almost+nothing

"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

, burnu 1. nose. 2. beak, bill. 3. tip, pointed end. 4. headland, cape, point. 5. pride, arrogance. 6. nasal. - boşluğu anat. nasal cavity. - burmak /a/ to curl one´s nostrils in disdain, turn one´s nose up (at). - buruna close together, very close. - buruna gelmek /la/ to run into, almost to collide with. - bükmek/a/ to turn one´s nose up (at). -u büyük arrogant, conceited. -u büyümek to become conceited. -unu çekmek 1. to sniff. 2. colloq. not to get anything. - deliği nostril. -unun dibinde under one´s very nose, very close. -unun dikine/doğrusuna gitmek to do what one feels to be best without asking for advice. - direği nasal septum. -unun direği kırılmak to feel suffocated by a bad smell. -unun direği sızlamak 1. to be in a lot of pain. 2. to be sorry for someone. -u düşmek to be suffocated by a bad smell. -undan düşen bin parça olmak to look very disgruntled, wear a very sour face. -undan (fitil fitil) gelmek to suffer so much after gaining something good that one regrets ever having gained it. -undan getirmek /ı, ın/ to make (someone) regret (having done something). -una girmek /ın/ to come too close (to a person). -u havada conceited, stuck-up. -u Kaf dağında very conceited. -u kanamadan without being hurt, without the slightest scratch. -u kanamak to have a nosebleed. - kanaması nosebleed, epistaxis. - kemiği anat. nasal bone, os nasale. -undan kıl aldırmamak to be very conceited and unapproachable. -unu kırmak /ın/ to humiliate. - kıvırmak /a/ to turn one´s nose up (at), sniff (at). -unda tütmek to long for, crave for. - nezlesi rhinitis. - perdesi anat. nasal septum. -unu sıksan canı çıkar. colloq. He´s nothing but a puny runt. -unu silmek to wipe one´s nose. -unu sokmak /a/ to poke one´s nose into (something). -undan solumak to be enraged, get angry. -unu sürtmek to back down and accept what one has scorned. -u sürtülmek/burnunu yere sürtmek to learn one´s lesson through a humiliating experience. - şişirmek to swell with pride. -unun ucunda under one´s nose, very close. -unun ucunu görmemek to be dead drunk. -unun ucundan ilerisini görmemek to be unable to see further than one´s nose. -undan yakalanmak to be well and truly caught. - yapmak to stick one´s nose up in the air, be arrogant. -unun yeli harman savurmak 1. to be very conceited. 2. to be in a towering rage, be breathing fire. - zarı nasal mucous membrane, nasal mucosa.

1. Come on now!: Ha gayret! Come on!/You can do it! 2. Wow...!/What a...!: Amma büyük ha! What a big one! 3. Look here!: Sakın ha, bir daha görmeyeyim! Look here! Don´t let me see that again! 4. O yes!/Oh yeah!/ I see!: Ha, sen bize çay getirecektin! Oh yeah!/You were going to bring us some tea. 5. colloq. Eh?/Huh? 6. either, or. 7. impolite Yes. 8. (between repetitions of a verb) on and on. - babam!/- babam ha! colloq. 1. Try now! A little more!/Keep on! 2. continuously, on and on. - bire without ever stopping, all the time. - bugün, ha yarın at any time, any day. - deyince at once, that moment. -..., ha... nearly, almost: Ha düştü, ha düşecek. He is about to fall./He may fall at any moment. - Hoca Ali, ha Ali Hoca./- Ali Hoca, ha Hoca Ali. There is really nothing to choose between. - şöyle! colloq. That´s better!/That´s right! - şunu bileydin. colloq. Now you´ve got it!/Finally you understand!