Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Turkish term or phrase:
kültürel törpülenme
English translation:
cultural leveling
Added to glossary by
Erkan Dogan
Apr 7, 2010 00:06
14 yrs ago
Turkish term
United States
Fail to prepare, prepare to fail...
Native in: Turkish
Works in: English to Turkish, Turkish to English
törpülenme
Turkish to English
Social Sciences
Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
"XYZ, kültürel farklılıkların törpülenmesine yol açmaktadır" şeklinde geçiyor. Fikrinizi almak isterim.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | cultural leveling |
Bumin
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| 5 | (leading to) ignition (of...) |
Salih YILDIRIM
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| 5 | to smooth out |
Salih C.Riz
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| 4 | to be smoothed |
Emin Arı
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| 4 | to be smoothed away |
Mehmet Hascan
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| 3 | to be filed |
Taylan Polatel
|
Proposed translations
8 hrs
Selected
cultural leveling
Sosyolojide böyle bir kullanımı da var.
- ...This leads to cultural leveling where cultures become similar to one another.
- Cultural leveling within the United States has been driven by mass market media such as radio and television broadcasting and nation wide distribution of magazines...
- International development can greatly expand intercultural communication, but it can also lead to the leveling of cultural differences and...
- ...This leads to cultural leveling where cultures become similar to one another.
- Cultural leveling within the United States has been driven by mass market media such as radio and television broadcasting and nation wide distribution of magazines...
- International development can greatly expand intercultural communication, but it can also lead to the leveling of cultural differences and...
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Comment: "Teşekkür ederim."
5 hrs
to be smoothed
XYZ causes (multi) cultural differences to be smoothed
or
XYZ brings about smoothed cultural differences
or
XYZ brings about smoothed cultural differences
7 hrs
Salih YILDIRIM
United States
United States
Native in Turkish
United States
Meticulous, scrupulous, curious work!
Native in: Turkish (Variant: Standard-İstanbul ) 
Works in: Turkish to English, English to Turkish, French to Turkish, and 1 more.
(leading to) ignition (of...)
Literal anlam bu olabilir.
1 hr
to be filed
- Secure small metal objects to be filed in a vise or clamp them so they will not move while being filed.
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Ben yerinizde olsam Emin Arı hocamın tavsiyesini kullanırdım.
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Note added at 8 hrs (2010-04-07 09:05:00 GMT)
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Ben yerinizde olsam Emin Arı hocamın tavsiyesini kullanırdım.
15 hrs
Salih C.Riz
Türkiye
Türkiye
Native in Turkish
Türkiye
High-quality technical translations
Native in: Turkish 
Works in: English to Turkish, Turkish to English
to smooth out
smooth out something = to make differences smaller
There is an example sentence on the website below:
"Let us be your “silent partner” to help you “smooth out” the cultural differences."
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Note added at 15 hrs (2010-04-07 15:34:28 GMT)
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I would use this expression
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Note added at 15 hrs (2010-04-07 15:39:01 GMT)
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to simply put :
XYZ smoothes out the cultural differences or
XYZ causes the cultural differences to be smoothed out
There is an example sentence on the website below:
"Let us be your “silent partner” to help you “smooth out” the cultural differences."
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Note added at 15 hrs (2010-04-07 15:34:28 GMT)
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I would use this expression
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Note added at 15 hrs (2010-04-07 15:39:01 GMT)
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to simply put :
XYZ smoothes out the cultural differences or
XYZ causes the cultural differences to be smoothed out
8 hrs
to be smoothed away
- to be smoothed away
- to be ironed out
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Note added at 15 hrs (2010-04-07 15:47:20 GMT)
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smooth sth away:
to remove the difficulties from something
smooth sth out:
to reduce the difficulties or changes in a process or situation
smooth sth over:
to make problems, difficulties or disagreements less serious or easier to solve, usually by talking to the people involved
(Source: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
- to be ironed out
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smooth sth away:
to remove the difficulties from something
smooth sth out:
to reduce the difficulties or changes in a process or situation
smooth sth over:
to make problems, difficulties or disagreements less serious or easier to solve, usually by talking to the people involved
(Source: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
Example sentence:
Any differences between the groups were soon smoothed away.
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