be+on+the+floor

"1. place; spot; position; location: Kandilli fevkalade güzel bir yer. Kandilli is an extraordinarily beautiful place. Senin yerin burası. This is your place./This is where you´re to be. Eğlence yeri değil burası; ciddi bir işyeri. This isn´t a place you come to in order to amuse yourself; it´s a place where business is transacted in a serious way. Yerimde olsaydın ne yapardın? If you´d been in my shoes what would you have done? Feramuz Paşa´nın tarihteki yeri pek önemli sayılamaz. Feramuz Pasha´s place in history cannot be reckoned an important one. Bu evin yeri hoşuma gidiyor. I like this house´s location. Ağrının yerini daha iyi tarif edemez misiniz? Can´t you describe more clearly where the pain is? 2. space, room: Otobüsün arka tarafında yer yok. There´s no room in the back of the bus. 3. (a) seat; (a) room: Matine için iki yer ayırttım. I´ve reserved two seats for the matinée. Lokantada dört kişilik bir yer buldum. I found a table for four in the restaurant. Bu otelde boş yer yok. This hotel has no vacant rooms. 4. place, position (of employment). 5. passage or part (of something written or spoken): Söylevimin bu yeri alkışlanmaya değer, değil mi? This part of my speech merits applause, doesn´t it? 6. importance, place of importance: Bu maddenin sanayideki yeri yadsınamaz. It can´t be denied that this material is of importance for industry. 7. mark (left by something): yara yeri scar left by a wound. 8. the earth, the ground: Yere düştü. He fell to the ground. Bütün parası yerde gömülü. All of his money is buried in the ground. 9. floor: Bebek yerde emekliyor. The baby´s crawling on the floor. Yerler halı kaplıydı. The floors were covered with rugs. 10. piece of land, piece of property: Kalamış´ta bir yer aldık. We bought a piece of property in Kalamış. 11. terrain, region, area. 12. the earth, the planet earth. -de instead of (preceded by a future participle): Tatlı yiyecek yerde meyve ye. Instead of eating sweet pastries, eat fruit. - açmak /a/ to make way for, move aside for (someone) to pass. - almak /da/ 1. to be located in, be situated in (a place): Fethi ön sırada yer alıyor. Fethi´s in the front row. 2. (for someone) to be involved in, have a part in (a job, a project). 3. to be in, appear in. -ini almak 1. /ın/ (for one person or thing) to take the place of (another). 2. to sit down in one´s appointed place, take one´s seat. 3. to stand in one´s appointed place, take one´s place. -inden ayrılmak to leave the place where one has been sitting or standing. -e bakmak 1. to look at the ground, cast one´s eyes to the ground. 2. to have one foot in the grave. -e bakan yürek yakan (someone) who is malicious and dangerous despite his innocent looks, who is a wolf in sheep´s clothing. -i başka olmak /ın/ (for someone) to be a very special friend, have a special place in one´s heart, be one of one´s most intimate friends: Rakım için Süheyla´nın yeri başka. Süheyla has a very special place in Rakım´s heart. -e batmak to vanish, disappear. -ini beğenmek (for a plant) to grow well in the spot in which it´s been planted. - belirteci gram. adverb of place. -le beraber leveled to the ground, razed. -le bir/yeksan etmek /ı/ to level (something) to the ground, raze. -den bitme very short in stature, squat. -ini bulmak to find the right niche for oneself, find one´s niche, find one´s place. - cücesi short in stature but very capable or cunning. -e çalmak/vurmak /ı/ to throw or hurl (something) to the ground. -in dibine geçmek/batmak/girmek to feel very ashamed, feel like sinking through the floor or into the ground. -ini doldurmak /ın/ 1. to do one´s job well. 2. to fill (someone´s) shoes, perform well the functions formerly carried out by (someone else). - etmek /da/ 1. to leave a mark on. 2. (for something) to impress itself in (someone´s mind). -e/-lere geçmek to feel very ashamed, feel like sinking through the floor or into the ground. -ine geçmek /ın/ (for one person or thing) to take the place of

