back out

v. change one's mind, swerve, wangle, wangle out of, cry off, back down, back down from, back out, back out of, call back, deflect, depart, go back on, go without, leave, recant, retract, swallow

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v. (neg. form of caymak) change one's mind, swerve, wangle, wangle out of, cry off, back down, back down from, back out, back out of, call back, deflect, depart, go back on, go without, leave, recant, retract, swallow

v. back pedal, break one's word, back down, back down from, back out, back out of, backtrack, renege

v. abandon, back down, back down from, back out, back out of, backtrack, cease, cede, cry off, cut loose, declare off, desist, disclaim, dispense with, do without, forbear, forego, forgo, forsake, give over, give up, go without, jack in, kick, leave

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to back out, to go back on, to back out of, to cry off

to back out, to break one's words, to break a promise

"to give up, to quit, to abandon, to abdicate, to desist, to forsake, to back out, to relinquish, to renounce; to change one's mind"

"1. the back. 2. back part, rear, back side, reverse. 3. hind, back, posterior. 4. rump, buttocks, fanny. 5. the space behind or beyond. 6. powerful friend, backer, supporter; pull, influence. 7. sequel, the remaining part. 8. a back load (of something). -dakiler those left behind (by one who has died or departed). -dan 1. from behind, in the back; behind the back. 2. afterwards. -sına behind. -sında 1. behind. 2. after. -sından 1. from behind. 2. after. 3. while (one) is not present. -sı alınmak to be ended, be cut off, be stopped. -sını almak /ın/ to bring to an end. - arka backwards. - arkaya one after the other. -dan arkaya secretively. - arkaya vermek to back each other, join forces. -sına bakmadan gitmek to leave without looking back. -da bırakmak /ı/ to leave behind. -ya bırakmak/komak /ı/ to postpone, put off. -sını bırakmak /ın/ 1. to stop chasing. 2. to stop following up. -sını/peşini bırakmamak /ın/ to follow up, stick to. - bulmak to find a friend in power. - çevirmek /a/ to shun, turn one´s back (on). -sını çevirmek to turn one´s back, refuse to be concerned. - çıkmak /a/ to befriend, back. -sını dayamak /a/ to rely on the help and protection (of). -sında dolaşmak/gezmek /ın/ to pester (someone) about doing something, at every opportunity to urge (someone) to do something. -sına düşmek/ takılmak /ın/ 1. to follow up (a matter). 2. to follow (someone). -sı gelmek to continue. -sını getirememek /ın/ to be unable to carry through (a matter). -da kalanlar those left behind (by one who has died or departed). -da kalmak 1. to stay behind; to be left behind. 2. to be overshadowed, lose by comparison. -ya kalmak to be left behind; to lag behind. - kapıdan çıkmak 1. to fail out of a school. 2. to be fired for incompetence. -sı kesilmek to run out, be used up (and not replenished). -sından koşmak /ın/ to pursue (a person) to get a thing done. - müziği background music. -sı olmamak to be without influential friends, have no pull. -sı pek having influence, having connections. - planda 1. in the background. 2. of minor importance. - sayfa print. verso, left page. -sı sıra following, right after, on one´s heels. -sını sıvamak/sıvazlamak /ın/ to compliment, butter up. - sokak back street. -dan söylemek to talk behind someone´s back, gossip. -sından sürüklemek /ı/ to influence (someone) to follow or accompany, get (someone) to come along. -sından teneke çalmak /ın/ 1. to gossip about, run down. 2. to shout insults at (someone) as he leaves. -/-sı üstü on one´s back. -sı var (for a newspaper serial) to be continued. -sını vermek /a/ 1. to lean one´s back (against). 2. to rely on (someone´s) support. -dan vurmak /ı/ to stab (someone) in the back. -sı yere gelmemek not to be defeated. -sı yufka. 1. This is all there is. There´s nothing to follow this (said when serving a one-course meal). 2. He´s/She´s wearing practically nothing (said of someone who is wearing thin clothes in cold weather). 3. He´s/She´s got no one substantial backing him/her. -sında yumurta küfesi yok ya! colloq. There is nothing to stop him from changing his mind."

