make back

v. answer back, retort, give a sharp reply, field, make a point, rejoin, riposte

v. (neg. form of direnmek) resist, stand, stand out against, fight back, refuse, withstand, hold out, hold up, jib, jib at doing, persevere, offer resistance, make a stand for, stand out, stick up to

v. (neg. form of duraksamak) hesitate, pause, come to a stop, balk, baulk, dither, falter, halt, hang back, hobble, hover, vibrate, waver

make no bones about

"to overturn, to turn upside down; to upset; to topple; to knock down, to floor; to tip, to tilt to one side; to cut sth down; to overthrow, to subvert, overturn, to bring sb down; to drink down, to toss off, to down, to knock sth back; to lay, to make"

"to itch; to ask for trouble, to look for trouble, to make a rod for one's own back"

"to curl, to frizz; to twist, to crook; to crimp, to crinkle; to dance/walk in a sexy way; to fold back; to pull off, to succeed in; to invent, to make up"

"to turn, to turn (sth) round; to point; to spin; to divert; (kamera, dürbün) to train; to wind; to rotate; to revolve; to reverse; to revoke, to annul; to send back; to translate (into), to render" " tercüme etmek; to manage, to run" " yönetmek, idare etmek; to convert; to turn into; to transform, to change; to surround, to encircle, to encompass" " kuþatmak; to stop, to hold up; (plan, dolap, vb.) to make, to carry out, to hatch"

"to make sb pay; to pay sb back"

, burnu 1. nose. 2. beak, bill. 3. tip, pointed end. 4. headland, cape, point. 5. pride, arrogance. 6. nasal. - boşluğu anat. nasal cavity. - burmak /a/ to curl one´s nostrils in disdain, turn one´s nose up (at). - buruna close together, very close. - buruna gelmek /la/ to run into, almost to collide with. - bükmek/a/ to turn one´s nose up (at). -u büyük arrogant, conceited. -u büyümek to become conceited. -unu çekmek 1. to sniff. 2. colloq. not to get anything. - deliği nostril. -unun dibinde under one´s very nose, very close. -unun dikine/doğrusuna gitmek to do what one feels to be best without asking for advice. - direği nasal septum. -unun direği kırılmak to feel suffocated by a bad smell. -unun direği sızlamak 1. to be in a lot of pain. 2. to be sorry for someone. -u düşmek to be suffocated by a bad smell. -undan düşen bin parça olmak to look very disgruntled, wear a very sour face. -undan (fitil fitil) gelmek to suffer so much after gaining something good that one regrets ever having gained it. -undan getirmek /ı, ın/ to make (someone) regret (having done something). -una girmek /ın/ to come too close (to a person). -u havada conceited, stuck-up. -u Kaf dağında very conceited. -u kanamadan without being hurt, without the slightest scratch. -u kanamak to have a nosebleed. - kanaması nosebleed, epistaxis. - kemiği anat. nasal bone, os nasale. -undan kıl aldırmamak to be very conceited and unapproachable. -unu kırmak /ın/ to humiliate. - kıvırmak /a/ to turn one´s nose up (at), sniff (at). -unda tütmek to long for, crave for. - nezlesi rhinitis. - perdesi anat. nasal septum. -unu sıksan canı çıkar. colloq. He´s nothing but a puny runt. -unu silmek to wipe one´s nose. -unu sokmak /a/ to poke one´s nose into (something). -undan solumak to be enraged, get angry. -unu sürtmek to back down and accept what one has scorned. -u sürtülmek/burnunu yere sürtmek to learn one´s lesson through a humiliating experience. - şişirmek to swell with pride. -unun ucunda under one´s nose, very close. -unun ucunu görmemek to be dead drunk. -unun ucundan ilerisini görmemek to be unable to see further than one´s nose. -undan yakalanmak to be well and truly caught. - yapmak to stick one´s nose up in the air, be arrogant. -unun yeli harman savurmak 1. to be very conceited. 2. to be in a towering rage, be breathing fire. - zarı nasal mucous membrane, nasal mucosa.

",-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. cutoff piece. 2. interruption. 3. deduction (from a payment). -ye almak /ı/ colloq. to make fun of (someone) behind his back.

"/ı/ 1. to curl; to twist. 2. to crimp. 3. to turn up (cuffs). 4. to fold back. 5. colloq. to pull off, manage to do, manage. 6. colloq. to make up (lies). 7. colloq. to undulate or wriggle sensuously (a part of the body)."

"1. /ı/ to polish, burnish; to make (something) shine, gleam, or glisten. 2. slang to toss off (booze), knock back (booze)."

