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Translation - Azerbaijani-English - ürəyimdən tikan çıxarırdı

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Title
ürəyimdən tikan çıxarırdı
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Submitted by Ileanka24
Source language: Azerbaijani

ürəyimdən tikan çıxarırdı

Title
he/she used to remove thorn from my heart
Translation
English

Translated by Çevirmen
Target language: English

He used to remove the thorns from my heart.
Remarks about the translation
Or: she used to remove the thorns from my heart
he or she is not declared here. For example, as a man, if I say this, I refer to a girl or vice versa:)
Validated by Lein - 20 December 2010 12:58





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8 December 2010 18:20

Lein
Number of messages: 3389
Hi Çevirmen

Me again...
'used to' in English means he (or she) did this frequently. Is that what the Turkish text says? Alternatives that I can think of are


He (has) removed the thorn from my heart
(with 'has' -> emphasises the result: the thorn is no longer there. Without 'has' -> emphasises the action; makes it sound like a longer process)

or

He used this (an instrument) to remove the thorn from my heart


Also a general remark with your English translations: in English, more articles ('the', 'an') are needed than in Turkish (so not 'thorn', but 'the thorn') - something to keep in mind when you translate!

One last thing: when it is not clear from the text whether 'he' or 'she' should be used, please use one in the translation and explain that it could be he or she in the comments section under the translation.

Please don't see all this as criticism!
Thanks for your help!

11 December 2010 22:52

Çevirmen
Number of messages: 59
hehe, I dont get this wrong since your comments on my English is treasure for me, it makes my English better.
When it comes to the(I started to use articles, previously I thought articles are not as important as you mentioned) translation, "used to" is necessary here since he said formerly, she has been doing that which is removing thorn frequently but has not been doing it now. and in this text, he emphasized the action not thorn's existence.

13 December 2010 13:52

Lein
Number of messages: 3389
Thanks you! I have set a poll to see if others agree with the translation