and winter is here
Discussion
bir bakarsın - you just look, you take a look
"You suddenly come to realize that winter comes. "
-ivermek gives the meaning of expedition/haste in an action.