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  • 41 çıkarılmak

    "1. /dan/ to be removed (from); to be extricated (from); to be extracted (from); to be pulled out (of); to be brought out (from); (for a student) to be expelled (from); (for a worker) to be fired; (for a tenant) to be evicted. 2. (for a piece of clothing) to be taken off, be removed; (for a hat) to be doffed. 3. /a/ to be made to climb up on (something); to be made to go up to (a higher place); to be put in/on (a higher place). 4. /a/ (for one person) to be brought before/to (another), be presented to (another). 5. (for a stain) to be removed, be taken out. 6. /dan/ (for something) to be extended from, be stuck out of (a place). 7. to be published. 8. /a/ to be taken out to/into (a place outdoors). 9. /dan/ (for one person´s anger, frustration, negative emotion) to be vented on, be taken out on (another). 10. (for someone) to be shown to be, be revealed to be (a bad type of person); for people to be left with the impression that (someone) is (a bad type of person): Yalancı çıkarıldı. People were made to think him a liar. 11. (for someone´s wrongdoing, mistake) to be exposed, be revealed. 12. /dan/ math. (for one amount) to be subtracted from (another). 13. /dan/ to be unloaded (from). 14. (for something new) to be created. 15. /dan/ (for something) to be produced in (a place). 16. /dan/ (for someone´s living) to be made from, be earned from (a specified job). 17. /a/ (for a food or a drink) to be offered to (a guest). 18. (for something) to be vomited up, be thrown up, be spewed up. 19. /a/ mil. (for a force) to be landed on (a shore). 20. (for a law) to be made. 21. (for a row, a quarrel) to be started; (for a difficulty) to be created. "

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  • 42 ahkâm

    1. law judgments, decisions, verdicts. 2. law statutes, regulations, provisions, stipulations. 3. predictions based on astrology or soothsaying. 4. colloq. half-baked ideas, baseless conclusions, flimsy speculations. - çıkarmak colloq. to put forth some half-baked or off-the-cuff ideas (on something one doesn´t know much about). - kesmek colloq. to put forth a half-baked or off-the-cuff idea as if it were the gospel truth. - yürütmek colloq. to give one´s opinion (on something one doesn´t know much about).

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  • 43 almak

    ",-ır 1. /ı/ to take. 2. /ı/ to get. 3. /ı/ to buy. 4. /ı/ to receive; to accept. 5. /ı/ to steal. 6. /ı/ to marry (a girl). 7. /ı/ to take, hold, be able to contain. 8. /ı/ to take along. 9. /ı/ to capture; to conquer. 10. /ı/ to take (a bath, medicine, a drink). 11. /ı/ to catch (cold); to catch (fire). 12. /ı/ to take on, hire, employ. 13. /ı/ to remove, take away, pluck out. 14. /ı/ to move. 15. /ı/ to sweep, clean, dust. 16. /ı/ to sense, smell, hear. 17. /ı, a/ to put (something) on, throw (a garment) over (oneself). 18. /ı, a/ to take (someone, something) into (one´s care or protection). 19. /ı, a/ to take (something) as being (something). 20. /ı/ to take (water). 21. /ı/ (for wind, flood) to carry away, destroy. 22. /ı/ (for smoke, fear) to overwhelm, cover, sweep through. 23. /ı/ to cover, travel (a distance). 24. /dan/ to take the attitude of. 25. /dan/ to shorten. 26. to begin all at once. Aldı.... (before a name, in folk literature)... began to recite. Aldığı aptes ürküttüğü kurbağaya değmez. colloq. The gain is less than the loss. Al aşağı, vur yukarı.... with a lot of bargaining. Al benden de o kadar. colloq. 1. I am as bad off as you. 2. I agree. Al birini vur ötekine/birine. colloq. One is no better than the other. Al cevabını otur aşağı. colloq. Now you are answered. Al gülüm, ver gülüm. colloq. 1. They are fluttering and fussing over each other. 2. You know how to take; now learn how to give. Alan razı, satan razı. colloq. Since the two have agreed nobody else should interfere. Al sana. Here! Take it! Al sana bir (bela) daha. colloq. Here is another (trouble) for you. Al takke, ver külah.... 1. struggling, tumbling with one another. 2. with a great struggle. 3. becoming very intimate with each other. alıp vereceği olmamak 1. to be all square on the accounts. 2. /la/ to have no relations (with). alıp verememek /la/ to have a disagreement (with). alıp vermek 1. to have one´s heart beat wildly. 2. to turn over a matter in one´s mind, dwell on a matter. 3. /ı/ to exchange, trade. Aldı yürüdü. colloq. 1. He has gotten rich quickly. 2. He has become famous in a short time. 3. It progressed well. It prospered and grew. alıp yürümek to make headway. "

