Nov 14, 2021 22:11
2 yrs ago
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Turkish term
(parmağına) dolamak
Turkish to English
Art/Literary
Linguistics
Diğer eliyle telefonun kordonuyla oynar, parmağına dolar.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 1 +1 | fiddles with the cord |
Tomasso
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| 4 +1 | twiddle |
Jahan Atabay
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Change log
Nov 16, 2021 22:49: Murad AWAD changed "Field" from "Other" to "Art/Literary" , "Field (write-in)" from "Translation terms" to "(none)"
Proposed translations
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fiddles with the cord
nervous movements, touching or spinning, the person is worried,
In US english, to fiddle with the cord, to play with the cord, to fidget with the cord,
quote....Definition of fiddle with
1: to move or handle (something) with the hands or fingers in a nervous way
She was nervously fiddling with her pencil as she waited for the test to start.
Definition of play with
1: to move or handle (something) with one's hands or fingers often without thinking
Stop playing with that pen and pay attention to what I'm saying.
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Note added at 34 mins (2021-11-14 22:46:13 GMT)
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https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fiddle with#:~:te...
In US english, to fiddle with the cord, to play with the cord, to fidget with the cord,
quote....Definition of fiddle with
1: to move or handle (something) with the hands or fingers in a nervous way
She was nervously fiddling with her pencil as she waited for the test to start.
Definition of play with
1: to move or handle (something) with one's hands or fingers often without thinking
Stop playing with that pen and pay attention to what I'm saying.
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Note added at 34 mins (2021-11-14 22:46:13 GMT)
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https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fiddle with#:~:te...
Example sentence:
Not knowing what to do, he fiddled with the telephone cord.
Stop playing with the phone, you will break it.
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13 hrs
Jahan Atabay
Native in Turkish
13 y EXP in Mktg., Financ., Legal Trans.
Native in: Turkish 
, Turkmen 
Works in: Turkish to English, English to Turkmen, English to Turkish, and 3 more.
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twiddle
twiddle
definition: 1. to move something repeatedly between your fingers, especially without any purpose: 2. ... She was twiddling (with) a pencil/her hair.
The boy was twiddling with his hair.
https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/twiddle with
definition: 1. to move something repeatedly between your fingers, especially without any purpose: 2. ... She was twiddling (with) a pencil/her hair.
The boy was twiddling with his hair.
https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/twiddle with
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