in its place

Turkish translation: bunun yerine

11:30 Mar 25, 2011
English to Turkish translations [PRO]
Esoteric practices
English term or phrase: in its place
The sentence is ''To try to undo something with your creative power is less effective than creating something better in its place.''

The paragraph is about a method based on creative process which enables us to create what we want in our lives.
eozge
Türkiye
Local time: 22:35
Turkish translation:bunun yerine
Explanation:
''To try to undo something with your creative power is less effective than creating something better in its place.''

"Yaratıcı güç ile birşeyi geri almak bunun yerine<b/> daha iyi birşey yaratmaktan daha az etkilidir."

Sanırım sadece 'yerine' demekten daha oturaklı oluyor.
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Göksel Kılınç
Türkiye
Local time: 22:35
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4 +5yerine
Ayse Duru Mergenci
5 +1yerine
Eser Perkins
5Yerli yerinde
Salih YILDIRIM
4 +1bunun yerine
Göksel Kılınç
4yeri geldiğinde
Ceren Coşar


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
yerine


Explanation:
yerine

Ayse Duru Mergenci
Türkiye
Local time: 22:35
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish
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agree  Gulay Baran
1 min

agree  yasmin givens
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agree  Bunchi
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agree  Adnan Özdemir
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agree  ozan karakış
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
yerine


Explanation:


Eser Perkins
Türkiye
Local time: 22:35
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
yeri geldiğinde


Explanation:
...bir şeyi yeri geldiğinde daha iyi ....

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Note added at 18 mins (2011-03-25 11:48:07 GMT)
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Benim çıkardığım anlam; Bir şeyi yerinde ve zamanında yapmanın daha etkin olduğunudur. In its place'i de bir şeyi yerinde yapmak, yeri geldiğinde yapmak anlamında kullanmış

Ceren Coşar
Türkiye
Local time: 22:35
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Yerli yerinde


Explanation:
Imho - "In place of " yerine demek değil miydi arkadaşlar?"

Salih YILDIRIM
United States
Local time: 15:35
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
bunun yerine


Explanation:
''To try to undo something with your creative power is less effective than creating something better in its place.''

"Yaratıcı güç ile birşeyi geri almak bunun yerine<b/> daha iyi birşey yaratmaktan daha az etkilidir."

Sanırım sadece 'yerine' demekten daha oturaklı oluyor.

Göksel Kılınç
Türkiye
Local time: 22:35
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