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  • 44 dağıtmak

    "/ı/ 1. to scatter; to disperse; to dispel; to dissipate. 2. to distribute; to deal; to dole out, give out, hand out; to dispense. 3. to mess up, disorder, put (something) into disarray, disarray. 4. to cause (something) to break into pieces, cause (something) to disintegrate or spall off; to smash (something) to bits. 5. to dissolve (an organization). 6. print. to distribute (type). Dağıtırım ha! colloq. I´ll smash your face in!"

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  • 45 ezber

    "1. memorization. 2. lesson to be memorized. -den 1. by memory; by heart. 2. without thinking, off the top of one´s head. -e with-out comprehending (what one is saying). -inde stored in one´s memory. -e bilmek /ı/ 1. to know by heart. 2. to know thoroughly. -e iş görmek to do something in a haphazard, careless way. -e konuşmak to talk off the top of one´s head. -den okumak /ı/ to recite (something) by heart."

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  • 46 göstermek

    "1. /ı, a/ to show. 2. /ı/ to show, point at, point to. 3. /ı/ to show, indicate, denote, designate, manifest, point out. 4. /ı/ to show, project (a movie, slides, etc.). 5. /ı, a/ to expose (something) to (the sun, heat, light, etc.). 6. /ı/ to show, demonstrate, evidence. 7. /ı/ to show, explain, point out. 8. /ı, a/ to show or assign (someone) (work to be done). 9. /ı/ to show off; to set off, display (something) to advantage. 10. /ı/ to show, display, reveal. 11. /a/ to show, get even with. 12. to seem to be, appear to be, look to be. 13. auxiliary verb to show, have, give evidence of (feelings, character, disposition): saygı göstermek to show respect, be respectful. sabır göstermek to show patience, be patient."

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  • 47 kaçırmak

    "1. /ı/ to help (someone) escape; to let (someone) escape. 2. /ı/ to put an end to, spoil, upset (one´s sleep, pleasure, peace of mind). 3. /ı/ to miss (a vehicle, a chance). 4. /ı/ to miss seeing (a person, because he has left). 5. /ı/ to cause (someone) to go away. 6. /ı/ to smuggle. 7. /ı/ to evade (taxes). 8. /ı/ to kidnap; to abduct, carry off; to hijack; to steal. 9. /ı/ to carry (something) to an extreme, take (something) too far. 10. to go mad, go off one´s nut. 11. /ı/ to overlook, miss, omit. 12. /ı/ to leak (oil, water, gas); to lose (electricity). 13. /a/ (for someone) to wet or soil (his/her underwear)."

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  • 48 oynatmak

    "1. /ı/ to manipulate (a puppet, a marionette); to put on (a puppet show). 2. /ı/ to make (someone) dance. 3. /ı/ to make (something) move. 4. /ı/ to allow (something) to be played or performed. 5. /ı/ to keep (someone) amused. 6. /ı, la/ to allow (one child) to play with (another). 7. to go off one´s rocker, lose one´s mind, go off one´s nut."

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  • 49 pergellemek

    /ı/ 1. to measure (something) with a pair of compasses. 2. to pace (a distance) off, measure (a distance) by pacing it off. 3. to think (something) through very carefully, consider all the angles of (a matter).

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  • 50 temiz

    1. clean. 2. fresh (air). 3. (something) which is in good condition, which is clean and has been properly cared for. 4. decent, clean-living, morally upright. 5. chaste, virtuous. 6. net (amount of money). 7. well, in a good way. 8. slang poker (the card game). - bir (bir -) 1. a good, a thorough (beating, whipping). 2. (beating someone) severely, good and proper, but good. -e çekmek /ı/ to make a fair copy of (a piece of writing). - çevirmek slang to play poker. -e çıkarmak /ı/ to clear, prove (someone) innocent, exonerate. -e çıkmak (for someone accused of something) to be cleared, be proven innocent, be exonerated. - giyinmek to wear neat, clean clothes. - hava almak to get some fresh air. - havaya çıkmak to go out and get some fresh air. -e havale etmek /ı/ 1. to finish (a job that´s been dragging on) in a jiffy. 2. to eat up, polish off, put away (food). 3. slang to kill, bump (someone) off, put (someone) away. -/iyi iş altı ayda çıkar. proverb It takes time to do a job properly. - pak sparklingly clean, spotlessly clean. - patent naut. clean bill of health (for a ship). - raporu doctor´s report stating that someone is in good health, clean bill of health. - süt emmiş (someone) who comes of good stock, decent, trustworthy. - taş flawless gem. - temiz cleanly, immaculately. - yüzlü (someone) who has an honest, good-hearted look about him/her.

