(for+a+short+time)

adv. for the time

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"1. one (as a number): Bir beyaz manolya yedi pembe manolyaya bedeldir. One white magnolia is worth seven pink magnolias. 2. a, an; a certain, a particular: Bursa´da güzel bir evi var. She has a lovely house in Bursa. Dünkü partide bir kadını gördüm; kim olduğunu sen anlarsın. At yesterday´s party I saw a certain woman; you know who I mean. 3. the same: Emellerimiz bir. Our goals are the same. 4. united; of one mind, of the same opinion: Bu konuda biriz. We´re of one mind on this subject. 5. shared, used in common: Yatak odalarımız ayrı, banyomuz bir. We have separate bedrooms but share a bathroom. 6. only: Bir o bunu yapabilir. Only she can do this. Bunu bir sen bir de ben biliyoruz. You and I are the only ones who know this. 7. used as an emphatic: O hayata bir alıştı ki sorma gitsin! He has really gotten accustomed to that way of life! Bir dene! Just try it! Birdenbire bir feryat! And suddenly there was such a yell! Ah, bir oraya gidebilsem! Ah, if I can just go there! 8. used to add a note of vagueness: Bir zamanlar Arnavutköy´de çilek yetiştirilirdi. There was a time when strawberries were grown in Arnavutköy. Sen bugün bir tuhafsın. You don´t seem quite yourself today. - ağızdan in unison, with one voice. - alan pişman, bir almayan. colloq. It´s the sort of thing that looks good and attracts a lot of interest but is actually of very little use. - alay a great quantity, a large number. - âlem something else, really something, a wonder, amazing: Orası bir âlem! That´s one amazing place! Cüneyt başlı başına bir âlem! Cüneyt is a wonder in his own right! - an at one point: Bir an bir şey söyleyecek gibi oldu. At one point she looked like she was going to say something. - an evvel/önce as soon as possible. - ara/aralık 1. at one point, for a while, for a short period. 2. when one has a free moment, when one has a chance: Bir ara bana uğrayıver. Drop by when you have a free moment. - araba 1. a wagonload of; a truckload of. 2. colloq. a lot of, a slew of. - arada together. - araya gelmek 1. (for people) to come together (in the same place and at the same time). 2. (for events) to happen at the same time, coincide. - araya getirmek /ı/ to bring (people, things) together (in the same place and at the same time). - aşağı bir yukarı (to come and go) aimlessly. - atımlık barutu kalmak/olmak to be almost at the end of one´s resources, be almost at the end of one´s rope; to have played almost all of one´s cards; to have very little energy left. - avuç 1. a handful (of). 2. a handful (of), a very small number or amount (of). - ayağı çukurda olmak to have one foot in the grave. - ayak evvel/önce immediately, at once. - ayak üstünde bin yalan söylemek 1. to tell a whole pack of lies at one go. 2. to be a big liar. - bakıma in one way, in one respect. - baltaya sap olmak to have a job, be employed. - bardak suda fırtına koparmak to raise a tempest in a teapot. - başına all alone, all by oneself. - baştan/uçtan bir başa/uca (traversing, looking at, surveying, filling a place) from one end to the other, from end to end. - ben, bir de Allah bilir. colloq. Only God knows what I´ve gone through. -e beş vermek to yield five times the seed, yield fivefold. -e bin katmak to exaggerate, make much of a trifle. - bir one by one. - boy 1. once. 2. used as an emphatic: Bir boy gidelim, görelim. Let´s just go and see! - boyda of the same height. - bu eksikti. colloq. Nothing but this was lacking!/This was all that was needed! (said sarcastically). - cihetten in one way, in a way. - çatı altında under the same roof, in the same building. - çırpıda at one stretch, without interruption, at once. - çift söz 1. a little advice, a piece of advice: Sana bir çift sözüm var. I have a piece of advice for you. 2. a brief exchange of conversation: Öyle meşguldüm ki kendisiyle bir çift söz bile edemedim. I was so busy that I couldn´t have even a brief conversation with her. - çuval inciri berbat etmek to foul things up but

"1. long; lengthy. 2. tall. 3. for a long time, a long time; at length. - atlama broad jump, long jump. - boylu 1. tall (person). 2. at length; in detail. - etmek 1. to hold forth at great length. 2. to drag out a conversation needlessly. 3. to beat around the bush. 4. to act unwilling. - hava Turkish folk mus. a long piece of music which lacks a set rhythmic pattern. - hayvan colloq. snake. - hece gram. long syllable. - hikâye matter which requires a long explanation, involved affair. - kulaklı colloq. donkey, ass. - lafın kısası the long and short of it, in short. - oturmak colloq. to sprawl, sit with one´s legs outstretched. - uzadıya/uzun at great length, in great detail. - ünlü phonetics long vowel."

