to have a hand

have one's hand in, have a hand in, have a finger in the pie

,-li 1. entrance. 2. introduction (to a book). -i olmak /da/ to be involved in, have a hand in.

/a/ involved in, participating in. - olmak /a/ to be involved in, have a hand in.

have the whip hand of

",-vcu 1. the hollow of one´s hand; the palm (of one´s hand). 2. (a) handful of, (a) fistful of: bir avuç gümüş a handful of silver. - açmak 1. /a/ to have to ask (someone) for money. 2. to beg, go begging. - avuç 1. a handful to each. 2. by the handful, lavishly. - dolusu 1. handful. 2. plenty of, a lot of. - içi the palm (of one´s hand). -unun içine almak /ı/ to take (someone) into one´s possession, take complete command of. -unun içi gibi bilmek /ı/ to know (a place) like the palm of one´s hand, know thoroughly. - içi kadar 1. very small, skimpy. 2. narrow (place). -unun içinde tutmak /ı/ to have (someone) in the palm of one´s hand. -u kaşınmak to anticipate getting money. -una saymak /ı/ to pay (cash) in hand. -unu yalamak to be left empty-handed."

"1. work, labor. 2. job, employment, work. 3. duty, job. 4. occupation, line of work, work. 5. business, trade, commerce. 6. business, matter, affair. 7. the important thing; the chief problem. 8. secret or dubious side (of an affair). 9. slang trick. 10. event, something. 11. way of behaving; course of action. 12. something worth doing. 13. phys. work. -ler açılmak for trade to become brisk. -inin adamı a man who knows his job. - akdi labor contract. -in alayında olmak not to take (a thing) seriously; to take (it) as a joke. -ten alıkoymak /ı/ to interrupt (someone) at his work. -i Allaha kalmak (for someone) to be in the soup, be beyond help. -i altın. colloq. He is prospering. -ten anlamak to know what one is doing, know one´s business. - anlaşmazlığı labor dispute. -ten artmaz, dişten artar. proverb You save money not by making more but by spending less. -ten atmak /ı/ to fire, dismiss. - ayağa düşmek for a project to fall into the hands of irresponsible and incompetent people. -i azıtmak to go too far, overstep the mark. -ine bak. colloq. Mind your own business. -e bakmak to get to work on something; to be at work on something. -e balta ile girişmek to set about doing something like a bull in a china shop. - başa düşmek to have to do something oneself. - başarı belgesi letter of recommendation, recommendation. -in başı the crux, the central point. - başında 1. on the job. 2. during work time. - başındakiler the leaders. -i başından aşmak/aşkın olmak to be extremely busy. - başında bulunmak to be working. - başına geçmek to take the lead; to come to power. -ler becermek to be up to no good. -i bırakmak 1. to quit a job. 2. to stop working. 3. to go on strike. -ten (bile) değil! colloq. It´s very easy. - bilenin kılıç kuşananın. proverb 1. The person who knows how to use something properly is the one who is entitled to possess it. 2. Possession creates a claim of ownership. - bilmek to be skillful; to be capable. -ini bilmek 1. to know how to exploit a situation to one´s own advantage. 2. to be conscientious about one´s job. 3. to be well-qualified for one´s job. - birlikli collective, joint, common. - bitirmek 1. to complete a job successfully. 2. (for something) to be suitable for the job in hand. -ini bitirmek 1. to finish one´s own work. 2. /ın/ to finish (another´s) job. 3. /ın/ colloq. to cook (someone´s) goose. 4. /ın/ colloq. to finish off, bump off, kill. - bitmek 1. for an affair to be settled. 2. /dan/ for the outcome of a job to depend on (someone´s) efforts. -i bitmek 1. for a job in hand to finish. 2. colloq. to be very tired, be worn to a frazzle. -i bozulmak for one´s business affairs or an undertaking to go awry/take a downward turn. - buyurmak /a/ to order (someone) around; to tell (someone) to do a job. - çatallanmak for a job to get complicated. - çığırından çıkmak for a situation to get out of hand. - çıkarmak 1. to do a lot of work. 2. /a/ to give (a person) something disagreeable to do. 3. to cause trouble; to create difficulties. - çıkmak 1. for work to be done/be turned out/be produced. 2. for trouble or a problem to come up/arise. - çıkmaza girmek for things to reach an impasse. - dayıya düştü. colloq. It´s time for an expert to take over. - donu shalwars, very baggy trousers. -i dökmek /a/ 1. unintentionally to become, turn into: İşi öğretmenliğe döktü. He´s unintentionally become a teacher. 2. to act as if: İşi oyuna döktü. He acted as if it were a game. -i duman olmak slang to be in the soup, be in trouble. - düşmek /a/ for a job or duty to fall to or on. -i düşmek /a/ 1. to have to go (somewhere or to someone) on business. 2. to need (someone´s) help. - edinmek /ı/ to make (something) one´s special concern. -ten el çektirmek /a/ to remove (someone) from office. -/-inin eri a person who does his job well. - geçiştirme perfunctory work. -ine gelmek to suit one´s interests, accord with one´s plans. -e girişmek to embark on a job enthusi

