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köpek çekmek

English translation: to treat somebody like a dog

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Turkish term or phrase:köpek çekmek
English translation:to treat somebody like a dog
Entered by: Ali Bayraktar

20:48 Dec 12, 2009
Turkish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Slang
Turkish term or phrase: köpek çekmek
'... .. hizmetçilerim bile yüzüme bakmaz oldu. Köpek çekiyorlar bana! '

Teşekkürler!
Nagme Yazgin
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:09
to treat somebody like a dog
Explanation:
to treat somebody like a dog = to treat somebody with no respect at all

http://www.saberingles.com.ar/idioms/animals/dog.html

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Ali Bayraktar
Türkiye
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1to treat somebody like a dog
Ali Bayraktar
5to show a (complete) lack of respect for sb
Mehmet Hascan
5disrepected
Melekler
3to treat like shit
ATIL KAYHAN
2make a face
ozan karakış


  

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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
make a face


Explanation:
anlatılmak istenen hizmetçilerin surat yaptıkları. Bu yüzden "make a face" kullanılabilir ancak daha şiddetli ve hakaret dolu bir karşılığı bulunabilirse daha iyi ifade edilmiş olur.

ozan karakış
Türkiye
Local time: 20:09
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
to treat somebody like a dog


Explanation:
to treat somebody like a dog = to treat somebody with no respect at all

http://www.saberingles.com.ar/idioms/animals/dog.html



Ali Bayraktar
Türkiye
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish
PRO pts in category: 4
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agree  Adil Usturalı
7 hrs
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18 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
to treat like shit


Explanation:
Türkçesiyle ilk defa karsilasiyorum ama Ingilizcesi yaygin kullanilir (tabii argoda).

ATIL KAYHAN
Türkiye
Local time: 20:09
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish
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1 day 18 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
to show a (complete) lack of respect for sb


Explanation:
They are showing a (complete) lack of respect for me.

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Note added at 1 day18 hrs (2009-12-14 15:20:30 GMT)
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to be completely disrespectful to sb.

Mehmet Hascan
Ireland
Local time: 18:09
Native speaker of: Turkish
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4 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
disrepected


Explanation:
She was highly disrespected by her employees

Melekler
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:09
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish
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