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Lady Muck

Turkish translation: artist / assolist

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English term or phrase:Lady Muck
Turkish translation:artist / assolist
Entered by: Hellinas

17:20 Jun 5, 2015
English to Turkish translations [Non-PRO]
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English term or phrase: Lady Muck
A woman who thinks she is very important and should be treated better than everyone else:
-Look at Lady Muck over there, expecting everyone to wait on her!
-Look at lady muck! Who the hell does she think she is!
The male equivalent is Lord muck/ Lord muck-a-muck/ Lord muckety-muck.
Tureng renders it by a predictable paraphrase: kendini beğenmiş kibirli kadın.
Hellinas
Local time: 03:28
artist / assolist
Explanation:
"Artiste bak" > more common for men, but can also be used for women too.

However, "Assoliste bak" is used for ladies more often.
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Zeki Güler
Local time: 03:28
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Thanks, Zeki, & the ever-faithful Atil, whose contribution is always welcome. I was surprised to find the expression in Turkish 'kendini bok sanmak' but see Atil's note on its inappropriateness in ordinary speech. It is odd, though, that to think oneself bok means 'to fancy oneself', when it should mean the opposite!
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4artist / assolist
Zeki Güler
3Bayan Kibir
ATIL KAYHAN


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41 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
lady muck
artist / assolist


Explanation:
"Artiste bak" > more common for men, but can also be used for women too.

However, "Assoliste bak" is used for ladies more often.

Zeki Güler
Local time: 03:28
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thanks, Zeki, & the ever-faithful Atil, whose contribution is always welcome. I was surprised to find the expression in Turkish 'kendini bok sanmak' but see Atil's note on its inappropriateness in ordinary speech. It is odd, though, that to think oneself bok means 'to fancy oneself', when it should mean the opposite!
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Asker: Please comment on the impolite idiom 'to think oneself bok, meaning the opposite.

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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
lady muck
Bayan Kibir


Explanation:
I believe there is no equivalent phrase in Turkish. However, this should serve the purpose.

ATIL KAYHAN
Türkiye
Local time: 05:28
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish
PRO pts in category: 20
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