"1. reverse or back (of something); opposite or other side, edge, or end: kumaşın tersi the other side of the fabric. 2. converse, inverse, or opposite (of something). 3. blunt edge (of a cutting implement). 4. prov. feces, excrement; dung; turd. 5. inverted; turned inside out. 6. math. opposite (angle). 7. wrong or opposite (direction, road). 8. bad-tempered, peevish, cantankerous, ornery; cross-grained. 9. perverse, wrong-headed, contrary. 10. sharp, short, brusque, curt, or cross (answer, word). 11. wrong, completely inappropriate (job, plan, idea). 12. backwards, in the opposite direction; in the wrong direction. 13. inside out; back to front; upside down. 14. sharply, brusquely, curtly, or crossly. - anlamak /ı/ to misunderstand, misinterpret. - bakmak /a/ to look sourly or hostilely at (someone). -ine çevirmek /ı/ 1. to turn (something) inside out. 2. to invert. 3. to spoil (something that´s been going well). -i dönmek 1. to lose one´s bearings. 2. to get angry, get riled. -ine dönmek (for something that´s been going well) to take a bad turn, start going wrong. - düşmek /a/ to run counter to, go against. - gelmek /a/ (for something) to seem wrong or completely inappropriate to (someone). - gitmek to go wrong, turn out badly. -inden okumak /ı/ to misread, misinterpret, misunderstand. - orantı math. inverse proportion. - pers olmak 1. to fall flat on one´s face. 2. to become very downcast, get very down in the mouth. - tarafından kalkmak to get up on the wrong side of the bed, be in a bad mood. - ters bakmak /a/ to look daggers at (someone). - yüzüne dönmek to go back, return. - yüzü geri dönmek to come/go back empty-handed."

"1. money. 2. (a) para (one fortieth of a kuruş). - alımı fin. collection of money, collecting money. - aslanın ağzında. proverb If you want money, you´ve got to struggle to get it. - babası moneybags. - basımevi mint (where money is coined or printed). - basmak 1. to print or mint money. 2. to lay down a stake (in gambling). -yı bayılmak colloq. to pay out money, shell out money, fork out money. - bozmak to make change, break a coin or note into smaller denominations. - canlısı/gözlü someone who´s excessively fond of money. - cezası law fine. - cüzdanı billfold, wallet. - çantası purse. - çekmek /dan/ 1. to draw money (from a bank). 2. to squeeze some money out of (someone), get (someone) to fork over some money. -ya çevirmek /ı/ to realize (an asset); to sell (something) (for money). - çıkarmak 1. to issue money. 2. colloq. to send a money order. -sını çıkarmak to get back the amount one invested (in the form of profits). -dan çıkmak to have to spend money; to have unexpected expenses. - darlığı econ. deflation. -yla değil very cheap, dirt cheap. -yla değil sırayla. colloq. Money can´t always get you what you want./Your money won´t do you any good here. -yı denize atmak to squander money, throw money down the drain. - dökmek /a/ to spend a lot of money (on); to pour money into. - dönmek for bribes to be given. - etmek to be worth something, be valuable; to be something which will sell. - etmemek 1. to be worth nothing; to be something which won´t sell. 2. to have no effect, be in vain. -nın gümüş olduğunu anlamak to realize that money is not to be thrown around, learn to appreciate the value of money. - ile imanın kimde olduğu bilinmez. proverb You can´t know for sure how much money another person has, just as you can´t know whether or not he is a sincere believer in God. - isteme benden, buz gibi soğurum senden. proverb You don´t like to have much to do with people who are always asking you for money. - kazanmak to earn money. - kesmek 1. to coin money. 2. to make a lot of money. - kırmak to make a lot of money. -ya kıymak to spend money, shell out money, fork out money. - parayı çeker. proverb Money breeds money. -ya para dememek 1. to make a lot of money. 2. to spend money lavishly. 3. to regard an amount of money as ridiculously small. - pul money and assets. -sıyla rezil olmak to pay out money for something that turns out to be completely unsatisfactory, throw money down the drain. - sızdırmak/koparmak /dan/ to squeeze some money out of (someone), get (someone) to fork out some money. -sını sokağa atmak to throw money down the drain. -yı sökülmek slang to have to fork out some money. - şişkinliği econ. inflation. -yı tedavülden kaldırma demonetization, taking money out of circulation. - tutmak 1. to save money; to be thrifty. 2. to cost. -nın üstü change (given when one has paid more than the stated amount). -yı veren düdüğü çalar. proverb The one who pays the piper calls the tune. - vurmak 1. to make money by illegal means. 2. to luck into a lot of money. - yapmak to earn money and save it. - yardımı monetary aid. - yatıran depositor. - yatırmak /a/ 1. to invest (in). 2. to deposit money (in). - yedirmek /a/ to bribe. - yeme accepting bribes. - yemek 1. to spend money freely. 2. to accept a bribe. -nın yüzü sıcaktır. proverb There is something about money that´s very alluring."