",-ır 1. /ı/ to take. 2. /ı/ to get. 3. /ı/ to buy. 4. /ı/ to receive; to accept. 5. /ı/ to steal. 6. /ı/ to marry (a girl). 7. /ı/ to take, hold, be able to contain. 8. /ı/ to take along. 9. /ı/ to capture; to conquer. 10. /ı/ to take (a bath, medicine, a drink). 11. /ı/ to catch (cold); to catch (fire). 12. /ı/ to take on, hire, employ. 13. /ı/ to remove, take away, pluck out. 14. /ı/ to move. 15. /ı/ to sweep, clean, dust. 16. /ı/ to sense, smell, hear. 17. /ı, a/ to put (something) on, throw (a garment) over (oneself). 18. /ı, a/ to take (someone, something) into (one´s care or protection). 19. /ı, a/ to take (something) as being (something). 20. /ı/ to take (water). 21. /ı/ (for wind, flood) to carry away, destroy. 22. /ı/ (for smoke, fear) to overwhelm, cover, sweep through. 23. /ı/ to cover, travel (a distance). 24. /dan/ to take the attitude of. 25. /dan/ to shorten. 26. to begin all at once. Aldı.... (before a name, in folk literature)... began to recite. Aldığı aptes ürküttüğü kurbağaya değmez. colloq. The gain is less than the loss. Al aşağı, vur yukarı.... with a lot of bargaining. Al benden de o kadar. colloq. 1. I am as bad off as you. 2. I agree. Al birini vur ötekine/birine. colloq. One is no better than the other. Al cevabını otur aşağı. colloq. Now you are answered. Al gülüm, ver gülüm. colloq. 1. They are fluttering and fussing over each other. 2. You know how to take; now learn how to give. Alan razı, satan razı. colloq. Since the two have agreed nobody else should interfere. Al sana. Here! Take it! Al sana bir (bela) daha. colloq. Here is another (trouble) for you. Al takke, ver külah.... 1. struggling, tumbling with one another. 2. with a great struggle. 3. becoming very intimate with each other. alıp vereceği olmamak 1. to be all square on the accounts. 2. /la/ to have no relations (with). alıp verememek /la/ to have a disagreement (with). alıp vermek 1. to have one´s heart beat wildly. 2. to turn over a matter in one´s mind, dwell on a matter. 3. /ı/ to exchange, trade. Aldı yürüdü. colloq. 1. He has gotten rich quickly. 2. He has become famous in a short time. 3. It progressed well. It prospered and grew. alıp yürümek to make headway. "

today.-lerde in these days. - bana (ise) yarın (da) sana. proverb What has happened to me, may happen to you. -e bugün unquestionably, sure enough (used in emphatic speech). -den tezi yok right away. - yarın at any time, soon. -den yarına 1. for future generations. 2. within a short time.

1. later, afterwards, then. 2. /dan/ after: ondan sonra after that. 3. otherwise, or else. 4. what follows, the rest: İşin sonrası kolay. The rest of the job´s easy. 5. a later time: Bunu sonraya bırakmalı. This ought to be left for a later time. -ya atmak/bırakmak /ı/ to postpone, put off. -sını/-yı düşünmek to think of what will happen later. -sı sağlık. colloq. 1. That´s all!/That´s the long and short of it! 2. Never mind!/Forget it!

1. vent, venthole, air hole. 2. ventilator. 3. very short (time): bir nefeslik hayatı boyunca during his very brief life. Bir nefeslik canı kalmış. He´s/She´s got one foot in the grave./He´s/She´s not long for this world.

