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  • 1 back down

    vazgeçmek, sözünden dönmek, caymak
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    dön
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    (to give up one's opinion, claim etc: She backed down in the face of strong opposition.) pes etmek, yelkenleri suya indirmek

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  • 2 back down

    hatali oldugunu kabul etmek, boyun egmek

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  • 3 back down

    dön

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  • 4 back down from

    v. vazgeçmek, caymak, sözünden dönmek

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  • 5 back down from

    v. vazgeçmek, caymak, sözünden dönmek

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  • 6 back

    adj. arka, geri, arkadaki, uzak; ödenmemiş, ödemesi gecikmiş; eski tarihli; geriye doğru giden
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    adv. geri, geriye, arkaya, geride, geçmişte, geçmişe, önce
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    n. sırt, belkemiği; arka, geri; arkalık, elin tersi, kitap sırtı, ters taraf; defans oyuncusu, bek; tekne (boya vb.)
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    v. kaplamak (kitap), astarlamak, kayırmak, sırtına binmek, arka çıkmak, destek olmak, geriye doğru sürmek, geri geri gitmek, takviye etmek, ciro etmek, üzerine bahse girmek
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    1. geriye (adv.) 2. geri (adj.)
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    [bæk] 1. noun
    1) (in man, the part of the body from the neck to the bottom of the spine: She lay on her back.) sırt, arka
    2) (in animals, the upper part of the body: She put the saddle on the horse's back.) sırt, arka
    3) (that part of anything opposite to or furthest from the front: the back of the house; She sat at the back of the hall.) arka, arka taraf
    4) (in football, hockey etc a player who plays behind the forwards.) bek
    2. adjective
    (of or at the back: the back door.) arka, arkada, arkadaki
    3. adverb
    1) (to, or at, the place or person from which a person or thing came: I went back to the shop; He gave the car back to its owner.) geri, geriye
    2) (away (from something); not near (something): Move back! Let the ambulance get to the injured man; Keep back from me or I'll hit you!) uzakta, geride, arkada
    3) (towards the back (of something): Sit back in your chair.) gerisine, arkasına
    4) (in return; in response to: When the teacher is scolding you, don't answer back.) karşılık olarak, cevap olarak
    5) (to, or in, the past: Think back to your childhood.) geçmişe, önce, geriye
    4. verb
    1) (to (cause to) move backwards: He backed (his car) out of the garage.) geri geri gitmek, gerilemek
    2) (to help or support: Will you back me against the others?) desteklemek, arkalamak, arka çıkmak
    3) (to bet or gamble on: I backed your horse to win.) bahse girmek
    - backbite
    - backbiting
    - backbone
    - backbreaking
    - backdate
    - backfire
    - background
    - backhand
    5. adverb
    (using backhand: She played the stroke backhand; She writes backhand.) ters vuruşla yapılan, sola yatık olarak
    - back-number
    - backpack
    - backpacking: go backpacking
    - backpacker
    - backside
    - backslash
    - backstroke
    - backup
    - backwash
    - backwater
    - backyard
    - back down
    - back of
    - back on to
    - back out
    - back up
    - have one's back to the wall
    - put someone's back up
    - take a back seat

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  • 7 let down

    indirmek, düşürmek, yüzüstü bırakmak, hayal kırıklığına uğratmak, atlatmak, rezil etmek
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    kandır
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    1) (to lower: She let down the blind.) (aşağı) indirmek
    2) (to disappoint or fail to help when necessary etc: You must give a film show at the party - you can't let the children down (noun let-down); She felt he had let her down by not coming to see her perform.) düş kırıklığına uğratmak
    3) (to make flat by allowing the air to escape: When he got back to his car, he found that some children had let his tyres down.) havasını indirmek
    4) (to make longer: She had to let down the child's skirt.) uzatmak

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  • 8 settle down

    v. demir atmak, yerleşmek, kurulmak, yuva kurmak, uslanmak, durulmak
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    yerleş
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    1) (to (cause to) become quiet, calm and peaceful: He waited for the audience to settle down before he spoke; She settled the baby down at last.) sakinleş(tir)mek
    2) (to make oneself comfortable: She settled (herself) down in the back of the car and went to sleep.) yerleşmek
    3) (to begin to concentrate on something, eg work: He settled down to (do) his schoolwork.)...-e koyulmak, kendini...-e vermek

