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Glossary entry

Turkish term or phrase:

ufak tefek

English translation:

teeny tiny

Added to glossary by Taner Göde
Oct 29, 2007 08:46
16 yrs ago
Turkish term

ufak tefek

Non-PRO Turkish to English Other Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Halide Edip, kimseyi umursamadan, erkeklerle çekişen, tartışan, yarış eden bu ufak tefek, iri gözlü, beyaz tenli genç kadındı ha?
Proposed translations (English)
5 +1 teeny tiny
5 +7 petite
Change log

Oct 29, 2007 08:46: changed "Kudoz queue" from "In queue" to "Public"

Oct 29, 2007 08:48: Ali Bayraktar changed "Field" from "Social Sciences" to "Other" , "Field (specific)" from "History" to "Idioms / Maxims / Sayings"

Oct 29, 2007 14:00: Selcuk Akyuz changed "Term asked" from "tefek" to "ufak tefek"

Oct 30, 2007 08:46: Taner Göde changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/88393">Mariette van Heteren's</a> old entry - "ufak tefek"" to ""teeny tiny""

Jul 8, 2008 22:58: Selcuk Akyuz changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"

Discussion

Mehmet Hascan Oct 31, 2007:
Dear mamamia, firstly, it was not a fairy tale. It was real and happened.
Please see the comments from native English speakers:
Ken Cox "Whatever you do, *don't* use teeny-weeney, itsy-bitsy, or the like (too childish and potentially derogatory"
Mariette van Heteren (asker) Oct 31, 2007:
I forgot to say, also the double 't' in teeny tiny, gives strength and the ending on 'y' makes it little! Thats what was in my mind!
Mariette van Heteren (asker) Oct 31, 2007:
I choose for teeny tiny, because it is also a two-in-one description, because of the long list of alternatives Taner Bey give with it and because petite means in French just little and has nodouble meaning fot me. Besides that most of all important for me the term comes out of the book 'Su Çılgın Türkler' and is sayd about Halide Edip. I know her only from this context but here she is described as a little but very strong woman, who is going to speak to the women in Ankara in the war! I think is like a fairytale and petite has for me not the same double term strength in this context! Hope you understand!
Mehmet Hascan Oct 30, 2007:
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/2226241
Ali Bayraktar Oct 30, 2007:
mamamia, what's the reason of your selection? You have selected this answer despite peer agreements, and I am wondering the REASON of it?
Mehmet Hascan Oct 30, 2007:
''teeny-weeny (tiny) = minicik, minnacık'' demektir ve böcek vb için kullanılır. Kadınlar için ancak ya Hollywood filmlerinde ya da masallarda kullanılır. Buradaki bağlamla alakası olduğunu sanmıyorum.

Proposed translations

+1
3 hrs
Selected

teeny tiny

This is an idiom consisting of two unseparable words: "ufak tefek" and the English equivalent is "teeny tiny". See the Turkish Dil Kurumu and Wiktionary explanations below.

http://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&q=teeny-tiny woma...

English Fairy Tales: Teeny-Tiny ONCE upon a time there was a teeny-tiny woman who lived in a teeny-tiny house in a ... Now, one day this teeny-tiny woman put on her teeny-tiny bonnet, ...
www.sacred-texts.com/neu/eng/eft/eft13.htm

Amazon.com: The Teeny Tiny Woman (Step-Into-Reading, Step 2): Books: Jane O'Connor, RW Alley by Jane O'Connor, RW Alley.
www.amazon.com/Teeny-Tiny-Woman-Step-Into-Reading-Step/dp/0...


ufak tefek -ği
isim

1 . Gerekli küçük eşya, araç gereç:
"Üç kat elbisemden, birkaç takım çamaşırımdan ve ufak tefeğimden başka hiçbir şeyim ve hiçbir kimsem yok."- P. Safa.
2 . sıfat Büyük yer kaplamayan, küçük.
3 . sıfat Çok gerekli olmayan, önemsiz:
"Atatürk öldüğü zaman Türkiye'nin ufak tefek sıkıntılar dışında hiçbir büyük problemi yoktu."- B. Felek.
4 . sıfat Kısa ve zayıf:
"Kapımın önünde ufak tefek bir kadın göründü."- R. H. Karay.

**** Adjective
bitty
diminutive
dinky
lilliputian
little
micro
microscopic
mini
miniature
minuscule
minute
nano-
slight
small
tiny
undersized

**** Colloquialisms or slang
eensy-weensy
itsy-bitsy
itty-bitty
pint-sized
teensy
teensy-weensy
teeny
teeny-tiny
teeny-weeny
Tom Thumb
weeny
weensy
Reference:

http://www.tdk.gov.tr/TR/SozBul.aspx?F6E10F8892433CFFAAF6AA849816B2EF05A79F75456518CA&Kelime=ufak%20tefek

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wikisaurus:tiny

Peer comment(s):
neutral Mehmet Hascan : - minicik - demektir. böcek vb. gibi küçük nesneler için kullanılır. ''teeny weeny'' = a word meaning very small - used especially by children or when speaking to children - http://www.proz.com/kudoz/2226241
22 hrs
Mehmet, tamam da, referansları da verdim. Konu edebiyatla ilgili ve ben de kitaplarda karşılaşılan örnekleri sundum. "Petite" de moda dünyasında kullanılıyor: http://www.google.com/search?complete=1&hl=en&newwindow=1&sa...
agree yesimbradley : gundelik hayatta kullanilan bu yapilar yanliz obje, bocekler icin degil ayni zaman da bayanlar icinde kullanilabilir. Konudan yuzde yuz emin olmak icin (anadili ingilizce olan) meslektasim diger edebiyat ogretmenlerine konuyu danistim benimle hemfikirler
1 day 58 mins
Çok teşekkür ederim Yeşim Hanım. İçim rahatladı.
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4 mins

petite

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Peer comment(s):
agree Ilhan Gadis
3 mins
Teşekkür Ederim
agree ozan karakış
1 hr
Teşekkür Ederim
agree Mehmet Hascan : Also - ufak tefek = A tiny small-boned woman -
3 hrs
Teşekkürler Mehmet Bey!
agree yesimbradley : considering this is a biographical novel "petite" would be suitable here. on the other hand for more colloquial usage you may say "teeny weeny" or "teeny tiny" or if you aim at the scottish market you can say "wee"
5 hrs
Teşekkür Ederim
agree nelblu4 : teeny weeny is more used for objects, I think. I would go with "petite."
11 hrs
Tesekkurler
agree Serkan Doğan : Petit Beurre bisküvi mesela gerçi ufak tefek değil ama çayla iyi gidiyor :)
1 day 5 hrs
Teşekkür Ederim
agree bluesaba : teeny weeny (remember the song about a teeny weeny bikini)
3 days 7 hrs
Teşekkür Ederim
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