20:28 Jun 8, 2015 |
Turkish to English translations [Non-PRO] Idioms / Maxims / Sayings / technical term | |||||||
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4 | pure and perfect person |
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5 -1 | A bird in hand is better than two in the bush |
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3 | qadi's girl |
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3 | Little miss perfect |
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qadi's girl Explanation: IMHO. Reference: http://watchingamerica.com/WA/2010/03/24/qadis-girl-america/ |
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pure and perfect person Explanation: In Ottoman State, “Kadı” was equivalent of a judge. A kadı was expected to be perfect in every aspect in society. “Kız” means “daughter” in English. Likewise, a girl is expected to be pure in our culture. Therefore “a daughter of kadı (judge) was expected to be pure and perfect. The whole idiom is “O kadar kusur kadı kızında da olur” which means “even a daughter of a kadı makes minor mistakes”. |
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Little miss perfect Explanation: There seems to be disagreement as to whether this refers to a girl deemed to be beyond all reproach, in which case the above is a good fit, or whether we are thinking in terms of the idiom: “O kadar kusur kadı kızında da olur” (which would seem to translate very closely as "Nobody's perfect") and then we are referring to a girl who, while seemingly flawless, actually has her faults as all humans are fallible. In that case, perhaps "Little miss not so perfect" would be a better fit. |
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A bird in hand is better than two in the bush Explanation: Since what is sought is a proverb. |
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