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Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

some kind of throwback

Turkish translation:

atalarının özelliklerini taşımak

Added to glossary by Ayse Duru Mergenci
Apr 13, 2011 21:38
13 yrs ago
English term

some kind of throwback

English to Turkish Art/Literary Poetry & Literature literature
The child was obviously some kind of throw back, in their combined gene pool, but she certainly didn't look like theirs.
Yeni doğan çocuğun anneye de babaya da benzemediğini anlatırken kullanıyor.
Proposed translations (Turkish)
3 atalarının özelliklerini taşımak
4 +1 soya çekme
Change log

Apr 27, 2011 06:50: Ayse Duru Mergenci Created KOG entry

Proposed translations

11 mins
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atalarının özelliklerini taşımak

throwback [ˈθrəʊˌbæk]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology)
a. a person, animal, or plant that has the characteristics of an earlier or more primitive type

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Ortak gen havuzlarında, çocuk apaçık atalarının özelliklerini taşıyordu ancak kesinlikle onların çocuğuymuş gibi görünmüyordu.

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Note added at 12 mins (2011-04-13 21:51:16 GMT)
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yani anne babaya değil ama ondan önceki soya çekmiş...
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "çok teşekkürler"
+1
10 mins

soya çekme

Çocuk bileşik gen havuzu bakımından kesinlikle soya çekmiş fakat..... gibi anlıyorum.
Peer comment(s):
agree Salih YILDIRIM
5 hrs
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