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1 take by surprise
baskın yapmak, gafil avlamak* * *1) (to catch unawares: The news took me by surprise.) hazırlıksız yakalamak2) (to capture (a fort etc) by a sudden, unexpected attack.) gafil avlamak -
2 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
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3 take (someone) unawares
(to surprise or startle (someone): He came into the room so quietly that he took me unawares.) şaşırtmak, gafil avlamak -
4 take (someone) unawares
(to surprise or startle (someone): He came into the room so quietly that he took me unawares.) şaşırtmak, gafil avlamak
См. также в других словарях:
took him by surprise — surprised him … English contemporary dictionary
surprise — sur|prise1 W2S3 [səˈpraız US sər ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(event)¦ 2¦(feeling)¦ 3 take/catch somebody by surprise 4 take somebody/something by surprise 5¦(gift/party etc)¦ 6 surprise guest/visitor etc 7 surprise! 8 9¦(method)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [ … Dictionary of contemporary English
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surprise — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 feeling of surprise ADJECTIVE ▪ great, total, utter ▪ mild, slight, some ▪ initial … Collocations dictionary
surprise — sur|prise1 [ sər praız ] noun *** 1. ) count an unusual or unexpected event: There were few surprises in the basketball playoffs this year. come as a surprise: Holman s arrest came as a surprise to the entire community. come as no surprise: Given … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
surprise — [[t]sə(r)pra͟ɪz[/t]] ♦♦ surprises, surprising, surprised 1) N COUNT: oft N to n A surprise is an unexpected event, fact, or piece of news. I have a surprise for you: We are moving to Switzerland!... It may come as a surprise to some that a normal … English dictionary
surprise — 1 noun 1 EVENT (C) an unexpected or unusual event: Joan! What a lovely surprise to see you again! | surprise visit/announcement/attack etc: Let s pay grandma a surprise visit. | US forces launched a surprise attack on the Panamanian capital. |… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
surprise — I UK [sə(r)ˈpraɪz] / US [sərˈpraɪz] noun Word forms surprise : singular surprise plural surprises *** Ways of expressing surprise: Goodness!/Good heavens!/(Oh) my God → used for showing that you are surprised Good grief! → used for showing that… … English dictionary
surprise — surprisedly /seuhr pruy zid lee, pruyzd , seuh /, adv. surpriser, n. /seuhr pruyz , seuh /, v., surprised, surprising, n. v.t. 1. to strike or occur to with a sudden feeling of wonder or astonishment, as through unexpectedness: Her beauty… … Universalium
take by surprise — {v. phr.} 1. To appear in front of someone suddenly or to suddenly discover him before he discovers you; come before (someone) is ready; appear before (someone) unexpectedly. * /The policeman took the burglar by surprise as he opened the window./ … Dictionary of American idioms
take by surprise — {v. phr.} 1. To appear in front of someone suddenly or to suddenly discover him before he discovers you; come before (someone) is ready; appear before (someone) unexpectedly. * /The policeman took the burglar by surprise as he opened the window./ … Dictionary of American idioms