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  • 9 double back

    v. ikiye katlamak, iki büklüm etmek, hızla geri dönmek
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    (to turn and go back the way one came: The fox doubled back and went down a hole.) geldiği yoldan geri dönmek

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  • 10 drop back

    geride kalmak, gerilemek
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    (to slow down; to fall behind: I was at the front of the crowd but I dropped back to speak to Bill.) geri/arkada kalmak

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  • 11 fold down back

    v. toplamak (yorgan vb.), katlamak (sandalye)

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  • 12 fold down back

    v. toplamak (yorgan vb.), katlamak (sandalye)

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  • 13 hand

    adj. el
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    n. el, parti, yardım, pay, parmak, ustalık, yetenek, usta, kurt, ibre, akrep, yelkovan, taraf, demet, salkım, hevenk, alkış, evlilik sözü
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    v. vermek, uzatmak, yardım etmek
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    1. uzat (v.) 2. el (n.)
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    [hænd] 1. noun
    1) (the part of the body at the end of the arm.) el
    2) (a pointer on a clock, watch etc: Clocks usually have an hour hand and a minute hand.) ibre, gösterge
    3) (a person employed as a helper, crew member etc: a farm hand; All hands on deck!) yardımcı, işçi, tayfa
    4) (help; assistance: Can I lend a hand?; Give me a hand with this box, please.) yardım
    5) (a set of playing-cards dealt to a person: I had a very good hand so I thought I had a chance of winning.) el
    6) (a measure (approximately centimetres) used for measuring the height of horses: a horse of 14 hands.) karış
    7) (handwriting: written in a neat hand.) el yazısı
    2. verb
    (often with back, down, up etc)
    1) (to give (something) to someone by hand: I handed him the book; He handed it back to me; I'll go up the ladder, and you can hand the tools up to me.) elle vermek, uzatmak
    2) (to pass, transfer etc into another's care etc: That is the end of my report from Paris. I'll now hand you back to Fred Smith in the television studio in London.) bağlamak
    - handbag
    - handbill
    - handbook
    - handbrake
    - handcuff
    - handcuffs
    - hand-lens
    - handmade
    - hand-operated
    - hand-out
    - hand-picked
    - handshake
    - handstand
    - handwriting
    - handwritten
    - at hand
    - at the hands of
    - be hand in glove with someone
    - be hand in glove
    - by hand
    - fall into the hands of someone
    - fall into the hands
    - force someone's hand
    - get one's hands on
    - give/lend a helping hand
    - hand down
    - hand in
    - hand in hand
    - hand on
    - hand out
    - hand-out
    - handout
    - hand over
    - hand over fist
    - hands down
    - hands off!
    - hands-on
    - hands up!
    - hand to hand
    - have a hand in something
    - have a hand in
    - have/get/gain the upper hand
    - hold hands with someone
    - hold hands
    - in good hands
    - in hand
    - in the hands of
    - keep one's hand in
    - off one's hands
    - on hand
    - on the one hand... on the other hand
    -... on the other hand
    - out of hand
    - shake hands with someone / shake someone's hand
    - shake hands with / shake someone's hand
    - a show of hands
    - take in hand
    - to hand

