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  • 1 a long way off

    adv. çok uzak, uzak, oldukça farklı, aklı başka yerde

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  • 2 a long way off

    adv. çok uzak, uzak, oldukça farklı, aklı başka yerde

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  • 3 better off

    daha varlıklı, daha zengin
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    (richer; happier in some way: He'd be better off working as a miner; You'd be better off without him.) hâli vakti yerinde

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  • 4 distinctive

    adj. ayırıcı, belirgin; özel, karakteristik, kendine özgü, özgün
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    ayıran
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    [-tiv]
    adjective (different and easily identified: I recognized her from a long way off - she has a very distinctive walk!) kendine özgü, karakteristik

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  • 5 explosion

    n. patlama, infilak, ateş alma, parlama, artış, kudurma, tepesi atma
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    patlama
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    [-ʒən]
    1) (a blowing up, or the noise caused by this: a gas explosion; The explosion could be heard a long way off.) patlama, infilâk
    2) (the action of exploding: the explosion of the atom bomb.) patlama, infilâk etme
    3) (a sudden showing of strong feelings etc: an explosion of laughter.) anî bir...; şiddetli öfke
    4) (a sudden great increase: an explosion in food prices.) patlama, anî artış

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  • 6 work

    n. iş, meşguliyet, çalışma, işyeri, görev; yapıt, eser, emek; işleme
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    v. çalışmak, çabalamak, iş yapmak, işlemek, işletmek; işe yaramak; başarılı olmak; etkili olmak; meşgul olmak; seğirmek; oynamak; mayalanmak; oynatmak; koparmak (para); sızdırmak (para)
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    1. çalış (v.) 2.(n.)
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    [wə:k] 1. noun
    1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) çalışma, emek
    2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.)
    3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.)
    4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) sanat eseri
    5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.)
    6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) iş yeri, iş
    2. verb
    1) (to (cause to) make efforts in order to achieve or make something: She works at the factory three days a week; He works his employees very hard; I've been working on/at a new project.) çalış(tır)mak, iş yap(tır)mak
    2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) işi olmak, çalışmak
    3) (to (cause to) operate (in the correct way): He has no idea how that machine works / how to work that machine; That machine doesn't/won't work, but this one's working.) işlemek, çalış(tır)mak
    4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) işe yaramak, başarılı olmak
    5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) güçlükle ilerlemek
    6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) olmak,...-leşmek
    7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) işlemek, biçim vermek
    - - work
    - workable
    - worker
    - works
    3. noun plural
    1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.) düzenek, mekanizma
    2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) parçalar
    - workbook
    - workforce
    - working class
    - working day, work-day
    - working hours
    - working-party, work-party
    - working week
    - workman
    - workmanlike
    - workmanship
    - workmate
    - workout
    - workshop
    - at work
    - get/set to work
    - go to work on
    - have one's work cut out
    - in working order
    - out of work
    - work of art
    - work off
    - work out
    - work up
    - work up to
    - work wonders

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  • 7 cut

    adj. kesik, kesilmiş, indirilmiş, indirimli
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    n. kesme, kesim, kesik; parça kumaş, parça, yarık, dilim, pay; darbe, vuruş; usul; kupür; tip; indirim; kesinti; yara, tutam; klişe [dakt.]
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    v. kesmek, makasla kesmek, biçmek, budamak; kırpmak; incitmek, oymak; indirmek; açmak, yol açmak; hadım etmek; sulandırmak, seyreltmek; görmemezlikten gelmek; kırmak, devam etmemek; diş çıkarmak, dişi çıkmak; ortadan kaybolmak; kesişmek, yontmak,
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    1. kes 2. kes (v.) 3. kesik (n.)
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    1. present participle - cutting; verb
    1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.) kesmek
    2) (to separate or divide by cutting: She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.) kesmek
    3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.) kesmek
    4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.) kesmek
    5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.) kesmek, azaltmak
    6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.) kesmek, atmak, çıkarmak
    7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.) kesmek, yaralamak
    8) (to divide (a pack of cards).) kesmek
    9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!') durdurmak, kesmek
    10) (to take a short route or way: He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.) kestirmeden gitmek
    11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.) kesmek
    12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.) asmak, kırmak
    13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.) tanımamak, görmemezlikten gelmek
    2. noun
    1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) kesik, kesinti
    2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) kesim, kup
    3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) dilim, parça
    - cutting 3. adjective
    (insulting or offending: a cutting remark.) iğneli,incitici
    - cut-price
    - cut-throat
    4. adjective
    (fierce; ruthless: cut-throat business competition.) acımasız, insafsız
    - cut and dried
    - cut back
    - cut both ways
    - cut a dash
    - cut down
    - cut in
    - cut it fine
    - cut no ice
    - cut off
    - cut one's losses
    - cut one's teeth
    - cut out
    - cut short