"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."

"1. /a, ı, dan/ to have or let (one person) remove (another person, something) (from); to have or let (one person) extricate (another person, something) (from); to have or let (someone) extract or pull (something) (from); to have or let (one person) bring (another person, something) out (from); /a, ı/ to have or let (one person) expel, fire, or evict (another person). 2. /a, ı/ to have or let (someone) take off (an article of clothing); to have or let (a man) doff (his hat). 3. /a, ı/ to get or allow (one person) to make (another person, an animal) climb up or move up. 4. /a, ı/ to have or let (one person) present (another). 5. /a, ı/ to have or let (someone) remove (a stain). 6. /a, ı, la/ to enable or allow (someone) to make it through (a given period of time) with (a specified amount of something). 7. /a, ı, dan/ to have or let (someone) extend or stick (something) out of (a place). 8. /a, ı/ to have or let (someone) publish (a book, newspaper, etc.). 9. /a, ı, dan/ to have or let (one person) take out (his/her anger, frustration, negative emotion) on (another). 10. /a, ı, dan/ to have or let (someone) make (one thing) from (another). 11. /a, ı/ to have or let (one person) show (another) to be (something unfavorable). 12. /a, ı/ to have or let (someone) expose (another´s wrongdoing, mistake). 13. /a, ı, dan/ to have or let (someone) subtract (one amount) from (another). 14. /a, ı, dan/ to have or let (someone) unload (something) from (a vehicle). 15. /a, ı/ to cause (someone) to get the maximum of (pleasure) from. 16. /a, ı/ to have or let (someone) produce (something new) or develop (a new habit). 17. /a, ı/ to have or let (someone) make (a new law). 18. /a, ı, dan/ to cause or allow (someone) to make (his/her living) from (a specified kind of work). 19. /a, ı/ to cause (someone) to vomit. 20. /a, ı/ to have or let (someone) find (an address). 21. /a, ı/ slang to make or let (someone) hand over, cough up, or spit up (something). 22. /ı, dan/ to remove (someone, something) (from); to take or get (someone, something) out (of), extricate (someone, something) (from); to extract or pull (something) (from); to bring (something, someone) out (from) (a place); to expel (a student) (from) (a school); to fire (a worker); to evict (a tenant). 23. /ı/ to take off (an article of clothing); to doff (one´s hat). 24. /ı, a/ to make (someone, an animal) climb up on or get up on (something); to make (someone, an animal) go up to (a place); to put (someone, something) in/on (a higher place). 25. /ı, a/ to bring (one person) before (another), bring (one person) to (another), present (one person) to (another). 26. /ı, la/ to make it through or get through (a given period of time) with (a specified amount of something). 27. /ı/ to remove, take out, get rid of (a stain). 28. /ı/ to publish (a book, newspaper, etc.). 29. /ı, a/ to take (someone, an animal) out to/into (a place outdoors). 30. /ı, dan/ to unload (something) from (a vehicle). 31. /ı, a/ mil. to land (a force) on (a shore). 32. /ı/ to make (a law)."

