doing+something

(doing something) by turns, in rotation, turn and turn about.

(doing something) as a poet might/would do it.

(doing something) by preference.

(doing something) without relishing it.

(doing something) first, before all else.

"1. /ı, da/ to leave (something, someone) (in) (a place); /ı, a/ to leave (someone, something) with (someone), leave (someone, something) in the care of (someone). 2. /ı, a/ to leave, put (something, someone) on or in (a place). 3. /ı/ to let go of, stop holding: Beni bırak! Let go of me! 4. /ı/ to leave, abandon, desert. 5. /ı/ to quit (a job). 6. to stop, desist; /ı/ to stop doing, quit doing (something): Bırak Allah aşkına! Stop it for God´s sake! 7. /ı, a/ to leave (something) until (a future date), put (something) off until (a future date). 8. /ı, a/ to entrust (a job) to (someone); to hand over, turn over, relinquish (a job, a responsibility) to (someone). 9. /ı/ to leave (someone, something) alone, let (someone, something) be, leave (someone) in peace. 10. /ı, a/ to let (one´s hair) hang down to (a specified level). 11. /ı/ to grow (a beard, a mustache). 12. /a, ı/ to let (someone) have the use of (something), let (someone) have (something), let (someone) borrow (something). 13. /ı, a/ to leave (something) to (someone), let (someone) have (something); to bequeath (something) to (someone). 14. /a, ı/ (for something) to bring (someone) (a specified amount of profit), leave (someone) with (a specified amount of profit). 15. /ı/ to give up (a habit): Sigarayı bıraktı. He´s given up smoking. 16. /ı/ to leave, cease to give one´s attention to (a matter); to forget about, disregard, write off (someone or something regarded as worthless): Bunu şimdilik bırakalım. Let´s leave this for the time being. Onu bırak! Forget about him! 17. /ı/ to set (a captive person or animal) free. 18. /ı/ to let, allow (someone) (to do something) (often used in the imperative): Bırak, onlara yardım edeyim! Let me help them! Öğretmen onu öbür çocuklarla oynamaya bırakmadı. The teacher didn´t let him play with the other children. 19. /ı, a/ to let (someone, an animal) go to or into (a place): O gün beni okula bırakmadılar. That day they didn´t let me go to school. Beni içeriye bırakmadı. He didn´t let me go in. 20. /ı/ to leave (a spouse). 21. /ı/ to leave (a stain, a mark). 22. /ı/ to leave (someone, something) (in an undesirable state): Köpeği bütün gün aç bıraktılar. They let the dog go hungry all day. Çocuğu öksüz bıraktılar. They left the child an orphan. Evi darmadağınık bıraktı. He left the house in a real mess. 23. /ı/ (for a teacher) to make (a student) repeat a grade, fail, flunk (a student). 24. /ı, a, dan/ to sell (something) to (someone) for (a specified price), let (someone) have (something) for (a specified price). 25. (for something) to come unglued. Bıraktığım çayırda/yerde otluyorsun. colloq. You´re still doing what you´ve always done. Bırak ki.... and even if I did...: O işi yapmak istemiyorum, bırak ki vaktim de yok. I don´t want to do that job; and even if I did, I don´t have the time. "

