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"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. (a) side. 2. flank. 3. neighborhood, vicinity, diggings: O yanlarda oturuyor. He lives in that area. 4. part (of one´s body): Her yanım ağrıyor. I ache all over. 5. direction (line or course extending away from a given point). 6. aspect, side (of a matter). 7. with; alongside, alongside of: Yanına hiç para alma! Don´t take any money with you! Yanımda çalışıyor. He works alongside me. 8. in comparison with, alongside of: Hüsnü, Zühtü´nün yanında bir sıfırdır. Hüsnü´s nothing compared to Zühtü. 9. lateral, side, located at or towards a side. 10. secondary. -a /dan/ 1. pro, for, in favor of; on the side of: Ben Hasan´dan yanayım. I´m for Hasan. 2. as regards, as far as... is concerned: Paradan yana iyiyim. I´m OK as far as money goes. -dan sideways, from one side; obliquely; in profile. -a çıkmak /dan/ to support, take the side of, side with (someone). -ına almak /ı/ 1. to take (someone) on, employ (someone) (as one´s assistant). 2. to take (someone) in (in order to look after him/her). - bakış sideways glance. - bakmak /a/ 1. to look askance at, look at (someone, something) hostilely or venomously. - basmak 1. to be deceived, be taken in. 2. not to be straight with someone; to give someone the runaround. -ı başında /ın/ right beside, immediately beside, right next to. -ına bırakmamak/komamak/koymamak /ı, ın/ not to let (someone) get away with (something), not to let (someone) do (something) without being punished for doing it. (...) -ından bile geçmemiş. /ın/ It doesn´t have even the slightest connection with.../It doesn´t bear even the faintest resemblance to.... - cebime koy. colloq. I don´t believe you./Come on, who do you think you´re fooling?/Pull the other leg, it´s got bells on it. - cümle gram. subordinate clause. -dan çarklı 1. side-wheel (steamer). 2. slang slow-going, poky (vehicle). 3. slang (glass of tea) served with lumps/a lump of sugar in the saucer beside it. 4. slang (someone) who walks with one shoulder sloped downward. 5. slang (someone) who swings his arms vigorously as he walks. - çizmek 1. to try to get out of; to avoid, shirk, evade, dodge. 2. to pay no attention to, ignore. - etki side effect. -dan fırlama slang scoundrel, bastard, SOB. - gelmek/- gelip yatmak to take one´s ease, relax, enjoy oneself (when one should be working). -dan görünüş profile. - gözle out of the corner of one´s eye. - gözle bakmak /a/ 1. to look at (someone) out of the corner of one´s eye. 2. to look askance at, look at (someone, something) disdainfully. 3. to look at (someone, something) hostilely or venomously. -ına (kâr) kalmak to get away with, do (something) without being punished for doing it: Bu cinayet yanına kalmaz. You won´t get away with this murder. (...) -ına salavatla varılır. /ın/ You have to walk on eggs around him/her; the smallest thing can make him/her blow his/her stack. (...) -ına (salavatla) varılmaz. /ın/ 1. It´s so high/expensive you can´t touch it. 2. He/She thinks he´s/she´s better than everybody else. He/She thinks he´s/she´s something. 3. You have to walk on eggs around him/her; the smallest thing can make him/her blow his/her stack. -ı sıra 1. right along with, right alongside, together with, with: Yanı sıra avukatını getirdi. He brought his lawyer along with him. Viski yanı sıra bira içiyor. He´s drinking beer together with whiskey. 2. besides, in addition to, along with: Büyük bir yazar olmanın yanı sıra ünlü bir müzisyendir. Besides being a great writer he´s also a famous musician. 3. right alongside, right beside: Yanım sıra onlar oturuyorlardı. They were sitting right beside me. - tutmak to show partiality to one person or side. - ürün by-product. - yan sideways. - yana side by side. - yan bakmak /a/ to look at (someone) malevolently, look daggers at. - yatmak to lean to one side."

,-kti 1. time. 2. the right time, the time (for doing something). 3. when: Refia geldiği vakit when Refia comes/when Refia came. -iyle 1. at the proper time, in due season, in time. 2. in the past, once, once upon a time. -ini almak /ın/ to take (someone´s) time. - dolmak for a given period of time to be up, come to an end. - geçirmek to pass the time, occupy oneself. -i gelmek /ın/ for (someone´s) hour of death to be at hand. -ler hayrolsun! Good day! - kaybetmeden without losing any time, promptly, at once. - kazanmak 1. to save time. 2. (for someone) to gain time. - nakittir. proverb Time is money. -i olmak to have enough time. -i olmamak not to have enough time. - öldürmek to kill time. -ini şaşmamak to be punctual. - vakit from time to time, at times. -ini yemek /ın/ to take (someone´s) time. -i yerinde well-off, well-fixed, economically comfortable.

