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swivel on a dime

Turkish translation: aniden yön değiştirmek

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English term or phrase:swivel on a dime
Turkish translation:aniden yön değiştirmek

12:59 Jun 1, 2012
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English to Turkish translations [PRO]
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
English term or phrase: swivel on a dime
cümlenin tamamı şöyle, national security agency basically had to swivel on a dime afer 9/11
ersinert
Türkiye
Local time: 02:51
aniden yön değiştirmek
Explanation:
Deyimin aslı "to turn on a dime". Sert bir viraj almak, aniden ve hızla yön değiştirmek gibi anlamları var.

"...ani bir yön değişikliğine girdi" de denebilir.

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Note added at 8 dakika (2012-06-01 13:08:02 GMT)
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http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/turn on a dime

http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=1384379&lang...
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Özgür Salman
Türkiye
Local time: 02:51
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Summary of answers provided
5aniden yön değiştirmek
Özgür Salman
4birdenbire tutumunu değiştirmek
Göksel Kılınç


  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
aniden yön değiştirmek


Explanation:
Deyimin aslı "to turn on a dime". Sert bir viraj almak, aniden ve hızla yön değiştirmek gibi anlamları var.

"...ani bir yön değişikliğine girdi" de denebilir.

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Note added at 8 dakika (2012-06-01 13:08:02 GMT)
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http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/turn on a dime

http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=1384379&lang...


Özgür Salman
Türkiye
Local time: 02:51
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2 days 1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
birdenbire tutumunu değiştirmek


Explanation:
burada kurumun yaklaşımı değerlendiriliyor. bu nedenle tutum/siyaset/politika değişikliği olarak algıladım.

Göksel Kılınç
Türkiye
Local time: 02:51
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish
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