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1 catch
n. yakalama, tutma av; aldatmaca, voli, kâr; kilit dili, kanca, hile, bityeniği, tuzak; topluca söylenen şarkı————————v. yakalamak, tutmak, yetişmek, basmak, baskın yapmak, kapmak, gafil avlamak, edinmek (alışkanlık), cezbetmek, çekmek, enselemek, anlamak, kavramak, tutunmak, yakalanmak, tutuşmak, maruz kalmak, takılmak, vurmak, tokat atmak, çalışmak (mekanizma), sıkışmak, geçmek, bulaşmak* * *yakala* * *[kæ ] 1. past tense, past participle - caught; verb1) (to stop and hold (something which is moving); to capture: He caught the cricket ball; The cat caught a mouse; Did you catch any fish?; I tried to catch his attention.) yakalamak, tutmak2) (to be in time for, or get on (a train, bus etc): I'll have to catch the 9.45 (train) to London.) yetişmek3) (to surprise (someone) in the act of: I caught him stealing (my vegetables).) kıstırmak, suç üstü yakalamak4) (to become infected with (a disease or illness): He caught flu.) kapmak, olmak, tutulmak5) (to (cause to) become accidentally attached or held: The child caught her fingers in the car door.) sıkış(tır)mak, kaptırmak6) (to hit: The punch caught him on the chin.) vurmak, çarpmak7) (to manage to hear: Did you catch what she said?) duymak, işitmek8) (to start burning: I dropped a match on the pile of wood and it caught (fire) immediately.) yanmaya başlamak, tutuşmak2. noun1) (an act of catching: He took a fine catch behind the wicket.) yakalama, tutma2) (a small device for holding (a door etc) in place: The catch on my suitcase is broken.) kanca, sürgü, kol3) (the total amount (of eg fish) caught: the largest catch of mackerel this year.) yakalanan / avlanan miktar4) (a trick or problem: There's a catch in this question.) bityeniği, oyun, dümen•- catching- catchy
- catch-phrase, catch-word
- catch someone's eye
- catch on
- catch out
- catch up -
2 get
v. almak, edinmek, elde etmek, ele geçirmek; satın almak; getirmek, götürmek; varmak, gelmek; kazanmak; yapmak; idrak etmek; yaptırmak, ettirmek, etmek; kavramak, anlamak; başına gelmek; olmak; başlamak; canına okumak; öldürmek; açığını bulmak, yalanını çıkarmak* * *[ɡet]past tense - got; verb1) (to receive or obtain: I got a letter this morning.) almak2) (to bring or buy: Please get me some food.) getirmek, (satın) almak3) (to (manage to) move, go, take, put etc: He couldn't get across the river; I got the book down from the shelf.) geçmek, almak, koymak4) (to cause to be in a certain condition etc: You'll get me into trouble.) yaptırmak, olmasına neden olmak5) (to become: You're getting old.) olmak6) (to persuade: I'll try to get him to go.) ikna etmek7) (to arrive: When did they get home?) varmak8) (to succeed (in doing) or to happen (to do) something: I'll soon get to know the neighbours; I got the book read last night.)...-tırmak,...-tırmak9) (to catch (a disease etc): She got measles last week.) yakalanmak, olmak, tutulmak10) (to catch (someone): The police will soon get the thief.) yakalamak11) (to understand: I didn't get the point of his story.) anlamak•- getaway- get-together
- get-up
- be getting on for
- get about
- get across
- get after
- get ahead
- get along
- get around
- get around to
- get at
- get away
- get away with
- get back
- get by
- get down
- get down to
- get in
- get into
- get nowhere
- get off
- get on
- get on at
- get out
- get out of
- get over
- get round
- get around to
- get round to
- get there
- get through
- get together
- get up
- get up to -
3 hop
