castles

castles in the air, castles in spain

build castles on the air

A particle used by a guard among the troops to order alertness in keeping castles, fortresses or horses from the hands of the enemy

The panic that befalls a people because of the enemy so that they flee to forts and castles

A particle used by a guard among the troops to order alertness in keeping castles, fortresses or horses from the hands of the enemy

The panic that befalls a people because of the enemy so that they flee to forts and castles

to dream, to build castles in the air, to daydream

"1. bride. 2. daughter-in-law; wife of a younger member of the family. - alayı bridal procession. - alıcı 1. person sent by the bridegroom to fetch the bride. 2. slang policeman, cop, fuzz. - gitmek /a/ (for a bride) to marry into (a family). (kendi kendine) - güvey olmak to build castles in Spain, enjoy happy daydreams. - hamamı the bridal bath (traditional party in a public bath a few days before the wedding). - odası bridal chamber. - olmak (for a girl) to get married. - parası coins showered over the bride at a wedding. - teli silver or gold tinsel used to adorn a bride´s hair."

",-li 1. imagined thing, vision, fancy; fantasy; dream; daydream. 2. imagination. 3. image, reflection. 4. shadow, indistinct image. 5. ghost, vision, apparition. 6. flat figure used in a shadow show. 7. shadow show. -e dalmak to daydream. - etmek /ı/ to imagine. -inden geçirmek /ı/ to dream of, think of. - gibi 1. like a dream. 2. very thin (person). - gücü imagination, imaginative power. -i ham impossible scheme, wild idea. -e kapılmak to be carried away by one´s imaginings, let one´s imagination run away with one. - kırıklığı disappointment. - kırıklığına uğramak to be disappointed. - kırıklığına uğratmak /ı/ to disappoint. - kurmak to dream dreams, build castles in the air. - mahsulü figment of the imagination. - meyal vaguely, indistinctly. - olmak to be realized only in one´s imagination, turn out to be nothing more than a dream. - oyunu shadow show, shadow play."

1. dreamer, castle-builder, builder of castles in the air, fantast. 2. puppeteer (of a shadow show). 3. inclined to fantasize, dreamy.

,-ti 1. dreamer, castle-builder, builder of castles in the air, fantast. 2. inclined to fantasize, dreamy.

"1. self, oneself. 2. own. 3. he; she. 4. in person. -leri 1. themselves. 2. he; she. -m myself. -minki mine. -miz ourselves. -si 1. herself; himself. 2. he; she. -ni ağır satmak to agree to something only after repeated requests. - ağzıyla tutulmak to be proved a liar by one´s own words. -ni alamamak /dan/ not to be able to refrain from, be unable to stop oneself from. - âleminde olmak to keep to oneself; to live in a world of one´s own. -ni alıştırmak /a/ to make oneself get used to. -ni ateşe atmak to court trouble. -ni atmak /a/ to go immediately to, rush to (a place). -ne bağlamak /ı/ to captivate. - başına 1. of one´s own accord. 2. without anyone´s help, single-handedly. -ni beğenmek to be conceited. -ni beğenmiş conceited, arrogant. -ni bırakmak to neglect oneself, let oneself go. -ni bilen/bilir upright and honorable (person). -ni bilmek 1. to be in one´s right mind. 2. to comport oneself properly. 3. (for a person) to have grown up, have reached maturity. -ni bir şey sanmak to give oneself airs, think one is something. -ni (bir yerde) bulmak to find that one has arrived at (a place). -ni bulmak to develop a personality of one´s own. - çalıp kendi oynuyor. colloq. He makes a big fuss about something, but when people want to help him he spurns their aid. - çapında according to his own standards, according to his own way of thinking. -ne çeki düzen vermek 1. to tidy oneself up. 2. to put one´s life and affairs in order. - çıkarı için for his own benefit. -ni dar atmak /a/ to manage to reach (a place) in the nick of time. - derdine düşmek to be completely taken up with one´s own troubles. -ni dev aynasında görmek to overrate oneself vastly. -ni dinlemek to be a hypochondriac. -ni dirhem dirhem satmak to make a great show of reluctance. - düşen ağlamaz. proverb If you get yourself into trouble then you´ve no right to complain. - eliyle himself, with his own hand. -ne etmek to harm oneself. -ni fasulye gibi nimetten saymak to overrate oneself vastly. -nden geçme psych. trance. -nden geçmek 1. to be transported by joy, be ecstatic. 2. to faint. -ne gel. colloq. 1. Come to your senses! 2. Pull yourself together! - gelen that comes one´s way by chance. -ne gelmek 1. to regain consciousness, come to. 2. to pull oneself together, regain one´s self-control. - göbeğini kendi kesmek colloq. to do it all on one´s own, do it without getting help from anybody. -ni göstermek to prove one´s worth. - gözündeki merteği görmez, elin gözündeki çöpü görür. colloq. He doesn´t see the beam in his own eye, but he sees the mote in the eye of another person. -ne güvenme self-confidence, self-reliance. - halinde 1. quiet and innoffensive, innocuous (person). 2. simple-minded. - haline bırakmak /ı/ to leave (someone) to his own devices; to let (a thing) take care of itself. - havasına gitmek/- havasında olmak to do what strikes one´s fancy. -ni hissettirmek to make one´s/its presence felt. -ni iyice vermek /a/ to concentrate (on). -ni kapıp koyuvermek 1. to cease to take an interest in oneself, let oneself go. 2. /a/ to lose oneself in (a project). -ni kaptırmak /a/ 1. to let oneself get carried away (by). 2. to become wholly absorbed in. -ni kaybetmek 1. to lose consciousness. 2. to go into a towering rage. - kendine 1. on one´s own responsibility; of one´s own accord. 2. alone, by oneself, without help. 3. to oneself. 4. theat. as an aside. - kendine gelin güvey olmak to count one´s chickens before they´re hatched, build castles in Spain. - kendini yemek to eat one´s heart out, worry oneself to death. - kendine yeterli self-reliant and self-sufficient. -ne kıymak to commit suicide. - kuyusunu kendi kazmak to dig one´s own grave, be the cause of one´s own downfall. -si muhtac-ı himmet bir dede. (Nerde kaldı geriye himmet ede.) colloq. You can´t expect any help from him since he´s in need of help himself. -ni naza çekmek to make a great show of reluctance. -nde olmamak not to kno

seven. - canlı (person, animal) who/ which has managed to get through a number of dangerous situations alive. - düvel colloq. 1. the Great Powers, the powerful nations of the world. 2. everybody, all creation, all and sundry. - harika the Seven Wonders of the World. - iklim dört bucak everywhere. - kat el/yabancı complete stranger, total stranger. - kubbeli hamam kurmak to build castles in the air. - mahalle everybody and his brother. -sinden yetmişine kadar (everybody) young and old alike.