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  • 51 yasak

    "1. prohibition; ban. 2. forbidden, prohibited, off-limits. - bölge off-limits area. - etmek /ı/ to forbid, prohibit; to ban. - olmak to be forbidden, be prohibited; to be banned. - savmak 1. (for something) to do in a pinch, just to pass muster, get one by and no more, get you through and no more, just barely to suffice, just to come up to the mark. 2. (for something) to be done merely for the sake of form, be done merely for the sake of etiquette or propriety."

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  • 52 yuvarlatmak

    "/ı, a/ 1. to have (someone) roll (something) (along a surface). 2. to have (someone) roll (something) up. 3. to have (someone) round (something), have (someone) give (something) a circular or spherical shape. 4. to have (someone) send (someone) sprawling (to the ground). 5. to have (someone) down (food, drink) quickly; to have (someone) put away, pack away, or polish off (food) quickly."

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  • 53 zihin

    ",-hni 1. mind, intellect. 2. memory, mind. 3. comprehension, understanding, capacity or power to comprehend. - açıklığı mental alertness. -i açılmak to feel mentally alert. -ini açmak /ın/ to make (one) feel mentally alert, stimulate (one´s) powers of thought. -ini bozmak /la/ to be obsessed by, be too concerned with, be hipped on. -ini bulandırmak /ın/ to make (one) suspicious, make (one) smell a rat. - bulanıklığı psych. mental confusion, obnubilation of the intellect. -i bulanmak to get confused, get muddled up. -ini çelmek /ın/ 1. to bring (someone) under one´s sway, mesmerize. 2. to confuse, cause (someone) to get muddled up, muddle (someone) up. 3. to seduce or corrupt (someone). -i dağılmak for one´s mind to wander. -ine dokunmak /ın/ to confuse (someone) utterly. -i durmak for one´s brain to stop working; (for someone) to be unable to think clearly, be mentally fatigued. - gücü mental capacity. - hesabı mental arithmetic, mental calculation. -i karışmak to get confused, get muddled up. -ini karıştırmak /ın/ to confuse, muddle (someone) up. -ini kurcalamak 1. /ın/ (for something) to keep popping into (one´s) mind, recur to (one) repeatedly. 2. to think hard; to try hard to recall something; to try hard to understand something. -ini oynatmak to go crazy, go off one´s nut. -i saplanmak /a/ to become obsessed by. -i takılmak /a/ to be unable to put (something) out of (one´s) mind. -ine takılmak for a thought to keep recurring to (one). - yorgunluğu mental fatigue. - yormak to ponder, think hard, rack one´s brains. "

