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to pimp / to climate-pimp

17:47 Dec 8, 2009
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English to Turkish translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: to pimp / to climate-pimp
In an educational material for middle school children (orta okul), the verb to pimp occurs. A few examples: "Climate-pimp your life style." "Have you climate-pimped your car?" It refers to changing/adjusting your life (or what ever the object is) to become more climate-friendly. One common example is to use low-energy light bulbs, or living your life in a way that your CO2-footprint is less. It's about being friendly towards the climate. But it needs to be a slang-type word, artificial or not doesn't matter. Is there a way to say this in Turkish using word or two that kids will understand? Let's be creative and come up with a term that can be used this way.
orhon int
Türkiye
Local time: 13:18


Summary of answers provided
5 +1çevre dostu bir hale getirmek
Ali Bayraktar
5iklimle dost (olmak)
Nigar Mancini
5Uyarlamak / Iklime adapte etmek veya olmak
Salih YILDIRIM
4bukalemuna bağlamak / bukalemunluk yapmak
Murat Uzum
4iklimle kanka yapmak
Ali Tuna


  

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55 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
iklimle dost (olmak)


Explanation:
veya iklime daha duyarlı olmak

Nigar Mancini
Italy
Local time: 12:18
Native speaker of: Turkish
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
çevre dostu bir hale getirmek


Explanation:
I think this would be enough for little children.

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Note added at 4 hrs (2009-12-08 22:02:56 GMT)
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Yes, I see how the word pimp is cool and youthful


Ali Bayraktar
Türkiye
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish
Notes to answerer
Asker: But they are not little children, they are teenagers. And it needs to be a cool, youthful slang word...


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Erkan Dogan
22 mins
  -> Teşekkür Ederim.
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
bukalemuna bağlamak / bukalemunluk yapmak


Explanation:
Ortama uyum sağlamak yani bir nevi bukalemunluk yapmak ki argodaki tam karşılığı olarak bu terimin kullanılabileceğini düşünüyorum.

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Note added at 6 hrs (2009-12-08 23:51:27 GMT)
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Can't be used for objects but suitable for people.

Example sentence(s):
  • Ya bu Emre de her gittiği yerde bukalemuna bağlıyor.
  • Bırak şu Tümer'i yahu, adam resmen bukalemunluk yapıyor.
Murat Uzum
Türkiye
Local time: 13:18
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
iklimle kanka yapmak


Explanation:

Just a suggestion...

Ali Tuna
United States
Local time: 06:18
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in TurkishTurkish
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21 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Uyarlamak / Iklime adapte etmek veya olmak


Explanation:
Boyle yorumluyorum.

Salih YILDIRIM
United States
Local time: 06:18
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish
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