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  • 1 down payment

    peşinat, peşin ödeme, teminât, depozito
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    peşinat
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    (a payment in cash, especially to begin the purchase of something for which further payments will be made over a period of time.) peşinat, kısmî ödeme, kaparo

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  • 2 settle down

    v. demir atmak, yerleşmek, kurulmak, yuva kurmak, uslanmak, durulmak
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    yerleş
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    1) (to (cause to) become quiet, calm and peaceful: He waited for the audience to settle down before he spoke; She settled the baby down at last.) sakinleş(tir)mek
    2) (to make oneself comfortable: She settled (herself) down in the back of the car and went to sleep.) yerleşmek
    3) (to begin to concentrate on something, eg work: He settled down to (do) his schoolwork.)...-e koyulmak, kendini...-e vermek

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  • 3 turn down

    1) (to say `no' to; to refuse: He turned down her offer/request.) reddetmek
    2) (to reduce (the level of light, noise etc) produced by (something): Please turn down (the volume on) the radio - it's far too loud!) kısmak

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  • 4 send (someone/something) flying

    (to hit or knock someone or something so that he or it falls down or falls backwards: She hit him and sent him flying.) devirmek

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  • 5 send (someone/something) flying

    (to hit or knock someone or something so that he or it falls down or falls backwards: She hit him and sent him flying.) devirmek

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  • 6 hunt down

    peşine düşmek, ele geçirmek
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    (to search for (someone or something) until found: The police hunted down the escaped prisoner.) peşini bırakmamak

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  • 7 play down

    önemsememek
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    önemseme
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    (to try to make (something) appear less important: He played down the fact that he had failed the exam.) önemsiz göstermeye çalışmak

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  • 8 put one's foot down

    ayak diremek, yasaklamak
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    (to be firm about something: I put my foot down and refused.) dayatmak, ayak diremek

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  • 9 track down

    izini aramak, iz sürerek bulmak
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    izleyerek bul
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    (to pursue or search for (someone or something) until it is caught or found: I managed to track down an old copy of the book.) izini bulmak

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  • 10 lay down the law

    (to state something in a way that indicates that one expects one's opinion and orders to be accepted without argument.) yetkiyle görüşünü açıklamak; hükmetmek

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  • 11 take lying down

    (to accept or suffer (something) without arguing, complaining or trying to avoid it.) şikâyet etmeden katlanmak,...-e boyun eğmek

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  • 12 drag

    n. tırmık, trol, tarak, kızak; engel; direnç; ağır hareket; el arabası, atlı araba; zahmetli şey; sıkıcı tip; aptal, geri zekâlı tip; etki; bir nefes; koku (av); kadın elbisesi (eşcinsel erkeğin giydiği)
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    v. çekmek, sürüklemek, sürümek, sürünmek; ağırdan almak; ağ ile suyun dibini taramak, taramak; söz konusu etmek; bulaştırmak, sokmak; sürüncemede kalmak, geçmek bilmemek; durgunlaşmak; ağır tempoyla çalınmak
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    1. sürükle 2. sürükle (v.) 3. sürükleme (n.)
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    [dræɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - dragged; verb
    1) (to pull, especially by force or roughly: She was dragged screaming from her car.) sürüklemek, çekip almak
    2) (to pull (something) slowly (usually because heavy): He dragged the heavy table across the floor.) çekmek, çekerek götürmek
    3) (to (cause to) move along the ground: His coat was so long it dragged on the ground at the back.) sürükle(n)mek
    4) (to search (the bed of a lake etc) by using a net or hook: Police are dragging the canal to try to find the body.) taramak
    5) (to be slow-moving and boring: The evening dragged a bit.) geçmek bilmemek, uzayıp gitmek
    2. noun
    1) (something which slows something down: He felt that his lack of education was a drag on his progress.) engel, mâni
    2) (an act of drawing in smoke from a cigarette etc: He took a long drag at his cigarette.) nefes, fırt
    3) (something or someone that is dull and boring: Washing-up is a drag.) sıkıcı şey, karın ağrısı
    4) (a slang word for women's clothes when worn by men.) erkeğin giydiği kadın elbisesi

