back+and+forth

back and forth

"1. naut. one turn of a hawser or cable around (a cleat, etc.). 2. naut. fouling of a cable. 3. naut. tacking against the wind. 4. slang pacing back and forth; pacing up and down. -sını almak slang to run away, beat it. - atmak to pace back and forth; to pace up and down. - etmek 1. /ı, a/ to wind a hawser or cable around (a cleat, etc.). 2. (for a ship) to tack, sail in a zigzag course (against the wind). 3. slang to pace back and forth; to pace up and down. - vurmak (for a ship) to tack, sail in a zigzag course (against the wind)."

adv. backwards and forwards, back and forth, to and fro

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"(weaver´s) shuttle. - atmak 1. to shoot a shuttle. 2. to shuttle, travel back and forth. -i doğru işlemek slang to know what one is talking about; to talk sense. - dokumak to shuttle, travel back and forth. - masurası bobbin of a shuttle."

"1. to turn, revolve, rotate, spin. 2. to return, go back, come back. 3. /a/ to turn (toward). 4. /dan or ı/ to make a turn (at), turn. 5. /a/ to turn into, become. 6. to repeat, stay back in class. 7. to be converted (to another religion or point of view). 8. (for weather, circumstances) to change. 9. (for something tricky) to be going on. 10. /dan/ to change (one´s plans); to break (a promise). 11. /dan/ to renounce (a cause, a claim to or for something). döne döne by turning, by spinning. dönüp dolaşmak to walk back and forth."

,-çü three. - adım (atlama) sports hop, step, and jump. - aşağı beş yukarı roughly, approximately. - aşağı beş yukarı anlaşmak (for a buyer and a seller) to agree on a price (after bargaining). - aşağı beş yukarı dolaşmak to pace or wander back and forth, pace or wander up and down. Ü- Aylar Islam the months of Rajab, Sha´ban, and Ramazan. - beş three or four, a few. -e beşe bakmamak not to haggle over trifling sums (while bargaining). - buçuk atmak slang to be afraid that something will go wrong, have kittens. - direkli yelkenli three-masted sailing vessel, three-master. - günlük seyisliği var, kırk yıllık at boku eşeler. colloq. He´s only been here a short while, yet he´s already poking his nose into matters that are over his head. - otuzluk/otuzunda very old, aged, ancient (person). - şeritli yol three-lane highway or road.

/ı/ 1. to make (something) springy. 2. to make (something springy or equipped with springs) move up and down or back and forth.

"1. (for something springy or equipped with springs) to move up and down or back and forth. 2. to spring or bounce (as one moves); to have a spring or bounce in one´s walk. 3. slang to go away, beat it, make tracks."

"fouling of a cable; pacing back and forth"

to pace back and forth

"1. to play, amuse oneself, fool around. 2. to dance; to gambol, cavort, frisk about; to dance (a dance). 3. to move, stir, budge. 4. to become loose; to have play in it. 5. to play (a game). 6. /ı/ to perform (a play). 7. /ı/ to play (a card). 8. /la/ to risk, play around with, trifle with. 9. to fluctuate, move back and forth. 10. to flicker. 11. /la/ to monkey with, tinker with, tamper with, fool with. 12. (for a film or play) to be on, be playing. oynaya oynaya joyfully, with great joy."

"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

"1. face (of a person or animal). 2. face (the front, exposed, finished, dressed, or otherwise specially prepared surface of something): kumaşın yüzü the face of the cloth. dağın kuzey yüzü the north face of the mountain. binanın yüzü the building´s façade. paltonun yüzü the outer side of the coat. 3. surface: suyun yüzü the surface of the water. 4. cloth which encloses the stuffing of a cushion or pillow, case; mattress ticking; cloth used to cover a chair or sofa, upholstery, upholstering. 5. sense of shame, shame: Sende hiç yüz yok mu? Have you no shame? Ne yüzle ondan böyle bir şey isteyebilirsin? How can you have the gall to ask her for such a thing? 6. side: ırmağın öte yüzünde on the other side of the river. problemin bu yüzü this aspect of the problem. 7. cutting edge, face (of a knife blade or other sharp tool). -ü açılmak for (a thing´s) beauty to become evident or apparent, begin to shine forth. -ünü ağartmak /ın/ to give (someone, oneself) just cause for pride, do something that (someone, one) can take pride in. -ü ak (someone) who has no cause to be ashamed, who has nothing to be ashamed of. -ü ak olsun! Bless him! (said to express gratitude). -ünün akıyla çıkmak /dan/ 1. to manage to finish (a job) with one´s honor unsullied. 2. to succeed in doing (a job) as it should be done. -ünden akmak /ın/ (for something) to be evident from the look on (someone´s) face; (for something) to be evident from the way (someone) looks, be written all over (someone). -ü asılmak for a sour look or frown to come over (someone´s) face. -üne atmak /ı/ to return, refuse, or reject (something) insultingly. -üne bağırmak /ın/ to shout at (someone) angrily and rudely. -üne bakılacak gibi/-üne bakılır not bad looking, of middling looks. -üne bakılmaz very ugly (person). -üne bakmamak /ın/ 1. not to pay attention to (someone). 2. not to speak to (someone) (because one is angry with him/her). -üne bakmaya kıyılmaz very beautiful. - bulmak to get presumptuous, insolent, or uppity (after having been treated kindly or indulged). - bulunca/verince astar ister. colloq. If you give him an inch he´ll take a mile. -ünü buruşturmak to get a sour look on one´s face. - çevirmek /dan/ to break off relations with, have nothing more to do with (someone). -e çıkmak 1. to come to the surface. 2. to get presumptuous, insolent, or uppity. -ünün derisi kalın thick-skinned and brazen, brazenfaced, shameless. -ünden düşen bin parça olmak to wear a very sour face. -ünü ekşitmek to get a sour look on one´s face. - geri etmek to turn back; to retreat; to retrace one´s steps. (...) -ü görmek to experience, have: İki yıldır rahat yüzü görmedim. I haven´t had a moment´s peace for two years now. O çocuk hayatında dert yüzü görmedi. That kid´s never had a worry in his life. - göstermek to happen, occur, take place. - göz (someone´s) whole or entire face. -ü gözü açılmak 1. to be informed about sex, learn about the birds and the bees, be clued in on what sex is all about. 2. to begin to understand what the world is really like. -ünü gözünü açmak /ın/ 1. to inform (someone) about sex, teach (someone) about the birds and the bees, clue (someone) in on what sex is all about. 2. to cause (someone) to begin to understand what the world is really like. -üne gözüne bulaştırmak /ı/ to make a complete mess of (something), ball (something) up completely. - göz olmak /la/ to get to be on overly familiar terms with (someone). -ünü güldürmek /ın/ to make (someone) happy; to please (someone). -ü gülmek to be happy; to be pleased. -üne gülmek /ın/ to smile at (someone) hypocritically, make an essentially false display of friendship towards (someone). - kalıbı plaster mask of a person´s face. -ü kalmamak/-e karşı/ not to have the nerve/gall to ask (someone) for something. -ünden kan damlamak to be very healthy and rosy-cheeked, be in the pink of health. -üne kan gelmek to recover one´s health and color. -ü kara (someone) who has something to b

"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."