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Oh to be young & naive again!

Turkish translation: Ah, yeniden genç ve saf olmak!

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English term or phrase:Oh to be young & naive again!
Turkish translation:Ah, yeniden genç ve saf olmak!
Entered by: Hellinas

18:49 Oct 23, 2013
English to Turkish translations [Non-PRO]
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings / Common phrase of tolerant amusement
English term or phrase: Oh to be young & naive again!
This is a common idiom in English. 'Oh to be old again/ oh to be in England now that April's here/oh to be young & naive again'. It is a wistful, semi-amused longing to be in a state in which you no longer are but wish you were. It is often used by adults looking back or forward to a former state of supposed happiness.
Hellinas
Local time: 13:22
Ah, yeniden genç ve saf olmak!
Explanation:
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Serli Varjabetyan (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:22
Grading comment
This has the same brevity of the English original & I have selected it for that reason. I did like hey gidi gençlik very much also except that it might have had ve saflık added for completion's sake. But hey gidi günler (hey) is a great idiom. All translations had their merits but thanks to Recep for his idiom ( başında kavak yelleri esmek ) & to Aziz for his helpful comments.
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1Ah, yeniden genç ve saf olmak!
Serli Varjabetyan (X)
5tekrar genç ve saf olmak
Aziz Kural
5Keşke tekrar genç ve masum olsam!
Salih YILDIRIM
5ah şimdi genç ve masum olmak vardı anasını satayım
adem kaya
4hey gidi gençlik !
Zeki Güler
3Ah, başında kavak yelleri esen, genç biri olmak vardı!
Recep Kurt


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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
oh to be young & naive again!
tekrar genç ve saf olmak


Explanation:
Selam,
Aziz

Aziz Kural
Türkiye
Local time: 15:22
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish
PRO pts in category: 20
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
oh to be young & naive again!
Ah, başında kavak yelleri esen, genç biri olmak vardı!


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Recep Kurt
Türkiye
Local time: 15:22
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish
PRO pts in category: 31
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36 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
oh to be young & naive again!
Ah, yeniden genç ve saf olmak!


Explanation:
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Serli Varjabetyan (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:22
Native speaker of: Turkish
Grading comment
This has the same brevity of the English original & I have selected it for that reason. I did like hey gidi gençlik very much also except that it might have had ve saflık added for completion's sake. But hey gidi günler (hey) is a great idiom. All translations had their merits but thanks to Recep for his idiom ( başında kavak yelleri esmek ) & to Aziz for his helpful comments.

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agree  İzber Barin
13 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
oh to be young & naive again!
Keşke tekrar genç ve masum olsam!


Explanation:
Deyim anlam olarak bunu kullanırdım.

Salih YILDIRIM
United States
Local time: 08:22
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Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
oh to be young & naive again!
hey gidi gençlik !


Explanation:
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Zeki Güler
Local time: 13:22
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1 day 20 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
oh to be young & naive again!
ah şimdi genç ve masum olmak vardı anasını satayım


Explanation:
ueiaai

adem kaya
Türkiye
Local time: 15:22
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish
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