kill-time

"1. time: Zaman nehir gibi akıyor. Time flows like a river. Bana zaman lazım. I need time. Fatoş´un zamanı az. Fatoş has little time to spare. ışık söndürme zamanı lights-out. 2. time, season: Yenidünya zamanı geldi. Loquats are now in season. 3. age, era, epoch: zamanın âlimleri the learned men of the age. 4. (a person´s) youth or prime; the time when one was engaged in a particular activity: Benim zamanımda bu işyerinin yönetim biçimi bambaşkaydı. This office was run quite differently in my time. 5. the right time or the time appointed (to do something): Artık bu işin zamanı geldi. It´s now the right time to do this job. 6. free time: Bugün hiç zamanım yok. I´ve no free time today. 7 gram. tense. 8. mus. time, meter, rhythm. 9. geol. era. 10. when: geldiği zaman when he came. -ında at the proper time, at the right time. -la with time, as time passes/ passed. - belirteci gram. adverb of time. - bırakmak /a/ to set aside time for, leave time for (something). - birimi unit of time. - eki gram. temporal suffix (for a verb). -ı geçmek 1. to be out of date, be outmoded. 2. (for something) to expire, become void (as a result of the passage of time). 3. (for a fruit or vegetable) no longer to be in season. 4. (for an activity) no longer to be appropriate to the time of year. 5. (for something) to be of no use (because it´s too late): Özür dilemenin zamanı geçti artık. It´s now too late to apologize. - kazanmak 1. to save time. 2. (for someone) to gain time. - kollamak to be on the lookout for a suitable opportunity, bide one´s time. - öldürmek to kill time. - sana uymazsa sen zamana uy. proverb If the times don´t conform to you, then you should conform to the times. -a uymak to conform to the age in which one lives, move with the times, keep in step with the times. - vermek /a/ to set aside time (for) (something). - zaman from time to time, occasionally, every now and then, every now and again, every so often. - zarfı gram. adverb of time."

,-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.

"/ı/ 1. to kill; to murder. 2. to get rid of the pungent taste or smell in (a food). 3. to kill (time). "

to pass the time, to kill time

"1. wave (of water, of heat or cold, of electric and magnetic field intensity). 2. the wavelike pattern found in watered cloth, water, moiré. 3. slang trick, subterfuge, deception, fast one. 4. slang hashish, hash. 5. slang a high (which comes from hashish). 6. slang reverie, brown study, distractedness, distraction. 7. slang what-do-you-call-it, thingumabob, thingumajig. 8. slang situation, matter, affair. 9. slang love relationship, love affair. 10. slang (a) beloved, (a) love, sweetheart, sweetie, honey. 11. slang connection, relation. -yı başa almak naut. (for a ship) to breast the waves. - boyu wavelength. - dalga 1. streaked, uneven (paint, dye); moiréd. 2. in an undulating fashion. 3. wavy (hair). - devimi wave motion, wave propagation. -ya düşmek slang 1. to fall into a trap, fall for a trick. 2. to be absentminded. - geçmek slang 1. /la/ to kid (someone). 2. /la/ not to take (something) seriously, pay (something) no mind. 3. to goof off, waste time, kill time. -ya gelmek slang see -ya düşmek. -ya getirmek /ı/ slang to get (someone) to fall for it, take (someone) in, hoodwink. -sına taş atmak /ın/ slang 1. to spoil (someone´s) high. 2. to upset (someone´s) applecart, spoil a good situation for (someone). 3. to make a pass at (someone´s sweetheart)."