"responsibility, duty. -sine almak /ı/ to undertake to do (something); to take the responsibility for doing (something). -sinden gelmek /ın/ to be able to carry out (a task). -sinde olmak /ın/ (for something) to be the responsibility of (someone)."

"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. /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. "

",-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."

"1. What...?: Ne dedin? What did you say? 2. What a...!/How...! (used as an intensifier before adjectives): Ne biçimsiz bir masa! What an ugly table! Ne soğuk! How cold it is! 3. whatever: Ahmet ne yaparsa Ayşe beğenir. Ayşe approves of whatever Ahmet does. 4. What...?: Bu ne kutusu? What´s this box for? Yarın ne dersin var? What lesson do you have tomorrow? 5. used as an intensifier: Dün rüzgâr ne esti ha! Yesterday the wind blew like all get-out. 6. used to express approval or disapproval: Bu ne kıyafet böyle? And just what sort of getup is this? Bu dünyada ne anneler var! This old world has some pretty wonderful/awful mothers in it! -ler used to indicate a quantity of things: Daha neler gördük, neler! We saw lots and lots of other things as well! Neler öğrendin? What things have you learned? -si used to show a connection: Sen İsmet´in nesisin? How are you kin to İsmet? O adam buranın nesi? What´s that man´s position here? -sine? What on earth does he need... for?: Otomobil onun nesine? What on earth does he need a car for? Altın kolye onun nesine? What on earth is she doing with a gold necklace? - akla hizmet ediyor? Why on earth is he doing such a thing? - âlâ! How nice! - âlâ memleket! What a fine kettle of fish!/What a wonderful state of affairs! (said sarcastically). - âlem used to express a feeling of astonishment tempered with affection: Ne âlem adam! What a crazy guy! O kadın ne âlemdir bir bilsen! That gal´s a character, I can tell you! - âlemdesiniz? How are things with you? - alıp veremiyor? 1. What is it he wants?/What´s he after? 2. /la/ What´s the problem between...?: Onunla ne alıp veremiyorsun? What´s the problem between you and her? (...) - arar! /da/ (Someone) is completely lacking in (something).: Onda para ne arar! He´s never got two cents to rub together. (Burada/Orada) - arıyor? What´s he doing here/there?/What does he want? - biçim used to show disapproval: Ne biçim adam yahu! What a jerk! Ne biçim sözlük! And this thing´s supposed to be a dictionary! - buyurdunuz? What did you say? - buyurulur? /a/ 1. What do you say to...?/What would you say to a...?: Soğuk bir limonataya ne buyurulur? What do you say to a cold lemonade?/Would you like a cold lemonade? 2. What do you have to say to...? (said tauntingly). - canı var ki? How can he do that? (He´s not got the physical strength.) - çare! What can one do?/It´s a hopeless situation. - çıkar? 1. What difference will it make one way or the other? 2. What´ll come of it? (Nothing!). 3. What can I/you expect to get out of it? - çiçektir biliriz. colloq. I know what a bad lot he is./I know just how nocount he is./I´ve got his number. - de olsa nevertheless, nonetheless. - dedim de...? Why on earth (didn´t I do something)?: Ne dedim de sana haber vermedim? Why on earth didn´t I inform you? - demek? 1. What does it mean?: Bu ne demek? What does this mean? 2. Just what does it mean? (said angrily): Ders ekmek ne demek? Just what do you mean by cutting a class? - demeye...? 1. Why...?: Buraya ne demeye geldin? Why have you come here? 2. used when questioning the meaning of something: O sözü ne demeye getirdi? Just what did she mean by that remark? -ler de neler, maydanozlu köfteler all manner of strange and outlandish things. - denir?/- dersin? colloq. What can you say?/There´s nothing you can say. - denli 1.... how much.... 2. However much.... 3. My, how...! - dersin? colloq. What do you think? - dese beğenirsin? colloq. You´ll never guess what he said to me./You won´t believe what he said to me./Just guess what she said!/Guess what she called me! - diye...? Why...?/For what purpose...?: Ne diye ben gideyim? Why should I be the one to go? Ne diye gideyim? What´s the point in my going?/For what purpose am I to go? - ekersen onu biçersin. proverb You reap what you sow. - fayda! colloq. What good can that do now?/What´s the good of it now?/It´s too late for that now. (...) - gezer! see ne arar! - gibi...? Wha

