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talk turkey

Arabic translation: فلنتحدث بوضوح وصراحة

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English term or phrase:talk turkey
Arabic translation:فلنتحدث بوضوح وصراحة
Entered by: Liliane Hatem

06:46 Mar 27, 2010
English to Arabic translations [PRO]
Slang / talk turkey
English term or phrase: talk turkey
OK, enough joking around - let's talk turkey
Muradaf
Local time: 03:55
فلنتحدث بوضوح وصراحة
Explanation:
talk turkey: Information from Answers.com
talk turkey Speak plainly, get to the point, as in Don't call me until you're ready to talk turkey . This expression allegedly comes from a tale about.
www.answers.com/topic/talk-turkey -
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Liliane Hatem
Lebanon
Local time: 03:55
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +4فلنتحدث بوضوح وصراحة
Liliane Hatem
5 +1يناقش أمرًا بجدية
hossam sallam
5تكلم بدون مواربة
Muhammad Atallah
4نتكلم في صلب الموضوع
Nadia Ayoub


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
يناقش أمرًا بجدية


Explanation:
to discuss something seriously.

hossam sallam
Egypt
Local time: 03:55
Native speaker of: Arabic

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Yasser Moharram
5 mins
  -> Thank you Yasser
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
تكلم بدون مواربة


Explanation:
To discuss in a straightforward manner

Muhammad Atallah
Egypt
Local time: 03:55
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 8
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31 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
فلنتحدث بوضوح وصراحة


Explanation:
talk turkey: Information from Answers.com
talk turkey Speak plainly, get to the point, as in Don't call me until you're ready to talk turkey . This expression allegedly comes from a tale about.
www.answers.com/topic/talk-turkey -

Liliane Hatem
Lebanon
Local time: 03:55
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 16
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Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Dr. Mohamed Elkhateeb: discuss frankly and openly
3 hrs
  -> Thank you, Mohamed!
agree  Tamer Mahmoud
4 hrs
  -> Many thanks, Tamer!
agree  ferines10
6 hrs
  -> Many thanks, Ferines!
agree  Stephen Franke: tamaam wa nuS.
17 hrs
  -> Many thanks, Stephen :)
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
نتكلم في صلب الموضوع


Explanation:
talk turkey Speak plainly, get to the point
http://www.answers.com/topic/talk-turkey

Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 03:55
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 8
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