birşeye çağ bindirmek

English translation: to be more advanced (by an era) than/far more advanced than, to be way ahead of

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Turkish term or phrase:birşeye çağ bindirmek
English translation:to be more advanced (by an era) than/far more advanced than, to be way ahead of
Entered by: SeiTT

07:32 Jan 17, 2013
Turkish to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Folklore / Karagöz
Turkish term or phrase: birşeye çağ bindirmek
Greetings,

This is from an old newspaper cutting:
Japonya’nın gölge oyunu Karagöz’e çağ bindirmiş.

All the best, and many thanks,

Simon
SeiTT
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:58
was more advanced (by an era) than/far more advanced than
Explanation:
Japanese shadow theater was more advanced by an era than Karagöz and Hacivat.
Bu kullanım İngilizcede yok onlar olsa olsa "far more advanced than" ifadesini kullanırlardı.
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Aziz Kural
Türkiye
Local time: 18:58
Grading comment
Many thanks, excellent.
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Summary of answers provided
5was more advanced (by an era) than/far more advanced than
Aziz Kural
3to better with an age
Raffi Jamgocyan
3 -1bring something into the modern age
Tim Drayton


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to better with an age


Explanation:
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Raffi Jamgocyan
Türkiye
Local time: 18:58
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
bring something into the modern age


Explanation:
"... brings Karagöz into the modern age." This is what I understand by it.

Tim Drayton
Cyprus
Local time: 17:58
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Yasin Koç: No, the meaning it implies is not exactly "bringing Karagöz into modern age".
28 mins
  -> OK.Thanks.
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
was more advanced (by an era) than/far more advanced than


Explanation:
Japanese shadow theater was more advanced by an era than Karagöz and Hacivat.
Bu kullanım İngilizcede yok onlar olsa olsa "far more advanced than" ifadesini kullanırlardı.

Aziz Kural
Türkiye
Local time: 18:58
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish
PRO pts in category: 4
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Many thanks, excellent.
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