kıran kırana

English translation: titanic struggle

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Turkish term or phrase:kıran kırana
English translation:titanic struggle

12:34 May 8, 2015
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Turkish to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Sports / Fitness / Recreation
Turkish term or phrase: kıran kırana
İki futbol takımı arasında oynanacak maç ile ilgili olarak "kıran kırana mücadele" deniyor.
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dennisocean
Türkiye
Local time: 22:31
titanic
Explanation:
Futbol maçları için kullanılan bir tabir, "a titanic struggle" şeklinde.

http://tinyurl.com/psz5dun

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Rica ederim, kolay gelsin :)
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Özgür Salman
Türkiye
Local time: 22:31
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2titanic
Özgür Salman
4vigorous
Raffi Jamgocyan
4challenging
Zeki Güler
3 +1fight to the death
Emin Arı
5 -1Fierce fighting
Salih YILDIRIM
3a fiery encounter
Mehmet Hascan


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
vigorous


Explanation:
vigorous struggle

Raffi Jamgocyan
Türkiye
Local time: 22:31
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish
Notes to answerer
Asker: Teşekkürler

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28 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
challenging


Explanation:
"needle match" ifadesine de rastladım. Linkleri aşağıda.

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"HARD WON" da kullanılıyor :

http://www.bbc.co.uk/liverpool/content/articles/2006/01/31/j...


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Son olarak "Formidable" ifadesinin de kullanıldığını söyleyerek yerime oturayım : https://rysports.wordpress.com/


    Reference: http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/jan/03/bath-leicester-...
    Reference: http://tennis.about.com/library/weekly/aa122998.htm
Zeki Güler
Local time: 19:31
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish
Notes to answerer
Asker: Zeki Bey çok çok teşekkürler.. Needle match için şöyle denmiş: http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/needle-match yani işin içinde "grudge" da oluyormuş o yüzden her takım için uygun olmayabilir diye düşündüm. Tüm karşılıklar için sağolun.

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47 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
fight to the death


Explanation:
like "this match will be a fight to the death"

IMHO

Emin Arı
Türkiye
Local time: 22:31
Native speaker of: Turkish
Notes to answerer
Asker: Teşekkürler...


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agree  Ümit Karahan
1 day 6 hrs
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
titanic


Explanation:
Futbol maçları için kullanılan bir tabir, "a titanic struggle" şeklinde.

http://tinyurl.com/psz5dun

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Rica ederim, kolay gelsin :)

Özgür Salman
Türkiye
Local time: 22:31
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Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish
PRO pts in category: 8
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Asker: Teşekkürler Özgür Bey. Tam aradığım karşılık :)


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agree  Dagdelen
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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
a fiery encounter


Explanation:
imho

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Rica ederim.

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In a fiery encounter between the fierce rivals in Istanbul, ..
http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/29657740

encounter: a sports match against a particular player or team
(Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary)


Mehmet Hascan
Ireland
Local time: 19:31
Native speaker of: Turkish
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Asker: Teşekkürler

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2 days 59 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -1
Fierce fighting


Explanation:
Derdim.

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JUST LIKE AMERICAN FOOTBALL which is nothing more than a Fierce fighting!

Salih YILDIRIM
United States
Local time: 15:31
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish

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disagree  Kim Metzger: http://tinyurl.com/kdw7lhw How would you use "fierce fighting" in a sentence about football?
26 mins
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