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  • 13 take

    n. tutma, tutuş, tutulan balık miktarı, avalanan hayvan miktarı, alıntı, hasat, pay, tepki, reaksiyon, kabul etme (vücut), alınan taş
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    v. almak, götürmek, tahammül etmek, tutmak, icap etmek, ele geçirmek, elde etmek, yakalamak, çıkarmak, karşılamak, atlatmak, etmek, hissetmek, yanmak, kazanmak, yapmak, ölçmek, kabul etmek, sanmak, çekmek [fot.], katlanmak, dayanmak, kaplamak, gerektirmek, tedavi etmek, etkili olmak, kabul edilmek, oltaya vurmak, tutuşmak
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    1. al (v.) 2. alıntı (n.)
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    [teik] 1. past tense - took; verb
    1) ((often with down, out etc) to reach out for and grasp, hold, lift, pull etc: He took my hand; He took the book down from the shelf; He opened the drawer and took out a gun; I've had a tooth taken out.) almak, tutmak
    2) ((often with away, in, off, out etc) to carry, conduct or lead to another place: I took the books (back) to the library; He's taking me with him; Take her into my office; The police took him away; I took the dog out for a walk; He took her out for dinner.) götürmek
    3) (to do or perform some action: I think I'll take a walk; Will you take a look?; to take a bath) (bir eylem) yapmak
    4) (to get, receive, buy, rent etc: I'm taking French lessons; I'll take three kilos of strawberries; We took a house in London.) almak, tutmak, v.s.
    5) ((sometimes with back) to agree to have; to accept; He took my advice; They refused to take responsibility; I won't take that (insult) from you!; I'm afraid we can't take back goods bought in a sale.) almak, katlanmak, kabul etmek
    6) (to need or require: How long does it take you to go home?; It takes time to do a difficult job like this.) gerektirmek, almak, çekmek
    7) (to travel by (bus etc): I'm taking the next train to London; I took a taxi.) binmek, binip... ile gitmek
    8) (to have enough space for: The car takes five people.) almak, yeri olmak
    9) (to make a note, record etc: He took a photograph of the castle; The nurse took the patient's temperature.) çekmek; ölçmek
    10) (to remove, use, occupy etc with or without permission: Someone's taken my coat; He took all my money.) çalmak, aşırmak
    11) (to consider (as an example): Take John for example.) düşünmek, ele almak
    12) (to capture or win: He took the first prize.) kazanmak
    13) ((often with away, from, off) to make less or smaller by a certain amount: Take (away) four from ten, and that leaves six.) çıkarmak
    14) (to suppose or think (that something is the case): Do you take me for an idiot?) sanmak, zannetmek
    15) (to eat or drink: Take these pills.) yemek, içmek
    16) (to conduct, lead or run; to be in charge or control of: Will you take the class/lecture/meeting this evening?) ders vermek, öğretmek, idare etmek
    17) (to consider or react or behave to (something) in a certain way: He took the news calmly.) karşılamak
    18) (to feel: He took pleasure/pride / a delight / an interest in his work.) hissetmek, duymak
    19) (to go down or go into (a road): Take the second road on the left.) gitmek, takip etmek
    2. noun
    1) (the amount of money taken in a shop etc; takings: What was the take today?) hasılat, kazanç
    2) (the filming of a single scene in a cinema film: After five takes, the director was satisfied.) çekim, sahne
    - takings
    - take-away
    - be taken up with
    - be taken with/by
    - take after
    - take back
    - take down
    - take an examination/test
    - take someone for
    - take for
    - take in
    - take it from me that
    - take it from me
    - take it into one's head to
    - take it into one's head
    - take off
    - take on
    - take it out on
    - take over
    - take to
    - take up
    - take something upon oneself
    - take upon oneself
    - take something up with someone
    - take up with someone
    - take something up with
    - take up with