n. sıçrama, zıplama, sekme, atlama, oynama, dans, uçuş, şerbetçiotu, bira katkı maddesi, bira, uyuşturucu————————v. sekmek, sıçramak, atlamak, zıplamak, hoplamak, oynamak, dans etmek, zıplatmak, hizmet vermek, şerbetçiotu yetiştirmek, şerbetçiotu toplamak* * *I 1. [hop] past tense, past participle - hopped; verb1) ((of people) to jump on one leg: The children had a competition to see who could hop the farthest; He hopped about in pain when the hammer fell on his foot.) zıplamak, sekmek2) ((of certain small birds, animals and insects) to jump on both or all legs: The sparrow/frog hopped across the lawn.) hoplamak, iki ayağı ile sıçramak3) (to jump: He hopped (over) the fence and ran away; He hopped out of bed.) atlamak, sıçramak4) ((with in(to), out (of)) to get into or out of a car etc: The car stopped and the driver told the hikers to hop in; I'll hop out of the car at the next crossroads.) binmek, inmek, atlamak2. noun1) (a short jump on one leg.) zıplama, sekme2) ((of certain small birds, animals and insects) a short jump on both or all legs: The sparrow crossed the lawn in a series of hops.) hoplama, sıçrama•- catch someone on the hop
- catch on the hop
- keep someone on the hop
- keep on the hop II [hop] noun(a climbing plant, the bitter fruits of which (hops) are used in brewing beer.) şerbtçi otu -
4 miss
n. hanım, bayan (evlenmemiş), matmazel, kız, ıska, karavana, isabet etmeme* * *1. özle (v.) 2. bayan (adj.)* * *[mis] 1. verb1) (to fail to hit, catch etc: The arrow missed the target.) vuramamak2) (to fail to arrive in time for: He missed the 8 o'clock train.) kaçırmak3) (to fail to take advantage of: You've missed your opportunity.) kaçırmak4) (to feel sad because of the absence of: You'll miss your friends when you go to live abroad.) özlemek5) (to notice the absence of: I didn't miss my purse till several hours after I'd dropped it.) yokluğunu farketmek6) (to fail to hear or see: He missed what you said because he wasn't listening.) işitememek, görememek7) (to fail to go to: I'll have to miss my lesson next week, as I'm going to the dentist.) gidememek8) (to fail to meet: We missed you in the crowd.) bulamamak9) (to avoid: The thief only just missed being caught by the police.) kurtulmak, paçayı kurtarmak10) ((of an engine) to misfire.) ateş almamak2. noun(a failure to hit, catch etc: two hits and two misses.) ıskalama, kaçırma- missing- go missing
- miss out
- miss the boat -
5 release
n. bırakma, kurtuluş, serbest bırakma, serbest kalma, azat, muaf tutma, muafiyet, salıverme, yayın izni, davadan vazgeçme, feragat, devir, yay, deklanşör————————v. serbest bırakmak, salıvermek, koyvermek, salmak, muaf tutmak, affetmek, gösterime sokmak, yayın izni vermek, bırakmak, feragat etmek, ipoteğini çözmek, gevşetmek, deklanşöre basmak* * *1. özgür bırak 2. serbest bırak (v.) 3. bırakma (n.)* * *[rə'li:s] 1. verb1) (to set free; to allow to leave: He was released from prison yesterday; I am willing to release him from his promise to me.) serbest bırakmak2) (to stop holding etc; to allow to move, fall etc: He released (his hold on) the rope.) bırakmak3) (to move (a catch, brake etc) which prevents something else from moving, operating etc: He released the handbrake and drove off.) bırakmak4) (to allow (news etc) to be made known publicly: The list of winners has just been released.) yayınlamak5) (to offer (a film, record etc) to the general public: Their latest record will be released next week.) gösterime sunmak, piyasaya sürmek2. noun1) (the act of releasing or being released: After his release, the prisoner returned to his home town; the release of a new film; ( also adjective) the release catch.) serbest bırak(ıl)ma2) (something that is released: This record is their latest release; The Government issued a press release (= a statement giving information about something, sent or given to newspapers, reporters etc).) bildiri -
6 trap
