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better late than never

"1. person, someone, human being, man. 2. the human race, man, mankind: Allah insanı yarattı. God created man. 3. decent person, upright person: İnsan gibi yaşamadı. He didn´t live as a decent person should. İnsan gibi çalış! Do your work as it should be done! 4. one, you: İnsan büyüğüyle öyle konuşmaz. One doesn´t speak that way to one´s superior. İnsana güven veren bir sesi var. He has a voice that inspires trust. 5. decent, upright, good (person): Yümni insan bir adam. Yümni´s a decent fellow. -ın adı çıkacağına canı çıksın./-ın/adamın/bir kimsenin adı çıkmadansa canı çıkması yeğdir/hayırlıdır. proverb It is better to die than to get a bad reputation. - beşer, kuldur (bazen) şaşar. proverb Nobody is perfect./Everybody makes mistakes. - eti yemek colloq. to backbite, slander a person. - evladı good person, decent person, person of integrity. - gibi decently, properly, in an acceptable way, like a human being. - hakları human rights. İ- Hakları Beyannamesi hist. the Declaration of the Rights of Man. İ- Hakları Evrensel Beyannamesi the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (made by the U. N.). - hali human nature. - hali. colloq. Human nature is just that way. - içine çıkmak to go out in public; to mix with people. - kıtlığı scarcity of capable people. - kıtlığında As there is no one better at this time,.... - konuşa konuşa/söyleşe söyleşe, hayvan koklaşa koklaşa. proverb Animals communicate by sniffing; people by talking. - kurusu 1. very thin person, bag of bones, scarecrow 2. very thin, (someone) who is nothing but skin and bones. - müsveddesi 1. sorry apology for a human being, sorry excuse for a human being (said of a morally contemptible person). 2. (someone) who is a sorry apology for a human being. - sarrafı 1. a good judge of people. 2. (someone) who is a good judge of people. - türü Homo sapiens. - yedisinde ne ise yetmişinde de odur. proverb A person´s character does not change with time. "

adj. disproportionate, jolly

adv. extremely, in spades, exceedingly, far better, jolly, amply, damned, eminently, more than enough, largely, parlous, precious, strongly, superfluously

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adj. superior, higher in rank or position; above average, exceptional; better or greater than

1. other, another, different. 2. /dan/ except, apart (from), other (than). 3. slang gypsy. - başka 1. separately, one by one. 2. different. - biri another, someone else. - işi yok mu? colloq. Doesn´t he have anything better to do?

",-nu this. -na to this. -ndan from this. -nlar these. -nun of this. - anda at present. - arada 1. meanwhile. 2. among other things. - bakımdan in this respect; from this point of view. -ndan başka besides; moreover. -na binaen so, hence, for this reason. -nda bir iş var. colloq. There is more to this than meets the eye. -nunla birlikte/beraber nevertheless, however, yet. -ndan böyle from now on, henceforth. -nun burası colloq. here, this spot. - cihetle/cihetten in this respect; from this point of view. - cümleden as an instance of this. - da geçer yahu. This too will pass; nothing is permanent. - defa this time; and now. -na değdi idi, buna değmedi idi diyerek But on second thought I decided that some of them might do. -ndan dolayı/ötürü for this reason, because of this, therefore. - fakir this poor man, your humble servant. -na gelince as for this. - gibi such, of this kind, like this. - gözle from this point of view. - günlerde/yakınlarda 1. recently. 2. in the near future. -nun için because of this, for this reason, therefore. - işte bir hikmet var. There must be a vital reason for it. - itibarla so, therefore, consequently. -ndan iyisi can sağlığı. colloq. This is the best; nothing could surpass it. - kabilden of this sort. - kadar 1. this much. 2. (after a number) and a little more. - merkezde 1. in this sense, to this effect. 2. more or less like this. -na mukabil on the other hand. - münasebetle in this connection. - ne perhiz, bu ne lahana turşusu! colloq. What a contrast!/How inconsistent! - sevdadan vazgeç. colloq. You´d better give it up. - sıcağa kar mı dayanır? colloq. What could you expect in this mess? -ndan sonra 1. after this. 2. henceforth, from now on. - takdirde so, therefore, in this case. -nun üzerine then, so. (...dan) - yana since. - yüzden for this reason, because of this, therefore. "

,-ti 1. dog. 2. vulg. son of a bitch, bastard. -i an, taşı eline al/değneği yanına koy. proverb If you´re going to deal with an aggressive person, you ought to be ready for a fight. -e atsan yemez. colloq. It´s not fit even for a dog to eat. - boku eme yaradı. vulg. He´s a shiftless bastard who won´t be any help at all. - canlı tough and strong. -le/köpekle dalaşmaktan çalıyı dolaşmak yeğdir. proverb It´s better to inconvenience oneself than to have a confrontation with a nasty person. - dişi domuz derisi. colloq. Since the one is as bad as the other, let´s just let them fight it out. -in/köpeğin duası kabul/makbul olsa/olsaydı gökten kemik yağar/yağardı. proverb If scoundrels ran the world it would be uninhabitable for the rest of us. - gibi çalışmak to work like a dog, work hard. - izi at izine karışmak for a situation to be so confused that one can´t tell the good people from the worthless. -in kıçına/götüne sokmak /ı/ vulg. to insult (someone) by swearing crudely. - kırıntısı slang son of a bitch, bastard, jerk. -in kuyruğunda vulg. a hell of a lot of. - oğlu (it) vulg. son of a bitch, bastard. -e ot, ata et vermek/-in önüne ot, atın önüne et koymak to give the wrong things to the wrong people. - sürüsü 1. pack of dogs. 2. bunch of scoundrels. - sürüsü kadar colloq. a whole pack (of them). - ürür, kervan yürür. proverb Progress cannot be stopped by the criticisms of scoundrels. - yatağı thieves´ hide-out. -le yatan bitle kalkar. proverb A person who associates with scoundrels will acquire their habits.

