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41 kafa
"1. head. 2. mind, mental attitude. 3. intelligence. 4. a large marble, shoooter. - ya almak slang 1. /ı/ to silence (a bothersome person). 2. to find the right person (to do a job). -sı almamak /ı/ 1. not to be able to understand. 2. to be too tired to understand. 3. not to be able to believe. -dan atmak to make up something and try to pass it off as the truth. - boşluğu cranial cavity, cavum cranii. -sı bozulmak colloq. to blow one´s top, get angry. -sı bulanmak to get confused. -yı bulmak slang to be pleasantly tipsy (from drink). -sı çalışmak to be on the ball. -yı çekmek colloq. to do some serious drinking, Brit. have a booze-up. -sından çıkarmak /ı/ to put (an idea) out of one´s head. -sına dank etmek/demek to dawn on one at last. - değiştirmek to change one´s mind; to change one´s way of thinking. - dengi 1. kindred spirit. 2. (someone) who is a kindred spirit, like-minded. -sının dikine gitmek to go one´s own way, do as one pleases. -sı dinç olmak to feel fresh and alert. -sı dönmek 1. to be confused and perplexed. 2. to feel dizzy. -sı dumanlı 1. tipsy, tight. 2. tired and confused. -sı durmak to be too tired to think. -dan gayri müsellah colloq. nutty, not quite right in the head. -sına girmek /ın/ 1. to make good sense, seem to be right (to). 2. to comprehend, understand. - göz yarmak to be awkward and unskillful. - işçisi white-collar worker. -sı işlemek to be on the ball. -sı izinli olmak slang for one´s mind to be elsewhere; to wool-gather. - kafaya vermek to put their heads together. - kalmamak /da/ to be so worn out one can´t think. -sı karışmak (for someone) to get confused. -sını kaşıyacak vakti olmamak to be too busy to think, not to have time to turn around. -sı kazan (gibi) olmak for one´s head to be ringing (from noise); to feel fuddled (after a lot of mental effort). -sını kızdırmak /ın/ to make (someone´s) blood boil. -sı kızmak to get angry. -dan kontak colloq. cracked, nutty, touched in the head. -sına koymak /ı/ to get hold of (some idea); to take it into one´s head (to do something). -sını kullanmak to use one´s head. -sını kurcalamak /ın/ to make (one) think. - patlatmak to do a lot of hard mental work. -dan sakat colloq. cracked, nutty, touched in the head. - sallamak to rubber-stamp everything, be a yes-man. -sına sığmamak not to be able to comprehend. -sında şimşek çakmak to get a sudden inspiration. - şişirmek (for noise, a complicated problem) to drive one crazy, make one unable to think straight. -sı şişmek for one´s head to be ringing (from noise); to feel fuddled (after a lot of mental effort). -sına takılıp kalmak to stick in one´s mind, not to leave one´s mind. -sı taşa çarpmak to learn something the hard way. -sını taştan taşa çarpmak/vurmak 1. to regret bitterly a lost opportunity. 2. to feel very remorseful. - tutmak /a/ to defy; to oppose challengingly. -yı tütsülemek slang to get tight, get tipsy. - ütülemek slang to talk someone to death, talk someone´s ear off. -sına vur, ekmeğini elinden al. colloq. He is so meek you can walk all over him. -sına vura vura by force. -sına vurmak (for drink) to go to one´s head. -sını vurmak /ın/ to behead. -yı (yere) vurmak 1. to hit the sack, hit the hay. 2. to take to one´s bed, get laid up (owing to illness). - vuruşu soccer header. - yağı slang sperm, semen. -sı yerinde olmamak to wool-gather; for one´s mind to be elsewhere. -sı yerine gelmek to come back to earth; to start thinking straight again. - yormak to ponder, think hard, rack one´s brains." -
42 kurbağa
frog. - adam frogman. - ağaca çıkınca.... When pigs learn to fly.... - testi frog test (for determining pregnancy). -
43 köstek
"1. hobble. 2. watch chain; key chain. 3. chain (of a sword scabbard). 4. obstacle, impediment. -i kırmak 1. (for a child) to learn how to walk (for the first time). 2. to sever all one´s ties with a place. 3. to leave quickly, beat it. - olmak /a/ to impede, hinder. - vurmak /a/ 1. to hobble (a horse). 2. wrestling to get a grip on the leg/legs of (an opponent) with one´s arms." -