"1. /ı, da/ to leave (something, someone) (in) (a place); /ı, a/ to leave (someone, something) with (someone), leave (someone, something) in the care of (someone). 2. /ı, a/ to leave, put (something, someone) on or in (a place). 3. /ı/ to let go of, stop holding: Beni bırak! Let go of me! 4. /ı/ to leave, abandon, desert. 5. /ı/ to quit (a job). 6. to stop, desist; /ı/ to stop doing, quit doing (something): Bırak Allah aşkına! Stop it for God´s sake! 7. /ı, a/ to leave (something) until (a future date), put (something) off until (a future date). 8. /ı, a/ to entrust (a job) to (someone); to hand over, turn over, relinquish (a job, a responsibility) to (someone). 9. /ı/ to leave (someone, something) alone, let (someone, something) be, leave (someone) in peace. 10. /ı, a/ to let (one´s hair) hang down to (a specified level). 11. /ı/ to grow (a beard, a mustache). 12. /a, ı/ to let (someone) have the use of (something), let (someone) have (something), let (someone) borrow (something). 13. /ı, a/ to leave (something) to (someone), let (someone) have (something); to bequeath (something) to (someone). 14. /a, ı/ (for something) to bring (someone) (a specified amount of profit), leave (someone) with (a specified amount of profit). 15. /ı/ to give up (a habit): Sigarayı bıraktı. He´s given up smoking. 16. /ı/ to leave, cease to give one´s attention to (a matter); to forget about, disregard, write off (someone or something regarded as worthless): Bunu şimdilik bırakalım. Let´s leave this for the time being. Onu bırak! Forget about him! 17. /ı/ to set (a captive person or animal) free. 18. /ı/ to let, allow (someone) (to do something) (often used in the imperative): Bırak, onlara yardım edeyim! Let me help them! Öğretmen onu öbür çocuklarla oynamaya bırakmadı. The teacher didn´t let him play with the other children. 19. /ı, a/ to let (someone, an animal) go to or into (a place): O gün beni okula bırakmadılar. That day they didn´t let me go to school. Beni içeriye bırakmadı. He didn´t let me go in. 20. /ı/ to leave (a spouse). 21. /ı/ to leave (a stain, a mark). 22. /ı/ to leave (someone, something) (in an undesirable state): Köpeği bütün gün aç bıraktılar. They let the dog go hungry all day. Çocuğu öksüz bıraktılar. They left the child an orphan. Evi darmadağınık bıraktı. He left the house in a real mess. 23. /ı/ (for a teacher) to make (a student) repeat a grade, fail, flunk (a student). 24. /ı, a, dan/ to sell (something) to (someone) for (a specified price), let (someone) have (something) for (a specified price). 25. (for something) to come unglued. Bıraktığım çayırda/yerde otluyorsun. colloq. You´re still doing what you´ve always done. Bırak ki.... and even if I did...: O işi yapmak istemiyorum, bırak ki vaktim de yok. I don´t want to do that job; and even if I did, I don´t have the time. "