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  • 8 pass

    n. giriş, geçiş, geçit, dar yol, kanal, geçiş izni, pasaport, giriş kartı, paso, izin, ruhsat, hokkabazlık, el çabukluğu, pas, geçme, kur, çalım, durum, vaziyet
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    v. geçmek, geçirmek, aşmak, devretmek, vermek, uzatmak, piyasaya sürmek, pas vermek, açmak (kilit), söylemek, bildirmek, dönüşmek, dinmek, onaylanmak
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    1. geçit (n.) 2. geç (v.) 3. geçiş (n.)
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    1. verb
    1) (to move towards and then beyond (something, by going past, through, by, over etc): I pass the shops on my way to work; The procession passed along the corridor.) geçmek
    2) (to move, give etc from one person, state etc to another: They passed the photographs around; The tradition is passed (on/down) from father to son.) geçmek
    3) (to go or be beyond: This passes my understanding.) aşmak
    4) ((of vehicles etc on a road) to overtake: The sports car passed me at a dangerous bend in the road.) yetişip/sollayıp geçmek
    5) (to spend (time): They passed several weeks in the country.) geçirmek
    6) ((of an official group, government etc) to accept or approve: The government has passed a resolution.) onaylamak, kabul etmek
    7) (to give or announce (a judgement or sentence): The magistrate passed judgement on the prisoner.) bildirmek, açıklamak
    8) (to end or go away: His sickness soon passed.) geçmek
    9) (to (judge to) be successful in (an examination etc): I passed my driving test.) geçmek
    2. noun
    1) (a narrow path between mountains: a mountain pass.) geçit
    2) (a ticket or card allowing a person to do something, eg to travel free or to get in to a building: You must show your pass before entering.) izin belgesi, paso, permi
    3) (a successful result in an examination, especially when below a distinction, honours etc: There were ten passes and no fails.) geçme
    4) ((in ball games) a throw, kick, hit etc of the ball from one player to another: The centre-forward made a pass towards the goal.) pas
    - passing
    - passer-by
    - password
    - in passing
    - let something pass
    - let pass
    - pass as/for
    - pass away
    - pass the buck
    - pass by
    - pass off
    - pass something or someone off as
    - pass off as
    - pass on
    - pass out
    - pass over
    - pass up

