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1 rather
adv. tercihen, iyisimi, daha iyisi, daha doğrusu, oldukça, bayağı, az çok, aksine [brit.], bilâkis [brit.]* * *1. daha isteyerek (fa.) 2. oldukça (adv.)* * *1) (to a certain extent; slightly; a little: He's rather nice; That's a rather silly question / rather a silly question; I've eaten rather more than I should have.) oldukça, biraz, az çok2) (more willingly; preferably: I'd rather do it now than later; Can we do it now rather than tomorrow?; I'd rather not do it at all; I would/had rather you didn't do that; Wouldn't you rather have this one?; I'd resign rather than do that.)...-den ziyade,...-mektense3) (more exactly; more correctly: He agreed, or rather he didn't disagree; One could say he was foolish rather than wicked.) daha doğrusu, (şöyle) demek daha iyi olacak -
2 out of shape
(not in the proper shape: I sat on my hat and it's rather out of shape.) şekli bozulmuş -
3 thin
adj. ince, zayıf, seyrek, verimsiz, sudan, boş————————v. incelmek, inceltmek, zayıflamak, seyrekleşmek, seyrelmek* * *1. ince 2. incelt (v.) 3. ince (adj.)* * *[Ɵin] 1. adjective1) (having a short distance between opposite sides: thin paper; The walls of these houses are too thin.) zayıf, ince2) ((of people or animals) not fat: She looks thin since her illness.) zayıf3) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) not containing any solid matter; rather lacking in taste; (tasting as if) containing a lot of water or too much water: thin soup.) sulu, koyu değil4) (not set closely together; not dense or crowded: His hair is getting rather thin.) seyrek, kalabalık değil5) (not convincing or believable: a thin excuse.) zayıf, sudan2. verb(to make or become thin or thinner: The crowd thinned after the parade was over.) azal(t)mak, seyrel(t)mek- thinly- thinness
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4 indirect
adj. imalı, dolambaçlı, kinayeli, endirekt, aldatıcı, doğru olmayan, dolaylı* * *dolaylı* * *[indi'rekt]1) (not leading straight to the destination; not direct: We arrived late because we took rather an indirect route.) dolaylı2) (not straightforward: I asked her several questions but she kept giving me indirect answers.) dolambaçlı, kaçamaklı3) (not intended; not directly aimed at: an indirect result.) amaçlanmamış, dolaylı•- indirect object
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5 mild
adj. ılıman, yumuşak, hafif, ılımlı, nazik, kibar* * *1. hafif 2. iyi huylu 3. yumuşak başlı* * *1) ((of a person or his personality) gentle in temper or behaviour: such a mild man.) nazik2) ((of punishment etc) not severe: a mild sentence.) hafif3) ((of weather especially if not in summer) not cold; rather warm: a mild spring day.) ılık, yumuşak4) ((of spices, spiced foods etc) not hot: a mild curry.) acı olmayan, hafif•- mildly- mildness -
6 slack
adj. gevşek, ağır, uyuşuk, gayretsiz, laçka, mıymıntı, tembel, ihmalci, durgun, kesat————————n. gevşeklik, durgunluk, durgun su, boşluk, mola, teneffüs, toz kömür, kömür tozu, halatın gevşek ucu, kaloma————————v. gevşetmek, çözmek, koyvermek, yavaşlatmak, gevşemek, söndürmek (kireç), durulmak, tembellik etmek, laçkalaşmak* * *1. gevşek 2. kaytar (v.) 3. sarkan (adj.)* * *[slæk]1) (loose; not firmly stretched: Leave the rope slack.) gevşek2) (not firmly in position: He tightened a few slack screws.) gevşek3) (not strict; careless: He is very slack about getting things done.) kesat4) (in industry etc, not busy; inactive: Business has been rather slack lately.) durgunluk, kesat•- slacken- slackly
- slackness
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7 would
v. cekti, caktı, erdi, ermi (soru hali), ermiydi (soru hali)* * *[wud]short forms - I'd; verb1) (past tense of will: He said he would be leaving at nine o'clock the next morning; I asked if he'd come and mend my television set; I asked him to do it, but he wouldn't; I thought you would have finished by now.) Not: 'will'in geçmiş zaman hali.2) (used in speaking of something that will, may or might happen (eg if a certain condition is met): If I asked her to the party, would she come?; I would have come to the party if you'd asked me; I'd be happy to help you.) Not: olması muhtemel olan bir şeyden bahsedildiğinde kullanılır.3) (used to express a preference, opinion etc politely: I would do it this way; It'd be a shame to lose the opportunity; I'd prefer to go tomorrow rather than today.) Not: Kibarca istek/fikir beyan edilirken kullanılır.4) (used, said with emphasis, to express annoyance: I've lost my car-keys - that would happen!) Not: Kızgınlık ifade edilirken kullanılır.•- would-be- would you -
8 choose
v. tercih etmek, seçmek; yeğlemek, ayırmak, üstün tutmak, istemek* * *seç* * *[ u:z]past tense - chose; verb1) (to take (one thing rather than another from a number of things) according to what one wants: Always choose (a book) carefully.) seçmek, tercih etmek2) (to decide (on one course of action rather than another): If he chooses to resign, let him do so.) karar vermek• -
