only+a+very+little

"1. end, extremity; tip. 2. point (of a sharply pointed instrument). 3. hist. march, borderland. -unda bir şey var. colloq. /ın/ There´s something behind (a matter)./There´s something secret at the bottom of (a matter). -u bucağı olmamak (for a place) to be vastly wide, be boundless. -unu bulmak /ın/ 1. to bring (something) to a conclusion. 2. to find a way to solve (a problem). -u dokunmak /a/ (for something) to affect (someone) adversely, bring (someone) harm, cause (someone) damage. -unu kaçırmak /ın/ to allow (a situation) to get out of control. -unda (bir şey) olmak (for something) to be at the bottom of (a matter). -u ortası belli olmamak (for something) to be so complicated or chaotic that one doesn´t know how to start setting it to rights. - uca end to end. -u ucuna just barely; with only a very little bit to spare; with hardly a minute to spare. - vermek 1. (for a boil, pimple, etc.) to come to a head, head. 2. to sprout. 3. to appear, become apparent."

"1. one (as a number): Bir beyaz manolya yedi pembe manolyaya bedeldir. One white magnolia is worth seven pink magnolias. 2. a, an; a certain, a particular: Bursa´da güzel bir evi var. She has a lovely house in Bursa. Dünkü partide bir kadını gördüm; kim olduğunu sen anlarsın. At yesterday´s party I saw a certain woman; you know who I mean. 3. the same: Emellerimiz bir. Our goals are the same. 4. united; of one mind, of the same opinion: Bu konuda biriz. We´re of one mind on this subject. 5. shared, used in common: Yatak odalarımız ayrı, banyomuz bir. We have separate bedrooms but share a bathroom. 6. only: Bir o bunu yapabilir. Only she can do this. Bunu bir sen bir de ben biliyoruz. You and I are the only ones who know this. 7. used as an emphatic: O hayata bir alıştı ki sorma gitsin! He has really gotten accustomed to that way of life! Bir dene! Just try it! Birdenbire bir feryat! And suddenly there was such a yell! Ah, bir oraya gidebilsem! Ah, if I can just go there! 8. used to add a note of vagueness: Bir zamanlar Arnavutköy´de çilek yetiştirilirdi. There was a time when strawberries were grown in Arnavutköy. Sen bugün bir tuhafsın. You don´t seem quite yourself today. - ağızdan in unison, with one voice. - alan pişman, bir almayan. colloq. It´s the sort of thing that looks good and attracts a lot of interest but is actually of very little use. - alay a great quantity, a large number. - âlem something else, really something, a wonder, amazing: Orası bir âlem! That´s one amazing place! Cüneyt başlı başına bir âlem! Cüneyt is a wonder in his own right! - an at one point: Bir an bir şey söyleyecek gibi oldu. At one point she looked like she was going to say something. - an evvel/önce as soon as possible. - ara/aralık 1. at one point, for a while, for a short period. 2. when one has a free moment, when one has a chance: Bir ara bana uğrayıver. Drop by when you have a free moment. - araba 1. a wagonload of; a truckload of. 2. colloq. a lot of, a slew of. - arada together. - araya gelmek 1. (for people) to come together (in the same place and at the same time). 2. (for events) to happen at the same time, coincide. - araya getirmek /ı/ to bring (people, things) together (in the same place and at the same time). - aşağı bir yukarı (to come and go) aimlessly. - atımlık barutu kalmak/olmak to be almost at the end of one´s resources, be almost at the end of one´s rope; to have played almost all of one´s cards; to have very little energy left. - avuç 1. a handful (of). 2. a handful (of), a very small number or amount (of). - ayağı çukurda olmak to have one foot in the grave. - ayak evvel/önce immediately, at once. - ayak üstünde bin yalan söylemek 1. to tell a whole pack of lies at one go. 2. to be a big liar. - bakıma in one way, in one respect. - baltaya sap olmak to have a job, be employed. - bardak suda fırtına koparmak to raise a tempest in a teapot. - başına all alone, all by oneself. - baştan/uçtan bir başa/uca (traversing, looking at, surveying, filling a place) from one end to the other, from end to end. - ben, bir de Allah bilir. colloq. Only God knows what I´ve gone through. -e beş vermek to yield five times the seed, yield fivefold. -e bin katmak to exaggerate, make much of a trifle. - bir one by one. - boy 1. once. 2. used as an emphatic: Bir boy gidelim, görelim. Let´s just go and see! - boyda of the same height. - bu eksikti. colloq. Nothing but this was lacking!/This was all that was needed! (said sarcastically). - cihetten in one way, in a way. - çatı altında under the same roof, in the same building. - çırpıda at one stretch, without interruption, at once. - çift söz 1. a little advice, a piece of advice: Sana bir çift sözüm var. I have a piece of advice for you. 2. a brief exchange of conversation: Öyle meşguldüm ki kendisiyle bir çift söz bile edemedim. I was so busy that I couldn´t have even a brief conversation with her. - çuval inciri berbat etmek to foul things up but