44 kıssa
"story, tale; anecdote. -dan hisse 1. the moral of a story. 2. the lesson learned from an experience. -dan hisse almak 1. to draw a moral from a story. 2. to learn a lesson from an experience." -
45 malumat
,-tı known facts, knowledge, information. - almak/edinmek to get information, learn some things. -ı olmak to know some things. - sahibi knowledgeable person. - vermek /a/ to inform, give information (to), tell (someone) some things. -
46 nasıl
"1. How?/How...?: Nasılsınız? How are you? Oraya nasıl gittin? How did you go there? Kahven nasıl olsun? How do you want your coffee? (e.g. Black?/With sugar?). 2. What sort of...?: Nasıl bir kumaş o? What sort of cloth is it? 3. how much, how: O pırlantayı nasıl istiyor, bir bilsen! If only you knew how much she wants that diamond! 4. Did I hear you aright?/Are my ears deceiving me?: Bu sözlük hiç bitmez. Nasıl? This dictionary will never be completed. Did I hear you aright? 5. Just what do you mean? (said threateningly): Ali okula gitmeyecekmiş. Nasıl gitmezmiş? It seems Ali won´t be going to school. Just what do you mean by that? 6. just as..., so too...: Türkçeyi nasıl öğrendiysen Arapçayı da öyle öğrenebilirsin. You´ll learn Arabic the same way you learned Turkish. - ki just as..., so...: Nasıl ki ben acı çektim, sen de acı çekeceksin. Just as I suffered, so too will you. - olsa in any case; whether you want to or not, like it or not. - olup da...? How on earth...?/How could it be that...?: Nasıl olup da bunu duymadın? How could it be that you didn´t hear about this?" -
47 niyet
",-ti 1. intention, intent, purpose. 2. Islam repetition of a formula in which one avows one´s intention to perform a religious act. 3. (a) fortune written on a slip of paper. -ini bozmak to change one´s mind. -i bozuk olmak /ın/ to have something no-good in mind; to have some mischief up one´s sleeve. - çektirmek /a/ to make (a bird or rabbit) draw a slip of paper with a fortune written on it. - etmek /a/ to intend, mean, aim, plan (to do something). - kuyusu wishing well. - tutmak 1. to concentrate one´s thoughts on the matter about which one hopes to learn something (done while consulting a fortuneteller). 2. to wish for something to turn out in a certain way (when drawing lots, observing a contest)." -
48 orman
"forest; woods. - gibi 1. overgrown (garden). 2. thick (hair). 3. bushy/beetling/beetle (eyebrows). - kanunu the law of the jungle. - kebabı a stew made of mutton and vegetables. - kibarı colloq. bear (said of a person). - taşlamak to try to learn another´s thoughts in a roundabout way." -
49 papatya
1. daisy (the flower). 2. camomile. - falı plucking the petals off a daisy one by one in order to learn one´s fortune. -
50 papağan
parrot. - anahtarı a small wrench. - gibi ezberlemek /ı/ to learn (something) by rote. -
51 para
"1. money. 2. (a) para (one fortieth of a kuruş). - alımı fin. collection of money, collecting money. - aslanın ağzında. proverb If you want money, you´ve got to struggle to get it. - babası moneybags. - basımevi mint (where money is coined or printed). - basmak 1. to print or mint money. 2. to lay down a stake (in gambling). -yı bayılmak colloq. to pay out money, shell out money, fork out money. - bozmak to make change, break a coin or note into smaller denominations. - canlısı/gözlü someone who´s excessively fond of money. - cezası law fine. - cüzdanı billfold, wallet. - çantası purse. - çekmek /dan/ 1. to draw money (from a bank). 2. to squeeze some money out of (someone), get (someone) to fork over some money. -ya çevirmek /ı/ to realize (an asset); to sell (something) (for money). - çıkarmak 1. to issue money. 