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1 overshadow
v. gölge etmek, gölgelemek, gölgede bırakmak* * *küçült* * *(to make less important especially by being much better than: With her beauty and wit she quite overshadowed her sister.) gölgede bırakmak -
2 play down
önemsememek* * *önemseme* * *(to try to make (something) appear less important: He played down the fact that he had failed the exam.) önemsiz göstermeye çalışmak -
3 side
adj. yan, yandaki, yanındaki, ikincil, ikinci derecede————————n. yan, taraf, kenar, kıyı, böğür, bölüm, taraftar, takım [brit.], hava, çalım————————v. taraf tutmak, aynı tarafta olmak* * *1. kenar 2. yan* * *1. noun1) ((the ground beside) an edge, border or boundary line: He walked round the side of the field; He lives on the same side of the street as me.) kenar, kıyı2) (a surface of something: A cube has six sides.) yüz3) (one of the two of such surfaces which are not the top, bottom, front, or back: There is a label on the side of the box.) yan, yüz, taraf4) (either surface of a piece of paper, cloth etc: Don't waste paper - write on both sides!) taraf, yüz5) (the right or left part of the body: I've got a pain in my side.) yan taraf6) (a part or division of a town etc: He lives on the north side of the town.) taraf, kısım7) (a slope (of a hill): a mountain-side.) yüz, yamaç, kenar8) (a point of view; an aspect: We must look at all sides of the problem.) taraf, yön9) (a party, team etc which is opposing another: Whose side are you on?; Which side is winning?) taraf2. adjective(additional, but less important: a side issue.) ikinci derecede- - side- - sided
- sidelong
- sideways
- sideburns
- side effect
- sidelight
- sideline
- sidelines
- side road
- sidestep
- side-street
- sidetrack
- sidewalk
- from all sides
- on all sides
- side by side
- side with
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4 talk down to
aşağılayarak konuş* * *(to speak to (someone) as if he/she is much less important, clever etc: Children dislike being talked down to.) küçük görmek, büyüklük taslamak
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less — fewer, less As a general guide, fewer is used with plural nouns (fewer books, fewer people) and indicates number, whereas less is used with singular nouns and indicates amount (less money / less happiness). However, there is an extensive no man s … Modern English usage
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