"1. soul. 2. life. 3. person, individual. 4. energy, zeal, vigor; vitality, strength. 5. dervish orders brother, friend; disciple. 6. dear, lovable. -ım 1. darling, honey, my dear. 2. my dear fellow; my dear lady (often used in reproach or objection). 3. precious, lovely. -ı acımak to feel pain. -ına acımamak to live without thinking of one´s own comfort. - acısı acute pain. -ını acıtmak /ın/ to cause (someone) acute pain. -ı ağzına gelmek to be frightened to death. - alacak nokta/yer the crucial point. - alıp can vermek to be in agony; to be in great distress. -ını almak /ın/ to kill. - arkadaşı close companion, intimate friend. - atmak /a/ to desire strongly, want badly. -ını bağışlamak /ın/ to spare (someone´s) life. - baş üstüne! I´ll do it gladly!/Gladly! -la başla çalışmak to put one´s heart into a job, work with determination and enthusiasm. - benim canım, çıksın elin canı. colloq. I´ll look out for number one. - beslemek to feed oneself well. -ından bezmek/bıkmak/usanmak to be tired of living. - boğazdan gelir/geçer. proverb One cannot live without food. - borcunu ödemek to die. -ı burnuna gelmek 1. to be overwhelmed with trouble. 2. to be fed up. -ı burnunda olmak to be worn out, be exhausted. - cana, baş başa everyone for himself. -a can katmak to delight greatly, increase one´s pleasure. -ı cehenneme! To hell with him! -ını cehenneme göndermek /ın/ colloq. to kill. -ım ciğerim my darling. - çabası the struggle to support oneself. -ı çekilmek to feel exhausted. - çekişmek to be dying in agony. -ı/gönlü çekmek /ı/ to long (for). -ını çıkarmak /ın/ 1. to wear out, tire. 2. to wear (something) out. -ı çıkasıca/çıksın! May the devil take him! -ı çıkmak 1. to die. 2. to get very tired. 3. to get worn out. - çıkmayınca/çıkmadıkça/çıkar huy çıkmaz. proverb People never change. - damarı vital point, most sensitive spot. - damarına basmak /ın/ to touch on the most sensitive spot of (someone, something). -ını (bir yere) dar atmak just barely to make it to (a safe place). - dayanmamak /a/ to be intolerable. -ına değmek /ın/ 1. to please greatly. 2. to cause joy to the spirit (of a deceased person). - derdine düşmek to struggle for one´s life. “-ım” dese “canın çıksın” diyor sanmak to hear “darling” and understand “damn you.” - direği sound post (of a violin). -ını dişine takmak to make a great effort, put one´s back into it, go all out, give it one´s all. - dostu dear friend. -ına düşkün (one) who takes good care of himself. - düşmanı mortal enemy. - evi 1. the upper part of the belly. 2. heart. 3. the vital spot. - evinden vurmak /ı/ to attack (a person) where he is most sensitive and vulnerable. -ına ezan okumak /ın/ slang to kill, destroy. - feda! Wonderful!/Superb! -dan geçmek to give up the ghost. -ına geçmek/ işlemek/kâr etmek /ın/ to touch (someone) to the quick. - gelmek /a/ to be refreshed, revive. -ı gelip gitmek to have fainting spells. -ı gitmek to worry about the safety and well-being of someone or something. - halatı naut. life line. - havliyle in a desperate attempt to save one´s life. -ımın içi my darling. -ının içine sokacağı gelmek /ı/ to feel a strong wave of love (for). -ı ile oynamak to do dangerous things. -ı istemek /ı/ to desire. -ın isterse. If you like./I don´t care. - kalmamak /da/ to have all the life drained out (of). -a kasıt law intent to murder. -ına kastetmek /ın/ to plot against (someone´s) life. - kaygısına düşmek to fight for one´s life. -ına kıymak 1. /ın/ to kill without pity. 2. to commit suicide. 3. to wear oneself out. - korkusu fear of death. - kulağı ile dinlemek to be all ears; /ı/ to listen intently (to). - kurban! colloq. How wonderful! -ını kurtarmak 1. to save one´s life. 2. /ın/ to save (someone´s) life. - kurtaran yok mu! Help!/Save me! -ına/-ıma minnet! colloq. What more could one want!/So much the better! -ına okumak /ın/ 1. to harass. 2. to destroy, ruin. - pahasına at the risk of one´s life, a