n. tuzak, kapan, dolap, ayırıcı, fırlatıcı, hafif araba, iki kişilik araba, ağız, gaga, volkanik siyah taş, kum engeli (golf)————————v. kapak takmak (gaz kaçırmasın diye), tuzağa düşürmek, kapana kıstırmak, yakalamak, tuzak kurmak, oyuna getirmek, kapan kurmak* * *1. kapan 2. tuzağa düşür (v.) 3. tuzak (n.)* * *[træp] 1. noun1) (a device for catching animals: He set a trap to catch the bear; a mousetrap.) kapan, tuzak2) (a plan or trick for taking a person by surprise: She led him into a trap; He fell straight into the trap.) tuzak, dalavere2. verb(to catch in a trap or by a trick: He lives by trapping animals and selling their fur; She trapped him into admitting that he liked her.) kapanla/tuzakla avlamak- trapper- trap-door -
7 button
n. düğme, buton, filiz, tomurcuk, puan, sayı————————v. düğmelemek* * *düğme* * *1. noun1) (a knob or disc used as a fastening: I lost a button off my coat.) düğme2) (a small knob pressed to operate something: This button turns the radio on.) düğme, tuş2. verb((often with up) to fasten by means of buttons.) düğmelemek, iliklemek3. verb(to catch someone's attention and hold him in conversation: He buttonholed me and began telling me the story of his life.) lâfa tutmak, tıraşa tutmak -
8 light
adj. açık, hafif, yumuşak, tasasız, umursamaz, fingirdek————————adv. hafif, kolayca————————n. aydınlık, ışık, lâmba, deniz feneri, ışıltı, nur————————v. yakmak, aydınlatmak, ışık saçmak, neşelendirmek, ışık tutmak, yanmak, aydınlanmak, ışımak, inmek, rastlamak, denk gelmek, konmak* * *1. yak (v.) 2. ışık (n.) 3. ışık* * *I 1. noun1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) ışık2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) ışık3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) ateş, kibrit, çakmak4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) görüş2. adjective1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) aydınlık2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) açık, soluk3. [lit] verb1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) aydınlatmak2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) yakmak, yanmak•- lighten- lighter- lighting
- lighthouse
- light-year
- bring to light
- come to light
- in the light of
- light up
- see the light
- set light to II1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) hafif2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) hafif, dayanılır3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) hafif, hazmı kolay4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) hafif5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) hafif6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) canlı7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) hafif, eğlendirici8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) hafif9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) kumlu, yumuşak•- lightly- lighten- light-headed
- light-hearted
- lightweight
- get off lightly
- make light of
- travel light III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb(to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.) rastlamak, tesadüfen bulmak -
9 poach
v. kaçak avlanmak, izinsiz avlanmak, yasak bölgeye girmek, izinsiz girmek, sportmence davranmamak, çiğnenerek topak topak olmak (toprak), vıcık vıcık olmak (toprak), toprağı çiğneyip karıştırmak, yumurtayı kabuksuz pişirmek, çılbır yapmak, ağartmak (kâğıt), kapmak, kaynatmak (yiyecek)* * *yasak bölgede avlan* * *I [pəu ] verb(to cook (eg an egg without its shell, a fish etc) in boiling liquid, especially water or milk.) kabuksuz yumurta haşlama- poachedII [pəu ] verb(to hunt (game) or catch (fish) illegally on someone else's land.) kaçak avlanmak- poacher -
10 spot