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  • 14 roll

    n. rulo, tomar, top, dürüm, yuvarlanma, rulo köfte, silindir, gümbürtü, davul sesi, liste, yalpa, dalgalanma
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    v. yuvarlanmak, dürmek, yuvarlamak, rulo yapmak, tomar yapmak, sarmak, top yapmak, döndürmek, çevirmek, havada takla atmak, sürmek, kullanmak, oklava ile açmak (hamur), silindirle ezmek, yaprak haline getirmek [met.], haddeden geçirmek, ağzında yuvarlayarak söylemek, vurgulayarak telaffuz etmek, gümbür gümbür çalmak, şakımak, yalpa yapmak, sallana sallana gitmek, salınmak, rulo ile boyamak, tekerlekler üzerinde gitmek, gitmek (araba), arabayla dolaşmak, dalga dalga göndermek, soymak (sarhoş vb), sallamak
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    1. yuvarlan (v.) 2. silindir (n.) 3. yuvarla
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    I 1. [rəul] noun
    1) (anything flat (eg a piece of paper, a carpet) rolled into the shape of a tube, wound round a tube etc: a roll of kitchen foil; a toilet-roll.) top, rulo, makara
    2) (a small piece of baked bread dough, used eg for sandwiches: a cheese roll.) (yuvarlak) sandviç ekmek
    3) (an act of rolling: Our dog loves a roll on the grass.) yuvarlanma
    4) (a ship's action of rocking from side to side: She said that the roll of the ship made her feel ill.) sallanma, yalpalama
    5) (a long low sound: the roll of thunder.) gümbürtü, gürleme
    6) (a thick mass of flesh: I'd like to get rid of these rolls of fat round my waist.) kıvrım, topak
    7) (a series of quick beats (on a drum).) gümbürtü
    2. verb
    1) (to move by turning over like a wheel or ball: The coin/pencil rolled under the table; He rolled the ball towards the puppy; The ball rolled away.) yuvarlanmak, tekerlenmek
    2) (to move on wheels, rollers etc: The children rolled the cart up the hill, then let it roll back down again.) yuvarlamak
    3) (to form (a piece of paper, a carpet) into the shape of a tube by winding: to roll the carpet back.) dürmek, sarmak
    4) ((of a person or animal in a lying position) to turn over: The doctor rolled the patient (over) on to his side; The dog rolled on to its back.) dön(dür)mek
    5) (to shape (clay etc) into a ball or cylinder by turning it about between the hands: He rolled the clay into a ball.) yuvarlamak
    6) (to cover with something by rolling: When the little girl's dress caught fire, they rolled her in a blanket.) sarmak, örtmek
    7) (to make (something) flat or flatter by rolling something heavy over it: to roll a lawn; to roll pastry (out).) açmak; tesviye etmek
    8) ((of a ship) to rock from side to side while travelling forwards: The storm made the ship roll.) sallamak, yalpalamak
    9) (to make a series of low sounds: The thunder rolled; The drums rolled.) gürlemek, gümbürdemek
    10) (to move (one's eyes) round in a circle to express fear, surprise etc.) fırıl fırıl döndürmek
    11) (to travel in a car etc: We were rolling along merrily when a tyre burst.) gitmek
    12) ((of waves, rivers etc) to move gently and steadily: The waves rolled in to the shore.) ağır ağır hareket etmek; vurmak
    13) ((of time) to pass: Months rolled by.) geçip gitmek
    - rolling
    - roller-skate
    3. verb
    (to move on roller-skates: You shouldn't roller-skate on the pavement.) paten yapmak, kaymak
    - roll in
    - roll up
    II
    (a list of names, eg of pupils in a school etc: There are nine hundred pupils on the roll.) isim listesi

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  • 15 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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  • 16 fall

    n. sonbahar, yaprak dökümü, düşme, dökülme, düşüş, döküm, kat, fırfır, yağış, yıkılma, çöküş, inme, ucuzlama, çağlayan, şelâle, yavrulama, tuş, eğim, yamaç
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    v. düşmek, inmek, dökülmek, yıkılmak, devrilmek, yağmak, ucuzlamak, eğimli olmak, dağılmak, karanlık bastırmak, gece çökmek, tam yerine denk gelmek, oturmak (lâf), hastalanmak, yatağa düşmek, kötü yola düşmek
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    1. düş (v.) 2. düşüş (n.)
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    [fo:l] 1. past tense - fell; verb
    1) (to go down from a higher level usually unintentionally: The apple fell from the tree; Her eye fell on an old book.) düşmek
    2) ((often with over) to go down to the ground etc from an upright position, usually by accident: She fell (over).) düşmek
    3) (to become lower or less: The temperature is falling.) düşmek
    4) (to happen or occur: Easter falls early this year.) olmak
    5) (to enter a certain state or condition: She fell asleep; They fell in love.)...-e düşmek
    6) ((formal: only with it as subject) to come as one's duty etc: It falls to me to take care of the children.) (payına) düşmek
    2. noun
    1) (the act of falling: He had a fall.) düşme
    2) ((a quantity of) something that has fallen: a fall of snow.) yağış
    3) (capture or (political) defeat: the fall of Rome.) çöküş, yıkılış
    4) ((American) the autumn: Leaves change colour in the fall.) sonbahar
    - fallout
    - his, her face fell
    - fall away
    - fall back
    - fall back on
    - fall behind
    - fall down
    - fall flat
    - fall for
    - fall in with
    - fall off
    - fall on/upon
    - fall out
    - fall short
    - fall through

