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off the road, out of the way, secluded

off the cuff, without thinking

"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. light (as luminous energy): ay ışığı moonlight. 2. (a) light (a source of light): Işıkları yak! Turn on the lights! 3. inspired thought, ray of inspiration; inspiration. 4. model of excellence, ideal model, inspiration. 5. art (a) light, illuminated part of a picture. - almak phot. to be fogged, be exposed. -ı altında /ın/ in the light of. - demeti pencil of light; beam. - gölge düzeni art chiaroscuro. - ışını ray of light. - oyunu play of light. - saçmak to shine, give off light. -ı söndürmek to turn off the light; to put out the lamp, the candle, or the match. - tutmak /a/ 1. to light the way (for). 2. to shine a light (on). 3. to show the way (to), offer a solution (for). -ı yakmak to turn on the light; to light the lamp, the candle, or the match. - yılı light-year. "

1. main point, main topic (under discussion). 2. scope, range, compass (of a discussion). 3. intention, purpose, aim. -ten ayrılmak to get off the subject, stray from the point. -ten dışarı çıkmak to get off the subject, stray from the point. - dışı irrelevant, (something) which is not related to the main topic of conversation. -e dönmek to return to the point being discussed. -e gelmek to come to the point.

1. to break off, fall off: Fırtınada meşenin bir dalı koptu. During the storm a limb broke off the oak tree. 2. to break/snap in two, break, snap. 3. (for a noisy or dangerous event) to break out, begin. 4. to ache terribly. 5. prov. to run.

to fly into a temper, to fly into a rage, to lose one's temper, to hit the roof, to hit the ceiling, to fly off the handle, to see red, to blow one's top, to go off the deep end, to blow one's stack

"naut. (sailing) close to the wind; off the wind. - seyretmek to sail before the wind; to sail off the wind."

adj. out of the way, devious, off the beaten track, off, remote

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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).

out-of-the-way, (place) that is off the beaten track. - düşmek to be off the beaten track.

"1. distant, remote, far, faraway, far-off. 2. /dan/ (someone, something) who or which has nothing to do with, who or which has no connection with. 3. /dan/ (someone) who has no talent at all for; (someone) who is unable to (do something). 4. unlikely, improbable. 5. distance. 6. at a distance, faraway. -tan akraba distant relative. -tan bakmak /a/ to remain an observer of, survey (something) from the sidelines. - durmak /dan/ to stay away from. (birbirinden/birbirlerinden) - düşmek to be far from one another. -lara gitmek to get off the subject. -ı görmek to be able to foresee what will happen, be able to see the future. -tan güdüm/kumanda remote control. -tan merhaba nodding acquaintanceship: Bizim uzaktan merhabamız var. We´re on speaking terms with each other, but no more than that. -tan uzağa 1. very distant. 2. from a great distance, from faraway."

go off the rails, run off the rails

v. run off the rails, be derailed, go off the rails

"distant; far, far-off, faraway, remote, off the beaten track, out-of-the-way; improbable, unlikely, outside; distance place"

"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."

make away with oneself, end off it all, go off the deep end

v. throw smb. off the track, fling off

adj. off base, off the beam

1. short circuit, short. 2. slang cracked, touched in the head. -ı açmak to switch on the motor (of an automotive vehicle), start the engine. - anahtarı car key, engine key (of an automotive vehicle). -ı kapamak to shut off the engine (of an automotive vehicle).