1. memory, mind. 2. one´s feelings, one´s sensitivities. 3. sake. 4. influence, consideration, weight, the consideration that one person expects from another. - almak to please someone. - belası burdensome obligation undertaken out of respect or friendship for someone. -ına bir şey gelmesin. colloq. Don´t misunderstand me./I don´t mean to imply anything bad. -ından çıkamamak /ın/ to consent to something rather than offend (a friend). -dan çıkarmak /ı/ to forget. -ından çıkarmamak /ı/ to keep in mind, continue one´s concern for. -ından çıkmamak to keep coming to one´s mind. -ından geçmemek 1. not even to think of. 2. /ın/ to do something rather than disappoint (someone). -ına gelmek to occur to one, come to one´s mind. -a getirmek /ı/ (for something) to remind someone of (something). -a gönüle bakmamak not to let one´s consideration for someone prevent one from doing what is right. - gönül bilmemek/saymamak/tanımamak 1. not to let one´s consideration for someone prevent one from doing what is right. 2. not to consider the feelings of others. -a (ve hayale) gelmemek (for a possibility) not even to occur to one. -ını hoş etmek /ın/ to please (someone). - için as a favor to someone. - için çiğ tavuk (da) yenir. proverb A person will do difficult or unpleasant things in order to please others. -ı için for the sake of, because of. -ı kalmak to feel hurt or offended. -ında kalmak to remember. -ını kırmak /ın/ to hurt (someone´s) feelings, offend. -ında olmak to have in mind, not to have forgotten. -ı sayılır 1. considerable. 2. respected. -ı sayılmak 1. to have influence and weight. 2. to have one´s feelings respected. - saymak to show one´s respect, show one´s esteem. -ını saymak /ın/ to show one´s respect for (someone) (by one´s action). - senedi accommodation bill. - sormak /a/ to ask (someone) how he is, ask after/about (someone). -ında tutmak /ı/ to remember, keep (something) in mind. -ından ve hayalinden geçmemek (for something) not even to cross (one´s) mind. - yapmak to please someone. -ım yok mu? Don´t I count for anything?/Have I no weight or influence?

"1. /ı/ to process, treat, work up. 2. /ı/ to do fine work on, embroider. 3. /a/ to penetrate; to soak into. 4. to function, operate, perform, do work. 5. (for a business) to be doing a good business, be doing well. 6. (for a road) to carry traffic. 7. (for a vehicle, ship) to ply, make regular trips. 8. /ı/ to cultivate, work (land). 9. /ı/ to treat, discuss (a subject). 10. (for a law) to be effective, be enforced. 11. (for a boil, sore, or wound) to fester. 12. slang to commit theft; /ı/ to steal. 13. /ı/ slang to investigate, look into. 14. slang to pull the wool over someone´s eyes (as a joke). İşleyen demir pas tutmaz/paslanmaz/ışıldar. proverb An active, industrious person is a healthy, productive person."

1. trouble, difficulty, worry, problem: Hiçbir zoru yok. He´s got nothing troubling him. 2. bodily ailment or disorder: Zekâvet´in aklından zoru var galiba. It looks like Zekâvet´s touched in the head. Hilmi´nin midesinden zoru var. Hilmi´s got a stomach complaint. 3. compulsion, constraint, obligation, necessity: Bunu yapmak zorunda değilim. I´m not obliged to do this. Ne zorun vardı bunu yapmaya? What made you feel obliged to do this? 4. physical violence or the threat of physical violence, force: Zoru görünce direnmekten vazgeçti. When threatened with force he stopped holding out. Beni zor kullanmaya mecbur etme! Don´t make me use force! 5. pressure, coercion (exerted upon a person´s mind): Onları ancak zor kullanarak hizaya getirebilirsin. The only way you can get them to fall into line is to pressure them. 6. difficult, hard. 7. with difficulty. 8. barely, just. Z-! You´re going to have some trouble doing that! (often said tauntingly). -la 1. by force, by main force. 2. by exerting pressure. - bela 1. with great difficulty, with the greatest of difficulty. 2. just barely. -unda bırakmak /ı/ to leave (someone) no choice but (to do something). -a dağlar dayanmaz. proverb Even the mighty yield when threatened with violence. -a düşmek to get in a difficult position, get in a tight spot, get in a bind. -a gelememek to be unable to stand stress, be unable to endure pressure. - gelmek /a/ (for something) to be difficult for (someone). -la güzellik olmaz. proverb If you try to bring something about by force, the results will be unsatisfactory. -unda kalmak to be left no choice but (to do something). -a koşmak /ı/ to make things difficult for (someone), make difficulties for (someone). - kullanmak to use force. -un ne? What´s making you (do something)?: Zorun ne ki beni öyle sorguya çekiyorsun? What´s making you give me the third degree like this? -unda olmak to have to, be obliged to (do something). - yaparsın! You´re going to have some trouble doing that (often said tauntingly). - zar see zar zor. -/-u zoruna 1. with very great difficulty, with the greatest of difficulty. 2. just barely.