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  • 17 lay

    adj. meslekten olmayan, rahip olmayan
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    n. konum, mevki, durum, hal, yatma, sevişme, şarkı sözü, şarkı, türkü
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    v. koymak, yerleştirmek, sermek, kurmak, hazırlamak, sunmak, ileri sürmek, yüklemek, dinmek, yatmak, sevişmek, yumurtlamak, bahse girmek
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    1. yatır (v.) 2. mürit (adj.)
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    I 1. [lei] past tense, past participle - laid; verb
    1) (to place, set or put (down), often carefully: She laid the clothes in a drawer / on a chair; He laid down his pencil; She laid her report before the committee.) koymak, bırakmak
    2) (to place in a lying position: She laid the baby on his back.) yatırmak
    3) (to put in order or arrange: She went to lay the table for dinner; to lay one's plans / a trap.) kurmak, hazırlamak
    4) (to flatten: The animal laid back its ears; The wind laid the corn flat.) yatırmak
    5) (to cause to disappear or become quiet: to lay a ghost / doubts.) aklından çıkarmak; zihninden atmak; ortadan kaldırmak
    6) ((of a bird) to produce (eggs): The hen laid four eggs; My hens are laying well.) yumurtlamak
    7) (to bet: I'll lay five pounds that you don't succeed.) bahse girmek
    2. verb
    (to put, cut or arrange in layers: She had her hair layered by the hairdresser.) katlamak, kat yapmak
    - lay-by
    - layout
    - laid up
    - lay aside
    - lay bare
    - lay by
    - lay down
    - lay one's hands on
    - lay hands on
    - lay in
    - lay low
    - lay off
    - lay on
    - lay out
    - lay up
    - lay waste
    II see lie II III [lei] adjective
    1) (not a member of the clergy: lay preachers.) rahip sınıfından olmayan
    2) (not an expert or a professional (in a particular subject): Doctors tend to use words that lay people don't understand.) meslekten olmayan
    IV [lei] noun
    (an epic poem.) gazel

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  • 18 delay

    n. erteleme, geciktirme, gecikme, tehir, tecil, geç kalma, mühlet
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    v. geciktirmek, ertelemek, gecikmek, geç kalmak; oyalamak, oyalanmak, alıkoymak, savsaklamak
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    1. gecik (v.) 2. geciktir (v.) 3. gecikme (n.)
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    [di'lei] 1. verb
    1) (to put off to another time: We have delayed publication of the book till the spring.) ertelemek
    2) (to keep or stay back or slow down: I was delayed by the traffic.) geciktirmek
    2. noun
    ((something which causes) keeping back or slowing down: He came without delay; My work is subject to delays.) gecikme, tehir

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  • 19 get

    v. almak, edinmek, elde etmek, ele geçirmek; satın almak; getirmek, götürmek; varmak, gelmek; kazanmak; yapmak; idrak etmek; yaptırmak, ettirmek, etmek; kavramak, anlamak; başına gelmek; olmak; başlamak; canına okumak; öldürmek; açığını bulmak, yalanını çıkarmak
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    [ɡet]
    past tense - got; verb
    1) (to receive or obtain: I got a letter this morning.) almak
    2) (to bring or buy: Please get me some food.) getirmek, (satın) almak
    3) (to (manage to) move, go, take, put etc: He couldn't get across the river; I got the book down from the shelf.) geçmek, almak, koymak
    4) (to cause to be in a certain condition etc: You'll get me into trouble.) yaptırmak, olmasına neden olmak
    5) (to become: You're getting old.) olmak
    6) (to persuade: I'll try to get him to go.) ikna etmek
    7) (to arrive: When did they get home?) varmak
    8) (to succeed (in doing) or to happen (to do) something: I'll soon get to know the neighbours; I got the book read last night.)...-tırmak,...-tırmak
    9) (to catch (a disease etc): She got measles last week.) yakalanmak, olmak, tutulmak
    10) (to catch (someone): The police will soon get the thief.) yakalamak
    11) (to understand: I didn't get the point of his story.) anlamak
    - get-together
    - get-up
    - be getting on for
    - get about
    - get across
    - get after
    - get ahead
    - get along
    - get around
    - get around to
    - get at
    - get away
    - get away with
    - get back
    - get by
    - get down
    - get down to
    - get in
    - get into
    - get nowhere
    - get off
    - get on
    - get on at
    - get out
    - get out of
    - get over
    - get round
    - get around to
    - get round to
    - get there
    - get through
    - get together
    - get up
    - get up to

