the way to

the way it used to be, as before, as in the past

"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

"from way back; ever since; right up to; way over on/in (used to emphasize the extent of something in distance or time): Onlar ta çocukluklarından beri arkadaştır. They´ve been friends ever since they were children./They´ve been friends from way back. Ta oraya kadar gitti. He went all the way over there. - içinden from way down deep inside. - kendisi his very self. - ki so that even: En sade bir üslupla yazdı, ta ki en aptal okuyucu anlasın. He wrote it in the simplest of styles, so that even the stupidest reader might understand it."

,-tı 1. the way things are going. 2. the way the work is going. 3. behavior, attitude, conduct. 4. manner of life, way of living.

,-ti 1. searching for the right way. 2. entering the right way. 3. God-inspired desire to seek the way of Truth. -e ermek to become a Muslim.

"1. straight. 2. true. 3. proper, suitable. 4. honest, good (person). 5. correct, accurate. 6. the truth. 7. math. line. 8. truly, correctly. 9. straight, directly. 10. /a/ toward, in the direction of. 11. /a/ toward, near the time of. 12. That´s true. 13. colloq. a correct answer (in a test). -dan directly. - açı geom. straight angle. - adam honest man, just man. - akım direct current. -dan ayrılmamak not to swerve from honesty. - bulmak /ı/ to approve of. - çıkmak to come true, prove to be right. - çizgi geom. straight line. -dan doğruya directly. - doğru dosdoğru.... The exact truth (of the matter) is that.... -ya doğru, eğriye eğri demek to speak the simple truth; to call a spade a spade. - durmak 1. to stand up straight, stand erect. 2. to sit still, be quiet. - dürüst 1. properly. 2. genuine, real, proper. - orantılı math. directly proportional. - oturmak to sit still, sit properly. - rota naut. direct course. - söylemek to speak the truth. - söyleyeni dokuz köyden kovarlar. proverb The man who tells the truth is driven out of nine villages. - söze akan sular durur. proverb When the truth is spoken it is useless to argue. - söze can kurban. colloq. It is very good to hear the truth. - söze ne denir? colloq. That is the way it is. What more can you say? -dan şaşma. Don´t stray from what is right./Avoid temptation. - yanlış cetveli list of errata. -nun yardımcısı Allahtır. proverb God helps an honest man. - yol the right way."

"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. man. 2. human being. 3. person, individual. 4. a good person. 5. employee; servant; retainer; helper. 6. agent, representative. 7. follower, supporter, man. 8. one, a person. 9. prov. husband, man. Adamım! colloq. My friend! - adama defans sports man-to-man defense. - adama savunma sports man-to-man defense. - almamak (for streets) to be very crowded with people, be teeming with people. - azmanı enormously large person. - başına apiece, each, for each person. - beğenmemek to be overcritical of people. - boyu the height of a man. -ını bulmak /ın/ to find the right person to do (a job). -a çevirmek /ı/ to put (something) in good repair, put (something) in good shape. - değilim! colloq. I´ll be damned. -a dönmek/benzemek to look presentable; to look like somebody; to look like something. -ına düşmek (for a job) to come the way of someone who is really suited to do it. - etmek /ı/ 1. to be the making of (someone); to mature, make a man/a woman of. 2. to put (something) in good repair, rejuvenate. 3. to set (a place, an organization) to rights, put (a place, an organization) on its feet; to make (a place, an organization) into something, make (a place, an organization) thrive. - evladı a person of good family and upbringing. - gibi 1. properly, suitably, in the right way. 2. worthy, genuine, real. -ına göre (adapting one´s approach) to suit the individual. - içine çıkmak/karışmak to mix with people. - istemek (for a project, for someone) to require a good man, need a person who´s really worth his salt. - kaldırmak to kidnap someone, abduct someone. - kıtlığı/yokluğu shortage of qualified and capable people. - kullanmak 1. to know how to use someone for one´s own benefit. 2. to know how to get someone to work, know how to get work out of someone, know how to work someone. - olmak 1. to grow up and become a responsible member of society. 2. (for something in disrepair) to be given a new lease on life, be put in good repair. -ı olmak /ın/ 1. to be very good at, be highly skilled in (a job). 2. to be the right person for (a job). 3. to be (someone´s) man, be one of (someone´s) men, be in the employ of; to be a retainer of. 4. to be someone whom one can rely on, be someone whom one can trust. - öldürmek to murder someone, commit murder. - sağmak to trick a man out of his money, milk people. -/insan sarrafı a good judge of people. -dan saymamak /ı/ see - yerine koymamak. - seçmek to show favor, play favorites, not to give a fair chance to everyone. - sen de! colloq. Don´t worry./Take it easy!/Never mind. - sırasına geçmek/girmek to win a place of respect and responsibility. - vurmak to commit murder. - yerine koymamak /ı/ to think (someone) to be beneath consideration, consider (someone) to be of no importance. "

