Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Apr 7, 2005 15:44
19 yrs ago
Turkish term
defne
darbeci
Turkish to English
Social Sciences
Government / Politics
a group of people who organizes a military coup or military intervention
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +7 | coup d'etat masterminds |
Alp Berker
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| 4 +6 | instigators of the coup |
Tim Drayton
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| 4 | military conspiracy/military plot/putschers |
Chutzpahtic (X)
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Proposed translations
+7
9 mins
Alp Berker
United States
United States
Native in English
Works in field
United States
Advanced work in IT + Social Sciences
Native in: English
Works in: Turkish to English, Azerbaijani to English, English, and 4 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
5
Selected
coup d'etat masterminds
coup planners & organizers
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Note added at 12 mins (2005-04-07 15:56:48 GMT)
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could also be called a revolutionary etc.
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Note added at 12 mins (2005-04-07 15:56:48 GMT)
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could also be called a revolutionary etc.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Graded automatically based on peer agreement."
20 mins
military conspiracy/military plot/putschers
Sometimes in English, especially in academic circles, you'll hear the Saxon word, "putschers".
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Emine Fougner
3 mins
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Thanks Emine :)
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| agree |
kelime
: yes, but instead of putscher I would say putschist : one who takes part in a putsch
1 hr
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Thanks Genevieve, putschist better then.
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| disagree |
Özden Arıkan
: congratulations, but that's not a matter of trust or anything, just that no english dictionary, encyclopedia, or even internet search returns an english word as 'putscher'
1 hr
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| disagree |
Umit Altug
: putschist is the correct word, not a "better" word, and other proposals are also wrong
6 hrs
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| neutral |
YASiN DEMiRKIRAN
: Putschist is better than never :)
14 hrs
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+6
1 hr
Tim Drayton
Cyprus
Cyprus
Native in English
Works in field
Cyprus
English, not translationese
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: Turkish to English, German to English
Related KudoZ points
:
20
instigators of the coup
This is how I would put it.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Özden Arıkan
: far better i guess, in a historical context like latin america or turkey, for instance
5 hrs
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| agree |
Umit Altug
5 hrs
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| agree |
YASiN DEMiRKIRAN
13 hrs
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| agree |
1964
2 days 5 hrs
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| agree |
Salih Bayram
: bu yukarıdakilerden daha iyi, kulak tırmalamıyor
2 days 6 hrs
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| agree |
senin
2 days 15 hrs
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