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1 rather
adv. tercihen, iyisimi, daha iyisi, daha doğrusu, oldukça, bayağı, az çok, aksine [brit.], bilâkis [brit.]* * *1. daha isteyerek (fa.) 2. oldukça (adv.)* * *1) (to a certain extent; slightly; a little: He's rather nice; That's a rather silly question / rather a silly question; I've eaten rather more than I should have.) oldukça, biraz, az çok2) (more willingly; preferably: I'd rather do it now than later; Can we do it now rather than tomorrow?; I'd rather not do it at all; I would/had rather you didn't do that; Wouldn't you rather have this one?; I'd resign rather than do that.)...-den ziyade,...-mektense3) (more exactly; more correctly: He agreed, or rather he didn't disagree; One could say he was foolish rather than wicked.) daha doğrusu, (şöyle) demek daha iyi olacak -
2 rather
tercihan; daha dogrusu; daha çok, daha ziyade; oldukça, epeyce; elbette, tabii -
3 rather
fa.daha isteyerek:adv.oldukça -
4 rather than
den daha ziyade -
5 rather cold
adj. soğukça, oldukça soğuk -
6 rather fat
adj. şişmanca -
7 rather good
adj. iyice -
8 rather cold
adj. soğukça, oldukça soğuk -
9 rather fat
adj. şişmanca -
10 rather good
adj. iyice -
11 rather than
den daha ziyade -
12 would rather
tercih -
13 he would rather
adv. yeğlerdi -
14 he would rather
adv. yeğlerdi -
15 would rather
tercih -
16 choose
v. tercih etmek, seçmek; yeğlemek, ayırmak, üstün tutmak, istemek* * *seç* * *[ u:z]past tense - chose; verb1) (to take (one thing rather than another from a number of things) according to what one wants: Always choose (a book) carefully.) seçmek, tercih etmek2) (to decide (on one course of action rather than another): If he chooses to resign, let him do so.) karar vermek• -
17 doubtful
adj. şüpheli, kuşkulu, kararsız, tedirgin, sonucu kuşkulu* * *1. kuşkulu 2. şüpheli* * *1) (feeling doubt; uncertain what to think, expect etc: He is doubtful about the future of the school.) kuşkulu, şüpheli, emin değil2) (able to be doubted; not clear: The outcome is doubtful; a doubtful result.) şüpheli, belirsiz3) (uncertain but rather unlikely, unhopeful etc: It is doubtful whether this will work; a doubtful improvement.) olası değil, ihtimal dışı4) (suspicious: He's rather a doubtful character.) şüpheli, kuşku yaratan -
18 steep
adj. sarp, dik, yalçın, inanılmaz, aşırı, abartılı, fahiş————————n. dik yokuş, uçurum, sarp kayalık, ıslatma, ıslanma, ıslatma sıvısı————————v. demlemek, ıslatmak, suda bekletmek, suya koymak, doyurmak, içirmek* * *1. ıslat (v.) 2. dik (adj.)* * *I [sti:p] adjective1) ((of eg a hill, stairs etc) rising with a sudden rather than a gradual slope: The hill was too steep for me to cycle up; a steep path; a steep climb.) dik2) ((of a price asked or demand made) unreasonable or too great: He wants rather a steep price for his house, doesn't he?; That's a bit steep!) aşırı•- steeply II [sti:p](to soak thoroughly.) iyice ıslatmak -
19 thin
adj. ince, zayıf, seyrek, verimsiz, sudan, boş————————v. incelmek, inceltmek, zayıflamak, seyrekleşmek, seyrelmek* * *1. ince 2. incelt (v.) 3. ince (adj.)* * *[Ɵin] 1. adjective1) (having a short distance between opposite sides: thin paper; The walls of these houses are too thin.) zayıf, ince2) ((of people or animals) not fat: She looks thin since her illness.) zayıf3) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) not containing any solid matter; rather lacking in taste; (tasting as if) containing a lot of water or too much water: thin soup.) sulu, koyu değil4) (not set closely together; not dense or crowded: His hair is getting rather thin.) seyrek, kalabalık değil5) (not convincing or believable: a thin excuse.) zayıf, sudan2. verb(to make or become thin or thinner: The crowd thinned after the parade was over.) azal(t)mak, seyrel(t)mek- thinly- thinness
- thin air
- thin-skinned
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20 tubby
adj. fıçı gibi, boğuk, tıknaz————————n. tıknaz kimse* * *tıknaz* * *adjective (rather fat; plump: She was rather tubby as a child but she is very slim now.) şişman, duba gibi
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