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  • 20 put

    adj. hareketsiz, sabit
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    n. para koyma, yatırma, atış, fırlatma, hamle
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    v. koymak, bırakmak, yerleştirmek, tıkmak, atmak, sokmak, çevirisini yapmak, tercüme etmek, para koymak, yatırım yapmak, yüklemek, kurmak, sınamak, denemek
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    koy
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    [put]
    present participle - putting; verb
    1) (to place in a certain position or situation: He put the plate in the cupboard; Did you put any sugar in my coffee?; He put his arm round her; I'm putting a new lock on the door; You're putting too much strain on that rope; When did the Russians first put a man into space?; You've put me in a bad temper; Can you put (=translate) this sentence into French?) koymak
    2) (to submit or present (a proposal, question etc): I put several questions to him; She put her ideas before the committee.) sormak, sunmak
    3) (to express in words: He put his refusal very politely; Children sometimes have such a funny way of putting things!) söylemek, anlatmak
    4) (to write down: I'm trying to write a letter to her, but I don't know what to put.) yazmak
    5) (to sail in a particular direction: We put out to sea; The ship put into harbour for repairs.) denize açılmak, gitmek
    - a put-up job
    - put about
    - put across/over
    - put aside
    - put away
    - put back
    - put by
    - put down
    - put down for
    - put one's feet up
    - put forth
    - put in
    - put in for
    - put off
    - put on
    - put out
    - put through
    - put together
    - put up
    - put up to
    - put up with

    English-Turkish dictionary > put

См. также в других словарях:

  • back\ down — • back down • back off v informal To give up a claim; not follow up a threat. Bill said he could beat Ted, but when Ted put up his fists Bill backed down. Harry claimed Joe had taken his book, but backed down when the teacher talked with him. Syn …   Словарь американских идиом

  • back down — (v.) in figurative sense of withdraw a charge, 1859, American English, from notion of descending a ladder, etc.; from BACK (Cf. back) (v.) + DOWN (Cf. down) (adv.) …   Etymology dictionary

  • back down — [v] withdraw from agreement or statement abandon, accede, admit, back off, back out, back pedal*, backtrack, balk, beg off*, cancel, chicken out*, concede, cop out*, demur, give in, give up, go back on, hold back, recant, recoil, renege, resign,… …   New thesaurus

  • back|down — «BAK DOWN», noun. Informal. a backing down; retreat from a claim, position, or point of view after a challenge: »... backdowns, concessions and shifts (Time) …   Useful english dictionary

  • back down — ► back down concede defeat. Main Entry: ↑back …   English terms dictionary

  • back down — index abandon (withdraw), accede (concede), disavow, surrender (yield), yield (submit) …   Law dictionary

  • back down — verb 1. move backwards from a certain position (Freq. 2) The bully had to back down • Syn: ↑back up, ↑back off • Derivationally related forms: ↑backdown • Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • back down — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms back down : present tense I/you/we/they back down he/she/it backs down present participle backing down past tense backed down past participle backed down to stop asking for something, or to stop saying that… …   English dictionary

  • back down — PHRASAL VERB If you back down, you withdraw a claim, demand, or commitment that you made earlier, because other people are strongly opposed to it. [V P] The United States had no intention of backing down in its bitter row with the European… …   English dictionary

  • back down — v. (D; intr.) to back down from (they had to back down from their demands) …   Combinatory dictionary

  • back down — to decide not to do something because others say you should not do it. Most of the speakers opposed the budget cuts, but the mayor said she would not back down. We demanded an end to the weapons tests, and we thought they had agreed to back down …   New idioms dictionary

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