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  • 9 take

    n. tutma, tutuş, tutulan balık miktarı, avalanan hayvan miktarı, alıntı, hasat, pay, tepki, reaksiyon, kabul etme (vücut), alınan taş
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    v. almak, götürmek, tahammül etmek, tutmak, icap etmek, ele geçirmek, elde etmek, yakalamak, çıkarmak, karşılamak, atlatmak, etmek, hissetmek, yanmak, kazanmak, yapmak, ölçmek, kabul etmek, sanmak, çekmek [fot.], katlanmak, dayanmak, kaplamak, gerektirmek, tedavi etmek, etkili olmak, kabul edilmek, oltaya vurmak, tutuşmak
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    1. al (v.) 2. alıntı (n.)
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    [teik] 1. past tense - took; verb
    1) ((often with down, out etc) to reach out for and grasp, hold, lift, pull etc: He took my hand; He took the book down from the shelf; He opened the drawer and took out a gun; I've had a tooth taken out.) almak, tutmak
    2) ((often with away, in, off, out etc) to carry, conduct or lead to another place: I took the books (back) to the library; He's taking me with him; Take her into my office; The police took him away; I took the dog out for a walk; He took her out for dinner.) götürmek
    3) (to do or perform some action: I think I'll take a walk; Will you take a look?; to take a bath) (bir eylem) yapmak
    4) (to get, receive, buy, rent etc: I'm taking French lessons; I'll take three kilos of strawberries; We took a house in London.) almak, tutmak, v.s.
    5) ((sometimes with back) to agree to have; to accept; He took my advice; They refused to take responsibility; I won't take that (insult) from you!; I'm afraid we can't take back goods bought in a sale.) almak, katlanmak, kabul etmek
    6) (to need or require: How long does it take you to go home?; It takes time to do a difficult job like this.) gerektirmek, almak, çekmek
    7) (to travel by (bus etc): I'm taking the next train to London; I took a taxi.) binmek, binip... ile gitmek
    8) (to have enough space for: The car takes five people.) almak, yeri olmak
    9) (to make a note, record etc: He took a photograph of the castle; The nurse took the patient's temperature.) çekmek; ölçmek
    10) (to remove, use, occupy etc with or without permission: Someone's taken my coat; He took all my money.) çalmak, aşırmak
    11) (to consider (as an example): Take John for example.) düşünmek, ele almak
    12) (to capture or win: He took the first prize.) kazanmak
    13) ((often with away, from, off) to make less or smaller by a certain amount: Take (away) four from ten, and that leaves six.) çıkarmak
    14) (to suppose or think (that something is the case): Do you take me for an idiot?) sanmak, zannetmek
    15) (to eat or drink: Take these pills.) yemek, içmek
    16) (to conduct, lead or run; to be in charge or control of: Will you take the class/lecture/meeting this evening?) ders vermek, öğretmek, idare etmek
    17) (to consider or react or behave to (something) in a certain way: He took the news calmly.) karşılamak
    18) (to feel: He took pleasure/pride / a delight / an interest in his work.) hissetmek, duymak
    19) (to go down or go into (a road): Take the second road on the left.) gitmek, takip etmek
    2. noun
    1) (the amount of money taken in a shop etc; takings: What was the take today?) hasılat, kazanç
    2) (the filming of a single scene in a cinema film: After five takes, the director was satisfied.) çekim, sahne
    - takings
    - take-away
    - be taken up with
    - be taken with/by
    - take after
    - take back
    - take down
    - take an examination/test
    - take someone for
    - take for
    - take in
    - take it from me that
    - take it from me
    - take it into one's head to
    - take it into one's head
    - take off
    - take on
    - take it out on
    - take over
    - take to
    - take up
    - take something upon oneself
    - take upon oneself
    - take something up with someone
    - take up with someone
    - take something up with
    - take up with

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  • 10 edge

    n. keskin kenar, ağız, kıyı, keskinlik, şiddet, kenar, kesit, üstünlük
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    v. keskinleştirmek, kenar yapmak, yavaş yavaş ilerletmek, yan yan gitmek, sokulmak
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    1. kenar 2. kenar yap (v.) 3. kenar (n.)
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    [e‹] 1. noun
    1) (the part farthest from the middle of something; a border: Don't put that cup so near the edge of the table - it will fall off; the edge of the lake; the water's edge.) kenar, kıyı
    2) (the cutting side of something sharp, eg a knife or weapon: the edge of the sword.) ağız
    3) (keenness; sharpness: The chocolate took the edge off his hunger.) keskinlik
    2. verb
    1) (to form a border to: a handkerchief edged with lace.) kenarını çevirmek/geçirmek
    2) (to move or push little by little: He edged his chair nearer to her; She edged her way through the crowd.) usul usul ilerlemek, yanaşmak
    - edgy
    - edgily
    - edginess
    - have the edge on/over
    - on edge

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  • 11 far

    adj. uzak, ırak, öbür, öteki, mesafe katetmiş
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    adv. uzak, uzağa, uzakta
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    uzak
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    1. adverb
    1) (indicating distance, progress etc: How far is it from here to his house?) uzak
    2) (at or to a long way away: She went far away/off.) uzakta, uzağa
    3) (very much: She was a far better swimmer than her friend (was).) çok, bir hayli
    2. adjective
    1) (distant; a long way away: a far country.) uzak
    2) (more distant (usually of two things): He lives on the far side of the lake.) daha uzak (olan), öteki, öbür
    - faraway
    - far-fetched
    - as far as
    - by far
    - far and away
    - far from
    - so far

