aimlessly

aimlessly

adj. random, haphazard, freehand, hit or miss, hit-and-miss, desultory, indiscriminate, promiscuous, scratch, stray, wild

adv. at random, at haphazard, haphazardly, haphazard, aimlessly, hit or miss, by chance, offhand, at a venture

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adv. aimlessly, in a purposeless manner, without a goal

adv. aimlessly

adj. wandering, moving aimlessly from place to place

n. mobile, decorative structure made with delicate objects that are strung in balance on rods and are sensitive to the breeze or light touch, decorative structure made of plastic toys that is hung over a crib as an amusement for babies

adv. aimlessly

"1. unconfined or untethered (animal); (child) who is allowed to roam about by himself/herself, unsupervised. 2. unfettered, untrammeled. 3. aimlessly, at will. - bırakmak /ı/ 1. to let (an animal, a child) run loose. 2. to let (someone) do as he/she pleases. - kalmak 1. to be left unconfined or unsupervised. 2. to be left to do as one pleases."

"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. to stroll, walk around, promenade. 2. to wander about, wander aimlessly, roam. 3. mus. to pass slowly from one makam to another while improvising.

pasture, grazing place. - beygiri gibi dolaşmak to wander about aimlessly, trifle about, idle about. - öküzü/mandası colloq. big and lazy person, lummox.

",-pi 1. light rope, cord; string. 2. prov. thread. - atlamak to jump rope. - cambazı ropedancer, tightrope walker. -e çekmek /ı/ to string (someone) up, hang (someone). -ini çekmek /ın/ to keep (someone) under control. -le çekmek /ı/ to be anxiously waiting for, be counting the days until. -i çözmek to sever relations with someone. -i çürük undependable. -e dizmek /ı/ to string. -leri elinde olmak /ın/ to exercise covert control over (something). -e gelesice/gelesi 1. low-down, damned. 2. bastard, scoundrel. - inceldiği yerden kopar. proverb Trouble begins at a weak spot. - ipullah sivri külah (someone) who has neither family nor possessions. - kaçkını colloq. gallows bird, person who deserves to be hanged. -ten kazıktan kurtulmuş colloq. hardened criminal, thug. -ini kesmek slang 1. to run away, flee, clear out. 2. /ın/ to leave (someone) penniless. -i kırık slang ne´er-do-well, hoodlum, hood. -i kırmak slang 1. to slip away; to clear out. 2. to quit one´s job. 3. to sever relations with someone. -ini kırmak slang to get out of hand, become unmanageable. -i koparmak 1. to quit one´s job. 2. to sever relations with someone. -ten kuşak kuşanmak to become poor. -iyle kuyuya inilmez. /ın/ colloq. You can´t depend on him. - merdiven rope ladder. -e sapa gelmemek to make no sense; to contain contradictions. -e sapa gelmez 1. confused; inconsistent; nonsensical. 2. vagabond, shiftless. -i sapı yok. colloq. It has no rhyme or reason. -ini sürümek to deserve to be hanged (for one´s crimes). -ini sürüyüp gezmek to wander around aimlessly, kill time. - takmak /a/ to try to harm (someone) behind his back. - takmamak /a/ slang not to give a damn (about). -in ucu elinde olmak /ın/ to be in control of things. -in ucunu kaçırmak to let things get out of hand, let something get out of control, let things go too far. -e un sermek to give someone a song and dance, try to put someone off with impossible excuses. "

"1. /ı/ to cut, cut in two, cut off; to cut down (a tree). 2. /ı/ to slice, cut up. 3. /ı/ to cut, wound by cutting. 4. /ı/ to butcher, slaughter. 5. /ı/ to interrupt; to put an end to, stop. 6. /ı/ to decide on, determine. 7. /ı/ to deduct. 8. /ı/ to turn off, stop the flow of (electricity, gas, water). 9. /ı/ to coin, issue (money). 10. /ı/ to cut (cards). 11. /ı/ to take away, get rid of (pain, fever, thirst). 12. /ı/ to impede, hinder; to block. 13. slang to shut up, cut the cackle. 14. /ı/ slang to cheat, swindle. 15. slang to shoot the bull, talk aimlessly. kesip atmak 1. to make hasty decisions. 2. /ı/ to settle (something) quickly and finally. kesip attığı tırnak olamamak /ın/ colloq. (for someone) to be nothing compared to (someone else). kesip biçmek colloq. to bluster, make idle threats."

1. /ı, a/ to rub (one thing) against (another) hard. 2. to wander about aimlessly. Sürt Allah sürt! colloq. So you just wander around with nothing to do but kill time!

"1. thus, thusly; in this way; in that way; like this; like that; in the following way. 2. such; this kind of; that kind of; of this sort; of that sort. - bir carelessly, haphazardly; aimlessly; desultorily. - bir bakmak 1. /a/ to give (someone, something) a quick, superficial glance. 2. to look daggers at (someone). - böyle 1. so-so, fair to middling. 2. approximately, roughly. - dursun let alone..., never mind about...: Fransızca şöyle dursun, Türkçeyi bile doğru dürüst konuşamıyor. Never mind about French, he can´t even speak Turkish properly. - ki 1. such that, in such a manner that. 2. lt´s as follows:...."