adj. dilatory, diverting, kill time, diversionary

adj. kill time

to kill time

to kill time

",-pi 1. light rope, cord; string. 2. prov. thread. - atlamak to jump rope. - cambazı ropedancer, tightrope walker. -e çekmek /ı/ to string (someone) up, hang (someone). -ini çekmek /ın/ to keep (someone) under control. -le çekmek /ı/ to be anxiously waiting for, be counting the days until. -i çözmek to sever relations with someone. -i çürük undependable. -e dizmek /ı/ to string. -leri elinde olmak /ın/ to exercise covert control over (something). -e gelesice/gelesi 1. low-down, damned. 2. bastard, scoundrel. - inceldiği yerden kopar. proverb Trouble begins at a weak spot. - ipullah sivri külah (someone) who has neither family nor possessions. - kaçkını colloq. gallows bird, person who deserves to be hanged. -ten kazıktan kurtulmuş colloq. hardened criminal, thug. -ini kesmek slang 1. to run away, flee, clear out. 2. /ın/ to leave (someone) penniless. -i kırık slang ne´er-do-well, hoodlum, hood. -i kırmak slang 1. to slip away; to clear out. 2. to quit one´s job. 3. to sever relations with someone. -ini kırmak slang to get out of hand, become unmanageable. -i koparmak 1. to quit one´s job. 2. to sever relations with someone. -ten kuşak kuşanmak to become poor. -iyle kuyuya inilmez. /ın/ colloq. You can´t depend on him. - merdiven rope ladder. -e sapa gelmemek to make no sense; to contain contradictions. -e sapa gelmez 1. confused; inconsistent; nonsensical. 2. vagabond, shiftless. -i sapı yok. colloq. It has no rhyme or reason. -ini sürümek to deserve to be hanged (for one´s crimes). -ini sürüyüp gezmek to wander around aimlessly, kill time. - takmak /a/ to try to harm (someone) behind his back. - takmamak /a/ slang not to give a damn (about). -in ucu elinde olmak /ın/ to be in control of things. -in ucunu kaçırmak to let things get out of hand, let something get out of control, let things go too far. -e un sermek to give someone a song and dance, try to put someone off with impossible excuses. "

1. /ı/ to enclose (land) with palings. 2. /ı/ hist. to impale (someone). 3. /ı/ slang to swindle. 4. slang (for a taxi driver) to kill time waiting for a fare.

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.

"1. housefly, fly. 2. mosquito; horsefly; gnat; any small flying insect. 3. playing cards (a) club. - avlamak to kill time, twiddle one´s thumbs. - kâğıdı flypaper. - küçüktür ama mide bulandırır. proverb Some small and seemingly insignificant people/things are capable of wreaking great mischief. -ten yağ çıkarmak to hunt for profit where there´s none to be found, be on a fool´s errand."

1. /ı, a/ to rub (one thing) against (another) hard. 2. to wander about aimlessly. Sürt Allah sürt! colloq. So you just wander around with nothing to do but kill time!

"to kill time, fool around, mess around; to goldbrick; to loaf. "

"1. /ı/ to eat. 2. /ı/ to spend (money); to spend (money) recklessly. 3. /ı/ to corrode, eat. 4. /ı/ (for an insect) to bite, eat (someone) up; (for an insect) to eat (something). 5. /ı/ to require, use up, consume: Bu soba çok odun yiyor. It takes a lot of wood to keep this stove going. 6. /ı/ slang to milk someone for (his money), bleed someone for (his money). 7. /ı/slang to make mincemeat of (someone). 8. /ı/ slang to kill, do (someone) in. 9. /ı/ slang to lay, have sex with. 10. /dan/ slang to get laid by. 11. /ı/ slang to kiss/lick/suck (someone). 12. /ı/ slang to get (a fine, a jail sentence). yemez slang person who can´t be tricked, fox. yiyip bitirmek /ı/ 1. to eat up every bit of (a food). 2. to spend or spend recklessly every bit of (a sum of money). 3. to use up every bit of (something). 4. to drive (someone) to distraction, drive (someone) crazy. 5. to drain, wear (someone) down, take a lot out of (someone). 6. to milk someone for (his money), bleed someone for (his money). Yeme de yanında yat! slang 1. It´s a food which isn´t just good; it´s finger-licking good! 2. She´s not just beautiful; she´s a knockout! yemeden içmeden (divulging something confidential) without losing any time. yemeden içmeden kesilmek to have no appetite, be off one´s food. Ye kürküm ye! colloq. He wouldn´t have given me the time of day if I hadn´t been dressed well./She wouldn´t have so much as looked at me if I hadn´t been wearing this uniform. Yediği naneye bak! colloq. Look at how he´s put his foot into it this time! Yemeyenin malını yerler (demine hu çekerler) (üstüne bir bardak su içerler). proverb Don´t be miserly and deny yourself things you can afford, for you can rest assured that what you save up but don´t spend will be spent freely and enjoyed to the hilt by whoever gets it after you´ve died. "