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  • 12 shoulder

    n. omuz, sırt (dağ), yamaç, banket, güvenlik şeridi
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    v. omuzlamak, omuzla iterek açmak, omzuna almak, üstüne almak, yüklenmek
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    1. omuz 2. omuz ile it (v.) 3. omuz (n.)
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    ['ʃəuldə] 1. noun
    1) (the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm: He was carrying the child on his shoulders.) omuz
    2) (anything that resembles a shoulder: the shoulder of the hill.) omuz, sırt
    3) (the part of a garment that covers the shoulder: the shoulder of a coat.) omuz
    4) (the upper part of the foreleg of an animal.) sırt, kürek
    2. verb
    1) (to lift on to the shoulder: He shouldered his pack and set off on his walk.) omuzlamak
    2) (to bear the full weight of: He must shoulder his responsibilities.) yüklenmek
    3) (to make (one's way) by pushing with the shoulder: He shouldered his way through the crowd.) omuz atarak ilerlemek
    - put one's shoulder to the wheel
    - shoulder to shoulder

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  • 13 walk

    n. yürüme, yürüyüş, gezinti, yol, yürüyüş yolu, yürünecek mesafe, yürünecek yer, devriye gezme, iş sahası, koyun çiftliği
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    v. yürümek, yürüyerek gitmek, dolaşmak, gezdirmek, gezmek, adımlamak, adımla ölçmek, yürütmek, dolaştırmak, yürüyüşe çıkarmak, yürüterek yormak, eşlik etmek, taşımak (iterek)
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    1. yürü (v.) 2. yürüyüş (n.)
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    [wo:k] 1. verb
    1) ((of people or animals) to (cause to) move on foot at a pace slower than running, never having both or all the feet off the ground at once: He walked across the room and sat down; How long will it take to walk to the station?; She walks her dog in the park every morning.) yürümek
    2) (to travel on foot for pleasure: We're going walking in the hills for our holidays.) yürüyüş yapmak, yürüyerek dolaşmak
    3) (to move on foot along: It's dangerous to walk the streets of New York alone after dark.) yürümek, dolaşmak
    2. noun
    1) ((the distance covered during) an outing or journey on foot: She wants to go for / to take a walk; It's a long walk to the station.) yürüyüş, yürüme
    2) (a way or manner of walking: I recognised her walk.) yürüyüş biçimi/tarzı
    3) (a route for walking: There are many pleasant walks in this area.) yürüyüş/gezinti yolu
    - walkie-talkie
    - walking-stick
    - walkover
    - walkway
    - walk all over someone
    - walk all over
    - walk off with
    - walk of life
    - walk on air

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  • 14 blow

    n. esinti, rüzgâr, üfleme; çalma, övünme, yüksekten atma; yumruk, darbe, hamle; şanssızlık, felâket, şok
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    v. esmek, körüklemek, üflemek, uçurmak, yelpazelemek; çalmak, soluk soluğa kalmak, solumak; su fışkırtmak (balina), fışkırmak, patlamak; atmak (sigorta); çarçur etmek (Argo), kaçırmak (fırsat), kaçmak; çiçek açmak, çiçeklenmek; küfretmek, kahretmek
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    1. üfle (s_h.) 2. es
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    I [bləu] noun
    1) (a stroke or knock: a blow on the head.) vuruş, yumruk, darbe
    2) (a sudden misfortune: Her husband's death was a real blow.) darbe, yıkım, felâket
    II [bləu] past tense - blew; verb
    1) ((of a current of air) to be moving: The wind blew more strongly.) esmek
    2) ((of eg wind) to cause (something) to move in a given way: The explosion blew off the lid.) uçmak, uçurmak
    3) (to be moved by the wind etc: The door must have blown shut.) uçmak, uçuşmak
    4) (to drive air (upon or into): Please blow into this tube!) üflemek, hohlamak
    5) (to make a sound by means of (a musical instrument etc): He blew the horn loudly.) üflemek, çalmak
    - blow-lamp, blow-torch
    - blowout
    - blowpipe
    - blow one's top
    - blow out
    - blow over
    - blow up

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  • 15 carry

    n. golfte topun vurulmadan önceki gidişi, karadan yapılan kayık taşımacılığı, menzil
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    v. taşımak, kaldırmak, nakletmek, götürmek, çekmek; bulundurmak, getirmek, sevketmek, sağlamak, elde etmek, başarı kazanmak, satışa sunmak, yayımlamak, geçirmek, taşıyıcılık yapmak, menzili olmak, çakmak
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    taşı
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    ['kæri]
    1) (to take from one place etc to another: She carried the child over the river; Flies carry disease.) taşımak, götürmek
    2) (to go from one place to another: Sound carries better over water.) gitmek, yayılmak
    3) (to support: These stone columns carry the weight of the whole building.) taşımak, çekmek
    4) (to have or hold: This job carries great responsibility.) taşımak, olmak
    5) (to approve (a bill etc) by a majority of votes: The parliamentary bill was carried by forty-two votes.) onayla(n)mak; kabul etmek
    6) (to hold (oneself) in a certain way: He carries himself like a soldier.) tavır takınmak