1. naut. Keep clear! 2. open sea. 3. slang at a distance. - durmak slang to keep clear, stand back. -da durmak /dan/ slang to stay away (from), keep clear (of). - etmek 1. to put out to sea. 2. slang to pull back, keep clear, clear out. -dan seyretmek slang to watch from a distance.

"1. remark, utterance; expression; statement; word. 2. promise. 3. rumor. -ü açılmak to be brought up in conversation, be mentioned, be spoken of. - açmak /dan/ to bring (something) up in conversation. -ü ağzında bırakmak /ın/ not to let (someone) finish what he´s saying. -ü ağzına tıkamak /ın/ to squelch, silence. - ağzından dirhemle çıkmak to be very taciturn, be very sparing in one´s speech. -ü ağzında gevelemek not to come to the point, to beat around the bush. - almak 1. to start to talk (after obtaining permission). 2. /dan/ to get a promise out of (someone). - altında kalmamak to give as good as one gets (in an argument). - anlamak to understand what one is told and act on it. - anlamaz (someone) who refuses to understand what´s told him, who won´t listen to reason. - anlayan beri gelsin. colloq. None of you understand me. - aramızda.... Between you and me./Don´t tell anyone else. - arasında in the course of the conversation. - atmak /a/ 1. to make a rude remark about (someone) within his hearing. 2. to make an improper innuendo or suggestion to (a woman), proposition. -e atılmak to enter a conversation suddenly, suddenly to come forth with some remarks. - ayağa düşmek for a matter to be talked about by people who have no right to do so. -ü bağlamak to conclude one´s remarks. -ünü/-ünüzü balla kestim. colloq. Excuse me for interrupting you. -ünü bilmek to speak tactfully. -ünü bilmez tactless. - bir, Allah bir. You can rely on me completely; I am a man of my word. - bir etmek to unite with others (against someone or something). - birliği etmek (for people) to agree beforehand as to what they will say or do; to agree to tell the same story or act in the same way. -e boğmak /ı/ to drown (a subject) in a flood of words. -ü çevirmek to change the subject. - çıkmak for a piece of news to be going around/be bruited about. -ünden çıkmamak /ın/ never to think of bucking (someone), never to think of going against (someone´s) wishes or orders. -ü çiğnemek to beat around the bush. - dağarcığı vocabulary. - dinlemek to heed what one is told, follow advice. -ünden dönmek to go back on one´s word. -ünde durmak to keep one´s word. - düşmemek /a/ to have no right to voice an opinion. - ebesi 1. garrulous, talkative. 2. quick at repartee. - ehli eloquent (person). - eri 1. eloquent (person). 2. (someone) who knows how to talk people into doing what he wants. -ünün eri man of his word; woman of her word. -ünü esirgememek to be very plainspoken, not to mince words, to call a spade a spade. - etmek /dan/ to talk about (someone, something). -ünü etmek /ın/ to talk about (something). -ü geçen the aforementioned, the aforesaid (person, thing). - geçirmek /a/ to make (someone) do what one says. -ü geçmek 1. to be influential. 2. to be mentioned, be spoken of. - gelmek /a/ to be the object of criticism, be criticized. -üne gelmek /ın/ to come round to (someone´s) point of view, finally to agree that (someone) is right. -ünü geri almak 1. to take back what one has said (apologetically). 2. to withdraw one´s promise. - getirmek /a/ to cause unfavorable comments to be made about. -ü (bir şeye) getirmek to say (something) indirectly, say (something) in so many words. - götürmez beyond doubt, indisputable. - gümüşse sükût altındır. proverb Speech is silver, but silence is golden. - işitmek to get a dressing down. - kaldırmamak to be quick to retort to a slighting or insulting remark. -de kalmak not to be carried out, not to be realized. - kavafı garrulous, (someone) who´s a chatterbox. - kesmek /a/ (for the bride´s family) to agree to give (their daughter) in marriage. -ü kesmek to stop speaking in midsentence. -ünü kesmek /ın/ to interrupt (someone who is speaking). -ün kısası.... in short.../the long and the short of it is that.... - konusu 1. person or thing being talked of. 2. (person, thing) being talked of, under consideration. - konusu etmek /ı/ to discuss. - konusu olma