"1. blind. 2. dull, not sharp. 3. dim (light). 4. blind, dead-end. 5. blind, unaware of what´s happening. 6. (in expressions) bad, evil; unlucky. - boğaz one´s appetite for food, hunger. - çapa a short, blunt hoe. - değneğini beller gibi without ever thinking of doing otherwise. - dövüşü chaotic situation. - duman very thick fog. - hat rail. siding. -ün istediği bir göz, Allah verdi iki göz. colloq. He was blessed with more than he´d hoped for. - kadı forthright person, person who speaks his mind. - kör parmağım gözüne colloq. out in the open, perfectly evident, clear. -ü körüne blindly, carelessly, at random. - kütük sarhoş dead drunk. -ler mahallesinde ayna satmak to sell refrigerators to Eskimos, carry coals to Newcastle. -ler memleketinde şaşılar padişah/baş olur. proverb An inferior thing seems first-rate to those who have never known anything better. - nişancılık 1. hitting the target by chance only. 2. doing something correctly by chance only. - olası/olasıca colloq. 1. Damn him/her/it! 2. damned, accursed. -ünü öldürmek 1. to satisfy one´s desires after a fashion. 2. to swallow one´s pride and admit one´s helplessness. - ölür badem gözlü olur, kel ölür sırma saçlı olur. proverb What was ugly or worthless seems beautiful or valuable once it has been lost. - şeytan/talih bad luck. - tapa blind flange. - topal colloq. after a fashion, in a half-assed way. - uçuş flying blind. -le yatan şaşı kalkar. proverb 1. If you associate with a scoundrel, you´ll pick up some of his habits. 2. If you associate with a scoundrel, you´ll suffer for it."

"1. /ı/ to make; to build, construct, fashion; to create; to manufacture; to produce; to prepare. 2. /ı/ to do; to busy oneself with (something); to do (something) (as one´s regular work or occupation); to carry out, perform; to effect, execute: Ne yapıyorsun? What´re you doing? Başka ne yapayım? What else can I do? Haldun öğretmenlik yapıyor. Haldun teaches./Haldun´s a teacher. 3. /ı/ to repair, fix (something). 4. /ı/ to cause, bring about (an illness). 5. /ı/ to be (used with reference to the weather): Geçen kış çok kar yaptı. It snowed a lot last winter. 6. /ı/ to make, acquire (money). 7. /ı/ to produce (offspring). 8. /ı/ (for a vehicle) to do, go, travel at (a specified speed). 9. /ı/ to make (someone, something) (reach a certain state): Bu ilaç beni iyi yaptı. This medicine made me well. İstanbul´u İstanbul yapan odur. That´s what makes Istanbul Istanbul./That´s what makes Istanbul what it is. Oğlumu doktor yapmak istiyorum. I want to make a doctor of my boy. Orayı muz bahçesi yapmalısınız. You ought to make that bit (of land) over there into a banana grove. 10. to do, act, behave: Gelmekle iyi yaptın. You did well to come. Fena mı yapmışım yani? So somebody reckons I´ve behaved badly, eh? 11. /ı/ to be occupied with (the doing of something): Stajımı o hastanede yaptım. I did my internship in that hospital. Lise öğrenimini Sen Jozef´te yaptı. He got his high school education at St. Joseph´s. 12. /a/ to defecate (in/on); to urinate, wet: Çocuk yine yatağına yapmış. The child´s wet the bed again. 13. /ı/ to harm, do (someone) harm: Beni kızdıran kişiyi yaparım! I don´t let anybody who crosses me get off easy!/The person who crosses me is in for it! 14. /ı/ to do, arrange: Şayeste, saçını Şahinde´ye yaptırdı. Şayeste had Şahinde do her hair. Gülfidan, bir daha yatağını yapmadan kahvaltıya gelme ha! Gülfidan, don´t you let me catch you coming to breakfast again without first making your bed! 15. /ı/ to make or describe (an arc, a curve, a bend, etc.): Yol orada viraj yapar. The road makes a bend there. 16. /ı/ slang to do it to, have sex with. Yapma! 1. Leave him/her/them alone! 2. Leave it alone!/Stop it!/Cut it out!: Yapma Eda, kırarsın! Leave it alone, Eda! You could break it! 3. Oh go on!/Go on! (used to express disbelief): Yapma! Şaka söylüyorsun! Go on now; you´re kidding me! yapmadığını bırakmamak/yapmadığı kalmamak to do everything in the book to annoy or upset someone: Ayhan yapmadığını bırakmadı; onun sepetleneceği kesin. Ayhan´s committed every crime in the book; he´s sure to be fired. O gün söylediklerine itiraz ettim; ondan bu yana bana yapmadığı kalmadı. I objected to what she said that day, and since then she´s done everything possible to harass me. yaptığı hayır ürküttüğü kurbağaya değmemek for (someone´s) well-meant help to do more harm than good."

