direkten dönmek

13:48 Jan 15, 2010
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Turkish to English translations [PRO]
Journalism
Turkish term or phrase: direkten dönmek
Merhaba,

Bugünkü Milliyet gazetesinde M. Ali Birand'ın köşe yazısında geçen bir ifade.

'Türkiye ile İsrail ilişkileri açıkçası direkten döndü.'

hurriyetdailynews sitesindeki İngilizce çevirisini 'To tell the truth, relations between Turkey and Israel bounced of the goal post. ' olarak vermişler.

Önerileriniz için şimdiden çok teşekkürler.
Mehmet Hascan
Ireland
Local time: 02:17


Summary of answers provided
4 +1have a close call
Bumin
4 +1retrieved from the point of no return
Alp Berker
5barely survived
Erkan Dogan
5with the skin of the teeth
Salih YILDIRIM
4almost
Halil Ibrahim Tutuncuoglu "Бёcäטsع Լîfe's cômplicåtعd eñøugh"
3almost come to/hit breakaway point
Emin Arı


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54 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
almost come to/hit breakaway point


Explanation:
bu bağlamda neredeyse kopma noktasına geldiğini tanımladığı için
imho

Emin Arı
Türkiye
Local time: 05:17
Native speaker of: Turkish
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
have a close call


Explanation:
have a close shave / have a close call:
Fig. to have a narrow escape from something dangerous.

(http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/have a close call)

Kudoz ana sayfadaki "near miss" terimi de, artık safety terminolojisinden sayılmakla birlikte belki bir bağlamda alternatif olabilir.
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Futbol için kullanım resmi ama doğru.
Günlük dilde çok rastlanan: "Hit the posts" ya da mesela "Ronaldinho hit the crossbar two times." (posts- direkler, crossbar:üst direk)


Bumin
Türkiye
Local time: 05:17
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish
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agree  Esin Eskinat
3 days 9 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
retrieved from the point of no return


Explanation:
I think this was meant.
yada buna benzer


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_of_no_return
Alp Berker
United States
Local time: 22:17
Native speaker of: English
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agree  MutercimTR
3 days 1 hr
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
barely survived


Explanation:
as another alternative...

Erkan Dogan
United States
Local time: 21:17
Native speaker of: Turkish
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19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
almost


Explanation:
To tell the truth, the relations between Israel and Turkey almost terminated. (upon the last event)

Halil Ibrahim Tutuncuoglu "Бёcäטsع Լîfe's cômplicåtعd eñøugh"
Türkiye
Local time: 05:17
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21 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
with the skin of the teeth


Explanation:
I'd use this one.

Salih YILDIRIM
United States
Local time: 22:17
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish
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Asker: Teşekkür ederim. Cümle içinde nasıl kullandınız?

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