",-kkı 1. justice, right dealing. 2. one´s rightful due, one´s right, share. 3. fairness, adherence to the principles of justice. 4. true. 5. the effort that one has put into something. 6. pay. 7. allowance, margin (for trimming or hemming). -ını almak to get one´s due; to take one´s share. -ını aramak to insist on one´s rights. - deyince akan sular durur. proverb When the truth has been spoken and the just way shown, there is nothing more anyone can say. - etmek /ı/ 1. to deserve, merit. 2. to get (what is one´s right). -ı geçmek /a/ 1. to have one´s rightful share passed to (another). 2. to have contributed of oneself to, to have given time and effort to (someone, a job). -ından gelmek /ın/ 1. to succeed in carrying out (something difficult). 2. to pay (someone) back, get even with. 3. to defeat. -ını helal etmek to renounce one´s rights in something; to give up something willingly. -ı için (formula of adjuration) for the sake of: Tanrı hakkı için for God´s sake. - kazanmak /a/ to deserve, earn, have a right to. -ı olmak 1. /da/ to have a right to (something, a share). 2. to be justified (in one´s remarks or point of view). -ı ödenmez. Nothing can repay him. - sahibi holder of a right. -ı var. He is right. - vermek /a/ to acknowledge (someone) to be right. -ını vermek /ın/ 1. to give (someone) his due. 2. to fulfill all the requirements of, do what is called for, do (it) up right. - yemek to be unjust. -ını yemek /ın/ to wrong, do wrong to. - yerini bulur. proverb Justice will prevail. - yerde kalmaz. proverb Justice wins in the end. - yolu the way of right, justice."

"so, thus, in this way; such. - böyle 1. in this way (often used to avoid repeating reported speech). 2. by and by, gradually. - gelmiş böyle gider. It´s always been this way and it always will be. - iken anyhow, even though. - olunca since this is the way it is, therefore, so."

adv. by the way, in passing, en passant, apropos

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

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1. to stand aside, draw aside, get out of the way. 2. to withdraw, go away. 3. to be gotten rid of. Savul! Gangway!/Clear the road!/Get out of the way!

v. ask smb. the way, ask the way

to show the way, to guide, to lead the way

1. going. 2. departure, leaving. 3. manner of going, pace. 4. pace, tempo. 5. behavior, attitude, conduct. 6. manner of life, way of living. -ini beğenmemek /ın/ 1. to disapprove of (someone´s) manner of living. 2. not to like the way (something) is going. - dönüş/geliş 1. round trip. 2. round-trip (ticket), Brit. return (ticket). - o gidiş. That was the last that was seen of him.

fate, destiny. - birliği sharing a common fate. - böyle imiş. That is the way it was fated to be. -ine küsmek to curse one´s fate. -de olmak to be fated to be. -de varmış. That is the way it was fated to be.

"1. face (of a person or animal). 2. face (the front, exposed, finished, dressed, or otherwise specially prepared surface of something): kumaşın yüzü the face of the cloth. dağın kuzey yüzü the north face of the mountain. binanın yüzü the building´s façade. paltonun yüzü the outer side of the coat. 3. surface: suyun yüzü the surface of the water. 4. cloth which encloses the stuffing of a cushion or pillow, case; mattress ticking; cloth used to cover a chair or sofa, upholstery, upholstering. 5. sense of shame, shame: Sende hiç yüz yok mu? Have you no shame? Ne yüzle ondan böyle bir şey isteyebilirsin? How can you have the gall to ask her for such a thing? 6. side: ırmağın öte yüzünde on the other side of the river. problemin bu yüzü this aspect of the problem. 7. cutting edge, face (of a knife blade or other sharp tool). -ü açılmak for (a thing´s) beauty to become evident or apparent, begin to shine forth. -ünü ağartmak /ın/ to give (someone, oneself) just cause for pride, do something that (someone, one) can take pride in. -ü ak (someone) who has no cause to be ashamed, who has nothing to be ashamed of. -ü ak olsun! Bless him! (said to express gratitude). -ünün akıyla çıkmak /dan/ 1. to manage to finish (a job) with one´s honor unsullied. 2. to succeed in doing (a job) as it should be done. -ünden akmak /ın/ (for something) to be evident from the look on (someone´s) face; (for something) to be evident from the way (someone) looks, be written all over (someone). -ü asılmak for a sour look or frown to come over (someone´s) face. -üne atmak /ı/ to return, refuse, or reject (something) insultingly. -üne bağırmak /ın/ to shout at (someone) angrily and rudely. -üne bakılacak gibi/-üne bakılır not bad looking, of middling looks. -üne bakılmaz very ugly (person). -üne bakmamak /ın/ 1. not to pay attention to (someone). 2. not to speak to (someone) (because one is angry with him/her). -üne bakmaya kıyılmaz very beautiful. - bulmak to get presumptuous, insolent, or uppity (after having been treated kindly or indulged). - bulunca/verince astar ister. colloq. If you give him an inch he´ll take a mile. -ünü buruşturmak to get a sour look on one´s face. - çevirmek /dan/ to break off relations with, have nothing more to do with (someone). -e çıkmak 1. to come to the surface. 2. to get presumptuous, insolent, or uppity. -ünün derisi kalın thick-skinned and brazen, brazenfaced, shameless. -ünden düşen bin parça olmak to wear a very sour face. -ünü ekşitmek to get a sour look on one´s face. - geri etmek to turn back; to retreat; to retrace one´s steps. (...) -ü görmek to experience, have: İki yıldır rahat yüzü görmedim. I haven´t had a moment´s peace for two years now. O çocuk hayatında dert yüzü görmedi. That kid´s never had a worry in his life. - göstermek to happen, occur, take place. - göz (someone´s) whole or entire face. -ü gözü açılmak 1. to be informed about sex, learn about the birds and the bees, be clued in on what sex is all about. 2. to begin to understand what the world is really like. -ünü gözünü açmak /ın/ 1. to inform (someone) about sex, teach (someone) about the birds and the bees, clue (someone) in on what sex is all about. 2. to cause (someone) to begin to understand what the world is really like. -üne gözüne bulaştırmak /ı/ to make a complete mess of (something), ball (something) up completely. - göz olmak /la/ to get to be on overly familiar terms with (someone). -ünü güldürmek /ın/ to make (someone) happy; to please (someone). -ü gülmek to be happy; to be pleased. -üne gülmek /ın/ to smile at (someone) hypocritically, make an essentially false display of friendship towards (someone). - kalıbı plaster mask of a person´s face. -ü kalmamak/-e karşı/ not to have the nerve/gall to ask (someone) for something. -ünden kan damlamak to be very healthy and rosy-cheeked, be in the pink of health. -üne kan gelmek to recover one´s health and color. -ü kara (someone) who has something to b