"1. work, labor. 2. job, employment, work. 3. duty, job. 4. occupation, line of work, work. 5. business, trade, commerce. 6. business, matter, affair. 7. the important thing; the chief problem. 8. secret or dubious side (of an affair). 9. slang trick. 10. event, something. 11. way of behaving; course of action. 12. something worth doing. 13. phys. work. -ler açılmak for trade to become brisk. -inin adamı a man who knows his job. - akdi labor contract. -in alayında olmak not to take (a thing) seriously; to take (it) as a joke. -ten alıkoymak /ı/ to interrupt (someone) at his work. -i Allaha kalmak (for someone) to be in the soup, be beyond help. -i altın. colloq. He is prospering. -ten anlamak to know what one is doing, know one´s business. - anlaşmazlığı labor dispute. -ten artmaz, dişten artar. proverb You save money not by making more but by spending less. -ten atmak /ı/ to fire, dismiss. - ayağa düşmek for a project to fall into the hands of irresponsible and incompetent people. -i azıtmak to go too far, overstep the mark. -ine bak. colloq. Mind your own business. -e bakmak to get to work on something; to be at work on something. -e balta ile girişmek to set about doing something like a bull in a china shop. - başa düşmek to have to do something oneself. - başarı belgesi letter of recommendation, recommendation. -in başı the crux, the central point. - başında 1. on the job. 2. during work time. - başındakiler the leaders. -i başından aşmak/aşkın olmak to be extremely busy. - başında bulunmak to be working. - başına geçmek to take the lead; to come to power. -ler becermek to be up to no good. -i bırakmak 1. to quit a job. 2. to stop working. 3. to go on strike. -ten (bile) değil! colloq. It´s very easy. - bilenin kılıç kuşananın. proverb 1. The person who knows how to use something properly is the one who is entitled to possess it. 2. Possession creates a claim of ownership. - bilmek to be skillful; to be capable. -ini bilmek 1. to know how to exploit a situation to one´s own advantage. 2. to be conscientious about one´s job. 3. to be well-qualified for one´s job. - birlikli collective, joint, common. - bitirmek 1. to complete a job successfully. 2. (for something) to be suitable for the job in hand. -ini bitirmek 1. to finish one´s own work. 2. /ın/ to finish (another´s) job. 3. /ın/ colloq. to cook (someone´s) goose. 4. /ın/ colloq. to finish off, bump off, kill. - bitmek 1. for an affair to be settled. 2. /dan/ for the outcome of a job to depend on (someone´s) efforts. -i bitmek 1. for a job in hand to finish. 2. colloq. to be very tired, be worn to a frazzle. -i bozulmak for one´s business affairs or an undertaking to go awry/take a downward turn. - buyurmak /a/ to order (someone) around; to tell (someone) to do a job. - çatallanmak for a job to get complicated. - çığırından çıkmak for a situation to get out of hand. - çıkarmak 1. to do a lot of work. 2. /a/ to give (a person) something disagreeable to do. 3. to cause trouble; to create difficulties. - çıkmak 1. for work to be done/be turned out/be produced. 2. for trouble or a problem to come up/arise. - çıkmaza girmek for things to reach an impasse. - dayıya düştü. colloq. It´s time for an expert to take over. - donu shalwars, very baggy trousers. -i dökmek /a/ 1. unintentionally to become, turn into: İşi öğretmenliğe döktü. He´s unintentionally become a teacher. 2. to act as if: İşi oyuna döktü. He acted as if it were a game. -i duman olmak slang to be in the soup, be in trouble. - düşmek /a/ for a job or duty to fall to or on. -i düşmek /a/ 1. to have to go (somewhere or to someone) on business. 2. to need (someone´s) help. - edinmek /ı/ to make (something) one´s special concern. -ten el çektirmek /a/ to remove (someone) from office. -/-inin eri a person who does his job well. - geçiştirme perfunctory work. -ine gelmek to suit one´s interests, accord with one´s plans. -e girişmek to embark on a job enthusi

"1. what is left over, excess, surplus: Ziyadesini bana ver! Give me what´s left over. 2. courtyard (of a mosque). 3. a lot of, much; many: O günlerde ziyade yiyecek vardı. In those days food was plentiful. 4. excessive; too much; too many. 5. /dan/ more, greater: Ecmel´in tecrübesi Ekmel´inkinden ziyade. Ecmel´s more experienced than Ekmel. 6. /dan/ rather than, more than: Burası, evden ziyade müzeye benziyor. This place is more like a museum than a house. Matematikten daha ziyade tarihi seviyor. He likes history more than he does math. 7. very, extremely, exceedingly. 8. excessively, too. 9. (doing something) a lot, a great deal, considerably, greatly, much. 10. (doing something) to an excessive degree, overmuch. 11. needless, unnecessary. 12. needlessly, unnecessarily. -siyle 1. very, extremely, exceedingly: ziyadesiyle çalışkan very hard-working. 2. excessively, too. 3. (doing something) a lot, a great deal, considerably, greatly, much. 4. (doing something) to an excessive degree, overmuch. - olsun! Thank you very much! (said to someone after eating something he/she has offered one)."