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  • 54 Allah

    "1. Allah, God. 2. How wonderful! Really! -ım! My God! -tan 1. luckily, fortunately. 2. from birth. - acısın. May God have pity on him./Only God can help him. - (acısını) unutturmasın. May God spare you from a greater sorrow (said when one is subjected to a great loss or grief). - adamı man of God. - akıllar/akıl fikir versin. colloq. Where is your good sense? l am surprised at you/him. -ü âlem 1. probably. 2. maybe. 3. God knows. - Allah! 1. colloq. Goodness gracious!/How strange! 2. a Turkish battle cry. - aratmasın. May God spare you from having to get along without what you now have (said when one is discontented). - artırsın. May God grant you prosperity. - aşkına! colloq. 1. For heaven´s sake. l beg you. 2. How wonderful! - bağışlasın. God bless him/her (a child, a loved one, etc.). - bana, ben de sana. colloq. I´ll pay you my debt when l can get some money. -ın belası 1. nuisance, pest. 2. pestiferous, pesky. - belanı versin/vermesin. colloq. God damn you! - belasını versin. colloq. Damn him! - beterinden esirgesin/saklasın. May God protect you/him from worse trouble. - bilir. colloq. Only God knows./It´s hard to say. - bilir.... It seems to me.... -ın bildiğini kuldan ne saklayayım? colloq. What´s the use of making a secret of it? -a bin şükür. Thank God. -ın binasını yıkmak to commit murder or suicide. - bir! By the one God! -a bir can borcu var. colloq. He has nothing so he has no scruples. - bir dediğinden başka/gayri sözüne inanılmaz. colloq. He is a habitual liar. - bir, söz bir. colloq. I give my word on it. - bir yastıkta kocatsın. May you have a happy life together (said to a newly married couple). -tan bulmak to get one´s just deserts from God. -ından bulsun. colloq. Let God punish him. - büyüktür. 1. Some day God will right the wrong that has been done to us. 2. God is sure to punish him some day for what he has done. - canını alsın/almasın. colloq. God damn you. - cezanı versin/vermesin. colloq. God damn you. -ın cezası damn, damned. -ı çok, insanı az bir yer a deserted place. - derim. colloq. All l can say is “O God.” - dört gözden ayırmasın. /ı/ May God save (this child) from being an orphan. - düşmanıma vermesin. colloq. I wouldn´t wish it on my worst enemy. - ecir sabır versin. May God give you/him patience (said in condolence). - eksik etmesin. May we not suffer his loss. I am very grateful for what he has done. - eksikliğini göstermesin. I am grateful for it anyway. -a emanet. May God protect him. -a emanet etmek /ı/ to leave the rest to God (said after sending off someone one has nurtured or a work one has prepared). -a emanet olun. Good-bye (said by one who is leaving). - emeklerini eline vermesin. May you enjoy the fruit of your labor. -ın emri, Peygamberin kavliyle according to the command of God and the word of the Prophet (said in asking a family for their daughter as a bride). - esirgesin/saklasın. God forbid. - etmesin. God forbid. - evi place of worship. -ın evi the heart of man. - gani gani rahmet eylesin. May God have abundant mercy upon him (said for a dead person). -ın gazabı a scourge of God. - gecinden versin. May God ordain it to be late (used when mentioning death). - göstermesin! colloq. God forbid! -ın günü every single day, every darn day (said in exasperation or impatience). - hakkı için in God´s name. -a havale etmek /ı/ to leave (punishment, revenge) to God. - hayırlı etsin. May God turn it to good. - herkesin gönlüne göre versin. May God grant the wishes of everyone. -ın hikmeti something incredible, something extraordinary, something miraculous. -ın hikmeti! colloq. Incredible!/Extraordinary!/God be praised!/It´s a miracle! - hoşnut olsun. God bless you (for your kindness to me). - ıslah etsin. May God mend his ways. -a ısmarladık. Good-bye (said by the person leaving). - için truly, to be fair. - imdat eylesin. colloq. May God help you. - (seni) inandırsın.... Believe me.... - isterse if possible, if

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  • 55 atlatmak

    "/ı/ 1. to make (someone, an animal) jump; to get (someone, an animal) to jump; to let (someone, an animal) jump; to cause (someone, an animal) to jump, jump. 2. to overcome, kick (an illness); to handle (something difficult) successfully, deal with (something difficult) successfully, manage (something difficult) successfully. 3. to put (someone) off, get rid of (someone). 4. (for one news reporter) to scoop, get the jump on, report a piece of news before (another)."

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  • 56 aşırmak

    "1. /ı, dan/ to get (something) over (a high place); /ı, dan/ to propel (something) over (the heads of others); /ı, dan, a/ to transport, convey (goods) through (one place) to (another place). 2. /ı/ to steer clear of, manage to avoid (a danger). 3. /ı/ colloq. to make off with, swipe, steal. 4. /ı/ to plagiarize. 5. /ı, a/ to grab (someone, something) and take it to (a place). 6. /ı/ to exceed (a limit). 7. /ı/ to get rid of (an unwanted visitor) without offending him/her. "