v. be pulled, withdraw, quit, retire, abdicate, draw back, resign, step aside, walk out, draw off, draw away, recede, dry up, bow, bow out, decline, desist, ebb, edge out, give over, go out, gravitate, opt out, repair, retract, scratch, secede, stand

çekilmek (partiden)

v. bolt

v. (neg. form of çekilmek) be pulled, withdraw, quit, retire, abdicate, draw back, resign, step aside, walk out, draw off, draw away, recede, dry up, bow, bow out, decline, desist, ebb, edge out, give over, go out, gravitate, opt out, repair, retract, scratch, secede, stand

",-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 set (someone, something) free, let (someone, something) go, release. 2. /ı/ (for a plant) to put out, put forth (shoots, roots). 3. /ı/ to send, dispatch. 4. /ı, a/ to turn (an animal) out to graze in (a place); to channel or direct (something) into (a place). 5. /ı, a/ to let (someone, an animal) attack, turn (someone, an animal) loose on. 6. /ı, a/ to lower (something) into (a place). 7. /ı, a/ to add (something) to (a food). 8. /ı, a/ to require (someone) to pay or contribute (something) (as a head tax). 9. /a/ (for an animal) to attack (someone, something). 10. (for a ship) to move in various directions (while riding at anchor). Saldım çayıra, Allah/Mevla kayıra. colloq. I´ve turned the animals out to pasture (or I´ve let the children go out by themselves); God willing, they´ll come back safe and sound."

v. resist, stand, stand out against, fight back, refuse, withstand, hold out, hold up, jib, jib at doing, persevere, offer resistance, make a stand for, stand out, stick up to

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v. (neg. form of direnmek) resist, stand, stand out against, fight back, refuse, withstand, hold out, hold up, jib, jib at doing, persevere, offer resistance, make a stand for, stand out, stick up to

"1. empty. 2. useless. 3. unemployed; free. 4. ignorant. 5. slack, not under tension (rope). 6. uncultivated (land). 7. uninhabited. -ta unemployed. - almak naut. to take up the slack, make a hawser taut. -a almak /ı/ 1. to prop up (a building) temporarily for repairs. 2. mech. to uncouple, release. -unu almak /ın/ to tauten (a hawser), take up the slack (in a hawser). - atıp dolu tutmak/vurmak to make a lucky hit, guess the truth by chance. - bırakmamak /ı/ 1. to help out (a person in need). 2. not to desert (someone). -u boşuna uselessly. - bulunmak to be taken unawares. -a çalışmak/işlemek (for a machine) to run on no load, run light. - çıkmak lottery to draw a blank. -a çıkmak to turn out to be nothing. - çıkmamak /dan/ to make a little something out of (a deal). - dönmek to come back emptyhanded. - durmak to be without work, be unemployed. - düşmek /dan/ to be considered as divorced (from her husband). - gezenin boş kalfası loafer. - gezmek to be unemployed. -ta gezmek to live without working. -a gitmek 1. to be wasted. 2. to be of no use. - inan superstition. - kafalı silly, dimwitted. -ta kalmak to be without work. - koymak /ı/ to deprive (someone) of something desirable. -a koysan dolmaz, doluya koysan almaz. colloq. However I try to do it, it still does not work. - laf karın doyurmaz. proverb Empty words do not fill one´s stomach. boş ol!/- olsun! I divorce you! (formerly said by the husband to his wife). - olmamak not to be without reason, to have a justifying cause. - oturmak 1. to be without a job, be unemployed. 2. not to have work to do, be without work. - söz nonsensical words, hot air. - vakit 1. spare time. 2. leisure. - ver! Forget it!/Never mind! - vermek 1. /a/ not to bother (about), to take no notice (of). 2. naut. to loosen a hawser. - yere 1. in vain. 2. without grounds, without a reason. - yerine vurmak /ın/ to hit (someone) on his side."