küsmek

12:42 Jun 19, 2020
Turkish to English translations [Non-PRO]
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Turkish term or phrase: küsmek
Küsmek: bir insanın (A), başka bir insan tarafından (B) kendisine veya başkasına karşı yapılmış hatalı bir eyleme (davranış, söz, düşünce vs.) karşılık olarak verilen iletişimi kesme tepkisi.
"Küsmek" kelimesinin, yukarıdaki tanım doğrultusunda, İngilizcede bire bir veya mümkün olan en yakın anlama sahip çevirisini arıyorum.
Sizce "küsme" eyleminin İngilizcedeki tam karşılığı ne olabilir?
Giray Türkmen
Türkiye
Local time: 02:05


Summary of answers provided
5send someone to Coventry
Saner Yuzsuren
5Not on speaking term (please see below the explanation and related link)
Mahtab Yazdi
4To sulk
AJ Ablooglu
4To be offended by
Salih YILDIRIM
3to be done with someone
Yunus Can ATLAR
2Break up
Amir Akbarpour Reihani


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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
To sulk


Explanation:
To sulk = be silent, morose, and bad-tempered out of annoyance or disappointment.

Example sentence(s):
  • he was sulking over the break-up of his band
AJ Ablooglu
Türkiye
Local time: 19:05
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish
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Break up


Explanation:
Ben kısaca bunu bir iletişimi kestirme düşünüyorum.

Amir Akbarpour Reihani
Local time: 02:35
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
send someone to Coventry


Explanation:
This is very British idiom used here in the UK


    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Send_to_Coventry#:~:text=To%20send%20someone%20to%20Coventry,are%20completely%20invisible%20and%20inaudible.
    https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/sent-to-coventry.html
Saner Yuzsuren
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:05
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish
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to be done with someone


Explanation:
Her ne kadar direkt karşılığı olmasa da, biri size “I am done with you” dedikten sonra onun gönlünü alabilmek için bin dereden su getirmeniz gereklidir.

Example sentence(s):
Yunus Can ATLAR
Türkiye
Local time: 02:05
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Not on speaking term (please see below the explanation and related link)


Explanation:
If you are going to say that " A" has stopped the relation completely with "B" then you can use the word " break up" . But if you mean that "A" refuses to talk with "B" then you can say : " A" is no longer on speaking term with "B" ....

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Mahtab Yazdi
Türkiye
Local time: 02:05
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To be offended by


Explanation:
I'd employ.

Salih YILDIRIM
United States
Local time: 19:05
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish
PRO pts in category: 14
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