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  • 14 set

    adj. kurulmuş, yapmacık, içten olmayan, sabit, değişmez, belirlenmiş, belirli, geleneksel, alışılmış, basmakalıp, kararlı, azimli, inatçı, dediğim dedik
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    n. set, seri, dizi, takım, yemek takımı, sahne, topluluk, grup, zümre, durum, hal, eğilim, gidiş yönü, gidişat, batma, vaziyet, batış, fide, fidan, yuva (porsuk vb.), alıcı
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    v. koymak; yerleştirmek, takmak, kurmak, hazırlamak; düzenlemek; ayarlamak, belirlemek; batmak (güneş), batmak; oturtmak; yapmak; kararlaştırmak; dizmek; dikmek, ekmek; şekil vermek; kuluçkaya yatırmak; kakma işi yapmak (taş); süslemek; yazmak, çizmek; saldırtmak, üzerine salmak; riske atmak, tehlikeye atmak; olgunlaşmak; yaptırmak; yerleşmek; katılaşmak, pıhtılaşmak, pekişmek; kesilmek (süt); oturmak; gelmek, esmek; avın yerini göstermek; kasılmak; meyve vermek
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    1. ayarla (v.) 2. kur (v.) 3. set (n.)
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    [set] 1. present participle - setting; verb
    1) (to put or place: She set the tray down on the table.) koymak
    2) (to put plates, knives, forks etc on (a table) for a meal: Please would you set the table for me?) kurmak, hazırlamak
    3) (to settle or arrange (a date, limit, price etc): It's difficult to set a price on a book when you don't know its value.) saptamak, kararlaştırmak
    4) (to give a person (a task etc) to do: The witch set the prince three tasks; The teacher set a test for her pupils; He should set the others a good example.) vermek
    5) (to cause to start doing something: His behaviour set people talking.) başlatmak
    6) ((of the sun etc) to disappear below the horizon: It gets cooler when the sun sets.) batmak
    7) (to become firm or solid: Has the concrete set?) katılaşmak
    8) (to adjust (eg a clock or its alarm) so that it is ready to perform its function: He set the alarm for 7.00 a.m.) ayarlamak, kurmak
    9) (to arrange (hair) in waves or curls.) saç yapmak, şekil vermek
    10) (to fix in the surface of something, eg jewels in a ring.) oturtmak, koymak
    11) (to put (broken bones) into the correct position for healing: They set his broken arm.) (kırık çıkığı) yerine koymak/oturtmak
    2. adjective
    1) (fixed or arranged previously: There is a set procedure for doing this.) belirli, değişmez
    2) ((often with on) ready, intending or determined (to do something): He is set on going.) kararlı, aklına koymuş
    3) (deliberate: He had the set intention of hurting her.) amaçlı
    4) (stiff; fixed: He had a set smile on his face.) sabit
    5) (not changing or developing: set ideas.) değişmez
    6) ((with with) having something set in it: a gold ring set with diamonds.)... ile donatılmış
    3. noun
    1) (a group of things used or belonging together: a set of carving tools; a complete set of (the novels of) Jane Austen.) set, takım
    2) (an apparatus for receiving radio or television signals: a television/radio set.) alıcı, cihaz
    3) (a group of people: the musical set.) topluluk
    4) (the process of setting hair: a shampoo and set.) saç yapma
    5) (scenery for a play or film: There was a very impressive set in the final act.) sahne, dekor
    6) (a group of six or more games in tennis: She won the first set and lost the next two.) set
    - setback
    - set phrase
    - set-square
    - setting-lotion
    - set-to
    - set-up
    - all set
    - set about
    - set someone against someone
    - set against someone
    - set someone against
    - set against
    - set aside
    - set back
    - set down
    - set in
    - set off
    - set something or someone on someone
    - set on someone
    - set something or someone on
    - set on
    - set out
    - set to
    - set up
    - set up camp
    - set up house
    - set up shop
    - set upon