2. colloq. to send a money order. -sını çıkarmak to get back the amount one invested (in the form of profits). -dan çıkmak to have to spend money; to have unexpected expenses. - darlığı econ. deflation. -yla değil very cheap, dirt cheap. -yla değil sırayla. colloq. Money can´t always get you what you want./Your money won´t do you any good here. -yı denize atmak to squander money, throw money down the drain. - dökmek /a/ to spend a lot of money (on); to pour money into. - dönmek for bribes to be given. - etmek to be worth something, be valuable; to be something which will sell. - etmemek 1. to be worth nothing; to be something which won´t sell. 2. to have no effect, be in vain. -nın gümüş olduğunu anlamak to realize that money is not to be thrown around, learn to appreciate the value of money. - ile imanın kimde olduğu bilinmez. proverb You can´t know for sure how much money another person has, just as you can´t know whether or not he is a sincere believer in God. - isteme benden, buz gibi soğurum senden. proverb You don´t like to have much to do with people who are always asking you for money. - kazanmak to earn money. - kesmek 1. to coin money. 2. to make a lot of money. - kırmak to make a lot of money. -ya kıymak to spend money, shell out money, fork out money. - parayı çeker. proverb Money breeds money. -ya para dememek 1. to make a lot of money. 2. to spend money lavishly. 3. to regard an amount of money as ridiculously small. - pul money and assets. -sıyla rezil olmak to pay out money for something that turns out to be completely unsatisfactory, throw money down the drain. - sızdırmak/koparmak /dan/ to squeeze some money out of (someone), get (someone) to fork out some money. -sını sokağa atmak to throw money down the drain. -yı sökülmek slang to have to fork out some money. - şişkinliği econ. inflation. -yı tedavülden kaldırma demonetization, taking money out of circulation. - tutmak 1. to save money; to be thrifty. 2. to cost. -nın üstü change (given when one has paid more than the stated amount). -yı veren düdüğü çalar. proverb The one who pays the piper calls the tune. - vurmak 1. to make money by illegal means. 2. to luck into a lot of money. - yapmak to earn money and save it. - yardımı monetary aid. - yatıran depositor. - yatırmak /a/ 1. to invest (in). 2. to deposit money (in). - yedirmek /a/ to bribe. - yeme accepting bribes. - yemek 1. to spend money freely. 2. to accept a bribe. -nın yüzü sıcaktır. proverb There is something about money that´s very alluring." -
52 pişirmek
/ı/ 1. to cook. 2. to fire (ceramics, bricks, pottery): to heat-treat (metal). 3. to mature, ripen. 4. to learn (something) well. 5. to irritate (the skin). pişirip kotarmak /ı/ to finish up, complete (a job). -
53 pratik
"1. practical, capable of being put into practice in everyday life. 2. practical, handy, useful. 3. applied. 4. practical, pragmatic, down-to-earth, sensible. 5. application, practice, putting into practice, carrying out. 6. practical experience; practical knowledge; practical skill. -ten öğrenmek /ı/ to learn (something) merely by doing it (without having any formal instruction, without knowing anything concerning the theory behind it). - yapmak to practice." -
54 saç
",-çı hair (on a person´s head). - ağartmak /da/ to work on (something) for a long time. -ına ak düşmek 1. to begin to go gray, begin to get gray-headed. 2. to be getting on in years. -ın ak mı, kara mı, önüne düşünce görürsün. proverb Don´t bother to ask others about it; you´ll learn it yourself soon enough. -ı başı ağarmak to grow old. -ına başına/sakalına bakmadan (doing something) without considering that such a thing might not befit his gray hairs (his advanced age). -ından başından utanmak to be ashamed to do something disgraceful because of one´s advanced age. -ını başını yolmak to tear one´s hair, beat one´s breast (from grief). - biçimi hairdo, hair style. -ı bitmedik yetim child who is orphaned while he´s yet a tiny baby. - boyası hair dye. -larımı değirmende ağartmadım. colloq. Don´t think that I know nothing about life: I´ve lived a long time and seen a lot. - dökülümü med. baldness, alopecia. -ları iki