Glossary entry

Turkish term or phrase:

Neydikibu?

English translation:

What on earth was that?

Added to glossary by Mariette van Heteren
Mar 22, 2010 14:41
14 yrs ago
Turkish term

Neydikibu?

Turkish to English Art/Literary History
Uğultu büyüyerek yaklaşıyor, yer titriyordu. Köpekler havlamaktan vazgeçip sindiler. Tavuklar ürküp kümeslerine kaçtılar. Neydikibu?
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Non-PRO (2): Selcuk Akyuz, Cagdas Karatas

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Proposed translations

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What on earth was that?

Neydi ki bu?

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Note added at 5 mins (2010-03-22 14:47:42 GMT)
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Or... "was it".

Or "What the hell?" even, depending on the nature of the text.
Peer comment(s):

agree Erkan Dogan
5 mins
agree ozan karakış
5 hrs
agree Nigar Mancini
7 hrs
agree Fatih Mehmet Şen
1 day 23 hrs
agree Faruk Atabeyli : http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual...
4 days
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Oh yes! Thanks!"
2 hrs

What was that?

OLriginally "Neydi ki bu?" or "Ne idi ki bu?" or "Bu neydi acaba?" or "Bu da neydi?" all have the same meaning which is "Oh what was that?" or "Oh what is that" with astonishment.
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8 hrs

Wonder what it was!

Closest definition, I guess.
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2 days 1 hr

What the dickens was that?

What the dickens was that?
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