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41 precaution
n. önlem, tedbir, ihtiyat* * *1. önlem 2. tedbir* * *[pri'ko:ʃən](care taken to avoid accidents, disease etc: They took every precaution to ensure that their journey would be safe and enjoyable.) önlem -
42 refrain
n. nakarat————————v. kendini tutmak, kaçınmak, sakınmak* * *1. frenle (v.) 2. nakarat (n.)* * *I [rə'frein] noun(a line of words or music repeated regularly in a song, especially at the end of or after each verse; a chorus.) nakaratII [rə'frein] verb((with from) not to do; to avoid: You are asked to refrain from smoking / from (drinking) alcohol.) sakınmak, kaçınmak -
43 save one's face
(to avoid appearing stupid or wrong: I refuse to accept the reponsibility for that error just to save your face - it's your fault.) vaziyeti kurtarmak -
44 save, waste time
(to avoid spending time; to spend time unnecessarily: Take my car instead of walking, if you want to save time; We mustn't waste time discussing unimportant matters.) vakit kazanmak/harcamak -
45 scandal
n. skandal, rezalet, dedikodu, iftira, karalama, rezil, yüz karası* * *['skændl]1) (something that is considered shocking or disgraceful: The price of such food is a scandal.) rezalet, skandal2) (an outburst of public indignation caused by something shocking or disgraceful: Her love affair caused a great scandal amongst the neighbours; They kept the matter secret, in order to avoid a scandal.) skandal, rezalet3) (gossip: all the latest scandal.) dedikodu•- scandalous
- scandalously -
46 scrape through
güç belâ atlatmak (sınav), zorla geçmek (sınav), yakayı kurtarmak* * *(to only just avoid failing: He scraped through his exams.) zar zor başarmak, paçayı zor kurtarmak -
47 shirk
v. kaçınmak, kaytarmak, yan çizmek* * *1. vazifeden kaç (v.) 2. atlatan kimse (n.)* * *[ʃə:k](to avoid doing, accepting responsibility for etc (something one ought to): She shirked telling him the bad news that night.) kaçmak, kaytarmak- shirker -
48 shrink
n. psikiyatrist, ruh doktoru————————v. çekmek, büzülmek, küçülmek, daralmak, hoşlanmamak, çekinmek, azalmak, kısalmak, küçültmek, büzmek* * *1. küçült 2. çek (v.) 3. çekme (n.)* * *I [ʃriŋk] verb1) (to (cause material, clothes etc to) become smaller: My jersey shrank in the wash; Do they shrink the material before they make it up into clothes?) çekmek, daralmak2) (to move back in fear, disgust etc (from): She shrank (back) from the man.) korkuyla geri çekilmek3) (to wish to avoid something unpleasant: I shrank from telling him the terrible news.) çekinmek•- shrunken II [ʃriŋk] noun((slang) a psychiatrist.) psikiyatrist, sinir/ruh doktoru -
49 shun
interj. dikkat, hazırol————————v. sakınmak, uzak durmak, kaçınmak, çekinmek* * *sakın* * *past tense, past participle - shunned; verb(to avoid or keep away from.) sakınmak, uzak durmak -
50 sidestep
n. yan adım, yana kaçma, yan çizme, kaçınma————————v. yana kaçmak, kaçınmak, yan çizmek, sürüncemede bırakmak, uzatmak* * *past tense, past participle - sidestepped; verb1) (to step to one side: He sidestepped as his attacker tried to grab him.) yana çekilmek2) (to avoid: to sidestep a problem.) kaçınmak -
51 slacken
v. gevşetmek, gevşemek, yavaşlatmak, yavaşlamak, hız kesmek, koyvermek, tembellik etmek, boşlamak, durgunlaşmak, sakinleşmek, laçka etmek, söndürmek (kireç)* * *gevşe* * *1) (to make or become looser: She felt his grip on her arm slacken.) gevşe(t)mek2) (to make or become less busy, less active or less fast: The doctor told him to slacken up if he wanted to avoid a heart-attack.) yavaşla(t)mak -
52 slink
v. sinsice sokulmak, gizlice yürümek, yavrusunu düşürmek, erken doğurmak [zool.], erken doğmak [zool.]* * *sıvış* * *[sliŋk]past tense, past participle - slunk; verb(to move as if wanting to avoid attention: He slunk into the kitchen and stole a cake.) gizlice sokulmak; sıvışmak, tüymek -
53 stall
n. ahır, koltuk, stand, tezgâh, koltuk [tiy.], sargı (parmak), hız kaybedip düşme (uçak), park yeri, oyalama, bahanelerle aldatma, vakit kazanmaya çalışma————————v. oyalamak, hızı kesilerek düşmek, zaman kazanmak, geciktirmek, saplanmak, durmak (motor), stop etmek, hızı kesilmek* * *1. geciktir (v.) 2. ahır (n.)* * *I [sto:l] noun1) (a compartment in a cowshed etc: cattle stalls.) ahır2) (a small shop or a counter or table on which goods are displayed for sale: He bought a newspaper at the bookstall on the station; traders' stalls.) tezgâh•- stallsII 1. [sto:l] verb1) ((of a car etc or its engine) to stop suddenly through lack of power, braking too quickly etc: The car stalled when I was halfway up the hill.) stop etmek2) ((of an aircraft) to lose speed while flying and so go out of control: The plane stalled just after take-off and crashed on to the runway.) hız kaybedip kontroldan çıkmak3) (to cause (a car etc, or aircraft) to do this: Use the brake gently or you'll stall the engine.) stop ettirmek2. noun(a dangerous loss of flying speed in an aircraft, causing it to drop: The plane went into a stall.) durma, stop etmeIII [sto:l] verb(to avoid making a definite decision in order to give oneself more time.) oyalamak, savsaklamak -
54 steer clear of
kaçınmak, sakınmak* * *(to avoid: I want to steer clear of trouble if possible.) uzak durmak -
55 sweep under the carpet
örtbas etmek, gizlemek* * *(to avoid facing, or dealing with (an unpleasant situation etc) by pretending it does not exist.) yüz yüze gelmekten kaçınmak -
56 swerve
v. yoldan çıkmak, sapmak, dönmek, vazgeçmek, ödün vermek, çelmek (top), döndürmek, saptırmak, caymak* * *1. yoldan çık (v.) 2. doğru yoldan sapma (n.)* * *[swə:v] 1. verb(to turn away (from a line or course), especially quickly: The car driver swerved to avoid the dog; She never swerved from her purpose.) sapmak, birden yön değiştirmek2. noun(an act of swerving: The sudden swerve rocked the passengers in their seats.) anî dönüş, sapma -
57 tact
n. incelik, ortama göre davranma, nabza göre şerbet verme, dokunma* * *zarafet* * *[tækt](care and skill in one's behaviour to people, in order to avoid hurting or offending them: He showed tact in dealing with difficult customers.) incelik, diplomasi- tactful- tactfully
- tactfulness
- tactless
- tactlessly
- tactlessness -
58 take it easy
boşver* * *(not to work etc hard or energetically; to avoid using much effort: The doctor told him to take it easy.) kendini yormamak; sıkıntıya sokmamak -
59 take lying down
(to accept or suffer (something) without arguing, complaining or trying to avoid it.) şikâyet etmeden katlanmak,...-e boyun eğmek -
60 touch wood
((used as an interjection) to touch something made of wood superstitiously, in order to avoid bad luck: None of the children has ever had a serious illness, touch wood!) şeytan kulağına kurşun, tahtaya vur
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