(a) pity, (a) shame: Gelememen büyük bir yazıktı. It was a great pity you couldn´t come. Y-! What a pity!/What a shame! - etmek /a/ 1. to ruin, spoil (something). 2. to do (someone) an injustice. - olmak /a/ 1. for it to be a shame that (something) has been ruined, spoiled, or come to naught. 2. for it to be a shame that (someone) has suffered or been badly done. -lar olsun! colloq. I wouldn´t have expected this from you!/I thought you were above doing such a thing! - sana! colloq. 1. I wouldn´t have expected this from you!/I thought you were above doing such a thing! 2. What a pity for you!

"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."

"used in: -ında gitmek (for something) to go well, go like clockwork. (işini) -ına koymak to put (one´s work, business, etc.) in order. - tıkır 1. perfectly; without hesitating or faltering; like clockwork. 2. (something´s moving) with a regular clicking sound, with a regular click. -ı yolunda (someone) who´s doing well, who´s prospering. -ı yolunda olmak/gitmek (for someone) to do well, prosper. -ını yoluna koymak to be doing well (financially), be making money."

"1. /da/ to be left in (a place); /a/ to be left with (someone). 2. impersonal passive /da/ to leave (someone, something) in (a place); /a/ to leave (someone, something) with (someone); /a/ to let (someone) borrow (something). 3. /a/ to be left on or in, be put on or in (a place). 4. /a/ impersonal passive to leave or put (something, someone) on or in (a place). 5. impersonal passive to let go of, stop holding. 6. to be left, be abandoned, be deserted. 7. impersonal passive to leave, desert. 8. impersonal passive to quit (one´s job). 9. impersonal passive to stop doing (work in hand): İşler öyle zırt pırt bırakılır mı? Do you stop working whenever you take a notion? 10. /a/ to be set aside until, be put off until (a future date). 11. /a/ impersonal passive to set aside (something) until, put (something) off until (a future date). 12. /a/ (for a job, a responsibility) to be entrusted to (someone); (for a job, a responsibility) to be handed over to, be turned over to, be relinquished to (someone). 13. /a/ impersonal passive to entrust (a job, a responsibility) to; to hand over or relinquish (a job, a responsibility) to. 14. to be left alone, be left in peace. 15. impersonal passive to leave (someone, something) alone, let (someone, something) be. 16. /a/ impersonal passive to let (one´s hair) hang down to (a specified level). 17. (for a beard, a mustache) to be grown. 18. impersonal passive to grow (a beard, a mustache). 19. /a/ to be given to (someone); to be left to, be bequeathed to (someone). 20. impersonal passive to leave (something) to (someone), let (someone) have (something); to leave (something) to, bequeath. 21. /a, dan/ (for a specified amount of profit) to come to (someone) from (something). 22. impersonal passive (for something) to bring one (a specified amount of profit), leave one with (a specified amount of profit). 23. impersonal passive to give up (a habit). 24. (for a captive person or animal) to be set free. 25. impersonal passive to set (a captive person or animal) free. 26. /a/ to be allowed to (do something). 27. /a/ impersonal passive to allow (someone) to (do something). 28. /a/ to be allowed to go to or into (a place). 29. (for a spouse) to be abandoned, be deserted (by the other). 30. impersonal passive to leave (one´s spouse). 31. to be left in (an undesirable state). 32. impersonal passive to leave (someone, something) (in an undesirable state). 33. (for a student) to be made to repeat a grade. 34. impersonal passive to make (a student) repeat a grade, fail, flunk (a student). 35. /a, dan/ (for something) to be sold to (someone) at (a specified price). 36. /a, dan/ impersonal passive to sell (something) to (someone) for (a specified price). "

