live+off

1. ready, prepared. 2. present, in attendance, attending. 3. ready-made. 4. ready-to-wear. 5. now that (the opportunity has presented itself), seeing that, since: Hazır fırsat çıkmışken bunu yapalım. As the opportunity is at hand, let´s get this done. -da on hand, available: Hazırda ne varsa çorbayı onlardan yapalım. Let´s make the soup out of whatever happens to be on hand. - almak /ı/ to buy (something) ready-made. - bulunmak 1. /da/ to be present (at). 2. to be ready. -a dağlar dayanmaz. proverb You can´t live off your capital indefinitely, no matter how large it may be. - etmek /ı/ to prepare, get (something) ready. - evin has kadını colloq. someone who appears on the scene and reaps all the benefits without having done anything to deserve them. - giyim ready-made clothing. - giyimci seller of ready-made clothing. -a konmak to come into possession of something which someone else has labored to produce. - mezarın ölüsü. colloq. He/She expects everything to be handed to him/her on a silver platter. - ol! mil. Attention! - ol duruşu mil. attention. -dan yemek to live off one´s capital. - yiyici 1. someone who lives off his/her capital. 2. (someone) who lives off his/her capital.

1. /la/ to live on, make a living out of. 2. /la/ to get on well (with), get along (with). 3. to pass for, pretend to be. 4. /dan/ to live off/on, sponge off/on. 5. prov. to die. geçinip gitmek to get along, get by, manage. geçinmeye gönlü olmamak /la/ to have no desire to get along (with).

v. earn one's keep, fend for oneself, support oneself, live off, live on, live on by

",-tı 1. back, dorsal side (of a person or animal). 2. ridge, upper part (of a hill or mountain). 3. blunt side (of a cutting implement). 4. spine (of a book). -ına almak /ı/ 1. to shoulder, put (something) on one´s shoulder. 2. to shoulder, take on (a job or responsibility). 3. to put on (a coat, jacket, sweater). -ından atmak /ı/ to rid oneself of, get shut of. -ına binmek /ın/ (for a job) to be lumped on (someone). - çevirmek /a/ 1. to reject, refuse (something). 2. to give (someone) the cold shoulder, cold-shoulder. -ından çıkarmak /ı, ın/ to get (someone) to pay for (something), saddle (someone) with the bill for (something). -ını dayamak /a/ 1. to lean one´s back against (something). 2. to rely on the protection of. -ından geçinmek /ın/ to live off, sponge off (someone). - kaşağısı back scratcher. -ı kaşınmak to itch for a beating, ask for it, be cruising for a bruising. -ı kavi 1. (someone) who has a strong back. 2. (someone) who´s supported by powerful friends. 3. warmly clad, thickly clad. - omurları anat. dorsal vertebrae. -ı pek warmly clad, thickly clad. -ı sıra one after the other, in succession. - sırta vermek 1. to stand back to back. 2. to support each other; to help each other. - üstü yatmak to lie flat on one´s back. -ına vurmak /ı/ to shoulder, put (something) on one´s back. -ı yere gelmek to be defeated. -ını yere getirmek /ın/ 1. wrestling to defeat, down (one´s opponent). 2. to defeat. -ı yufka lightly dressed. -ında yumurta küfesi yok ya! colloq. You can´t depend on him; he´ll break his word (or change his tack) if it suits him."

v. live off

to live off the fat of the land

"colloq. worldly goods, wealth; money. -ı doğrultmak to make one´s wad, make enough to live off. "

"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

"1. sweet (in taste). 2. pleasant, agreeable, nice, sweet; amiable, genial; delicious; dulcet, melodious. 3. pleasantly, agreeably, nicely; genially. 4. sweet dessert, Brit. sweet (especially a pastry soaked in syrup). -ya bağlamak /ı/ 1. to settle (a matter) amicably. 2. to end (a talk) on a pleasant or jolly note. - bela a trying but nonetheless lovable person; scamp, impish but endearing child. - dil soft words, kind and conciliatory words. - dil, güler yüz kind words and a smiling face. - dil yılanı deliğinden çıkarır. proverb A soft answer turns away wrath. - dilli (person) whose talk is delightful, who has a delightful way of expressing himself. - sert 1. tartish, agreeably tart (in taste). 2. kind but firm (words, manner). 3. kindly but firmly. - söz soft words, kind and conciliatory words. - su 1. water which tastes good. 2. fresh water (as opposed to salt water). 3. (someone) who´s trying to act like..., would-be: tatlı su sosyalisti would-be socialist. - su Frengi local Christian who apes European ways. - su kaptanı inexperienced sailor. - tatlı pleasantly; with pleasure, pleasurably. - ye, tatlı söyle. proverb Let´s try to live together peaceably./Live and let live. - yerinde bırakmak/kesmek /ı/ 1. to stop doing (something) before (the doing of) it becomes boring. 2. to break off (a story) at an exciting point."