",-ir 1. to come. 2. /a/ to come to. 3. /dan/ to come from. 4. /a/ to come into; to come in. 5. /la/ to come with, accompany. 6. /a/ to come back (to), return (to). 7. /a/ to come to visit. 8. /a/ to hit, come to. 9. /a/ to come to, reach, arrive at (a stage of activity). 10. /dan/ to survive from, come from; /a/ to last till. 11. /dan/ to come from, originate in, spring from. 12. /a/ (for time) to be about, get to be. 13. /a/ to come up to, come to, reach. 14. to weigh about, be about, come to. 15. /dan/ to come from, result from. 16. /dan/ to come out of, result from. 17. /dan/ to be derived from, come from. 18. /a/ to tolerate, put up with. 19. /a/ to acknowledge the truth of (something) at last. 20. /a/ to be (good, bad, etc.) for, affect (someone) (in a certain way). 21. /dan/ to receive from, get from, gain from. 22. /a/ to have, be afflicted with. 23. /a/ to be, lie (in a certain direction). 24. /a/ to appear to be, seem to be. 25. /a/ to be proper, be appropriate. 26. /a, la/ to come with, begin with, start with. 27. /a/ to cost (a certain amount). 28. (for time) to come. 29. auxiliary verb to feel like (doing something); to feel, get: uykusu gelmek to feel sleepy. 30. an auxiliary verb which denotes continuous action when suffixed to a gerund: alışageldiğimiz which we are accustomed to. yapılagelen which is always being done. 31. auxiliary verb to pretend not to: duymazlıktan gelmek to pretend not to hear. 32. to be unable to resist (doing something), not to be able to help (doing something): İçtikçe içeceğim geliyor. The more I drink, the more I want to drink. 33. to be, come in: birinci gelmek to be the first. Gel.... 1. Come now: Gel, bu işten vazgeçelim. Come now, let´s leave this. 2. (followed by a negative imperative) if you can help it: Gel, şimdi kızma! How can I help but be angry! Gelelim.... /a/ Let us turn to (another subject). gelince /a/ 1. as for...: Bana gelince, ben bugün kitap okumak istiyorum. As for me, I want to read a book today. 2. when it comes to...: Herkese karşı çok cömerttir ama karısına gelince on para vermez. He is very generous to everybody but when it comes to his wife he doesn´t give her a cent. gelsin... (gelsin..., gitsin....) (followed by a noun) describes lavishness or an easy, leisurely manner: Gelsin çaylar, (gitsin) kahveler, hiç çalıştığı yok. He kills time all day sipping tea and coffee and never working. gelip çatmak/dayanmak (for time) to come round at last, be finally at hand. gelip geçici transient, passing. gelip geçmek 1. to pass by. 2. to pass through, come and go. gelmiş geçmiş of all who have come and gone, of all those who have been; of all (the things) that have happened so far; of all times, of all periods. gelip gitmek /a/ to come and go, frequent. Gel keyfim gel. colloq. How sweet it is!/It´s great to be alive! Geleceği varsa, göreceği de var. colloq. He´ll regret it if he does! (said as a threat). gel zaman git zaman a long time afterwards."

"vowing not to do something again, forswearing; repenting, repentance. T-! Never again!/I´ll never do that again! - ayları Islam the months of Jumada I and Jumada II. -yi bozmak to do something one had vowed never to do again, break a vow not to do something again, backslide. - çekmek to say tövbe. - estağfurullah! God, forgive me; I´ll never do it again. - etmek to vow not to do something again; /a/ to swear off, forswear (doing something). -ye gelmek to vow not to do something again. - istiğfar etmek to repent and ask God for forgiveness. -ler olsun/-tövbe!/-ler tövbesi! Never again!/Not on your life!/You won´t catch me doing that again! - vermek to vow not to do something again."

"1. annealing, anneal (of steel or glass). 2. the exact degree of heat or dampness (required for the manipulation of a material). 3. the degree of dampness and heat in the soil necessary for healthy plant growth. 4. opportune time; favorable state or condition. 5. good finish, proper degree of fatness (of an animal). 6. slang trick, deception. -ını bulmak /ın/ to find the right time or the right conditions for doing (something). -a getirmek /ı/, -ını vermek /ın/ to bring (something) to the proper degree of heat. -ına getirmek /ı/ to find just the right time for doing (something). - olmak /a/ slang to fall for (someone´s) trick, be duped by (someone´s) trick: O bize tav oldu. He fell for our trick. -ında tutmak /ı/ to keep (something) in a sound or stable condition, keep (something) on an even keel. - vermek /a/ 1. to dampen (clothes, paper, tobacco) (before ironing, etc.): Ütülenecek çamaşıra tav verdi. She dampened the clothes which were to be ironed. 2. to anneal (steel, glass)."

