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Translation - Turkish-English - Çok çalışmak erdem olsa, eşek en azından eşek...

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Title
Çok çalışmak erdem olsa, eşek en azından eşek...
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Submitted by netcevap
Source language: Turkish

Çok çalışmak erdem olsa, eşek en azından eşek olduğunu anlardı.
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Title
If working a lot were a virtue, ...
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English

Translated by netcevap
Target language: English

If working a lot were a virtue, at least a donkey would understand that it was a donkey.
Remarks about the translation
"It is a donkey " means that a donkey works a lot, so it means the donkey is a donkey, even the donkey doesn't know how much it works.
Validated by kafetzou - 18 July 2008 03:52





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17 July 2008 02:50

kafetzou
Number of messages: 7963
donkey at least --> at least a donkey

17 July 2008 03:30

Rise
Number of messages: 126
"If working a lot were a virtue,..."

17 July 2008 07:25

serba
Number of messages: 655
at least donkey COULD understand that it IS a donkey

could it be :

at least donkey COULD understand that it WAS a donkey



17 July 2008 08:22

kafetzou
Number of messages: 7963
donkey --> a donkey

I think IS is better here, unless we want to turn the whole thing into subjunctive:

If working a lot were a virtue, at least a donkey could understand that it was a donkey.

17 July 2008 20:40

merdogan
Number of messages: 3769
If working a lot could be a virtue,