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E - T English proverb - very simple. Thanks!!
1.       theblonde
148 posts
 31 Jan 2009 Sat 04:39 pm

If/where there is a will, there is a way  

(do you have this or a similar proverb in Turkish? or how would you translate this?)

2.       Melek74
1506 posts
 31 Jan 2009 Sat 06:17 pm

 

Quoting theblonde

If/where there is a will, there is a way  

(do you have this or a similar proverb in Turkish? or how would you translate this?)

 

I came across this expression once: "Azimle yüce daðlar çevirilir" (With determination high mountains will be flipped), which I think comes pretty close. I think that´s the kind of question that would be best answered by a native speaker though {#lang_emotions_bigsmile}

3.       mertatasoy
60 posts
 31 Jan 2009 Sat 06:41 pm

 

I cannot really think of any idiomatic expression which would have exactly the same meaning.

 

It might be translated in this way but it won´t be a mot-a-mot translation:

 

"Azmini yitirmezsen muhakkak bir çözüm yolu bulursun." which would rather mean

 

"If you don´t let go of your will/determination, you will certainly find a solution."

 

there is another common and funny idiomatic expression but it is pretty informal:

 

"Azimle sýçan betonu deler." which means

 

"If you have a shit with enough determination, you can even bore through solid concrete."

 

I think other native speakers may give me a hand, because I beleive something closer and idiomatic can be actually found. 

 

4.       theblonde
148 posts
 31 Jan 2009 Sat 07:22 pm

Thank you both, really. I think both translations could actually work well, especially the ´mountain´ one. But I like the informal ´shit´ one too. It´s really funny.

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