türlü olmak to get old. -ını kestirmek to have one´s hair cut; /a/ to have (someone) cut one´s hair. - kurutucusu hair drier. - saça (baş başa) gelmek (for women) to begin to fight with each other. - sakal ağartmak /da/ to work on (something) for a long time. - sakal birbirine karışmış (someone) whose hair and beard are long and unkempt; (someone) who looks very unkempt. -ını süpürge etmek /a/ (for a woman) to work hard to serve and please (someone). - teli (a) hair. -ı uzun colloq. (a) woman. -ı uzun aklı kısa colloq. (a) woman. -ını yaptırmak (for a woman) to have her hair done; /a/ to have (someone) do her hair." -
55 yol
"1. road; path; way; passage; course; route; channel; conduit. 2. rate of speed, speed (of a ship). 3. style; manner. 4. way of behaving. 5. method, system. 6. means, way; solution. 7. purpose, end (used in either the locative or the dative): Bu yolda çok emek harcadık. We´ve expended a lot of effort on this. Vatan yoluna savaştılar. They fought for the sake of the fatherland. 8. stripe (in cloth). 9. time: Bir yol bize geldi. He came to see us once. -unda 1. for the sake of. 2. in good order, going as it should, going well, fine. 3. in the style of, in the manner of. -uyla 1. by way of, via. 2. by means of, by, through. 3. in a suitable manner. - açmak /a/ to pave the way for. -unuz açık olsun! Have a good trip!/Bon voyage! - ağzı mouth of a road, junction. - almak to proceed, move forward. -u almak to reach the end of one´s journey. - aramak to look for a way (to solve a problem). - ayrımı fork in a road. - azığı food for a journey. -una bakmak/-unu beklemek /ın/ to await the arrival of, expect (someone who´s traveling a long way). - boyunca 1. throughout the journey; all the way: Yol boyunca durmadan konuştu. He talked incessantly all the way. 2. beside the road, along the road. -unu bulmak /ın/ to find the way to do (something), find the way to get (something) done. -a çıkarmak /ı/ to see (someone) off (on a journey). -a çıkmak to set off (on a journey). (aynı, bir) -a çıkmak (for one thing) to lead to the same result (as another). -dan çıkmak 1. (for a train) to be derailed; (for a car, etc.) to go off the road. 2. (for someone) to go astray, depart from the straight and narrow. -una çıkmak /ın/ 1. to meet (someone, something) by chance. 2. to go to meet (a traveler). -a düşmek to set off (on a journey). -lara düşmek to go out and wander far and near/wide (in search of someone, something). -u düşmek 1. /a/ to happen on, chance on, happen to pass (a place). 2. /ın/ (for the right moment for something) to be at hand. (...) -una düşmek to set out for (a place). -a düzülmek to set off (on a journey). - erkân the right way to do (something). - erkân bilmek to know how to behave properly. - etmek /ı/ to go to (a place) very often. -a gelmek to come round (to another´s point of view); to see reason; to straighten up and do as one is supposed to do. -a getirmek /ı/ to bring (someone) round (to another´s point of view); to make (someone) see reason; to make (someone) straighten up and do as he is supposed to do. -una girmek (for something) to begin to go well. -a gitmek to set off (on a journey). - görünmek /a/ to sense that the time has come for (one) to pack up one´s traps and leave. - göstermek /a/ 1. to show (someone) how to get to a place. 2. to show (someone) how to solve something. 3. to guide (someone). - halısı runner (rug used to carpet a hall or staircase). - harcı travel allowance. - iz bilmek to know how to behave oneself properly. -dan/-undan kalmak to be prevented from setting out on a journey. -larda kalmak to be delayed on the road. -u kapamak to block the road. -unu kaybetmek to lose one´s way. - kesmek naut. to slow down, reduce speed. -unu kesmek /ın/ 1. to stop, waylay (someone). 2. to waylay (someone) (in order to rob him). -una koymak /ı/ to set/put (a matter) to rights. -a koyulmak to set off (on a journey). - parası 1. travel allowance. 