"1. remark; word. 2. expression, utterance, statement. 3. empty words, hot air, nothing but talk. 4. conversation, talk. 5. the subject of a conversation. 6. What nonsense!/That´s bull! -ı ağzında gevelemek to talk around the subject; not to come out with what´s on one´s mind. -ı ağzından kaçırmak to let something slip, say something inadvertently, let the cat out of the bag. -ı ağzında kalmak to be unable to finish what one was saying; (for someone) suddenly to go silent. - altında kalmamak to give as good as one gets (in an argument). -ı ağzına tıkamak /ın/ to shut (someone) up. - anlamaz 1. thickheaded; stupid. 2. obstinate, muleheaded. - anlatmak /a/ to try to bring (someone) round (to one´s own point of view), try to make (someone) understand something. - aramızda.... colloq. This is just between you and me./Let´s keep this to ourselves./Entre nous. - atmak 1. /a/ to make a rude remark about (someone) within his hearing. 2. /a/ to make an improper innuendo or suggestion to (a woman one doesn´t know), proposition. 3. to have a chat. -ını/ -ınızı balla kestim. colloq. Excuse me for interrupting you. -ını bilmek to think before one opens one´s mouth, be careful about what one says. -a boğmak /ı/ to drown (a topic) in a flood of words. -ı çevirmek/değiştirmek to change the subject. - çıkmak for a rumor to start going around. -ı çiğnemek to beat around the bush. -a dalmak to become lost in conversation. - değil. colloq. It´s serious./This isn´t just idle talk. - dinlemek to heed what one is told; to act on someone´s advice. - dokundurmak /a/ to make wisecracks (about), make barbed remarks (about). - düşmemek /a/ 1. for there to be no need for (someone) to talk. 2. (for someone) not to get a chance to speak. - etmek 1. /ı/ to gossip about (something). 2. /la/ to talk (with), chat (with). -ını etmek /ın/ to talk about (something). -ın gümrüğünü vermek slang to start yakking again; to keep on yakking. - işitmek to get a dressing down. - kaldıramamak not to be able to take a joke, not to be able to take it. - kıtlığında asmalar budayayım. colloq. You´re talking nonsense! - körüğü windbag (person). - lafı açar. colloq. One topic leads to another. -ı mı olur? colloq. Don´t mention it!/It´s a pleasure! (said to someone for whom one has done or wishes to do a favor). - ola. colloq. What hogwash!/It´s just so much hot air! - olur. colloq. There´ll be gossip./It´ll set tongues wagging. - olsun diye (saying something) just to make conversation, merely for the sake of saying it. -la peynir gemisi yürümez. proverb Mere talk won´t get anything done. - söyledi balkabağı. colloq. You´re full of bull! -ını şaşırmak to be at a loss for words. - taşımak to retail gossip. -a tutmak /ı/ to engage (someone) in conversation (thus causing him to stop what he´d been doing). -ı uzatmak to take a long time explaining something. - ü güzaf see lafügüzaf. - yetiştirmek 1. to reply quickly and in kind, promptly to give as good as one gets. 2. /a/ (for a child) to talk back to, sass (an older person). - yok. /a/ colloq. There´s nothing wrong with...."

"1. to be passed. 2. /dan/ to be passed through. 3. /dan/ to be passed over. 4. /a/ to be carried over to, be moved over to; to be transported to, be conveyed to (a place). 5. /a/ to be recorded on/in, be entered in/on, be registered in, be written down on/in. 6. /a/ (for glass) to be put, fit, fixed, or inserted into (a frame). 7. /a/ (for a cover, a case) to be inserted into (a frame). 7. /a/ (for a cover, a case) to be put or slipped on/over. 8. /a/ (for a ring) to be put or slipped on. 9. (for someone) to be seen off. 10. /a/ (for someone) to be accompanied to (a place). 11. /da/ (for a period of time) to be passed or spent at/in. 12. /dan/ to be subjected to, be inflicted with. 13. /a/ (for a disease) to be transmitted to (someone, an animal), be spread to (someone, an animal). 14. /la/ (for a period of time) to be spent on/in/by (doing something)."