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  • 15 hand

    adj. el
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    n. el, parti, yardım, pay, parmak, ustalık, yetenek, usta, kurt, ibre, akrep, yelkovan, taraf, demet, salkım, hevenk, alkış, evlilik sözü
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    v. vermek, uzatmak, yardım etmek
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    1. uzat (v.) 2. el (n.)
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    [hænd] 1. noun
    1) (the part of the body at the end of the arm.) el
    2) (a pointer on a clock, watch etc: Clocks usually have an hour hand and a minute hand.) ibre, gösterge
    3) (a person employed as a helper, crew member etc: a farm hand; All hands on deck!) yardımcı, işçi, tayfa
    4) (help; assistance: Can I lend a hand?; Give me a hand with this box, please.) yardım
    5) (a set of playing-cards dealt to a person: I had a very good hand so I thought I had a chance of winning.) el
    6) (a measure (approximately centimetres) used for measuring the height of horses: a horse of 14 hands.) karış
    7) (handwriting: written in a neat hand.) el yazısı
    2. verb
    (often with back, down, up etc)
    1) (to give (something) to someone by hand: I handed him the book; He handed it back to me; I'll go up the ladder, and you can hand the tools up to me.) elle vermek, uzatmak
    2) (to pass, transfer etc into another's care etc: That is the end of my report from Paris. I'll now hand you back to Fred Smith in the television studio in London.) bağlamak
    - handbag
    - handbill
    - handbook
    - handbrake
    - handcuff
    - handcuffs
    - hand-lens
    - handmade
    - hand-operated
    - hand-out
    - hand-picked
    - handshake
    - handstand
    - handwriting
    - handwritten
    - at hand
    - at the hands of
    - be hand in glove with someone
    - be hand in glove
    - by hand
    - fall into the hands of someone
    - fall into the hands
    - force someone's hand
    - get one's hands on
    - give/lend a helping hand
    - hand down
    - hand in
    - hand in hand
    - hand on
    - hand out
    - hand-out
    - handout
    - hand over
    - hand over fist
    - hands down
    - hands off!
    - hands-on
    - hands up!
    - hand to hand
    - have a hand in something
    - have a hand in
    - have/get/gain the upper hand
    - hold hands with someone
    - hold hands
    - in good hands
    - in hand
    - in the hands of
    - keep one's hand in
    - off one's hands
    - on hand
    - on the one hand... on the other hand
    -... on the other hand
    - out of hand
    - shake hands with someone / shake someone's hand
    - shake hands with / shake someone's hand
    - a show of hands
    - take in hand
    - to hand

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  • 16 help

    interj. yardım edin
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    n. yardım, çare, çözüm, imdat, yardımcı, hizmetçi, muavin
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    v. yardım etmek, yardımcı olmak, yararı olmak, imdadına yetişmek, kurtarmak, elinde olmak, başa çıkmak
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    1. yardım et (v.) 2. yardım (n.)
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    [help] 1. verb
    1) (to do something with or for someone that he cannot do alone, or that he will find useful: Will you help me with this translation?; Will you please help me (to) translate this poem?; Can I help?; He fell down and I helped him up.) yardım etmek
    2) (to play a part in something; to improve or advance: Bright posters will help to attract the public to the exhibition; Good exam results will help his chances of a job.) yardım etmek, yardımcı olmak
    3) (to make less bad: An aspirin will help your headache.) iyi gelmek
    4) (to serve (a person) in a shop: Can I help you, sir?) yardımcı olmak
    5) ((with can(not), could (not)) to be able not to do something or to prevent something: He looked so funny that I couldn't help laughing; Can I help it if it rains?) elinde olmak, kendini tutmak
    2. noun
    1) (the act of helping, or the result of this: Can you give me some help?; Your digging the garden was a big help; Can I be of help to you?) yardım
    2) (someone or something that is useful: You're a great help to me.) yardım, yardımcı, işe yarar
    3) (a servant, farmworker etc: She has hired a new help.) işçi, hizmetçi, uşak
    4) ((usually with no) a way of preventing something: Even if you don't want to do it, the decision has been made - there's no help for it now.) engelleme yolu
    - helpful
    - helpfully
    - helpfulness
    - helping
    - helpless
    - helplessly
    - helplessness
    - help oneself
    - help out

