instead

"instead of, in place of, in sb's/sth's stead, in lie (of sth); instead; for"

adv. instead, instead of, in lieu, in lieu of, in place of

prep. vice

* * *

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

"/ın/ 1. instead of, in (someone´s) stead, in place of; in lieu of: Ali, Veli´nin yerine gitti. Ali went in Veli´s place. Bundan sonra fındık yerine çay yetiştireceğiz. From now on we´re going to raise tea instead of hazelnuts. 2. on behalf of, for (someone); in the name of (someone). "

"1. law real, of or relating to things instead of people; in rem. 2. (something) given in kind (as opposed to being given in money). 3. (something) which is given as it is, which is given without having been converted into something else. 4. phil. identical. 5. ocular, pertaining to the eye. - akit law real contract. - borç law real obligation. - dava law real action. - hak law (a) real right. - mesuliyet law real obligation. - rasyon mil. rations given in kind. - teminat law real security. - yardım aid given in kind."

"1. /a, ı/ to command (someone) to (do something), order (someone) to (do something). 2. /ı/ to require one to, entail. 3. /ı/ to say (used either jocularly or in very polite speech). 4. /a/ to go into; to come into (used in very polite speech). 5. /ı/ to take; to have (used in very polite speech): Çayınızı buyurunuz! Here is your tea. Meyve buyurmaz mısınız? Won´t you have some fruit? 6. used instead of etmek in compound verbs in very formal speech: Cumhurbaşkanı beni kabul buyurdular. The president received me. Buyur? Would you mind repeating that?/I beg your pardon? Buyurun./Buyurunuz. 1. Please come in! 2. Please sit down! 3. Please help yourself!/Please have some! Buyurun cenaze namazına! We´ve had it! (said when faced with an unexpected and unpleasant situation). "

"1. light (in weight). 2. light, easy, mild. 3. light, frivolous, flighty. 4. light, mild (food); light (meal, drink). 5. light, thin, slight. 6. light, gentle, mild. 7. light, mild, not heavy or strong. 8. light, slight, mild, not intense. 9. light (music). 10. light, mild (punishment, penalty, sentence, etc.). 11. light (sleep). 12. slight, gradual (incline, slope, etc.). 13. slight, small, little (sound, voice, noise), 14. light, relaxed, at ease, free from trouble. 15. light, slight, slightly evident. 16. slang penniless, broke. 17. lightly, slightly, mildly. -e almak /ı/ to take (someone, something) lightly, not to take (someone, something) seriously. -ten almak /ı/ 1. to try to calm (someone) (instead of quarreling with him). 2. to regard (someone, something) as unimportant. - atlatmak /ı/ to escape (something) lightly. - giyinmek to dress lightly. - hafif gently, slowly. - hapis cezası law imprisonment in a minimum-security prison. - müzik light music. - para cezası law a light fine. - sanayi light industry. - tertip 1. small-scale. 2. a little, slightly. - uyku a light sleep."

"1. rush mat; reed mat, matting; wickerwork; canework. 2. made of woven straw, coarse fiber, cane, rushes, or wicker. - altı etmek /ı/ 1. to conceal, hush up, cover up. 2. to hold up (a paper or file) instead of processing it and passing it along. - altına gitmek colloq. to be shelved and forgotten. - etmek /ı/ slang to steal. - gibi serilmek to be spread out all over the ground. - iskemle cane chair. - işi wickerwork. - koltuk wicker chair. - olmak slang to be beaten (in a game). - örgü mat, matting. -lara sarılmak/yatmak slang (for a taxi driver) to take a day off, not to work. -a sarmak /ı/ slang to swipe, cop, filch, pilfer, steal. - şapka straw hat; Brit. boater; Panama hat, Panama."

prov. dry earth (used instead of diapers under a baby´s swaddling clothes).

",-kmü 1. decision, sentence, decree, judgment. 2. assumption, opinion, thought. 3. sovereignty, sway, jurisdiction. 4. legality, authority, validity. 5. importance, effect, influence. 6. force, grip, hold. -ünce as required by: kanun hükmünce as required by law. -ünde equivalent to, in lieu of. -ünü geçirmek /a/ to assert one´s authority over. -ü geçmek 1. /a/ to have authority (over), carry weight (with). 2. (for something) to have become invalid; to have lost its effectiveness. - giydirmek /a/ to pass sentence (on). - giymek to be sentenced, be condemned. -ünde olmak to be considered (as); to be of the same effect (as). -ü parasına geçmek to be able to pay for something (instead of having to beg for it). - sürmek 1. to rule, reign. 2. to prevail. - vermek 1. to arrive at a decision or opinion. 2. to pass sentence."

,-ti freedom, liberty. -i seçmek 1. to choose to live in freedom (instead of under oppression). 2. to opt to be one´s own boss.

kilometer.- açmak slang (for a taxi driver) to keep all of his earnings for himself (instead of giving them to his boss). - doldurmak slang to kill time. - kare square kilometer. - saati/sayacı 1. speedometer, odometer. 2. taximeter. - taşı stone showing the kilometers to a given point.

"torrent, swift and violent flood of water. - gider, kum kalır. proverb Don´t get excited about those things that are here today and gone tomorrow; think instead of those things that you must contend with over a long period of time. -e gitmek to be needlessly wasted. - götürmek /ı/ 1. (for it) to rain cats and dogs in (a place). 2. (for rain) to cause flooding in (a place). - ile gelen yel ile gider. proverb Easy come; easy go. - seli götürmek (for water) to flood violently over a place. -i suyu kalmamış juiceless, no longer juicy; too thick or dry (owing to overcooking)."

street. - ağzı place where a side street joins a main road, junction. -a atmak /ı/ 1. to throw (something) into the street. 2. to turn (someone) out into the street. 3. to spend (money) extravagantly, throw (money) away. -a atsan If you sell it at a giveaway price..../If you give it away.... - başı beginning of a street (where it joins another road). -a çıkmak to go out (for a walk, to do shopping, etc.). - çocuğu street Arab, gamin, urchin. -a dökmek /ı/ 1. to spend (money) extravagantly, throw (money) away. 2. to make (an issue) a cause of public demonstrations. -a dökülmek to rush out into the street. -a düşmek 1. (for a woman) to become a streetwalker, become a prostitute. 2. to become very common and cheap. - kadını/kızı streetwalker, hooker. -ta kalmak 1. to be left homeless, be left without a place to lay one´s head. 2. to be locked out of one´s house, be unable to get into one´s house. - kapısı street door (of a house). - süpürgesi woman who´s always gadding about (instead of keeping the home fires burning). -a uğramak to rush out into the street.