",-tı 1. bottom. 2. buttocks, rump, bottom. 3. the space beneath. 4. continuation, the rest. 5. the farther. 6. the lower. 7. under, beneath, below (with a personal suffix and a case ending). -ı alay, üstü kalay gaudy, showy, tawdry. -ına almak /ı/ wrestling to throw (one´s opponent) down. -tan almak to be gentle with someone who is speaking harshly. - alta one under the other. -tan alta secretively. - alta üst üste rough-and-tumble. -ından çapanoğlu çıkmak to have a troublesome complication appear. -ını çizmek /ın/ to underline, emphasize. -tan dağıtım water system relying on city water pressure, without an attic tank. - dudak lower lip. - etmek /ı/ to beat, overwhelm. -ına etmek to soil or wet one´s clothes or bed. -ından girip üstünden çıkmak /ın/ to squander, spend (a fortune) recklessly. -tan güreşmek to look for a way of winning while pretending to lose. -ını ıslatmak to wet one´s underclothes or bed. -ına kaçırmak to wet or soil one´s clothes a little. -ta kalanın canı çıksın. colloq. The devil take the hindmost. -ından kalkamamak /ın/ 1. to be unable to carry (something) through to completion. 2. not to be able to protect oneself (from a difficulty). -ından kalkmak /ın/ to carry out (something) successfully. -ında kalmak /ın/ 1. to have no retort (to another´s statement), be unable to reply. 2. to remain under (an obligation). -ta kalmak to lose, be defeated. -ında kalmamak /ın/ 1. not to leave (a kindness) unrepaid. 2. to get even (for). - kasa print. lower case. - kat 1. the floor below. 2. first floor, ground floor. -ı kaval, üstü şişhane odd-looking, having an outlandish look. -ından ne çıkacak bilinmez. colloq. The outcome is uncertain. - olmak to be beaten, be overcome. - tarafı/yanı 1. the lower part; the underside. 2. remainder, the rest. 3. the outcome. 4. all that is involved (is only): Niçin bu kadar üzülüyorsun? Alt tarafı on bin lira. Why are you making such a fuss? It´s only a matter of ten thousand liras. -ını üstüne getirmek /ın/ 1. to upset, turn upside down, confuse. 2. to search. - yanı çıkmaz sokak. colloq. This business is a blind alley. -ına yapmak to soil one´s bed or clothes. -ı yaş olmak /ın/ (for a piece of business) not to be on a sound basis. - yazı footnote."

"1. doormat. 2. mop (used for cleaning or drying a floor); wet mop; dust mop, dry mop. - yapmak to mop the floor; to wet-mop or dust-mop the floor."

v. beat all hollow, annihilate, bear down, beat, best, break, checkmate, circumvent, clobber, confound, conquer, cut out, defeat, discomfit, down, floor, knock out, land, lick, master, outbox, outclass, outdo, outgo, overpower, pip, prevail, skunk

give a beating, bear the bell, carry away the bell, get the better of, wipe the floor with smb.

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/ı/ to clean (the floor or a floor covering) with a carpet sweeper.

window. - eteği section of wall extending from the sill of a window to the floor.

"1. board, plank; batten. 2. board, flat surface: ütü tahtası ironing board. satranç tahtası chessboard. ekmek tahtası breadboard (used when slicing bread). 3. blackboard. 4. sheet (of metal). 5. long, narrow bed (for plants). 6. (something) made of boards, planks, or battens. 7. wooden (implement): tahta kaşık wooden spoon. -dan wooden. - bezi (a) cloth (used for cleaning the floor), floorcloth. - biçmek to saw wood into boards, planks, or battens. -sı eksik colloq. (someone) who has a screw loose, who´s not all there, cracked, nutty, Brit. barmy. -ya kaldırmak /ı/ (for a teacher) to call (a student) to the blackboard. - perde board fence or partition; temporary fence or barrier wall of boards (built around or in front of a construction site), Brit. hoarding."

n. bed, piece of furniture used for sleeping on; mattress, large rectangular pad made of soft or springy material that is placed on a bedframe or on the floor to sleep on, pad filled with air or water for sleeping on

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mop the floor with

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/ı/ 1. to spread. 2. to cover, spread on the floor. 3. to furnish.

"bashfulness; shame, embarrassment. - duymak/etmek to feel ashamed, be embarrassed. - perdesi headscarf (worn by a Muslim woman). -ından yere geçmek to be mortified, be very ashamed, feel like sinking under the floor."

bookrest (designed to be used by someone who is seated on the floor).

(a place) in which to hide. - delik aramak to want to go through the floor (said when one is very embarrassed).

"shame; modesty. -ından yere geçmek to feel mortified, feel very ashamed, want to go through the floor."