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  • 17 stop

    interj. dur
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    n. durma, duraksama, duraklama, stop etme, durak, istasyon, mola yeri, mercek perdesi [fot.], noktalama işareti, nokta, ünsüz ses, engel
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    v. durmak, son vermek, bırakmak, dindirmek, durdurmak, stop ettirmek, kesmek, alıkoymak, savmak, dolgu yapmak, kapamak, tıkamak, noktalamak, bitmek, kesilmek, kalmak, devam etmemek
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    [stop] 1. past tense, past participle - stopped; verb
    1) (to (make something) cease moving, or come to rest, a halt etc: He stopped the car and got out; This train does not stop at Birmingham; He stopped to look at the map; He signalled with his hand to stop the bus.) dur(dur)mak
    2) (to prevent from doing something: We must stop him (from) going; I was going to say something rude but stopped myself just in time.) durdurmak
    3) (to discontinue or cease eg doing something: That woman just can't stop talking; The rain has stopped; It has stopped raining.) durmak
    4) (to block or close: He stopped his ears with his hands when she started to shout at him.) kapamak, tıkamak
    5) (to close (a hole, eg on a flute) or press down (a string on a violin etc) in order to play a particular note.) kapamak, tıkamak
    6) (to stay: Will you be stopping long at the hotel?) kalmak
    2. noun
    1) (an act of stopping or state of being stopped: We made only two stops on our journey; Work came to a stop for the day.) durma
    2) (a place for eg a bus to stop: a bus stop.) durak
    3) (in punctuation, a full stop: Put a stop at the end of the sentence.) nokta
    4) (a device on a flute etc for covering the holes in order to vary the pitch, or knobs for bringing certain pipes into use on an organ.) tıkaç
    5) (a device, eg a wedge etc, for stopping the movement of something, or for keeping it in a fixed position: a door-stop.) tıpa
    - stopper
    - stopping
    - stopcock
    - stopgap
    - stopwatch
    - put a stop to
    - stop at nothing
    - stop dead
    - stop off
    - stop over
    - stop up

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  • 18 reach

    n. uzanma, erişme, erim, menzil, ulaşılabilecek uzaklık, kavrayış, kavrama gücü, alan
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    v. uzatmak, uzanmak, bulmak, yetişmek, iletişim sağlamak, ulaşmak, varmak, çarpmak, geçirmek (yumruk), idrak etmek, uzanıp vermek, vermek, etkilemek, isabet ettirmek, erişmek
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    1. ulaş (v.) 2. ulaşma (n.)
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    [ri: ] 1. verb
    1) (to arrive at (a place, age etc): We'll never reach London before dark; Money is not important when you reach my age; The noise reached our ears; Has the total reached a thousand dollars yet?; Have they reached an agreement yet?) ulaşmak, varmak
    2) (to (be able to) touch or get hold of (something): My keys have fallen down this hole and I can't reach them.) uzanmak, yetişmek
    3) (to stretch out one's hand in order to touch or get hold of something: He reached (across the table) for another cake; She reached out and took the book; He reached across/over and slapped her.) uzanmak, elini uzatıp almak
    4) (to make contact with; to communicate with: If anything happens you can always reach me by phone.) görüşmek, temas kurmak
    5) (to stretch or extend: My property reaches from here to the river.) uzanmak
    2. noun
    1) (the distance that can be travelled easily: My house is within (easy) reach (of London).)... mesafe
    2) (the distance one can stretch one's arm: I keep medicines on the top shelf, out of the children's reach; My keys are down that hole, just out of reach (of my fingers); The boxer has a very long reach.) kol uzunluğu
    3) ((usually in plural) a straight part of a river, canal etc: the lower reaches of the Thames.) uzantı; düz kesim