"1. undocumented (expense, amount of money). 2. innumerable; incalculable. 3. unreflective, rash, precipitate. 4. without careful consideration; without weighing the consequences, unreflectively. - kitapsız 1. (expending money) without making a record of it. 2. unrecorded, undocumented (expenditures). 3. (doing something) without properly planning it out beforehand; (doing something) without giving it any forethought. 4. (something) which is marked by a complete lack of planning; (something) which is marked by a complete lack of forethought. "

"1. /ı/ to have (someone, something) pass. 2. /ı, dan/ to have (someone, something) pass through, have (someone, something) go through. 3. /ı, dan/ to have (someone, something) pass over, cross, or traverse. 4. /ı, a/ to pass (something) through. 5. /ı, a/ to carry (something) over to, move (something) over to (a place); to transport (something) to, convey (something) to (a place). 6. /ı, a/ to record (something) on/in, enter (something) in/on, register (something) in, write (something) down on/in, put (something) down on/in. 7. /ı, a/ to put, fit, fix, or insert (glass) into (a frame). 8. /ı, a/ to put or slip (a cover, a case) on/over. 9. /ı, a/ to put or slip (a ring) on. 10. /ı/ to see (someone) off. 11. /ı, a/ to accompany (someone) to (a place). 12. /ı, da/ to pass, spend, or have (a period of time) at/in. 13. /ı, a/ to put (a garment) on. 14. /ı, dan/ to subject (someone) to, inflict (someone) with. 15. /ı/ to have, be involved in (an accident). 16. /ı/ to have, suffer from, be afflicted with (a disease). 17. /ı/ to have, undergo (a medical operation). 18. /ı, a/ to transmit (a disease) to (someone, an animal), spread (a disease) to (someone, an animal), infect (someone, an animal) with (a disease). 19. /ı/ to transmit (light, heat, etc.). 20. /ı, la/ to spend (a period of time) on/in/by (doing something). 21. /la, ı/ to get by with (something) for (a period of time). 22. /a/ slang to *fuck, *screw."

"1. easy, simple. 2. easily. 3. easy way (to do something). -da handy; within easy reach. -ına bakmak /ın/ to choose or look for the easiest way (of doing something). -ını bulmak /ın/ to find an easy way to do (something). -ına gelmek /ın/ to be easy or convenient (for). - gelsin/gele! I hope it´s going smoothly./I hope it will go smoothly (said to someone who is either doing or planning to do a job). -ına kaçmak /ın/ to take the easy way out (of a difficulty). - kolay (with negative verbs only) easily."

"space behind, the back, the rear. -inde /ın/ following, pursuing (someone, something). -ini bırakmamak /ın/ 1. not to leave (someone) alone; to bother (someone) continually. 2. to follow (someone) around continually. 3. to persist in doing (something), not to give (something) up. -inde dolaşmak/gezmek /ın/ to follow (someone) around (in the hope of obtaining something from him). -ine düşmek /ın/ 1. to follow (someone) around. 2. to follow (someone) around (in the hope of obtaining something from him). 3. to try to obtain (something); to try to get (something) done. -inde gitmek /ın/ to follow (someone). -inden gitmek /ın/ 1. to follow (someone). 2. to follow in (someone´s) footsteps, follow the example set by (someone). -inden koşmak /ın/ 1. to follow (someone) around (in the hope of obtaining something from him). 2. to try to obtain (something); to try to get (something) done. - peşe one right after the other, one after another; one beside the other. -i sıra right behind (someone). -ine takılmak /ın/ to follow along after (someone), follow (someone) around. -ine takmak /ı/ to bring (someone) along with one; to cause (someone) to follow one."

"1. /ı, a/ to have (someone) hold (something). 2. /ı, a/ to let (someone) hold (something). 3. /ı, la/ to fasten, tack, or nail (something) together with; to sew (something) together with; to glue (something) together. 4. /ı/ to maintain, keep (something) going, carry on. 5. /ı/ to maintain (something) obstinately, assert (something) obstinately. 6. /ı/ to get (something) into one´s head and go on about it insistently. 7. /ı/ to get started (doing something). 8. /ı/ to hit (a target, a mark); to succeed in getting (a certain grade or score). tutturabildiğine (selling something) for as much as one can get, for whatever the market will stand."