1. scary, frightening. 2. dangerous, perilous. - rüya/düş görmektense uyanık yatmak hayırlıdır/yeğdir. proverb It´s better to do without a thing than to run risks to get it.

"1. blind. 2. dull, not sharp. 3. dim (light). 4. blind, dead-end. 5. blind, unaware of what´s happening. 6. (in expressions) bad, evil; unlucky. - boğaz one´s appetite for food, hunger. - çapa a short, blunt hoe. - değneğini beller gibi without ever thinking of doing otherwise. - dövüşü chaotic situation. - duman very thick fog. - hat rail. siding. -ün istediği bir göz, Allah verdi iki göz. colloq. He was blessed with more than he´d hoped for. - kadı forthright person, person who speaks his mind. - kör parmağım gözüne colloq. out in the open, perfectly evident, clear. -ü körüne blindly, carelessly, at random. - kütük sarhoş dead drunk. -ler mahallesinde ayna satmak to sell refrigerators to Eskimos, carry coals to Newcastle. -ler memleketinde şaşılar padişah/baş olur. proverb An inferior thing seems first-rate to those who have never known anything better. - nişancılık 1. hitting the target by chance only. 2. doing something correctly by chance only. - olası/olasıca colloq. 1. Damn him/her/it! 2. damned, accursed. -ünü öldürmek 1. to satisfy one´s desires after a fashion. 2. to swallow one´s pride and admit one´s helplessness. - ölür badem gözlü olur, kel ölür sırma saçlı olur. proverb What was ugly or worthless seems beautiful or valuable once it has been lost. - şeytan/talih bad luck. - tapa blind flange. - topal colloq. after a fashion, in a half-assed way. - uçuş flying blind. -le yatan şaşı kalkar. proverb 1. If you associate with a scoundrel, you´ll pick up some of his habits. 2. If you associate with a scoundrel, you´ll suffer for it."

,-cu 1. shoe. 2. rubber or metal tip (on the base of a furniture leg). 3. arch. base, pedestal (of a column). -tan aşağı mean, despicable, contemptible, low-down. -u başına giydirmek /ın/ colloq. to make (someone) do the wrong thing. - bırakmamak /a/ not to be frightened off by, not to be deterred by. -larını çevirmek /ın/ to let (somebody) understand that he is not wanted, get rid of (someone) in a roundabout way. -ları dama atılmak to lose favor, fall from popular esteem. -larını eline vermek /ın/ to get rid of (someone), give (someone) his walking papers. - eskitmek/paralamak to run hither and thither (while trying to get something accomplished). - kadar dili var. colloq. He´s as sassy/impudent as they come. -una kum dolmak/taş kaçmak to be uneasy, be on edge. - pahalı. colloq. 1. As he´s too powerful for me to tangle with, I´d better not press matters any further. 2. I´ve bitten off more than I can chew. -u ters giydirmek to be a real fox, be someone one must be wary of. -unu ters giydirmek /a/ to cause (someone) to make tracks, make (someone) leave in a hurry.

",-ir 1. /ı, a/ to give (something) to. 2. /ı, a/ to hand (something) to. 3. /ı, a/ to bequeath or leave (something) to. 4. /ı, a/ to attribute (something) to (someone´s state of mind). 5. /ı, a/ to turn (something) toward (something). 6. /ı, a/ to give (a daughter) in marriage (to). 7. /ı, a/ to give (oneself) over to (doing something deleterious). 8. /ı, a/ to abandon (oneself) to, give (oneself) over to (a pursuit). 9. /ı, a/ to lean (something) against (something). 10. /ı/ to give birth to. 11. /ı/ to produce, yield. 12. /ı/ to hold (a party, banquet); to give (a concert). 13. When suffixed to another verb it can indicate rapid or sudden action: Şeniz orada temizlik yaparken o koca kütüphane tam üzerine yuvarlanıvermesin mi? Here´s an incredible piece of news: while Şeniz was busy cleaning, that huge set of bookshelves suddenly toppled right on top of her! 14. When suffixed to another verb it can indicate a polite request: Oğlum bana bir çay getiriver! Bring me a glass of tea, there´s a good lad! Ver elini.... So then I went to..../And then I´ll go to...: Ankara´ya gideceğim, orada üç gün kaldıktan sonra ver elini Kayseri! I´ll go to Ankara; then three days later I´ll head for Kayseri. Vermeyince Mabut, ne yapsın Mahmut? proverb If God doesn´t grant you prosperity and skill, what can you do? Verip (de) pişman olmaktan, vermeyip (de) düşman olmak yeğdir. proverb It is better to refuse to give someone something and make an enemy of him than to be generous and regret it later. verip veriştirmek /a/ to give (someone) a good dressing down, give (someone) down the country."