adj. peşin para ile yapılan, hemen teslim edilen————————n. nokta, benek, leke, puan, yer, olay yeri, ayıp, reklâm, reklâm spotu, azıcık miktar, zor durum, gece klübü, eğlence yeri, spot, sahne ışığı————————v. benek yapmak, lekelemek, nokta yapmak, beneklemek, seçmek, ayırt etmek, görmek, tanımak, yerleştirmek, yerine koymak, yerini saptamak, lekelenmek, benek benek olmak* * *1. benek 2. benek (n.) 3. farket (v.) 4. spot (n.)* * *[spot] 1. noun1) (a small mark or stain (made by mud, paint etc): She was trying to remove a spot of grease from her skirt.) leke2) (a small, round mark of a different colour from its background: His tie was blue with white spots.) benek, nokta3) (a pimple or red mark on the skin caused by an illness etc: She had measles and was covered in spots.) sivilce, ben4) (a place or small area, especially the exact place (where something happened etc): There was a large number of detectives gathered at the spot where the body had been found.) yer5) (a small amount: Can I borrow a spot of sugar?) biraz, azıcık2. verb1) (to catch sight of: She spotted him eventually at the very back of the crowd.) görmek, fark etmek2) (to recognize or pick out: No-one watching the play was able to spot the murderer.) belirlemek, bulmak•- spotless- spotlessly
- spotlessness
- spotted
- spotty
- spottiness
- spot check
- spotlight 3. verb1) (to light with a spotlight: The stage was spotlit.) projektörle aydınlatmak2) (to show up clearly or draw attention to: The incident spotlighted the difficulties with which we were faced.) dikkat çekmek•- on the spot
- spot on -
11 angle
n. açı, köşe, dirsek, görüş açısı, tarz, yol, olta* * *1. açı 2. açı ver (v.) 3. açı (n.)* * *I ['æŋɡl] noun1) (the (amount of) space between two straight lines or surfaces that meet: an angle of 90°.) açı2) (a point of view: from a journalist's angle.) bakış açısı, görüş açısı3) (a corner.) köşe•- angular- angularity II ['æŋɡl] verb(to use a rod and line to try to catch fish: angling for trout.) olta ile balık tutmak- angler- angling -
12 bait
n. yem, olta yemi; cezbeden şey, cezbetme, kandırma; mola————————v. yem takmak, yemlemek; cezbetmek, kandırmak; köpek saldırtmak; kızdırmak, rahatsız etmek, canını sıkmak* * *1. olta yemi 2. yem koy (v.) 3. yem (n.)* * *[beit] 1. noun(food used to attract fish, animals etc which one wishes to catch, kill etc: Before he went fishing he dug up some worms for bait.) yem, olta veya kapan yemi2. verb(to put bait on or in (a hook, trap etc): He baited the mousetrap with cheese.) yem vermek, yemlemek -
13 burn
n. yanık, yanma izi, kiremitte pişirme, dere [İsk.], çay————————v. yanmak, tutuşmak, alev almak, yanıp tutuşmak, fazla pişerek yanmak, ışık saçmak, başını yakmak, yakmak, kiremitte pişirmek, öfkelendirmek, kızdırmak, yanıp kül olmak, süratle gitmek* * *1. yak (v.) 2. yan 3. yanık (n.)* * *[bə:n] 1. past tense, past participles - burned, burnt; verb1) (to destroy, damage or injure by fire, heat, acid etc: The fire burned all my papers; I've burnt the meat.) yakmak2) (to use as fuel.) yakmak3) (to make (a hole etc) by fire, heat, acid etc: The acid burned a hole in my dress.) yakmak4) (to catch fire: Paper burns easily.) yanmak, tutuşmak2. noun(an injury or mark caused by fire etc: His burns will take a long time to heal; a burn in the carpet.) yanma; yanık- burner -
14 chase
n. kovalama, takip, iz sürme, av; avlanma bölgesi; dizilmiş harfleri tutan demir çerçeve, oluk, yiv————————v. kovalamak, takip etmek, peşinde olmak, peşine düşmek, hızla geçip gitmek, izlemek; oymak, hakketmek, kabartma işlemek; zıvana açmak* * *1. takip et (v.) 2. takip (n.)* * *[ eis] 1. verb1) (to run after; to pursue: He chased after them but did not catch them; We chased them by car.) kovalamak, peşinden koşmak2) ((with away, off etc) to cause to run away: I often have to chase the boys away from my fruit trees.) kov(ala)mak2. noun1) (an act of chasing: We caught him after a 120 kph chase.) peşinde koşma, kovalama2) (hunting (of animals): the pleasures of the chase.) av peşinde koşma• -