    ((slang) a fuss; excited behaviour.) salaklık, dangalaklık

    ((of bags or cases) that passengers can carry with them on board a plane.) elde taşınabilir

    - carry-cot
    - be/get carried away
    - carry forward
    - carry off
    - carry on
    - carry out
    - carry weight

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  • 16 course

    n. yön, gidişat, tabak, akış, seyir, süreç; pist, rota; dizi, sıralama, kur
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    v. koşmak, koşturmak, av sürmek, köpeklerle kovalamak, sürgün avına çıkmak; akmak, dökülmek
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    1. gidişat 2. ak (v.) 3. ders (n.)
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    [ko:s]
    1) (a series (of lectures, medicines etc): I'm taking a course (of lectures) in sociology; He's having a course of treatment for his leg.) ders, kurs
    2) (a division or part of a meal: Now we've had the soup, what's (for) the next course?) başlangıç, (ana) yemek
    3) (the ground over which a race is run or a game (especially golf) is played: a racecourse; a golf-course.) parkur, yarış pisti, oyun alanı
    4) (the path or direction in which something moves: the course of the Nile.) yol, rota, yön
    5) (the progress or development of events: Things will run their normal course despite the strike.) gidiş
    6) (a way (of action): What's the best course of action in the circumstances?) hareket tarzı, eylem biçimi
    - in due course
    - of course
    - off, on course

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  • 17 cubicle

    n. odacık, hücre; göz
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    küçük bölme
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    ['kju:bikl]
    (a small room etc closed off in some way from a larger one: Please use the (changing-)cubicle to change into your swimming trunks.) odacık, bölme

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  • 18 exit

    n. çıkış, sahneden çıkma, ölüm
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    v. çıkmak, sahneden çıkmak, ölmek
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    1. çık (v.) 2. çıkış (n.)
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    ['eɡzit] 1. noun
    1) (a way out of a building etc: the emergency exit.) çıkış
    2) (an actor's departure from the stage: Macbeth's exit.) oyuncunun sahneden çıkışı
    3) (an act of going out or departing: She made a noisy exit.) ayrılma
    2. verb
    ((used as a stage direction to one person) (he/she) goes off the stage: Exit Hamlet.) çıkmak

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  • 19 fight

    n. mücâdele, uğraşma, kavga, dalaş, savaş, dövüş, karşılaşma, anlaşmazlık, çekişme
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    v. dövüşmek, uğraşmak, mücâdele etmek, savaşmak, savunmak, savaş vermek, kavga etmek
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    1. savaş (v.) 2. savaş (n.)
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    1. past tense, past participle - fought; verb
    1) (to act against (someone or something) with physical violence: The two boys are fighting over (= because of) some money they found.) dövüşmek
    2) (to resist strongly; to take strong action to prevent: to fight a fire; We must fight against any attempt to deprive us of our freedom.) savaşmak
    3) (to quarrel: His parents were always fighting.) kavga etmek
    2. noun
    1) (an act of physical violence between people, countries etc: There was a fight going on in the street.) kavga
    2) (a struggle; action involving effort: the fight for freedom of speech; the fight against disease.) savaş
    3) (the will or strength to resist: There was no fight left in him.) dayanma gücü
    4) (a boxing-match.) boks maçı
    - fight back
    - fight it out
    - fight off
    - fight one's way
    - fight shy of
    - put up a good fight

    English-Turkish dictionary > fight

  • 20 fizz

    n. fışırtı, köpürme, gazlı içeçek, soda, şampanya, soda fışkırtılarak yapılan kokteyl
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    v. fışırdamak, köpürmek, ateş püskürmek
    * * *
    1. vızla (v.) 2. vızıltı (n.)
    * * *
    [fiz] 1. verb
    ((of a liquid) to release or give off many small bubbles: I like the way champagne fizzes.) fışırdamak
    2. noun
    (the sound made or the feeling in the mouth produced by this: This lemonade has lost its fizz.) fışırtı

    English-Turkish dictionary > fizz

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