",-ir 1. to come. 2. /a/ to come to. 3. /dan/ to come from. 4. /a/ to come into; to come in. 5. /la/ to come with, accompany. 6. /a/ to come back (to), return (to). 7. /a/ to come to visit. 8. /a/ to hit, come to. 9. /a/ to come to, reach, arrive at (a stage of activity). 10. /dan/ to survive from, come from; /a/ to last till. 11. /dan/ to come from, originate in, spring from. 12. /a/ (for time) to be about, get to be. 13. /a/ to come up to, come to, reach. 14. to weigh about, be about, come to. 15. /dan/ to come from, result from. 16. /dan/ to come out of, result from. 17. /dan/ to be derived from, come from. 18. /a/ to tolerate, put up with. 19. /a/ to acknowledge the truth of (something) at last. 20. /a/ to be (good, bad, etc.) for, affect (someone) (in a certain way). 21. /dan/ to receive from, get from, gain from. 22. /a/ to have, be afflicted with. 23. /a/ to be, lie (in a certain direction). 24. /a/ to appear to be, seem to be. 25. /a/ to be proper, be appropriate. 26. /a, la/ to come with, begin with, start with. 27. /a/ to cost (a certain amount). 28. (for time) to come. 29. auxiliary verb to feel like (doing something); to feel, get: uykusu gelmek to feel sleepy. 30. an auxiliary verb which denotes continuous action when suffixed to a gerund: alışageldiğimiz which we are accustomed to. yapılagelen which is always being done. 31. auxiliary verb to pretend not to: duymazlıktan gelmek to pretend not to hear. 32. to be unable to resist (doing something), not to be able to help (doing something): İçtikçe içeceğim geliyor. The more I drink, the more I want to drink. 33. to be, come in: birinci gelmek to be the first. Gel.... 1. Come now: Gel, bu işten vazgeçelim. Come now, let´s leave this. 2. (followed by a negative imperative) if you can help it: Gel, şimdi kızma! How can I help but be angry! Gelelim.... /a/ Let us turn to (another subject). gelince /a/ 1. as for...: Bana gelince, ben bugün kitap okumak istiyorum. As for me, I want to read a book today. 2. when it comes to...: Herkese karşı çok cömerttir ama karısına gelince on para vermez. He is very generous to everybody but when it comes to his wife he doesn´t give her a cent. gelsin... (gelsin..., gitsin....) (followed by a noun) describes lavishness or an easy, leisurely manner: Gelsin çaylar, (gitsin) kahveler, hiç çalıştığı yok. He kills time all day sipping tea and coffee and never working. gelip çatmak/dayanmak (for time) to come round at last, be finally at hand. gelip geçici transient, passing. gelip geçmek 1. to pass by. 2. to pass through, come and go. gelmiş geçmiş of all who have come and gone, of all those who have been; of all (the things) that have happened so far; of all times, of all periods. gelip gitmek /a/ to come and go, frequent. Gel keyfim gel. colloq. How sweet it is!/It´s great to be alive! Geleceği varsa, göreceği de var. colloq. He´ll regret it if he does! (said as a threat). gel zaman git zaman a long time afterwards."

get the better of, have the edge on smb., have the edge over smb., have the whip hand of