1. the world, the earth. 2. the universe. 3. everyone, people. -da never in this world: Dünyada gitmem. I would not go for the whole world. - ahret kardeşim olsun. colloq. Let it be friendship only. - âlem colloq. everybody. -yı anlamak to understand life, be mature. -yı başına dar etmek /ın/ to make life unbearable for. - başına yıkılmak to be very miserable. -lar benim oldu. colloq. I felt on top of the world. - bir araya gelse even if everybody is opposed. -nın dört bucağı the four corners of the earth. - durdukça for ever and ever. -dan elini eteğini çekmek to cut oneself off from the world and worldly things. - evi marriage. - evine girmek to get married. -dan geçmek/-dan el çekmek to retire from the world, lose touch with life. -sından geçmek to lose one´s interest in life. -ya gelmek to be born, come into the world. -ya getirmek /ı/ to give birth to, bring into the world. - görüşü one´s general philosophy of life. -ya gözlerini açmak to be born, open one´s eyes to the world. -yı gözü görmemek to be so affected by something that one can´t think of anything else. - gözü ile görmek /ı/ to see (someone) before one dies. -ya gözlerini kapamak/yummak to die, pass away, close one´s eyes to the world. - güzeli 1. (person) of outstanding beauty. 2. Miss Universe. -dan haberi olmamak to be unaware of what is going on around one. -yı haram etmek /a/ to make life a living hell for (someone). -nın kaç bucak/köşe olduğunu anlamak/öğrenmek to learn by bitter experience. -nın kaç bucak olduğunu göstermek /a/ to give (someone) what he has coming to him. - kadar a whole lot. -ya kazık kakmak to live to a ripe old age. - kelamı worldly talk. - kelamı etmek to talk about worldly things. - kurulalıdan beri since the world began. - malı/nimeti wealth, possessions. - malı dünyada kalır. proverb You can´t take it with you. -lar (onun) olmak to be very happy. -nın öbür/bir ucu the far end of the world. -nın parası a lot of money. - penceresi colloq. the eyes. - (Peygamber) Süleyman´a bile kalmamış. proverb No man can live forever. -yı tozpembe görmek to see things through rose-colored glasses. -yı tutmak to spread far and wide. - varmış! colloq. How wonderful! (expression of relief). -nın yedi harikası Seven Wonders of the World. - yıkılsa umurunda değil. colloq. He doesn´t give a damn. - yüzü görmemek to be overwhelmed by circumstances. -yı zindan/zehir etmek /a/ to make life unbearable for. - zindan olmak /a/ to be in great distress.

"1. to sit. 2. /a/ to sit down (on), sit (upon). 3. /da/ to live or dwell in (a place); /la/ to live with (someone). 4. /a/ (for something) to fit on (something); /üstüne/ (for a garment) to fit (someone). 5. /a/ (for someone) to take up (a post, an appointment): Bakan makamına oturdu. The minister has taken up his post. 6. (for a building, wall, pavement, earth) to settle, subside; (for particles suspended in a liquid) to settle. 7. /a/ colloq. to cost: Bana pahalıya oturdu. It cost me a lot. 8. (for something) to catch on, take root, become popular, be accepted. 9. (for a ship) to run aground. oturduğu dalı kesmek to cut off the very branch one is sitting on, cut the ground from under one´s own feet. oturmaya gitmek /a/ to go to see (someone), go to visit (someone). oturup kalkmak /la/ to act on, follow (someone´s advice)."

"1. gentleman, sir; a title meaning Mr. (used after a first name): Mehmet Bey. 2. prince, ruler, chieftain; chief, head, master. 3. notable, country gentleman. 4. playing cards ace. - armudu a large variety of pear. - baba father (used also for other respected elderly persons). - gibi yaşamak to live the life of Riley, be comfortable, be well-off. "

"1. to fall, fall down. 2. to fall from power. 3. to fall, drop, go down, decrease. 4. /ı/ to subtract; to deduct. 5. (for a fetus) to be miscarried; to be aborted. 6. /a/ to fall into, be overcome by (doubts, worry, trouble). 7. to get (tired, weak). 8. /a/ to be suitable; to suit. 9. /a/ to lie within one´s responsibility, be up to (one). 10. /a/ to lie in (a certain direction). 11. /a/ to fall on (a certain day). 12. /a/ naut. to fall off course or make little headway (due to wind, waves, current). 13. /a/ to come to (one) by chance. 14. /a/ to receive, get as one´s share (by chance or allotment). 15. /dan/ to be left out of (accidentally). 16. /a/ to wind up in, end up in (jail, court, a hospital). 17. /a/ to get involved with (a disagreeable and unpleasant person). 18. slang to drop in on someone, appear unannounced. Düşenin dostu olmaz. proverb People in trouble have no friends. düşe kalka struggling along, with difficulty. düşüp kalkmak /la/ colloq. 1. to live in sexual intimacy with, sleep around with. 2. to be a close friend of, pal around with. Düşmez kalkmaz bir Allah. proverb Only God is free from trouble."

"1. shirt. 2. (woman´s) slip. 3. smock; doctor´s white coat. 4. book jacket. 5. generation. 6. gas mantle. 7. degree, level. 8. file folder. 9. anat. tunic, tunica. 10. coat, covering; coat of paint. 11. (snake) slough. 12. mech. sleeve. - değiştirmek 1. (for a snake) to cast off its skin, slough its skin. 2. to change one´s opinion; to be changeable. - eskitmek to live a long life. "

"1. protection money. 2. formerly tax paid by non-Muslims. 3. formerly tribute (paid by a tributary state). 4. formerly tax; payment. -a bağlamak /ı/ to force (someone) to pay protection money regularly. -a kesmek /ı/ to exact protection money from. - mezat satmak /ı/ to auction, auction off. - yemek slang to live on someone else, sponge on another. "