",-ir 1. /ı, a/ to give (something) to. 2. /ı, a/ to hand (something) to. 3. /ı, a/ to bequeath or leave (something) to. 4. /ı, a/ to attribute (something) to (someone´s state of mind). 5. /ı, a/ to turn (something) toward (something). 6. /ı, a/ to give (a daughter) in marriage (to). 7. /ı, a/ to give (oneself) over to (doing something deleterious). 8. /ı, a/ to abandon (oneself) to, give (oneself) over to (a pursuit). 9. /ı, a/ to lean (something) against (something). 10. /ı/ to give birth to. 11. /ı/ to produce, yield. 12. /ı/ to hold (a party, banquet); to give (a concert). 13. When suffixed to another verb it can indicate rapid or sudden action: Şeniz orada temizlik yaparken o koca kütüphane tam üzerine yuvarlanıvermesin mi? Here´s an incredible piece of news: while Şeniz was busy cleaning, that huge set of bookshelves suddenly toppled right on top of her! 14. When suffixed to another verb it can indicate a polite request: Oğlum bana bir çay getiriver! Bring me a glass of tea, there´s a good lad! Ver elini.... So then I went to..../And then I´ll go to...: Ankara´ya gideceğim, orada üç gün kaldıktan sonra ver elini Kayseri! I´ll go to Ankara; then three days later I´ll head for Kayseri. Vermeyince Mabut, ne yapsın Mahmut? proverb If God doesn´t grant you prosperity and skill, what can you do? Verip (de) pişman olmaktan, vermeyip (de) düşman olmak yeğdir. proverb It is better to refuse to give someone something and make an enemy of him than to be generous and regret it later. verip veriştirmek /a/ to give (someone) a good dressing down, give (someone) down the country."

"1. distance (between two things). 2. time between two events, interval. 3. relations (between people). 4. break (in a game); interlude; intermission. 5. space, spacing. 6. time, point in time. 7. intermediary, intermediate. -da during the intervening time: Pazartesi ve cumartesi günleri gelir; arada hiç gözükmez. He comes on Mondays and Saturdays; on days other than these he´s not to be seen. -dan in the meantime, meanwhile, during the intervening time: Aradan on gün geçmişti. In the meantime ten days had gone by. -sına 1. between. 2. among. -sında 1. between. 2. among. -sından 1. from between. 2. from among. 3. through. -ları açık. They are not on friendly terms./Their friendship is broken. -ları açılmak to be on strained terms. -larını açmak /ın/ to spoil (their) friendship, create a rift (between). -larına almak /ı/ to let (someone) join one´s group. -da bir from time to time, now and then. -larını bozmak /ın/, - bozmak to destroy the friendship (between or among). -ları bozulmak to be on strained terms. - bölge buffer zone. -larını bulmak /ın/, - bulmak to reconcile, settle a dispute (between). -da çıkarmak /ı/ to get (something) done when one has a spare minute, get (something) done in a spare minute, squeeze (something) into one´s schedule (said of a task done while one is in the midst of other work). -dan çıkarmak /ı/ to get (something) done, get (something) over with (so that one can get on with other work). -dan çıkmak 1. (for a pestiferous person) to absent himself/herself, leave. 2. (for a task) to be done, be over with, be finished (so that one can get on with other work). -larında dağlar kadar fark var. colloq. They are as different as black and white./They are as different as chalk and cheese. - devlet buffer state. - duvar partition, dividing wall. -larını düzeltmek /ın/ to reconcile. -sı geçmeden without delay, while the situation is still fresh. -larına girmek /ın/ to work to reconcile (two people or two parties). -ya girmek 1. to work to reconcile two people. 2. (for something unexpected) to interfere suddenly with the work in hand. -ya gitmek 1. to go to waste. 2. to be lost in the confusion. -sı hoş olmamak /la/ 1. to be on bad terms with. 2. to dislike (something). -da kalmak to suffer for mixing in a dispute between others; to be caught in the middle in an argument. -larında kan olmak to have a blood feud (between). - kapı communicating door. -larından kara kedi geçmek/-larına kara kedi girmek to be cross with each other. - kararı provisional decision (of a court). -larına karışmak /ın/ to mix (with). -larında karlı dağlar olmak to be far apart, be very different. -da kaynamak to pass unnoticed, get lost in the shuffle. -ya koymak /ı/ to ask (a third person) to mediate. - limanı port of call. - mal semifinished goods. - seçim by-election. - sıra/-da sırada now and then, from time to time, occasionally. -ya soğukluk girmek to have a coolness arise in a friendship. -sı soğumak /ın/ to lose its importance with the passage of time. -sını soğutmak /ın/ to delay (a thing so that it is forgotten). -yı soğutmak (for a friendship) to cool off. -larından su sızmamak to be very close friends. - vermeden/vermeksizin continuously. - vermek /a/ to take a break (from), stop doing (something) for a while. -ya vermek /ı/ to waste. -ları yağ bal olmak to be intimate friends. -yı yapmak 1. to become friends again, make up. 2. to reconcile friends who have quarreled."

1. (doing something) as a matter of form. 2. (doing something) according to the rules, in the prescribed manner, properly.

1. meal to which each participant contributes a dish. 2. (doing something) as a cooperative effort, as a joint effort. - ile (doing something) as a cooperative effort, as a joint effort.