"1. distance (between two things). 2. time between two events, interval. 3. relations (between people). 4. break (in a game); interlude; intermission. 5. space, spacing. 6. time, point in time. 7. intermediary, intermediate. -da during the intervening time: Pazartesi ve cumartesi günleri gelir; arada hiç gözükmez. He comes on Mondays and Saturdays; on days other than these he´s not to be seen. -dan in the meantime, meanwhile, during the intervening time: Aradan on gün geçmişti. In the meantime ten days had gone by. -sına 1. between. 2. among. -sında 1. between. 2. among. -sından 1. from between. 2. from among. 3. through. -ları açık. They are not on friendly terms./Their friendship is broken. -ları açılmak to be on strained terms. -larını açmak /ın/ to spoil (their) friendship, create a rift (between). -larına almak /ı/ to let (someone) join one´s group. -da bir from time to time, now and then. -larını bozmak /ın/, - bozmak to destroy the friendship (between or among). -ları bozulmak to be on strained terms. - bölge buffer zone. -larını bulmak /ın/, - bulmak to reconcile, settle a dispute (between). -da çıkarmak /ı/ to get (something) done when one has a spare minute, get (something) done in a spare minute, squeeze (something) into one´s schedule (said of a task done while one is in the midst of other work). -dan çıkarmak /ı/ to get (something) done, get (something) over with (so that one can get on with other work). -dan çıkmak 1. (for a pestiferous person) to absent himself/herself, leave. 2. (for a task) to be done, be over with, be finished (so that one can get on with other work). -larında dağlar kadar fark var. colloq. They are as different as black and white./They are as different as chalk and cheese. - devlet buffer state. - duvar partition, dividing wall. -larını düzeltmek /ın/ to reconcile. -sı geçmeden without delay, while the situation is still fresh. -larına girmek /ın/ to work to reconcile (two people or two parties). -ya girmek 1. to work to reconcile two people. 2. (for something unexpected) to interfere suddenly with the work in hand. -ya gitmek 1. to go to waste. 2. to be lost in the confusion. -sı hoş olmamak /la/ 1. to be on bad terms with. 2. to dislike (something). -da kalmak to suffer for mixing in a dispute between others; to be caught in the middle in an argument. -larında kan olmak to have a blood feud (between). - kapı communicating door. -larından kara kedi geçmek/-larına kara kedi girmek to be cross with each other. - kararı provisional decision (of a court). -larına karışmak /ın/ to mix (with). -larında karlı dağlar olmak to be far apart, be very different. -da kaynamak to pass unnoticed, get lost in the shuffle. -ya koymak /ı/ to ask (a third person) to mediate. - limanı port of call. - mal semifinished goods. - seçim by-election. - sıra/-da sırada now and then, from time to time, occasionally. -ya soğukluk girmek to have a coolness arise in a friendship. -sı soğumak /ın/ to lose its importance with the passage of time. -sını soğutmak /ın/ to delay (a thing so that it is forgotten). -yı soğutmak (for a friendship) to cool off. -larından su sızmamak to be very close friends. - vermeden/vermeksizin continuously. - vermek /a/ to take a break (from), stop doing (something) for a while. -ya vermek /ı/ to waste. -ları yağ bal olmak to be intimate friends. -yı yapmak 1. to become friends again, make up. 2. to reconcile friends who have quarreled."

"1. day. 2. daytime, day. 3. sun. 4. daylight, sunlight. 5. day, time. 6. day, days, time, times, period. 7. happy days, better times, days of happiness. 8. special day, feast day. 9. a woman´s at-home day. 10. date (a given point of time). -lerce for days. -ün adamı 1. man of the hour, man of the day. 2. a man for all seasons. - ağarmak for day to dawn, for dawn to break. - ağarması daybreak, dawn. - almak /dan/ 1. to get an appointment (from). 2. to have passed (a certain age) by (a specified number of days). - atlamamak not to miss out a day. - batması sunset, sundown. -ün birinde 1. one day, some day. 2. once, at one time in the past. -lerden bir gün once upon a time. - bugün. colloq. Now is the time. - doğmadan neler doğar. proverb A lot can happen between now and then. - doğmak 1. for the sun to rise, for day to dawn. 2. /a/ (for someone) to have an unexpected opportunity or stroke of fortune. -ünü doldurmak 1. to complete a period of time. 2. fin. to fall due, mature. - durumu astr. solstice. -leri gece olmak /ın/ to fall on evil days, meet with misfortune. -ü geçmek /ın/ (for a woman´s period) to be late. - gibi açık/aşikâr altogether clear, very clear, manifest. - görmek to see happy days. -ünü görmek 1. to come to a bad end; to suffer for one´s errors. 2. /ın/ to see (one´s grown-up offspring) living a happy life. 3. to menstruate, have one´s period. - görmemek to know nothing but unhappiness. - görmez 1. (place) which doesn´t get any sunlight, sunless. 2. (someone) who never gets out in the sun. - görmüş 1. (someone) who has seen better days. 2. experienced. -ünü görürsün! I´ll show you!/You´ll get what´s coming to you!/You´ll get your just deserts! - göstermek /a/ to make (someone) live happily. -ünü göstermek /a/ to show, punish (used as a threat). -den güne/- günden from day to day, gradually. -ü gününe 1. day by day. 2. to the very day. -ünü gün etmek to be really enjoying oneself, be having a real good time, be having a hell of a good time. -ü gününe uymamak to be capricious, be fickle. - ışığına çıkmak to come to light; to become clear. - kavuşmak/inmek for the sun to set/go down, for night to fall. - koymak /a/ to put aside a day, assign some time (for). - ola harman ola. colloq. One day its time will come. -leri sayılı olmak to be near death. -ünü/-lerini saymak to be waiting for death. - sürmek to live prosperously. - tutulmak for the sun to be eclipsed. - tutulması astr. solar eclipse. - tün eşitliği astr. equinox. - yapmak (for women) to be at home to guests. -ü yetmek 1. (for something) to fall due, be due. 2. (for one´s last hour) to be at hand. 3. (for a woman) to fill up her term of pregnancy. "

