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"1. narrow, not wide. 2. tight, tightly fitting. 3. scant, scanty, meager. 4. (time) of need, of want, of economic hardship. 5. narrowly, barely, just. - açı geom. acute angle. (kendini) - atmak 1. /dan/ to escape (from) (a place) by the skin of one´s teeth. 2. /a/ barely to make it to (a place). - boğaz/geçit 1. geog. gap, notch, defile; gorge. 2. difficult situation or time. -a boğmak /ı/ to take advantage of (someone) when he/she is having a hard time. -da bulunmak 1. to be in financial difficulties. 2. to have a hard time, go through a bad patch. dara dar/dar darına/-ı darına barely, just. -a düşmek to fall on hard times. -a gelememek to refuse to be hurried. - gelirli low-income, poor. -a gelmek to be done in a hurry; to occur in a rushed and inopportune moment. -a getirmek /ı/ 1. to deceive (someone) by rushing him/her. 2. to do (something) in a rush; to have (something) done in a hurry. - görüşlü narrow-minded, narrow. - hat rail. narrow-gauge (railroad). - kaçmak to have a narrow escape. - kafalı narrow-minded, narrow. -da kalmak 1. to be in financial difficulties. 2. to have a hard time, go through a bad patch. - kurtulmak to have a narrow escape. - üçgen geom. acute triangle. - ünlü phonetics close vowel. - yetişmek /a/ barely to get (to a place) in time."

"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

/ı/ 1. to constrict, narrow, make (something) narrow. 2. to take in (a garment). 3. to reduce the size of (something). 4. to shrink (cloth). 5. to lessen (an amount of time).

"1. bad. 2. worthless, poor in quality. 3. evil, wicked. 4. angrily; malevolently; maliciously. 5. colloq. really (used as an intensifier): Kötü acıyor. It really hurts. - adam cin. heavy, bad man, villain. - beslenme malnutrition. -ye boğmak /ı/ slang to deceive, trick, cheat (someone). - emilim malabsorption. - günler hard times. - haber tez duyulur. proverb Bad news travels fast. - kadın prostitute, scarlet woman. - kişi olmak to become the target of someone´s/others´ dislike, be regarded as the person who´s in the wrong. - kötü angrily; malevolently; maliciously. - kötü düşünmek to brood, think of troubling things. -ye kullanmak /ı/ to misuse (one´s authority); to abuse, take unfair advantage of. - söz insanı dininden çıkarır, (tatlı söz yılanı ininden çıkarır). proverb Harsh words only make people angry (but sweet words can charm a snake from its hole). - yola düşmek/sapmak 1. to become a prostitute. 2. to stray from the straight and narrow, begin to live immorally."

short. - dalga radio shortwave. - devre short circuit. - geçmek /ı/ to explain (something) without going into detail. - görüşlü narrow-minded. - günün kârı. colloq. At least it´s better than nothing. - günün kârı/kazancı az olur. proverb If you only spend a little time working on something, you can´t expect to benefit very much from it. - hece short syllable. - kesmek /ı/ to cut short (one´s talk). - ömürlü short-lived, ephemeral. - sürmek to take a short time, not to last long. - tutmak /ı/ not to make (something) long/wide enough. - ünlü phonetics short vowel. - vadede in the short run. - vadeli short-term. - yoldan briefly and to the point, without beating about the bush.

"1. /a/ to turn to, make a turn to; to turn into, enter (a road); to swerve to, veer to. 2. /a/ to begin to (do something that´s disapproved of), resort to (something bad). 3. /dan/ to digress from (one´s topic); to deviate from (one´s goal); to depart from (the straight and narrow)."