15 dodge
n. yana çekilme, kurtulma; kurnazlık; hile; dolap————————v. yana kaçmak, kenara sıçramak, fırlamak, kaçınmak, sıyrılmak; kaçamak yapmak; atlatmak, kaytarmak* * *1. aniden kaç (v.) 2. aniden kaçış (n.)* * *[do‹] 1. verb(to avoid (something) by a sudden and/or clever movement: She dodged the blow; He dodged round the corner out of sight; Politicians are very good at dodging difficult questions.) atlatmak, yan çizmek, çalım atmak2. noun1) (an act of dodging.) atlatma, yan çizme, çalım atma2) (a trick: You'll never catch him - he knows every dodge there is.) dümen, dolap•- dodgy -
16 drift
n. sürüklenme, göç, akıntıya kapılma, sapma, eğilim, gidişat, erek, amaç, düşünme, anlama, akıntı, etki, belirsizlik————————v. sürüklenmek, kendini koyvermek, hayatın akışına bırakmak, gayesiz yaşamak, yığılmak, toplanmak, sürüklemek, yığmak* * *1. birikinti (n.) 2. sürüklen (v.) 3. sürükleniş (n.)* * *[drift] 1. noun1) (a heap of something driven together, especially snow: His car stuck in a snowdrift.) yığın, birikinti2) (the direction in which something is going; the general meaning: I couldn't hear you clearly, but I did catch the drift of what you said.) anlam, maksat2. verb1) (to (cause to) float or be blown along: Sand drifted across the road; The boat drifted down the river.) yığılmak, birikmek, sürüklenmek2) ((of people) to wander or live aimlessly: She drifted from job to job.) sürüklenmek, gayesiz dolaşmak•- drifter- driftwood -
17 field
n. tarla, otlak, bilgi alanı, kır, alan, bilim dalı, saha, çalışma alanı, savaş alanı————————v. sahaya çıkarmak, cevabı yapıştırmak, top atmak (kriket)* * *alan* * *[fi:ld] 1. noun1) (a piece of land enclosed for growing crops, keeping animals etc: Our house is surrounded by fields.) tarla, otlak, mera2) (a wide area: playing fields (= an area for games, sports etc).) alan, saha3) (a piece of land etc where minerals or other natural resources are found: an oil-field; a coalfield.) yatak4) (an area of knowledge, interest, study etc: in the fields of literature/economic development; her main fields of interest.) alan, saha5) (an area affected, covered or included by something: a magnetic field; in his field of vision.) alan6) (an area of battle: the field of Waterloo; ( also adjective) a field-gun.) meydan2. verb((in cricket, basketball etc) to catch (the ball) and return it.) topu yakalayıp atmak- fieldwork -
18 fire
interj. ateş————————n. ateş, alev, yangın, ısıtıcı, ocak, hırs, heyecan, ateş etme————————v. yakmak, işten atmak, tutuşturmak, ısıtmak, ateşlemek, işten kovmak, kovmak, işten çıkarmak, alev almak, yanmak, ateş almak, çalışmak (motor vb.), soruvermek, soru yağmuruna tutmak* * *1. ateş et (v.) 2. yangın (n.) 3. ateşle (v.) 4. ateş (n.)* * *1. noun1) (anything that is burning, whether accidentally or not: a warm fire in the kitchen; Several houses were destroyed in a fire.) ateş; yangın2) (an apparatus for heating: a gas fire; an electric fire.) ocak, soba3) (the heat and light produced by burning: Fire is one of man's greatest benefits.) ateş4) (enthusiasm: with fire in his heart.) tutku, şevk5) (attack by gunfire: The soldiers were under fire.) ateş (etme)2. verb1) ((of china, pottery etc) to heat in an oven, or kiln, in order to harden and strengthen: The ceramic pots must be fired.) fırınlamak, pişirmek2) (to make (someone) enthusiastic; to inspire: The story fired his imagination.) canlandırmak, harekete geçirmek3) (to operate (a gun etc) by discharging a bullet etc from it: He fired his revolver three times.) ateşlemek4) (to send out or discharge (a bullet etc) from a gun etc: He fired three bullets at the target.) ateş etmek5) ((often with at or on) to aim and operate a gun at; to shoot at: They suddenly fired on us; She fired at the target.) nişan alıp ateş etmek6) (to send away someone from his/her job; to dismiss: He was fired from his last job for being late.) kovmak•- firearm