"1. appreciation, recognition of the worth, merit, or importance of (someone, something). 2. appreciation, understanding fully, being fully sensible of. 3. approval, commendation, applause. 4. estimating the worth of, evaluating, valuing, setting a value on; appraising (the worth) of; assessing (the worth) of. 5. individual judgment, discretion; law judicial discretion. 6. the will of God, fate; God´s foreordaining (something); predestination. -de in the event that..., in the event of..., if...: Yağmur yağdığı takdirde toplantı ertelenecek. In the event of rain the meeting will be postponed. -ine bırakmak /ı, ın/ to leave (a matter) to (someone) to decide, leave (a matter) to (someone´s) judgment or discretion. - böyle imiş. colloq. This is the way it was fated to be. - etmek /ı/ 1. to appreciate, recognize the worth, merit, or importance of (someone, something). 2. to appreciate, understand fully, be fully sensible of. 3. to approve, commend, applaud. 4. to estimate the worth of, evaluate, value, set a value on; to appraise (the worth) of; to assess (the worth) of. 5. (for God) to foreordain, predestine. - hakkı law (a judge´s) right to exercise judicial discretion. -ine kalmak /ın/ (for a matter) to be left to (someone) to decide, be left to (someone´s) judgment or discretion. -ini kazanmak /ın/ to win (someone´s) approval. - toplamak to win general approval. - yerini bulmak (for what was fated to happen) to happen."

"1. front; /ın/ front part (of). 2. /ın/ space in front (of). 3. front; foremost; preliminary. 4. the time immediately before one, the immediate future. -ünde /ın/ in front of; before, in the presence of. -ünden /ın/ a little before. -ü alınmak to be nipped in the bud; to be stopped; to be checked. -e almak /ı/ to give preference to. -ünü almak /ın/ to nip (something) in the bud; to put a stop to; to check. -ünü ardını bilmek 1. to be cautious, be prudent. 2. to know how to conduct oneself. -ünde ardında dolaşmak /ın/ to follow (someone) everywhere. -ünü ardını düşünmemek /ın/ not to think (something) through, not to consider (something) carefully. -ünde ardında gidilmez. colloq. He is not someone you can rely on. -üne arkasına bakmamak to be very careless, not to think things through. - ayak olmak /a/ to be the initiator of (something), get (something) started. -üne bak. colloq. Look out!/Take care!/Watch out!/Watch your step! -üne bakmak to hang one´s head in shame. -üne bir kemik atmak /ın/ to throw (someone) a bone, give (someone) something that´ll keep him from talking. - cam auto. windshield. - çalışma preliminary study. -üne çıkmak /ın/ to appear suddenly in front of (someone); to waylay. -üne dikilmek /ın/ to plant oneself squarely in front of (someone). -e düşmek to go in front; to lead the way. -üne geçmek /ın/ to nip (something) in the bud; to put a stop to; to check. -de gelen foremost. -üne gelen anyone who comes along, anybody whatsoever. -üne geleni kapar, ardına geleni teper. colloq. He´s rude and hostile to everyone he comes into contact with. -üne katmak /ı/ 1. to drive (an animal) in front of one. 2. to force (someone) to go before one. -ünü kesmek /ın/ to block (someone´s) path; to waylay. -ünde perende atamamak /ın/ to be unable to fool (someone). - planda gelmek to be the most important thing, be the most urgent thing. -ü sıra gitmek /ın/ to go shortly ahead of (someone). -e sürmek /ı/ to suggest, propose; to set forth. - tekerlek nereye giderse art tekerlek de oraya gider. proverb Children imitate the adults that are around them."