"two. -dir for the second time. -miz the two of us. -miz de both of us. -si the two (of them). -si de both (of them). - ahbap çavuşlar colloq. inseparable friends, great pals. -si arası 1. neither one nor the other, a combination of the two. 2. (someone, something) who/which is a mixture of the two. - arada bir derede somehow or other. - arada bir derede kalmak to be in a tight situation. - arada kalmak to be at a loss as to whom to believe; not to know whom to support. - ateş arasında kalmak to be caught between two fires. - atomlu chem. diatomic. - ayağını bir pabuca sokmak/koymak /ın/ to pressure (someone), put pressure on (someone) (to finish something immediately). - baştan olmak (for something) to be possible only if both sides are in agreement about it. -de bir/birde very frequently, all the time, constantly, continually, every whipstitch. -si bir kapıya çıkar. colloq. They both amount to the same thing. -si bir kazanda kaynamamak not to get along together. -sini bir kazana koysalar kaynamazlar. colloq. It´s impossible for them to get along with each other. - boyutlu two-dimensional. - buçukluk (a) two-and-a-half lira coin. - büklüm bent double, very stooped. - cambaz bir ipte oynamaz. proverb If two cheats try to work together, they end up cheating each other. - cami arasında kalmış beynamaz/binamaz (someone) who doesn´t know which alternative to choose, (someone) who doesn´t know which of two choices to make. - cihanda in this world and the next. - çıplak bir hamama yakışır. proverb Don´t think about marrying if you haven´t got a penny to your name. - çift laf/söz a word or two, a few words. - çifte kayık/- çifteli rowboat with two pairs of oars. - değerlikli chem. bivalent (element). - dinle (bin işit) bir söyle. proverb Listen before you talk. - dirhem bir çekirdek dressed up fit to kill, dressed up to the nines, all dolled up. - dünya this world and the world to come. - eli böğründe kalmak to be at a loss as to what to do; to feel helpless. - eli (kızıl) kanda olsa no matter what he´s/she´s doing, no matter what, no matter how tied up he/she is. - eli şakaklarında düşünmek to brood, be deep in thought. - eli yakasında olmak /ın/ to intend to settle accounts (with another) on Judgment Day. - elim yanıma gelecek. colloq. I swear I´m telling the truth!/Cross my heart! - evli bigamous. - geçeli in two rows facing each other. - gönül bir olursa/olunca samanlık seyran olur. proverb If two people are really in love they can make do with a bare minimum of worldly goods. - gözüm my dear; my dear friend; my dear lady; my dear fellow. - gözle görme/- göze değgin görme binocular vision. - gözü iki çeşme crying one´s eyes out, crying one´s heart out. - gözüm kör olsun! I swear to God! - gözüm önüme aksın! I swear to God! - günde bir every other day. - hörgüçlü deve Bactrian camel, two-humped camel. - karpuz bir koltuğa sığmaz. proverb You can´t do two things at once. - kat 1. doubled, folded. 2. bent double, very stooped. - katı /ın/ double the amount of. - katlı 1. two-storied. 2. two-layered. - kat olmak to be bent double, become very stooped. - kere twice. - kere iki dört eder gibi as sure as two and two is four. - misli twofold, twice as much. - namlulu double-barreled. - nokta colon (punctuation mark). -si ortası/-sinin ortası 1. (someone, something) which is a blend of the two. 2. a blend of the two. 3. middle ground, middle of the road; middle way, middle path. - paralık etmek /ı/ to ruin (someone´s) reputation, discredit (someone) thoroughly. - paralık olmak (for someone´s reputation) to be ruined, (for someone) to be thoroughly discredited. - rahmetten biri. colloq. If he can´t get well I hope death will put an end to his sufferings. - satır konuşmak/dertleşmek to have a brief chat. - seksen uzanmak slang 1. to be tickled pink. 2. to be flattened (by a fisticuff). 3. to loll. - sözü/lafı/lakırdıyı bir araya getirememek to be unable to express ones

"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. clean. 2. fresh (air). 3. (something) which is in good condition, which is clean and has been properly cared for. 4. decent, clean-living, morally upright. 5. chaste, virtuous. 6. net (amount of money). 7. well, in a good way. 8. slang poker (the card game). - bir (bir -) 1. a good, a thorough (beating, whipping). 2. (beating someone) severely, good and proper, but good. -e çekmek /ı/ to make a fair copy of (a piece of writing). - çevirmek slang to play poker. -e çıkarmak /ı/ to clear, prove (someone) innocent, exonerate. -e çıkmak (for someone accused of something) to be cleared, be proven innocent, be exonerated. - giyinmek to wear neat, clean clothes. - hava almak to get some fresh air. - havaya çıkmak to go out and get some fresh air. -e havale etmek /ı/ 1. to finish (a job that´s been dragging on) in a jiffy. 2. to eat up, polish off, put away (food). 3. slang to kill, bump (someone) off, put (someone) away. -/iyi iş altı ayda çıkar. proverb It takes time to do a job properly. - pak sparklingly clean, spotlessly clean. - patent naut. clean bill of health (for a ship). - raporu doctor´s report stating that someone is in good health, clean bill of health. - süt emmiş (someone) who comes of good stock, decent, trustworthy. - taş flawless gem. - temiz cleanly, immaculately. - yüzlü (someone) who has an honest, good-hearted look about him/her.