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  • 57 basmak

    "1. /a/ to step on or in, tread on; /ı, a/ to set (one´s foot) on, put (one´s foot) on (a place): Ayağını o ipek halıya basma! Don´t you set foot on that silk rug! 2. /ı, a/ to press (one´s finger, a seal, a mold, a wood block, etc.) on; /a/ to press: Zile bas! Ring the doorbell! 3. /ı, a/ to pack (something) tightly into (a container). 4. /ı/ to print (books, etc.); to coin, strike, mint (coins). 5. (for darkness) to fall. 6. /ı/ (for fog) to descend on, cover. 7. /ı/ (for something undesirable) to cover (a place): Tarlayı sel bastı. Floodwater has covered the field. Bahçenin her yerini ot bastı. Weeds have taken over the garden. 8. /a/ to become, turn (a specified age): Bugün elliye bastı. He turned fifty today. 9. /ı/ to make an unexpected attack on, raid; (for the police) to bust. 10. /ı, a/ to put (air) in (a tire). 11. /ı/ (for a machine) to pump (a liquid) or compress (a gas). 12. /ı/ suddenly to let out (a yell, a curse, a laugh). 13. /ı/ suddenly to deliver (a blow) to, land (a blow) on. 14. /ı/ suddenly to hand in (one´s resignation, a letter of protest). 15. suddenly to feel...: Feci halde uyku bastı. I feel very sleepy. 16. /ı/ to be consumed with: Hocayı öfke bastı. The teacher was consumed with rage. 17. /ı/ to set, put (a hen) on eggs so that she will hatch them. Bas!/Bas git! slang Clear out! Beat it! Get lost! Scram! basıp geçmek /ı/ 1. to pass, overtake, leave (someone, something) behind. 2. just to pass (someone) by, not to stop and visit (someone). basıp gitmek/geçmek colloq. to get up and leave, take off. bastığı yeri bilmemek 1. not to know what one is doing, be out of it. 2. to be overjoyed. bastığı yerde ot bitmemek /ın/ to bring bad luck wherever he/she goes; to blight whatever he/she touches. "

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  • 58 kaçırtmak

    /a, ı/ 1. to have (someone) help (another) to escape. 2. to cause (someone) to miss (a vehicle, a chance). 3. to cause (someone) to miss seeing (another). 4. to have (someone) smuggle (something). 5. to have (someone) kidnap, abduct, carry off, hijack, or steal (something, someone). 6. to cause (someone) to overlook (something).

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  • 59 oturmak

    "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)."

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  • 60 yemek

    "1. /ı/ to eat. 2. /ı/ to spend (money); to spend (money) recklessly. 3. /ı/ to corrode, eat. 4. /ı/ (for an insect) to bite, eat (someone) up; (for an insect) to eat (something). 5. /ı/ to require, use up, consume: Bu soba çok odun yiyor. It takes a lot of wood to keep this stove going. 6. /ı/ slang to milk someone for (his money), bleed someone for (his money). 7. /ı/slang to make mincemeat of (someone). 8. /ı/ slang to kill, do (someone) in. 9. /ı/ slang to lay, have sex with. 10. /dan/ slang to get laid by. 11. /ı/ slang to kiss/lick/suck (someone). 12. /ı/ slang to get (a fine, a jail sentence). yemez slang person who can´t be tricked, fox. yiyip bitirmek /ı/ 1. to eat up every bit of (a food). 2. to spend or spend recklessly every bit of (a sum of money). 3. to use up every bit of (something). 4. to drive (someone) to distraction, drive (someone) crazy. 5. to drain, wear (someone) down, take a lot out of (someone). 6. to milk someone for (his money), bleed someone for (his money). Yeme de yanında yat! slang 1. It´s a food which isn´t just good; it´s finger-licking good! 2. She´s not just beautiful; she´s a knockout! yemeden içmeden (divulging something confidential) without losing any time. yemeden içmeden kesilmek to have no appetite, be off one´s food. Ye kürküm ye! colloq. He wouldn´t have given me the time of day if I hadn´t been dressed well./She wouldn´t have so much as looked at me if I hadn´t been wearing this uniform. Yediği naneye bak! colloq. Look at how he´s put his foot into it this time! Yemeyenin malını yerler (demine hu çekerler) (üstüne bir bardak su içerler). proverb Don´t be miserly and deny yourself things you can afford, for you can rest assured that what you save up but don´t spend will be spent freely and enjoyed to the hilt by whoever gets it after you´ve died. "

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  • palm off something — palm off (something) to trick or persuade someone to take something. They palmed off cheap wine at high prices by putting it in fancy bottles. She produced fake stamps and palmed them off as genuine. Related vocabulary: fob something off on… …   New idioms dictionary

  • polish off something — polish off (something) to finish something quickly and easily. He polished off two burgers and a mountain of French fries. He was nearly finished with the report, and said he could polish it off in another hour or two. Usage notes: most often… …   New idioms dictionary

  • siphon off something — siphon off (something) to take something that was intended for someone or something else. The dictator and his close friends siphoned off up to 20 percent of the annual budget. The donated food was mostly siphoned off and sold, while the needy… …   New idioms dictionary

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