"1. owner, possessor; proprietor; proprietress; master; mistress. 2. (someone) who pos sesses (a certain quality): zevk sahibi bir hanım a lady who has good taste. 3. someone who has produced or created (something): Bu eserin sahibi kim? Who´s the author of this (literary) work? 4. protector, patron; guardian. - çıkmak /a/ 1. to claim to be the owner of (something), claim (something) (which one has no right to claim). 2. to attend to, see to, look after (someone). 3. to get (someone, something) under control: Köpeğine sahip çık! Get your dog under control! Çocuğuna sahip çık! Do something about that (rambunctious) kid of yours! 4. to support, back, help (someone). - kılmak /ı, a/ to put (someone) in possession of (something), make (someone) the owner or possessor of (something). - olmak /a/ 1. to become the owner of, acquire. 2. to get (someone, something) under control, do something about (someone, something that´s misbehaving). 3. colloq. to have sexual intercourse with, lay (a virgin). "

"1. (a destructive) fire, conflagration. 2. colloq. fever. 3. colloq. passionate love. 4. colloq. madly in love. - bombası fire bomb, incendiary bomb. - çengeli fire hook, fireman´s hook. -dan çıkmış gibi completely destitute, (someone) who has nothing but the shirt on his back. - çıkarmak to start a (destructive, uncontrollable) fire. -a körükle gitmek to add fuel to the flames, try deliberately to make a bad situation worse. - kulesi fire tower. -dan mal kaçırır gibi with unnecessary excitement and haste; very hastily and agitatedly. - merdiveni fire escape. - sigortası fire insurance. - var! Fire! -a vermek /ı/ (for an incendiary) to set (something) on fire. - yerine dönmek 1. (for a place) to become a madhouse; to turn into a bedlam. 2. (for a place) to be a complete mess, look like a cyclone had hit it."

"1. (for something springy or equipped with springs) to move up and down or back and forth. 2. to spring or bounce (as one moves); to have a spring or bounce in one´s walk. 3. slang to go away, beat it, make tracks."

"1. place; spot; position; location: Kandilli fevkalade güzel bir yer. Kandilli is an extraordinarily beautiful place. Senin yerin burası. This is your place./This is where you´re to be. Eğlence yeri değil burası; ciddi bir işyeri. This isn´t a place you come to in order to amuse yourself; it´s a place where business is transacted in a serious way. Yerimde olsaydın ne yapardın? If you´d been in my shoes what would you have done? Feramuz Paşa´nın tarihteki yeri pek önemli sayılamaz. Feramuz Pasha´s place in history cannot be reckoned an important one. Bu evin yeri hoşuma gidiyor. I like this house´s location. Ağrının yerini daha iyi tarif edemez misiniz? Can´t you describe more clearly where the pain is? 2. space, room: Otobüsün arka tarafında yer yok. There´s no room in the back of the bus. 3. (a) seat; (a) room: Matine için iki yer ayırttım. I´ve reserved two seats for the matinée. Lokantada dört kişilik bir yer buldum. I found a table for four in the restaurant. Bu otelde boş yer yok. This hotel has no vacant rooms. 4. place, position (of employment). 5. passage or part (of something written or spoken): Söylevimin bu yeri alkışlanmaya değer, değil mi? This part of my speech merits applause, doesn´t it? 6. importance, place of importance: Bu maddenin sanayideki yeri yadsınamaz. It can´t be denied that this material is of importance for industry. 7. mark (left by something): yara yeri scar left by a wound. 8. the earth, the ground: Yere düştü. He fell to the ground. Bütün parası yerde gömülü. All of his money is buried in the ground. 9. floor: Bebek yerde emekliyor. The baby´s crawling on the floor. Yerler halı kaplıydı. The floors were covered with rugs. 10. piece of land, piece of property: Kalamış´ta bir yer aldık. We bought a piece of property in Kalamış. 11. terrain, region, area. 12. the earth, the planet earth. -de instead of (preceded by a future participle): Tatlı yiyecek yerde meyve ye. Instead of eating sweet pastries, eat fruit. - açmak /a/ to make way for, move aside for (someone) to pass. - almak /da/ 1. to be located in, be situated in (a place): Fethi ön sırada yer alıyor. Fethi´s in the front row. 2. (for someone) to be involved in, have a part in (a job, a project). 3. to be in, appear in. -ini almak 1. /ın/ (for one person or thing) to take the place of (another). 2. to sit down in one´s appointed place, take one´s seat. 3. to stand in one´s appointed place, take one´s place. -inden ayrılmak to leave the place where one has been sitting or standing. -e bakmak 1. to look at the ground, cast one´s eyes to the ground. 2. to have one foot in the grave. -e bakan yürek yakan (someone) who is malicious and dangerous despite his innocent looks, who is a wolf in sheep´s clothing. -i başka olmak /ın/ (for someone) to be a very special friend, have a special place in one´s heart, be one of one´s most intimate friends: Rakım için Süheyla´nın yeri başka. Süheyla has a very special place in Rakım´s heart. -e batmak to vanish, disappear. -ini beğenmek (for a plant) to grow well in the spot in which it´s been planted. - belirteci gram. adverb of place. -le beraber leveled to the ground, razed. -le bir/yeksan etmek /ı/ to level (something) to the ground, raze. -den bitme very short in stature, squat. -ini bulmak to find the right niche for oneself, find one´s niche, find one´s place. - cücesi short in stature but very capable or cunning. -e çalmak/vurmak /ı/ to throw or hurl (something) to the ground. -in dibine geçmek/batmak/girmek to feel very ashamed, feel like sinking through the floor or into the ground. -ini doldurmak /ın/ 1. to do one´s job well. 2. to fill (someone´s) shoes, perform well the functions formerly carried out by (someone else). - etmek /da/ 1. to leave a mark on. 2. (for something) to impress itself in (someone´s mind). -e/-lere geçmek to feel very ashamed, feel like sinking through the floor or into the ground. -ine geçmek /ın/ (for one person or thing) to take the place of

