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1 something like
gibi, gibisi, yaklaşık olarak, aşağı yukarı* * *gibi* * *1) (about: We have something like five hundred people working here.) aşağı yukarı2) (rather like: A zebra is something like a horse with stripes.)...-e benzer bir şey -
2 think twice about (doing) something
(to be very careful about considering (doing) something: I wouldn't think twice about sacking him.) bir şeyi yapmadan önce iyice düşünmekEnglish-Turkish dictionary > think twice about (doing) something
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3 think twice about (doing) something
(to be very careful about considering (doing) something: I wouldn't think twice about sacking him.) bir şeyi yapmadan önce iyice düşünmekEnglish-Turkish dictionary > think twice about (doing) something
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4 feel bad (about something)
(to feel upset or ashamed about something: I feel bad about forgetting to telephone you.) üzülmek, üzüntü duymak -
5 feel bad (about something)
(to feel upset or ashamed about something: I feel bad about forgetting to telephone you.) üzülmek, üzüntü duymak -
6 what about?
1) (used in asking whether the listener would like (to do) something: What about a glass of milk?; What about going to the cinema?) ne dersin?,...-elim mi?2) (used in asking for news or advice: What about your new book?; What about the other problem?) ne haber?,... ne oldu? -
7 get something off one's chest
(to tell the truth about something that is worrying one.) içini dökmek -
8 poke about/around
(to look or search for something among other things.) karıştırarak aramak -
9 take (something) in good part
(not to be upset, offended or annoyed (eg by a joke, remark etc): John took the jokes about his accident with the pot of paint all in good part.) üzmemek, gücendirmemek -
10 take (something) in good part
(not to be upset, offended or annoyed (eg by a joke, remark etc): John took the jokes about his accident with the pot of paint all in good part.) üzmemek, gücendirmemek -
11 ready
adj. hazır, amade, hazırlıklı, istekli, gönüllü, razı, çabuk, hızlı, becerikli, eldeki, kolay, el altındaki————————adv. hazır, kullanıma hazır, klişeleşmiş, her günkü, gündelik————————n. hazır para, peşin para, nakit* * *hazır* * *['redi]1) ((negative unready) prepared; able to be used etc immediately or when needed; able to do (something) immediately or when necessary: I've packed our cases, so we're ready to leave; Is tea ready yet?; Your coat has been cleaned and is ready (to be collected).) hazır2) ((negative unready) willing: I'm always ready to help.) hazır, istekli3) (quick: You're too ready to find faults in other people; He always has a ready answer.) hazır4) (likely, about (to do something): My head feels as if it's ready to burst.)...-ecek gibi•- readily
- ready cash
- ready-made
- ready money
- ready-to-wear
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12 be on the point of
(to be about to (do something): I was on the point of going out when the telephone rang.) (tam)...-mek/mak üzere olmak -
13 blunder
n. pot, gaf, falso————————v. pot kırmak, gaf yapmak, düşünmeden söylemek, tökezlemek, sendelemek, çam devirmek* * *1. hata yap (v.) 2. hata (n.) 3. pot kır (v.) 4. gaf (n.)* * *1. verb1) (to stumble (about or into something): He blundered into the door.) çarpmak2) (to make a (bad) mistake: He really blundered when he insulted the boss's wife.) pot kırmak, gaf yapmak, çam devirmek2. noun(a (bad) mistake.) gaf -
14 liable
adj. sorumlu, olası, mesul, yükümlü, eğilimli, duyarlı, muhtemel* * *sorumlu* * *1) ((with to) tending to have, get, suffer from etc: This road is liable to flooding; He is liable to pneumonia.) eğimli2) (possibly or probably about (to do something or to happen): Watch the milk - it's liable to boil over.) muhtemel, olası3) (legally responsible (for): The airline is liable to you for any damage to your luggage.) sorumlu, yükümlü4) (likely to get (a fine, a punishment): Do not litter! Offenders are liable to fines of up to $100.) (ceza)...-abilir, (para cezası) ile cezalandırılabilir• -
15 malign
adj. kötücül, kötü, habis————————v. iftira etmek, çamur atmak, dil uzatmak* * *1. kötüle 2. iftira et (v.) 3. kötü (adj.)* * *(to say unpleasant things about (someone or something), especially without reason: He's always maligning his wife when she isn't there.) iftira etmek, kara çalmak- malignantly -
16 what ... like?
(used when asking for information about someone or something: `What does it look like?' `It's small and square.'; `What's her mother like?' `Oh, she's quite nice.'; We may go - it depends (on) what the weather's like.) nasıl birisi/bir şey, neye benziyor -
17 a matter of opinion
(something about which different people have different opinions or views: Whether she's clever or not is a matter of opinion.) görüş meselesi -
18 argue
v. tartışmak, görüşmek, itiraz etmek, karşı gelmek, iddia etmek, münakaşa etmek, savunmak, ikna etmek, belli etmek, göstergesi olmak, ispatı olmak; kandırmak* * *tartış* * *1) ((with with someone, about something) to quarrel with (a person) or discuss (something) with a person in a not very friendly way: I'm not going to argue; Will you children stop arguing with each other about whose toy that is!) tartışmak, münakaşa etmek2) ((with for, against) to suggest reasons for or for not doing something: I argued for/against accepting the plan.) (lehinde/aleyhinde) tartışmak3) ((with into, out of) to persuade (a person) (not) to do something: I'll try to argue him into going; He argued her out of buying the dress.) ikna etmek4) (to discuss, giving one's reasoning: She argued the point very cleverly.) savunmak•- arguable- argument
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19 come clean
itiraf etmek, gerçeği kabul etmek* * *(to tell the truth about something, often about something about which one has previously lied.) doğruyu söylemek, itiraf etmek -
20 root
n. kök, köken, kaynak, temel, esas neden, altında yatan neden, akortta temel nota————————v. kök salmak, kökleşmek, yerleşmek, kökleştirmek, çakmak, eşelemek, burnu ile eşelemek, deşmek, araştırmak* * *1. kök 2. köklen (v.) 3. kök (n.)* * *I 1. [ru:t] noun1) (the part of a plant that grows under the ground and draws food and water from the soil: Trees often have deep roots; Carrots and turnips are edible roots.) kök2) (the base of something growing in the body: the roots of one's hair/teeth.) kök, dip3) (cause; origin: Love of money is the root of all evil; We must get at the root of the trouble.) neden, kaynak, köken4) ((in plural) family origins: Our roots are in Scotland.) kök, köken2. verb(to (make something) grow roots: These plants aren't rooting very well; He rooted the plants in compost.) kök salmak- root crop
- root out
- take root II [ru:t] verb1) (to poke about in the ground: The pigs were rooting about for food.) (burnu ile) yiyecek aramak2) (to search by turning things over etc: She rooted about in the cupboard.) altüst etmek, didik didik aramak
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