"1. heart. 2. courage, stoutheartedness, guts. 3. pity, compassion. 4. heart, heartstrings, emotions. 5. prov. stomach, belly. -ten very sincerely, from the heart, from the bottom of one´s heart. -ler acısı heartbreaking, heart-rending. -i ağzına gelmek for one´s heart to leap into one´s mouth/miss a beat/skip a beat. -i atmak 1. for one´s heart to beat. 2. for one´s heart to pound with excitement. -i bayılmak to be very hungry, be caving in. -i cız etmek/cızlamak to be suddenly overwhelmed by a flood of pity or compassion. - çarpıntısı 1. palpitation of the heart. 2. agitation, anxiety. -i çarpmak 1. for one´s heart to palpitate. 2. for one´s heart to pound with excitement. -i dar impatient; restive, fidgety. -i dayanmamak /a/ to be unable to bear, be unable to stand. -i delik troubled. -ine dert olmak /ın/ (for something) to be a source of pain and regret for (someone). -i dolu (someone) whose heart is full of bitterness over an old insult or wrong. -i ezilmek 1. to be very moved, for one´s heart to be wrenched. 2. to be very hungry, be caving in. -i ferahlamak to feel relieved, breathe easily, breathe freely. -i geniş carefree, happy-go-lucky, easygoing. -i hop etmek/hoplamak for one´s heart to miss a beat, for one´s heart to leap into one´s mouth; (for someone) to get a fright, have a fright. -ine inmek 1. (for a great sadness) to kill someone, deal someone a mortal blow. 2. to die then and there. 3. (for a sad event) to make someone suffer grievously, hit someone very hard. -ine işlemek /ın/ to wound or hurt (someone) deeply, cut (someone) to the quick. -i kabarmak 1. to feel sick at one´s stomach, feel nauseated. 2. for one´s heart to feel heavy; (for someone) to feel a tightness in one´s chest (owing to extreme sadness or suffering). -i kaldıramamak /ı/ to be unable to stand, be unable to bear (something). -ini kaldırmak /ın/ to make (one´s) heart miss a beat, give (one) a sudden fright. -i kalkmak to get excited or agitated, for one´s heart to begin to pound with excitement or agitation. -i kan ağlamak to be deeply grieved. -ine kar yağmak /ın/ to feel pangs of jealousy or envy. - karası 1. regret felt for a crime or misdeed one has committed. 2. crime or misdeed. -i kararmak to be beset by a feeling of pessimism or hopelessness, lose heart. -i katı hardhearted. -i katılmak for one´s heart to feel so tight that one can´t breathe easily (after weeping). - katılığı hardness of heart, hard-heartedness. -i kopmak to be stricken with a sudden, very sharp pain. -ine oturmak /ın/ 1. to plunge (someone) into deep sadness. 2. to affect one deeply, work its way into one. -i oynamak for one´s heart to miss a beat, for one´s heart to leap into one´s mouth; (for someone) to get a fright, have a fright. -i parçalanmak/parça parça olmak for one´s heart to be wrenched (upon seeing something sad). -i pek 1. hardhearted. 2. fearless, stouthearted. -ini pek tutmak to be brave, keep up one´s courage. -i rahatlamak to feel relieved, breathe easily, breathe freely. - Selanik /da/ coward, chicken: Onda yürek Selanik! He´s a chicken!/He´s chicken-livered! -i serinlemek to feel a bit less sad. -i sıkılmak to feel depressed or bored. -i sızlamak to be very moved (by a pathetic sight). -ine (soğuk) su serpilmek to alleviate (one´s) sadness, anxiety, or depression; to make (one) feel better, lighten or gladden (one´s) heart. -i şişmek to feel very weary, bored, or depressed (after having endured something for a long time). -i tükenmek/- tüketmek to wear oneself out (trying to explain something). - vermek /a/ to give (someone) courage, embolden. -i yağ bağlamak to feel very pleased (about), feel as pleased as Punch (about). -inin yağı erimek to be very sad or upset. -i yanık 1. (someone) whose heart is heavy with sorrow or anguish. 2. (someone) who´s been smitten by a disaster or calamity. -i yanmak/-ine od düşmek 1. to be deeply grieved, feel deep grief. 2. to feel very sorry. 3. to be smi