"1. little, small. 2. young, little. 3. petty, small, small-minded. 4. petty, minor, low-ranking. 5. miniature, small-scale. 6. petite, dainty. K-! Hey little one! (said to a child). - aptes 1. the need to urinate. 2. urination. K- Asya Asia Minor. - ay February. -ten beri ever since childhood. - burjuva petit bourgeois. - burjuvazi petite bourgeoisie. - dağları ben yarattım demek to be very conceited, be very full of oneself. - deli, büyük deli, beşikteki başını sallar. colloq. There´s not a one of them that´s sane. - düşmek to lose face, be humiliated; to humiliate oneself. - düşürmek /ı/ to humiliate (someone). - gelmek to be too small, not to fit. - gezegen astr. asteroid, planetoid. - görmek /ı/ to regard (someone, something) as inferior, not to think much of. - göstermek/görünmek to look younger than one is. - harf minuscule. - köyün büyük ağası colloq. He really thinks he is something, but he´s only a big fish in a very little pond! - kurna slang the vice-chairman (of a school discipline committee). - mevlit ayı Rabi ll (lunar month). - oynamak (for a gambler) to play for small stakes. - önerme log. minor premise. - parmak little finger or toe. - su dökmek to urinate. - terim log. minor term. "

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. ant. 2. blowhole (in a metal casting). - ağzı very small opening. - asidi formic acid. - belli wasp-waisted. -yı bile incitmemek/ezmemek not to hurt an ant, to be very tenderhearted. -ya binmek to go at a snail´s pace. - duası gibi small or cramped and illegibly scrawly (handwriting). - ezmez very gentle and compassionate. - kararınca/kaderince doing as much as one can (even if it´s only a little). - sürüsü swarm of ants. - yuvası ant nest; anthill. - yuvası gibi kaynamak (for a place) to teem or be swarming with people. "

"1. finger. 2. toe. 3. spoke (of a wheel). 4. bar, rail (in a railing or grill); baluster. 5. inch (2.5 centimeters). 6. finger (measure used to determine the amount of liquid in a glass). 7. the amount of material that will stick to a finger: bir parmak bal a taste of honey. 8. the length of a finger (used in making rough measurements). -ı ağzında kalmak to be greatly astonished, be open-mouthed with amazement; to marvel at something wonderful. - atmak to make trouble, stir up a stink. - basmak 1. /a/ to draw attention to (a point). 2. to put one´s thumbprint on (a document) (in lieu of a signature). -ımı basarım. colloq. You mark my words! -ını bile oynatamamak/kıpırdatamamak not to be able to move a muscle (owing to fatigue). -ını bile oynatmamak/kıpırdatmamak not to lift so much as a finger (to help). - bozmak (for children) to be on the outs with each other. -ına dolamak/sarmak /ı/ to get (something) on the brain. -la gösterilmek 1. to be a person of distinction, be famous. 2. to be small in number, be so few one can count them on the fingers of one hand (as it were). - hesabı 1. (doing arithmetic by) counting on one´s fingers. 2. metrical system based on a count of syllables. - ısırmak to be greatly astonished, be open-mouthed with amazement; to marvel at something wonderful. - ısırtmak /a/ to leave (someone) open-mouthed with astonishment; to cause (someone) to marvel. - izi fingerprint, dactylogram. - kadar small, mere slip of a (child). - kaldı almost, very nearly. - kaldırmak 1. to raise one´s hand (with only the index finger extended) (done as a means of asking permission to speak). 2. to vote in favor of a motion. - kapı 1. gate made of vertical bars. 2. hinged window grate. -ı olmak /da/ to have a finger in (something), have something to do with (something). -ında oynatmak /ı/ to twist (someone) around one´s little finger, dominate (someone) completely. -ını oynatmak to give a bribe, grease someone´s palm. - parmak finger-shaped, fingerlike. -la sayılmak to be so few one can count them on the fingers of one hand (so to speak). -ını sokmak /a/ to interfere in, meddle in (something); to stick one´s oar in. - tatlısı a sweet, finger-shaped pastry. -ının ucunda/ucuyla çevirmek /ı/ to do (something) easily and skillfully. -ının ucunu göstermemek (for a woman) to cover herself so that a man may see no part of her body whatsoever. - usulü metrical system based on a count of syllables. - üzümü a grape whose fruit is somewhat elongated. -ını yaranın üzerine basmak to put one´s finger on the real problem. -larını (birlikte) yemek to find a food very much to one´s liking, relish every mouthful of a food."