"1. sleep. 2. sleepiness, drowsiness. -su açılmak/dağılmak to become fully awake. -sunu açmak /ın/ to drive away (someone´s) sleepiness. -su ağır heavy sleeper. -sunu almak to have a good night´s sleep, sleep well. - basmak/bastırmak /a/ suddenly to feel very sleepy. -su başına vurmak/- beynine sıçramak 1. to feel logy because of lack of sleep. 2. to be short-tempered owing to lack of sleep. -su bölünmek for (one´s) sleep to be interrupted. - çekmek to sleep a long time; to sleep deeply. -ya dalmak 1. to fall asleep; to doze off. 2. to stop paying attention to what is going on around one. - durak chance to rest, chance to catch one´s breath, breathing spell; moment´s peace: Bende uyku durak bırakmamıştın. You didn´t give me a moment´s peace. -su gelmek to feel sleepy. - gözünden akmak to be very sleepy, be unable to keep one´s eyes open. -su hafif (someone) who is a light sleeper. - hastalığı sleeping sickness. - ilacı soporific, sleep-inducing drug; sleeping pill(s). -su kaçmak 1. to be unable to get to sleep. 2. to be worried, lose sleep. -dan kalkmak to wake up and get out of bed. -da olmak 1. to be unaware of what´s going on. 2. (for a job, a matter) to be on ice for the time being; (for a job, a matter) to be hanging fire. - sersemliği sleepy feeling, grogginess, loginess. - tulumu 1. sleeping bag. 2. person who sleeps a lot, great sleeper. - tutmamak to be unable to go to sleep. -, uykunun mayasıdır. proverb The more you sleep, the sleepier you get./Sleep begets more sleep. -m var. I´m sleepy./I feel sleepy. - vermek to make a person feel sleepy. -ya yatmak to go to bed (in order to sleep). - zamanı bedtime, time to go to sleep."

",-ku/-ğu 1. not existing, nonexistent. 2. not present, absent; not at hand, not available. 3. used to indicate a refusal to participate in something: Siz onu yapacak olursanız ben yokum. If you´re going to do that I´m not coming with you. O işte ben yoktum. I had nothing to do with that matter. 4. no (a negative reply). 5. but if not...: Sınavı kazandın, ne güzel; yok kazanamadın, bir daha denersin. If you pass the test, that´ll be great; but if you fail it, then you´ll just take it another time. 6. used sarcastically at the beginning of each of several successive clauses: Yok hava kötüymüş, yok zamanı değilmiş, kısacası bu işe yanaşmayacağı belliydi. If it wasn´t that the weather was bad, then it was the fact that the time wasn´t ripe; in short, it was clear that he wasn´t going to get around to doing this job. 7. used for emphasis at the beginning of a statement: Yok, iyi adam vesselam. He´s a good fellow, and that´s all there is to it. -tan 1. from nothing. 2. for no reason. - canım! colloq. 1. I wouldn´t think of it!/I wouldn´t dream of it! 2. You can´t be serious!/You´re having me on! 3. That´s not the case./You´ve misunderstood. - devenin başı! colloq. You´re pulling my leg!/You´re feeding me a line! - etmek /ı/ to do away with or get rid of (someone, something) completely. - oğlu yok. colloq. None of these people/things are here!/Not one of them is to be found! - olmak to disappear; to vanish. - pahasına very cheaply, for nothing, for a song. - satmak (for a merchant) to have nothing left to sell. - yere for no reason at all. - yok. 1. proverb Don´t suppose that something cannot be found or cannot happen, because it can. 2. No! No! "

v. jam, jam in, be stuck, tighten, be pressed for, be pinched, be taken short, be pushed, catch, be cramped for space, be pinched for time, squeeze

v. (neg. form of sıkışmak) jam, jam in, be stuck, tighten, be pressed for, be pinched, be taken short, be pushed, catch, be cramped for space, be pinched for time, squeeze

"1. breath. 2. puff, draw, drag (on a pipe, cigarette). 3. instant, moment. 4. breath which has healing power (and which is blown upon the sick). 5. poem (sung by dervishes). 6. slang hashish, hash. - alamamak 1. to be unable to breathe properly. 2. to be very busy, not to have time to catch one´s breath. - aldırmamak /a/ to work (someone) very hard, not to give (someone) a chance to catch his breath. - almak 1. to breathe; to breathe in, inhale. 2. to feel relieved, breathe freely. 3. to take a short break, catch one´s breath; to rest. 4. to live, breathe. - borusu anat. trachea. - çekmek 1. to take a puff, draw, or drag (on a pipe, cigarette). 2. slang to smoke some hash. 3. slang to have sexual intercourse, have sex. - darlığı 1. shortness of breath. 2. asthma. - etmek /a/ to blow one´s breath upon (someone) (to cure him/her of an ailment). - kesici breathtaking, thrilling; suspenseful, suspense-filled. -i kesilmek to be thrilled: O manzara karşısında herkesin nefesi kesildi. That view took everybody´s breath away. -i kesilmek/daralmak/tutulmak 1. to have difficulty breathing. 2. to gasp, catch one´s breath. - nefese out of breath, panting. - tüketmek 1. to talk at great length, talk until one is blue in the face. 2. to expend a lot of hot air for nothing, waste one´s breath. - vermek to breathe out, exhale."

1. (something) which lasts for (a certain amount of) time: Bedia´nın somurtkanlıkları kısa sürelidir. Bedia´s sulks are short-lived. 2. periodic. - yayın (a) periodical.