",-tü 1. upper surface, top: Kütüğün üstüne oturdu. She sat down on the log. 2. space over or above: Üstümde ay parlıyordu. The moon was shining above me. 3. clothes: Üstünü kirletme ha! Don´t get your clothes dirty, you hear? 4. (a) superior, (a) boss. 5. remainder, rest (of an amount of money). 6. top, upper: en üst kat topmost floor. yokuşun üst yanında on the upper part of the slope. 7. at or about (a certain time): öğle üstü in the early afternoon/ at noon. -te above; on top. -ten 1. from the top, from above. 2. superficially. -ünde/üzerinde /ın/ 1. on, on top of. 2. above, over. 3. on; overlooking or looking out on: cadde üstünde on a main street. Boğaz´ın üstünde overlooking the Bosphorus. 4. more than; over: Ahmet artık kırkın üstünde olmalı. Ahmet must be over forty by now. 5. on, about (a matter, a subject): Bunun üstünde anlaşmalıyız. We ought to come to an agreement about this. 6. on (someone´s consciousness): Onun üstünde büyük bir etki yaptı. It made a big impression on him. 7. on, with: Üstünde para yok mu? Don´t you have any money on you? -üne/üzerine 1. on, on top of: Elbisesinin üstüne sürdü. She rubbed it on her dress. 2. on, on the subject of, dealing with: Kırım Savaşı üstüne bir tez hazırlıyor. She´s preparing a thesis on the Crimean War. 3. on top of, right after: Baklavanın üstüne işkembe çorbası içilir mi? Does one have tripe soup right after one´s eaten baklava? 4. upon (one´s honor, one´s good name): şerefim üstüne upon my honor. 5. better than, superior to: Kendi dalında Ali´nin üstüne yok. Ali´s tops in his field. Senin üstüne yok, vallahi! By George, you take the cake! 6. on (someone´s) account: Rahmi, biraları benim üstüme yaz! Put the beers on my account, Rahmi! -ü açık open at the top. -ünüze/üzerinize afiyet/şifalar/sağlık! May you stay in good health! (said while talking about an illness). -ünden akmak to be plainly evident. -üne/üzerine almak /ı/ 1. to take the responsibility of (doing something), take (something) upon oneself. 2. to take (a remark, an action) as being directed against oneself. -ünden/üzerinden atmak /ı/ to refuse to accept responsibility for. -üne/üzerine atmak /ı, ın/ to impute (a misdeed or crime) to (someone). -üne/üzerine basmak to hit the nail on the head. - baş clothes. -ü başı dökülmek for (one´s) clothes to be in tatters. -üne başına etmek/yapmak 1. /ın/ to curse violently at, give (someone) down the country, give (someone) what for. 2. to defecate in one´s underpants. - başa geçmek to sit with the bigwigs (in a meeting). -üne bırakmak /ı, ın/ to leave (something) for (someone else) to do, leave (someone) with the job of. -üne/üzerine bir bardak (soğuk) su içmek /ın/ colloq. to give up all hope of getting (something that one has lent) back, kiss (something) goodbye. - çıkmak/gelmek to win. -e çıkmak (for someone who´s at fault) to succeed in shifting the blame onto someone else. -ünden/üzerinden dökülmek (for a garment) to be far too big for, swallow (someone). - dudak upper lip. -ünde/üzerinde durmak /ın/ to give (a matter) a lot of thought, spend a lot of time thinking about (a matter); to give (a matter) a lot of attention; to dwell on (a matter). -üne/üzerine düşmek /ın/ 1. to fuss over, make a fuss over, shower attention on (someone). 2. to bother, pester. 3. to throw oneself into (a job), work hard at (a job). -üne/üzerine evlenmek /ın/ to marry again when one already has (someone) as a wife. -üne/üzerine geçirmek/geçirtmek /ı/ 1. to have (a piece of property) registered in one´s own name. 2. to have (an adopted child) registered under one´s own surname, cause (an adopted child) to bear one´s own surname. -ünden geçmek /ın/ slang 1. to *screw, have sex with. 2. to rape. -ünden (... zaman) geçmek (for an amount of time) to pass, elapse (after an event). -üne/üzerine gelmek /ın/ 1. (for someone) to turn up or appear right when (something is being done or discussed). 2. to walk towards (someone) intending (or as if he intends) t