2. road tax, tax which goes towards the upkeep of roads. -a revan olmak to set off (on a journey). -unu sapıtmak (for someone) to go astray, depart from the straight and narrow. - sormakla bulunur. proverb You learn how to do something properly by asking those who know how to do it. -unu şaşırmak 1. to take a/the wrong turning, be on the wrong road. 2. not to know which road to take. 3. to go astray, depart from the straight and narrow. - tepmek to walk a long way. (...) - tutmak to begin to live in (a certain) way; to live in (a certain) way. -u tutmak (for police, etc.) to take control of a road; to blockade a ro -
56 yontulmak
"1. to be shaped by cutting; to be chiseled; to be hewn; to be whittled; (for stone) to be dressed; to be sculpted, be sculptured. 2. to be pointed, be sharpened. 3. colloq. to be chiseled out of one´s money gradually and unsuspectingly. 4. (for someone) to learn manners, have the rough edges knocked off him." -
57 yutmak
"/ı/ 1. to swallow (food); to gulp (food). 2. to swallow (an insult); to endure (unpleasant behavior) in silence. 3. (for something) to absorb (a sound). 4. to swallow, fall for, be taken in by, believe. 5. to beat, skunk (someone) (in a game); to win, take (one´s opponent´s counters, etc.) (while playing a game). 6. to seize or appropriate (another person´s property) wrongfully. 7. to learn (something) thoroughly. 8. not to understand, not to apprehend, not to catch (an allusive remark)." -
58 yutturmak
"/ı, a/ 1. to cause (someone) to swallow or gulp (food). 2. to make (someone) swallow (an insult); to make (someone) endure (unpleasant behavior). 3. to make (someone) fall for, make (someone) believe (something). 4. to palm (something worthless) off on (someone). 5. to cause (one person) to seize or appropriate (another´s property) wrongfully. 6. to have (someone) learn (something) thoroughly. " -
59 yüz
"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 -
60 zevk
",-ki 1. pleasure, delight, enjoyment, fun, delectation. 2. good taste, taste, discrimination. 3. (a) taste, (a) preference, (a) liking. 4. sense of taste, gustation. - almak/duymak /dan/ to find pleasure in, take pleasure in, enjoy. -ine bakmak to enjoy oneself. -ini bozmak /ın/ 1. to spoil (someone´s) pleasure or fun. 2. to prevent someone from enjoying (something) properly. -ini çıkarmak /ın/ to enjoy (something) to the full. -ten dört köşe olmak to jump for joy, be overjoyed, be very happy. - edinmek /ı/ to learn to take pleasure in (something). - etmek to enjoy oneself, have fun. -ine gitmek /ın/ to give (someone) pleasure. - için for fun, for the fun of it. -ine mecbur (someone) who´s addicted to pleasure, who is a slave to pleasure. -ini okşamak /ın/ to give (someone) pleasure. -ine varmak /ın/ to discover the pleasure to be had from (something); to begin to enjoy (something). - vermek /a/ to give (someone) pleasure. "
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learn´ed|ly — learn|ed «LUR nihd», adjective. showing or requiring knowledge; scholarly; erudite: »a learned professor, learned pursuits. SYNONYM(S): educated. –learn´ed|ly, adverb. –learn´ed|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
learn|ed — «LUR nihd», adjective. showing or requiring knowledge; scholarly; erudite: »a learned professor, learned pursuits. SYNONYM(S): educated. –learn´ed|ly, adverb. –learn´ed|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
learn — (v.) O.E. leornian to get knowledge, be cultivated, study, read, think about, from P.Gmc. *liznojan (Cf. O.Fris. lernia, M.Du. leeren, Du. leren, O.H.G. lernen, Ger. lernen to learn, Goth. lais I know ), with a base sense of to follow or find the … Etymology dictionary
learn — verb. 1. The past form and past participle are in BrE either learned (pronounced lernd or lernt) or learnt (pronounced lernt); learned is more usual as the past form and, in AmE, as both past form and past participle. Examples: • So, what was… … Modern English usage