9 doubtful
adj. şüpheli, kuşkulu, kararsız, tedirgin, sonucu kuşkulu* * *1. kuşkulu 2. şüpheli* * *1) (feeling doubt; uncertain what to think, expect etc: He is doubtful about the future of the school.) kuşkulu, şüpheli, emin değil2) (able to be doubted; not clear: The outcome is doubtful; a doubtful result.) şüpheli, belirsiz3) (uncertain but rather unlikely, unhopeful etc: It is doubtful whether this will work; a doubtful improvement.) olası değil, ihtimal dışı4) (suspicious: He's rather a doubtful character.) şüpheli, kuşku yaratan -
10 backwater
n. durgun su; durgunluk; ilgisizlik————————v. tersine kürek çekmek, siya etmek, pervaneyi ters işletmek [gemi.]* * *birikinti su* * *1) (a stretch of river not in the main stream.) durgun su2) (a place not affected by what is happening in the world outside: That village is rather a backwater.) dünyadan habersiz bir yer -
11 distant
adj. uzak, ırak, uzakta, mesafeli; hafif; soğuk* * *uzak* * *1) (far away or far apart, in place or time: the distant past; a distant country; Our house is quite distant from the school.) uzak, uzakta2) (not close: a distant relation.) uzak, yakın akrabası olmayan3) (not friendly: Her manner was rather distant.) soğuk, mesafeli -
12 formal
adj. resmi, biçimsel, geleneklere göre, kanuna göre, düzgün, muntazam————————n. gece elbisesi, tuvalet* * *1. biçimsel 2. resmi* * *['fo:məl]1) (done etc according to a fixed and accepted way: a formal letter.) resmî2) (suitable or correct for occasions when things are done according to a fixed and accepted way: You must wear formal dress.) resmî, törensel3) ((of behaviour, attitude etc) not relaxed and friendly: formal behaviour.) resmî, ciddî4) ((of language) exactly correct by grammatical etc rules but not conversational: Her English was very formal.) resmî5) ((of designs etc) precise and following a fixed pattern rather than occuring naturally: formal gardens.) muntazam, belli, biçimli•- formally- formality -
13 indifferent
adj. kayıtsız, ilgisiz, aldırışsız, şöyle böyle, vasat, berbat, kötü, farksız, lakayt, önemsiz, hissiz* * *ilgisiz* * *[in'difrənt]1) ((often with to) showing no interest in or not caring about (opinions, events etc): She is quite indifferent to other people's suffering.) ilgisiz, kayıtsız2) (not very good: He is a rather indifferent card-player.) vasat, şöyle böyle•- indifference -
14 indistinct
adj. belirsiz, bulanık, belli belirsiz, hayal meyal* * *1. belirsiz 2. hayal meyal* * *[indi'stiŋkt](not clear to the eye, ear or mind; not distinct: an indistinct outline of a ship; His speech is rather indistinct.) belli belirsiz, hayal meyal- indistinctness -
15 shallow
adj. sığ, derin olmayan, yüzeysel, üstünkörü————————n. sığ yer————————v. sığlaşmak, sığlaştırmak, düzlemek* * *sığ* * *['ʃæləu]1) (not deep: shallow water; a shallow pit.) sığ2) (not able to think seriously or feel deeply: a rather shallow personality.) yüzeysel•- shallows -
16 abstract
adj. soyut, abstre, teorik, kuramsal————————n. soyut düşünce, özet————————v. soyutlamak, özet çıkarmak, özetlemek; ayırmak; damıtmak [biy.], aşırmak; çalmak* * *1. özet (n.) 2. ayır (v.) 3. soyut (n.)* * *['æbstrækt] 1. adjective1) ((of a noun) referring to something which exists as an idea and which is not physically real: Truth, poverty and bravery are abstract nouns.) soyut2) ((of painting, sculpture etc) concerned with colour, shape, texture etc rather than showing things as they really appear: an abstract sketch of a vase of flowers.) soyut2. noun(a summary (of a book, article etc).) özet -
17 acute
adj. keskin, sivri, şiddetli, ; akut, aşırı; dar (açı), ilerlemiş* * *1. akut 2. sivri 3. zeki* * *[ə'kju:t]1) ((of a disease etc) severe but not lasting very long: They think his illness is acute rather than chronic.) şiddetli2) (very great: There is an acute shortage of teachers.) büyük, ciddi3) (quick-witted: As a businessman, he's very acute.) gözü açık, zeki4) ((of the senses) keen: acute hearing.) keskin5) (high, shrill s high sound.) keskin, tiz•- acutely
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18 aloof
adj. soğuk, ilgisiz————————adv. uzakta, uzak, ayrı* * *1. soğuk (adj.) 2. soğukça (adv.) 3. ilgisiz* * *[ə'lu:f] 1. adverb(apart or at a distance from other people: I kept aloof from the whole business.) uzak2. adjective(not sociable and friendly: People find the new teacher rather aloof.) mesafeli, soğuk -
19 arbitrary
adj. keyfi, isteğe bağlı, hakem kararı ile belirlenen, zalim, gaddar* * *1. gelişigüzel 2. göreli 3. keyfi* * *(not decided by rules or laws but by a person's own opinion: He made a rather arbitrary decision to close the local cinema without consulting other people.) keyfî -
20 by hand
el ile* * *1) (with a person's hand or tools held in the hands, rather than with machinery: furniture made by hand.) elle2) (not by post but by a messenger etc: This parcel was delivered by hand.) elden
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