"1. face (of a person or animal). 2. face (the front, exposed, finished, dressed, or otherwise specially prepared surface of something): kumaşın yüzü the face of the cloth. dağın kuzey yüzü the north face of the mountain. binanın yüzü the building´s façade. paltonun yüzü the outer side of the coat. 3. surface: suyun yüzü the surface of the water. 4. cloth which encloses the stuffing of a cushion or pillow, case; mattress ticking; cloth used to cover a chair or sofa, upholstery, upholstering. 5. sense of shame, shame: Sende hiç yüz yok mu? Have you no shame? Ne yüzle ondan böyle bir şey isteyebilirsin? How can you have the gall to ask her for such a thing? 6. side: ırmağın öte yüzünde on the other side of the river. problemin bu yüzü this aspect of the problem. 7. cutting edge, face (of a knife blade or other sharp tool). -ü açılmak for (a thing´s) beauty to become evident or apparent, begin to shine forth. -ünü ağartmak /ın/ to give (someone, oneself) just cause for pride, do something that (someone, one) can take pride in. -ü ak (someone) who has no cause to be ashamed, who has nothing to be ashamed of. -ü ak olsun! Bless him! (said to express gratitude). -ünün akıyla çıkmak /dan/ 1. to manage to finish (a job) with one´s honor unsullied. 2. to succeed in doing (a job) as it should be done. -ünden akmak /ın/ (for something) to be evident from the look on (someone´s) face; (for something) to be evident from the way (someone) looks, be written all over (someone). -ü asılmak for a sour look or frown to come over (someone´s) face. -üne atmak /ı/ to return, refuse, or reject (something) insultingly. -üne bağırmak /ın/ to shout at (someone) angrily and rudely. -üne bakılacak gibi/-üne bakılır not bad looking, of middling looks. -üne bakılmaz very ugly (person). -üne bakmamak /ın/ 1. not to pay attention to (someone). 2. not to speak to (someone) (because one is angry with him/her). -üne bakmaya kıyılmaz very beautiful. - bulmak to get presumptuous, insolent, or uppity (after having been treated kindly or indulged). - bulunca/verince astar ister. colloq. If you give him an inch he´ll take a mile. -ünü buruşturmak to get a sour look on one´s face. - çevirmek /dan/ to break off relations with, have nothing more to do with (someone). -e çıkmak 1. to come to the surface. 2. to get presumptuous, insolent, or uppity. -ünün derisi kalın thick-skinned and brazen, brazenfaced, shameless. -ünden düşen bin parça olmak to wear a very sour face. -ünü ekşitmek to get a sour look on one´s face. - geri etmek to turn back; to retreat; to retrace one´s steps. (...) -ü görmek to experience, have: İki yıldır rahat yüzü görmedim. I haven´t had a moment´s peace for two years now. O çocuk hayatında dert yüzü görmedi. That kid´s never had a worry in his life. - göstermek to happen, occur, take place. - göz (someone´s) whole or entire face. -ü gözü açılmak 1. to be informed about sex, learn about the birds and the bees, be clued in on what sex is all about. 2. to begin to understand what the world is really like. -ünü gözünü açmak /ın/ 1. to inform (someone) about sex, teach (someone) about the birds and the bees, clue (someone) in on what sex is all about. 2. to cause (someone) to begin to understand what the world is really like. -üne gözüne bulaştırmak /ı/ to make a complete mess of (something), ball (something) up completely. - göz olmak /la/ to get to be on overly familiar terms with (someone). -ünü güldürmek /ın/ to make (someone) happy; to please (someone). -ü gülmek to be happy; to be pleased. -üne gülmek /ın/ to smile at (someone) hypocritically, make an essentially false display of friendship towards (someone). - kalıbı plaster mask of a person´s face. -ü kalmamak/-e karşı/ not to have the nerve/gall to ask (someone) for something. -ünden kan damlamak to be very healthy and rosy-cheeked, be in the pink of health. -üne kan gelmek to recover one´s health and color. -ü kara (someone) who has something to b