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  • 19 repair

    n. tamir, tamirat, onarım, durum, hal, sığınak, barınak
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    v. tamir etmek, onarmak, yamamak, gidermek, telâfi etmek, zararını ödemek, gitmek, çekilmek
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    1. onar (v.) 2. onarım (n.) 3. tamir et (v.) 4. tamir (n.)
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    [ri'peə] 1. verb
    1) (to mend; to make (something) that is damaged or has broken down work again; to restore to good condition: to repair a broken lock / torn jacket.) tamir etmek, onarmak
    2) (to put right or make up for: Nothing can repair the harm done by your foolish remarks.) gidermek
    2. noun
    1) ((often in plural) the act of repairing something damaged or broken down: I put my car into the garage for repairs; The bridge is under repair.) onarım, tamir
    2) (a condition or state: The road is in bad repair; The house is in a good state of repair.) durum
    - reparable
    - reparation
    - repairman

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  • 20 run

    adj. kaçak
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    n. koşu, koşma, yarış, sefer, seyir, gezinti, kaçamak, talep, kaçık, çorap kaçığı, rağbet, otlak, kümes bahçesi, verim, gösterim, süre, devam süresi, sürü, balık sürüsü, çoğunluk, maden damarı, dere, çay, akış
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    v. koşmak, kaçmak, tabanları yağlamak, geçip gitmek, yarışmak, yarışa katılmak, aday olmak, adaylığını koymak, gitmek (gemi), sürü halinde gitmek, işlemek, gidip gelmek (arasında), akmak, geçmek, uzanmak, sızmak, erimek, geçerli olmak, yürürlükte olmak, koşarak geçmek, aday göstermek, çarpmak, koşturmak, otlatmak, işletmek, çalıştırmak, yönetmek, kullanmak, sürmek, yayınlamak, taşımak, kaçakçılığını yapmak, göstermek (film), oynatmak
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    1. çalıştır 2. çalış (v.) 3. koşu (n.)
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    1. present participle - running; verb
    1) ((of a person or animal) to move quickly, faster than walking: He ran down the road.) koşmak
    2) (to move smoothly: Trains run on rails.) gitmek, çalışmak
    3) ((of water etc) to flow: Rivers run to the sea; The tap is running.) akmak, dökülmek
    4) ((of a machine etc) to work or operate: The engine is running; He ran the motor to see if it was working.) çalışmak, işlemek
    5) (to organize or manage: He runs the business very efficiently.) yönetmek, idare etmek
    6) (to race: Is your horse running this afternoon?) yarışmak, koşmak
    7) ((of buses, trains etc) to travel regularly: The buses run every half hour; The train is running late.) çalışmak, işlemek
    8) (to last or continue; to go on: The play ran for six weeks.) sürmek, oynamak
    9) (to own and use, especially of cars: He runs a Rolls Royce.) kullanmak, sürmek
    10) ((of colour) to spread: When I washed my new dress the colour ran.) çıkmak, boya vermek
    11) (to drive (someone); to give (someone) a lift: He ran me to the station.) (arabasıyla) götürmek
    12) (to move (something): She ran her fingers through his hair; He ran his eyes over the letter.) dolaştırmak, gezdirmek
    13) ((in certain phrases) to be or become: The river ran dry; My blood ran cold (= I was afraid).) olmak
    2. noun
    1) (the act of running: He went for a run before breakfast.) koşma, koşu
    2) (a trip or drive: We went for a run in the country.) gezi, dolaşma
    3) (a length of time (for which something continues): He's had a run of bad luck.) süre, dönem
    4) (a ladder (in a stocking etc): I've got a run in my tights.) kaçık
    5) (the free use (of a place): He gave me the run of his house.) kullanma
    6) (in cricket, a batsman's act of running from one end of the wicket to the other, representing a single score: He scored/made 50 runs for his team.) sayı
    7) (an enclosure or pen: a chicken-run.) çevrili açık alan
    - running 3. adverb
    (one after another; continuously: We travelled for four days running.) üst üste
    - runaway
    - rundown
    - runner-up
    - runway
    - in, out of the running
    - on the run
    - run across
    - run after
    - run aground
    - run along
    - run away
    - run down
    - run for
    - run for it
    - run in
    - run into
    - run its course
    - run off
    - run out
    - run over
    - run a temperature
    - run through
    - run to
    - run up
    - run wild

    English-Turkish dictionary > run

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