çocuk+gibi

a) childishly b) childlike

v. pule

v. prattle

v. skylark

as happy as a sandboy, as jolly as a sandboy, jolly as a sandboy

n. be in one's dotage

1. like: çocuk gibi like a child. 2. as if, as though: Sanki kıtlık olacakmış gibi yiyecek depo ediyorlar. They´re storing food as if there is going to be a famine. 3. like, as: Dediğim gibi yap. Do as I say. 4. as befits: İnsan gibi davranmalısın. You should behave as befits a human being. 5. (after a predicate) almost, nearly, somewhat: Bugün ateşim yok gibi. Today I have almost no fever. 6. as soon as: Yemeği yediği gibi sofradan kalktı. He got up from the table as soon as he finished eating. -ler likes: onun gibiler the likes of him. -lerden 1. as if to say: İyi ettin gibilerden göz kırptı. He winked as if he wanted to say, “You did well.” 2. along/on the lines of: silahlanma yarışı durdurulmalıdır, gibilerden bir makale an article along the lines of “The arms race should be stopped!” - gelmek /a/ to seem to (one), appear to (one): Bu iş bitmez gibi geliyor bana! It seems to me that this job will never end! - olmak to be as though: Ameliyattan sonra yeniden doğmuş gibi oldum. After the operation it was as though I had been reborn. - yapmak to pretend (to do something): Babası odaya girince ders çalışır gibi yaptı. When his father entered the room, he pretended to be studying.

"1. child, infant. 2. childish. Ç-lar! colloq. Hey, you all! -tan al haberi. proverb A child will tell the truth. - aldırmak to have an abortion. - arabası baby carriage, baby buggy, Brit. pram, perambulator. - bahçesi 1. children´s playground. 2. playpen. - bakımı child care. - bezi diaper. - büyütmek to bring up children. - dili child´s language. - doğurmak to give birth to a child. - doktoru pediatrician. - düşürme abortion, miscarriage. - düşürmek to have an abortion. Ç- Esirgeme Kurumu Society for the Protection of Children. - felci polio, infantile paralysis. - gibi 1. in a childish manner. 2. childlike. - hastalığı children´s disease. - işi a simple matter, child´s play. - mahkemesi juvenile court. - maması baby food. - odası (children´s) nursery. - olmak to become childish. -u olmak /ın/ to have a child, give birth to a child. - oyuncağı 1. toy. 2. child´s play; matter of no consequence. - oyuncağı haline getirmek /ı/ to neglect (a project) (because one regards it as unimportant). - peydahlamak (for an unmarried woman) to become pregnant. - yapmak to produce a child, have a child. - yetiştirmek to bring up children. - yuvası nursery school. - zammı child allowance."

n. elf

n. cherub

cherub

"1. face (of a person or animal). 2. face (the front, exposed, finished, dressed, or otherwise specially prepared surface of something): kumaşın yüzü the face of the cloth. dağın kuzey yüzü the north face of the mountain. binanın yüzü the building´s façade. paltonun yüzü the outer side of the coat. 3. surface: suyun yüzü the surface of the water. 4. cloth which encloses the stuffing of a cushion or pillow, case; mattress ticking; cloth used to cover a chair or sofa, upholstery, upholstering. 5. sense of shame, shame: Sende hiç yüz yok mu? Have you no shame? Ne yüzle ondan böyle bir şey isteyebilirsin? How can you have the gall to ask her for such a thing? 6. side: ırmağın öte yüzünde on the other side of the river. problemin bu yüzü this aspect of the problem. 7. cutting edge, face (of a knife blade or other sharp tool). -ü açılmak for (a thing´s) beauty to become evident or apparent, begin to shine forth. -ünü ağartmak /ın/ to give (someone, oneself) just cause for pride, do something that (someone, one) can take pride in. -ü ak (someone) who has no cause to be ashamed, who has nothing to be ashamed of. -ü ak olsun! Bless him! (said to express gratitude). -ünün akıyla çıkmak /dan/ 1. to manage to finish (a job) with one´s honor unsullied. 2. to succeed in doing (a job) as it should be done. -ünden akmak /ın/ (for something) to be evident from the look on (someone´s) face; (for something) to be evident from the way (someone) looks, be written all over (someone). -ü asılmak for a sour look or frown to come over (someone´s) face. -üne atmak /ı/ to return, refuse, or reject (something) insultingly. -üne bağırmak /ın/ to shout at (someone) angrily and rudely. -üne bakılacak gibi/-üne bakılır not bad looking, of middling looks. -üne bakılmaz very ugly (person). -üne bakmamak /ın/ 1. not to pay attention to (someone). 2. not to speak to (someone) (because one is angry with him/her). -üne bakmaya kıyılmaz very beautiful. - bulmak to get presumptuous, insolent, or uppity (after having been treated kindly or indulged). - bulunca/verince astar ister. colloq. If you give him an inch he´ll take a mile. -ünü buruşturmak to get a sour look on one´s face. - çevirmek /dan/ to break off relations with, have nothing more to do with (someone). -e çıkmak 1. to come to the surface. 2. to get presumptuous, insolent, or uppity. -ünün derisi kalın thick-skinned and brazen, brazenfaced, shameless. -ünden düşen bin parça olmak to wear a very sour face. -ünü ekşitmek to get a sour look on one´s face. - geri etmek to turn back; to retreat; to retrace one´s steps. (...) -ü görmek to experience, have: İki yıldır rahat yüzü görmedim. I haven´t had a moment´s peace for two years now. O çocuk hayatında dert yüzü görmedi. That kid´s never had a worry in his life. - göstermek to happen, occur, take place. - göz (someone´s) whole or entire face. -ü gözü açılmak 1. to be informed about sex, learn about the birds and the bees, be clued in on what sex is all about. 2. to begin to understand what the world is really like. -ünü gözünü açmak /ın/ 1. to inform (someone) about sex, teach (someone) about the birds and the bees, clue (someone) in on what sex is all about. 2. to cause (someone) to begin to understand what the world is really like. -üne gözüne bulaştırmak /ı/ to make a complete mess of (something), ball (something) up completely. - göz olmak /la/ to get to be on overly familiar terms with (someone). -ünü güldürmek /ın/ to make (someone) happy; to please (someone). -ü gülmek to be happy; to be pleased. -üne gülmek /ın/ to smile at (someone) hypocritically, make an essentially false display of friendship towards (someone). - kalıbı plaster mask of a person´s face. -ü kalmamak/-e karşı/ not to have the nerve/gall to ask (someone) for something. -ünden kan damlamak to be very healthy and rosy-cheeked, be in the pink of health. -üne kan gelmek to recover one´s health and color. -ü kara (someone) who has something to b