"1. to collapse, fall down. 2. to cave in, sink in, fall in, give way. 3. to squat down. 4. /a/ to collapse on (the floor, ground, etc.); to sink into, fall into (a chair, couch, etc.). 5. (for a camel, cow, etc.) to kneel down and sit. 6. (for one´s cheeks) to become hollow; (for one´s eyes) to become sunken. 7. (for one´s shoulders) to become round. 8. /a/ (for fog) to settle in; (for smoke) to cover (a place). 9. (for sediment) to settle, settle out. 10. to become decrepit (from age or sickness). 11. (for a country, regime, etc.) to collapse, fall, come to an end. 12. /a/ (for a feeling, sensation, etc.) to descend upon, descend on, weigh down on (someone, a place). 13. (for darkness, night) to fall, descend. 14. mil. to collapse, give way."

"/ı/ 1. to blow up, inflate; to cause (something) to swell up; to distend; to billow (sails, etc.); to fill (something) with air. 2. colloq. to exaggerate, blow (something) out of proportion. 3. colloq. to do (something) hastily and carelessly. 4. colloq. to embarrass (someone) in public, make (someone) want to go through the floor. 5. to pad (a piece of writing, a speech) with much unnecessary or irrelevant material. 6. slang to stab (someone)."

"1. sole (of a foot or shoe). 2. floor. 3. base; pedestal; foundation. 4. floor (of a valley, river, lake, sea); bed (of a road). 5. flat top (of a hill, mountain, etc.). 6. econ. floor, lower limit or base. 7. math. base, base plane, base line. 8. iron of good quality. 9. prov. roller (used to smooth the surface of a field). - basma a wrestling hold in which a wrestler plants one foot on his opponent´s stomach and twists his opponent´s chin and shoulder. - boya undercoat (of paint). - dağ flat-topped mountain, table mountain. - fiyat/fiyatı the minimum price (set by the state for an agricultural commodity). - halısı large rug (for a room, as opposed to a corridor or flight of stairs). - inciri fig that has been flattened and then dried. -ları kaldırmak colloq. to run fast, run like anything; to run away, make tracks. - kirişi common joist, floor joist. -a kuvvet! colloq. We´ve no choice but to hoof it! -a kuvvet used to indicate walking or running: Oraya tabana kuvvet gittim. I footed it over there. Tabana kuvvet kaçtık. We took to our heels. - patlatmak to walk, hoof it (a long way). - tabana zıt 1. /a/ diametrically opposite (to), antipodal (to). 2. completely dissimilar, totally unlike, very different, antipodal. 3. complete opposite. - tahtası (a) floorboard. - tepmek to walk, hoof it (a long way). -ları yağlamak 1. to get ready to hoof it a long way. 2. to run fast, run like anything; to make tracks, beat it."

"1. ground, earth. 2. floor. 3. ground on which a building rests. 4. ground floor (of a multistory building). 5. ground, background: beyaz zemin üzerine mavi yollar blue stripes on a white ground. 6. basis, ground. 7. subject, topic: bu zeminde on this subject. 8. conditions, circumstances: Buna zemin henüz müsait değil. The conditions aren´t yet right for this. - etüdü evaluation of the soil (of a site where construction is planned); soil survey. - hazırlamak /a/ to lay the groundwork (for). - katı ground floor. - mekaniği soil mechanics. - suyu groundwater. - ve zamana uygun suited to both the place and the time."

"1. threshing. 2. threshing floor; threshing field. 3. stack of grain ready for threshing. 4. harvest, harvest time. 5. blending; blend (of tobacco, tea, etc.). 6. print. collating, gathering (of pages, signatures, etc.). 7. slang slightly high on hashish. - çevirmek to go around in circles. - çorman colloq. in utter disorder, mixed up, topsy-turvy, higgledy-piggledy. - dövmek to thresh grain. - etmek/yapmak /ı/ 1. to blend (tobacco, tea, etc.). 2. print. to collate, gather (pages, signatures, etc.). - makinesi 1. threshing machine, thresher. 2. print. collator. - savurmak to winnow grain. - sonu 1. the end of the threshing season. 2. residue of grain (mixed with stones and dust), gleanings. 3. remnants of a fortune or business. - sonu dervişlerindir. proverb The humble and patient get what is left over from the rich. - yeri threshing floor; threshing field."