Sep 9, 2014 08:31
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Turkish term
rahat ol yaa
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Idiom
I was looking up this idiom to award marks for the best answer & this answer appeared in the 'negative(!) dictionary.
I don't fully understand the meaning of this entry & why the idiom is often used ironically. eksi sözlük. ironik olarak pek sık kullanılır. mesela birine sigara pakedi uzatılır alsın bi tane die (? What is this a typo for!), bi başkası gelir ve alır, pakedi uzatan da "rahat ol yaa" der.
It seems to mean 'if someone is offered a cigarette packet & if he takes one.....[die], he comes and takes another, & also says to the one who offered the packet 'like be cool'.
That makes a sort of sense but not enough.
I need help on the full meaning of this entry. Does the yaaa make it ironic?
I don't fully understand the meaning of this entry & why the idiom is often used ironically. eksi sözlük. ironik olarak pek sık kullanılır. mesela birine sigara pakedi uzatılır alsın bi tane die (? What is this a typo for!), bi başkası gelir ve alır, pakedi uzatan da "rahat ol yaa" der.
It seems to mean 'if someone is offered a cigarette packet & if he takes one.....[die], he comes and takes another, & also says to the one who offered the packet 'like be cool'.
That makes a sort of sense but not enough.
I need help on the full meaning of this entry. Does the yaaa make it ironic?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | be cool man |
Gülnur Seyhanoğlu
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| 4 +1 | chillax |
Nagme Yazgin
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| 5 | cam down maaan!/calm down will you |
Aziz Kural
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| 4 | take it easy, man/ hey, take it easy |
Harold Lemel
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| 3 | relax |
ATIL KAYHAN
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Proposed translations
22 mins
Gülnur Seyhanoğlu
Türkiye
Türkiye
Native in Turkish
Türkiye
english, turkish, chemical engineering
Native in: Turkish 
Works in: English to Turkish, Turkish to English
Selected
be cool man
This sentence means, "If one offered to someone a cigarette packet if he takes one, but someone else comes and takes one, the one who offered the packet says "be cool man".
"go help yourself" is a more polite expression.
"go help yourself" is a more polite expression.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Tim is quite right: in this context it is used sarcastically. If I thought myself into the context, what would be the natural expression in English? I think we would use Gülnur's suggestion: 'ok, just help yourselfy, don't bother asking.' Thanks for all help given."
1 hr
ATIL KAYHAN
Türkiye
Türkiye
Native in Turkish
Türkiye
Think International from the Start!
Native in: Turkish
Works in: Turkish to English, English to Turkish, Turkish, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
84
relax
IMHO
+1
4 hrs
Nagme Yazgin
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in Turkish
&
English
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
Accurate, SEO friendly, on time service.
Native in: Turkish 
, English
Works in: English to Turkish, Turkish to English
Related KudoZ points
:
8
chillax
A newly coined word which might be just as casual as the Turkish version.
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Note added at 4 hrs (2014-09-09 12:41:07 GMT)
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'Dude, chill...' might also be an option (note: male)
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Note added at 4 hrs (2014-09-09 12:41:07 GMT)
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'Dude, chill...' might also be an option (note: male)
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
leyladonerdugdu
: I agree on this one... One might also just say 'chill' I guess.
1 hr
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6 hrs
Harold Lemel
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
High quality promptly delivered work
Native in: English
Works in: Turkish to English, Hebrew to English, Albanian to English, and 1 more.
take it easy, man/ hey, take it easy
Relax and some of the other suggestions like stay cool would be fine. But take it easy doesn't carry with it the association slangy and young that "chill" does for example.
Another would be " Hey, take it easy...."
Another would be " Hey, take it easy...."
4 hrs
Aziz Kural
Türkiye
Türkiye
Native in Turkish
Türkiye
Real meaning behind the clutter of words
Native in: Turkish
Works in: English to Turkish, Turkish to English, Kazakh to Turkish, and 72 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
4
cam down maaan!/calm down will you
Bir alternatif. Ama konuya ve tercümeye daha yakın.
Selam,
Aziz
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Note added at 7 hrs (2014-09-09 16:07:42 GMT)
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It should have been calm down maan!
Regards,
Aziz
Selam,
Aziz
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Note added at 7 hrs (2014-09-09 16:07:42 GMT)
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It should have been calm down maan!
Regards,
Aziz
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