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a no-nonsense attitude

Turkish translation: ciddi bir yaklaşım

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English term or phrase:a no-nonsense attitude
Turkish translation:ciddi bir yaklaşım
Entered by: Taner Göde

08:16 Aug 10, 2007
English to Turkish translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
English term or phrase: a no-nonsense attitude
Enter the xxxx, one tough-guy sport utility vehicle (SUV) with a no-nonsense attitude to life.
Aysun Demir
United Kingdom
ciddi bir yaklaşım
Explanation:
no-nonsense = ciddi bir yaklaşım
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Taner Göde
Türkiye
Local time: 02:36
Grading comment
Thanks Taner
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3(hayatta) şakası olmadığını belli eden bir tavırla
Quinox (X)
5 +1ciddi bir yaklaşım
Taner Göde
5 +1sorumlu bir yaklaşım
abdullah erol (X)


  

Answers


7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
(hayatta) şakası olmadığını belli eden bir tavırla


Explanation:
no-nonsense: : tolerating no nonsense : SERIOUS, BUSINESSLIKE <a no-nonsense manager> (Merriam Webster)
Bunu şakası olmamak, ciddi olmak diye çevirebiliriz.


Quinox (X)
Türkiye
Local time: 02:36
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Faruk Atabeyli
30 mins
  -> Teşekkür ederim
agree  fortunetelle (X)
39 days
  -> Teşekkürler
agree  Ozan Kaymaz: 'ciddi bir yaklaşım'da bir eksiklik var gibi
73 days
  -> Teşekkür ederim.
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35 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
ciddi bir yaklaşım


Explanation:
no-nonsense = ciddi bir yaklaşım


Taner Göde
Türkiye
Local time: 02:36
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish
PRO pts in category: 20
Grading comment
Thanks Taner

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  fortunetelle (X)
57 days
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1 day 6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
sorumlu bir yaklaşım


Explanation:
<sorumlu bir yaklaşım>
da denebilir alternatif olarak

abdullah erol (X)
Local time: 02:36
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  fortunetelle (X)
56 days
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