- fire-brigade
- fire-cracker
- fire-engine
- fire-escape
- fire-extinguisher
- fire-guard
- fireman
- fireplace
- fireproof
- fireside
- fire-station
- firewood
- firework
- firing-squad
- catch fire
- on fire
- open fire
- play with fire
- set fire to something / set something on fire
- set fire to / set something on fire
- set fire to something / set on fire
- set fire to / set on fire
- under fire -
19 fly
n. sinek, olta sineği; uçma, uçuş; açıkgöz, uyanık; pantolonun ön yırtmacı; ayar dişlisi (saat); kiralık araba; çadır perdesi————————v. uçmak, uçuşmak, dalgalanmak, havalanmak, savrulmak, saçılmak, atılmak, kaçmak, firar etmek, uçurmak, uçakla gitmek, atlayarak aşmak, üzerinden atlamak* * *1. uç (v.) 2. sinek (n.)* * *I plural - fliesnou)1) (a type of small winged insect.) sinek2) (a fish hook made to look like a fly so that a fish will take it in its mouth: Which fly should I use to catch a trout?) çapari3) ((often in plural) a piece of material with buttons or a zip, especially at the front of trousers.) pantolon fermuarı•II past tense - flew; verb1) (to (make something) go through the air on wings etc or in an aeroplane: The pilot flew (the plane) across the sea.) uç(ur)mak2) (to run away (from): He flew (the country).) kaçmak3) ((of time) to pass quickly: The days flew past.) uçar gibi geçmek•- flying saucer
- flying visit
- frequent flyer/flier
- flyleaf
- flyover
- fly in the face of
- fly into
- fly off the handle
- get off to a flying start
- let fly
- send someone/something flying
- send flying -
20 fumble
n. beceriksizce atak, becerememe, topu düşürme————————v. el yordamıyle aramak, beceriksizce yapmak, bozmak* * *1. el yordamıyle ara (v.) 2. tutamayış (n.)* * *1) (to use one's hands awkwardly and with difficulty: He fumbled with the key; She fumbled about in her bag for her key.) el yordamıyla ara(n)mak2) (to drop a ball (clumsily), or fail to hold or catch it.) beceriksizce tutmak
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catch up with — verb 1. catch up with and possibly overtake (Freq. 9) The Rolls Royce caught us near the exit ramp • Syn: ↑overtake, ↑catch • Derivationally related forms: ↑overtaking (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
catch fire — verb start to burn or burst into flames (Freq. 1) Marsh gases ignited suddenly The oily rags combusted spontaneously • Syn: ↑erupt, ↑ignite, ↑take fire, ↑combust, ↑conflagrate … Useful english dictionary
catch it — verb receive punishment; be scolded or reprimanded (Freq. 1) I really caught it the other day! • Verb Frames: Somebody s * * * (informal) BE REPRIMANDED, be scolded, be rebuked, be taken to task, be chastised, get into trouble, be hauled over the … Useful english dictionary
catch at — To make a hasty attempt to catch • • • Main Entry: ↑catch * * * ˈcatch at [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they catch at he/she/it catches at present participle … Useful english dictionary
catch out — verb trap; especially in an error or in a reprehensible act He was caught out She was found out when she tried to cash the stolen checks • Syn: ↑find out • Hypernyms: ↑detect, ↑observe, ↑find, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
catch up — verb Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to pick up often abruptly < the thief caught the purse up and ran > b. ensnare, entangle < education has been caught up in a stultifying mythology N. M … New Collegiate Dictionary
