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English translation: weaved through the traffic

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Turkish term or phrase:Makas atmak
English translation:weaved through the traffic
Entered by: Ahmet Saraçoğlu

22:28 Sep 29, 2012
Turkish to English translations [PRO]
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Turkish term or phrase: Makas atmak
"Adam arabasını oldukça sinirli kullanmakta, ara gazı verip makas atmaktadır."
Ahmet Saraçoğlu
Türkiye
Local time: 11:17
weaved through the traffic
Explanation:
Example of use:

http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:hcs21UD...

"Our battered and rusting taxi dodged and weaved through the traffic at top speed."
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Tim Drayton
Cyprus
Local time: 11:17
Grading comment
Thanks.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5cut off
Erkan Dogan
5 -1Illegal/Jerky car racing
Salih YILDIRIM
4weaved through the traffic
Tim Drayton
4to swerve
Recep Kurt


Discussion entries: 3





  

Answers


26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
cut off


Explanation:
Şeritten şeride önüne geçmek. Bkz. http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=cut off ".. was cutting off others while gunning it at the same time" gibi kullanılabilir.

Erkan Dogan
United States
Local time: 03:17
Native speaker of: Turkish
PRO pts in category: 20
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -1
Illegal/Jerky car racing


Explanation:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2pf_xrU9Hk

Salih YILDIRIM
United States
Local time: 04:17
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish
PRO pts in category: 88

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Kim Metzger: A "jerky" car? Please explain.
2 days 14 hrs
  -> Try to not to cheat yourself to unnecessarily disclose any comment rgdg my definitions! Verstanden!
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1 day 7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
weaved through the traffic


Explanation:
Example of use:

http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:hcs21UD...

"Our battered and rusting taxi dodged and weaved through the traffic at top speed."


Tim Drayton
Cyprus
Local time: 11:17
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 75
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Thanks.
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1 day 16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
to swerve


Explanation:
bazıları bu şekilde kullanıyor...


    Reference: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=havAH1I_fQ8
Recep Kurt
Türkiye
Local time: 11:17
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish
PRO pts in category: 20
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