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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. small, little. 2. little, young. 3. minor, paltry, piddling. 4. crumb. - çapta small-scale. - para small change; small bills. - tefek 1. minor, trifling, trivial, piddling. 2. tiny, no bigger than a minute. 3. trifles, unimportant things. - ufak 1. a little at a time, bit by bit. 2. in small pieces."

1. mischievous child, scamp, little dickens, little monkey, little jackanapes. 2. bubo (a swelling).

adj. little, few, small, short, under, insufficient, poor, inconsiderable, meager, meagre, poco, scrimp, scrimpy, shoestring, skimp, skimpy, slender, slim, spare; stingy, contracted

adv. a bit

pref. hypo

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adj. any, some; tolerable

adv. any, some, a bit, a little, somewhat, something of, awhile, not least

n. modicum, bit

pron. somewhat

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adj. small, little, petite, petty, peddling, scrubby, tiddly

pref. micro

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adv. bit by bit, by slow degrees, by inches, inch by inch, at leisure, leisurely, little by little, slowly, by stages

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adj. naughty, mischievous, impish, puckish

n. urchin, perisher, little perisher, rascal, little monster, imp, guttersnipe, scamp

adv. just a little, a little, something of, to a degree, somewhat

n. soupcon, tiny bit, trace

adj. drop by drop, little by little

n. the little, little thing, trifle, tot

in a little while, a little later, soon, presently

bit by bit, little by little

slowly, gradually, little by little, step by step, bit by bit

having a foot or leg. - bardak wineglass, stemmed glass. - canavar a child just beginning to walk (who pulls things down), little terror, little monster (said affectionately). - gazete someone who seems to know all the news. - kütüphane very learned person.

1. fruitful, bounteous. 2. fertile, productive, fructuous. 3. (food) a little of which goes a long way, a little of which can be made to go a long way, a small amount of which will make a dish that will feed many people. 4. (money) which brings satisfaction to its possessor. - olsun! May it be plentiful! (said to a person who is working in the fields or eating).

1. unfruitful, marked by scarcity. 2. infertile, infructuous. 3. (food) a little of which does not go a long way, a little of which can not be made to go a long way, a small amount of which does not make a dish that will feed many people. 4. (money) which does not bring satisfaction to its possessor.

"soon, in a little while; a little later."