Çektum onu karşuma

English translation: I sat him down that night and had a talk with him about ...

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Turkish term or phrase:Çektum onu karşuma
English translation:I sat him down that night and had a talk with him about ...
Entered by: Mehmet Hascan

09:00 Sep 9, 2012
Turkish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings / idiomatic phrase
Turkish term or phrase: Çektum onu karşuma
Senin küçüğün İsmayil çok akillu bir uşak çıktı. Geçen gün tepeye varmiş, elinde bir ip sallayup duriy. Anan, uy uşağim ne edeysun oraya demiş. Oda heva turumuna bakayrum demiş. ÇEKTUM ONU akşam KARSUMA, anlat bakayum şu hava turumu işinu dedim.

Does the wole phrase therefore mean 'I drew him away in front of me' i.e. 'I drew him to one side'?
Hellinas
Local time: 04:42
I sat him down that night and had a talk with him about ...
Explanation:
1 - I sat him down that night and had a talk with him about the weather thing.

2 - I sat down with him that night and asked him about the weather thing.
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Mehmet Hascan
Ireland
Local time: 04:42


Summary of answers provided
4I sat him down that night and had a talk with him about ...
Mehmet Hascan
3I pulled him in front of me.
ATIL KAYHAN


  

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45 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
I pulled him in front of me.


Explanation:
I pulled him in front of me.

ATIL KAYHAN
Türkiye
Local time: 06:42
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish
PRO pts in category: 84
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23 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
I sat him down that night and had a talk with him about ...


Explanation:
1 - I sat him down that night and had a talk with him about the weather thing.

2 - I sat down with him that night and asked him about the weather thing.

Mehmet Hascan
Ireland
Local time: 04:42
Works in field
Native speaker of: Turkish
PRO pts in category: 64
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