"1. /da/ to be left in (a place); /a/ to be left with (someone). 2. impersonal passive /da/ to leave (someone, something) in (a place); /a/ to leave (someone, something) with (someone); /a/ to let (someone) borrow (something). 3. /a/ to be left on or in, be put on or in (a place). 4. /a/ impersonal passive to leave or put (something, someone) on or in (a place). 5. impersonal passive to let go of, stop holding. 6. to be left, be abandoned, be deserted. 7. impersonal passive to leave, desert. 8. impersonal passive to quit (one´s job). 9. impersonal passive to stop doing (work in hand): İşler öyle zırt pırt bırakılır mı? Do you stop working whenever you take a notion? 10. /a/ to be set aside until, be put off until (a future date). 11. /a/ impersonal passive to set aside (something) until, put (something) off until (a future date). 12. /a/ (for a job, a responsibility) to be entrusted to (someone); (for a job, a responsibility) to be handed over to, be turned over to, be relinquished to (someone). 13. /a/ impersonal passive to entrust (a job, a responsibility) to; to hand over or relinquish (a job, a responsibility) to. 14. to be left alone, be left in peace. 15. impersonal passive to leave (someone, something) alone, let (someone, something) be. 16. /a/ impersonal passive to let (one´s hair) hang down to (a specified level). 17. (for a beard, a mustache) to be grown. 18. impersonal passive to grow (a beard, a mustache). 19. /a/ to be given to (someone); to be left to, be bequeathed to (someone). 20. impersonal passive to leave (something) to (someone), let (someone) have (something); to leave (something) to, bequeath. 21. /a, dan/ (for a specified amount of profit) to come to (someone) from (something). 22. impersonal passive (for something) to bring one (a specified amount of profit), leave one with (a specified amount of profit). 23. impersonal passive to give up (a habit). 24. (for a captive person or animal) to be set free. 25. impersonal passive to set (a captive person or animal) free. 26. /a/ to be allowed to (do something). 27. /a/ impersonal passive to allow (someone) to (do something). 28. /a/ to be allowed to go to or into (a place). 29. (for a spouse) to be abandoned, be deserted (by the other). 30. impersonal passive to leave (one´s spouse). 31. to be left in (an undesirable state). 32. impersonal passive to leave (someone, something) (in an undesirable state). 33. (for a student) to be made to repeat a grade. 34. impersonal passive to make (a student) repeat a grade, fail, flunk (a student). 35. /a, dan/ (for something) to be sold to (someone) at (a specified price). 36. /a, dan/ impersonal passive to sell (something) to (someone) for (a specified price). "

"1. old, ancient. 2. former, ex-; veteran. 3. old, worn-out; secondhand. 4. past events, what went before. - ağıza yeni taam/kaşık. colloq. New food for an old mouth (said when eating something for the first time that season). E- Ahit the Old Testament. - çamlar bardak oldu. colloq. Times have changed./Things are not what they used to be. - defterleri karıştırmak/yoklamak to bring up old issues, delve into the past. - enayi biçimi slang outdated clothes; out of fashion. - eserler antiques, antiquities. -si gibi the way it used to be. - göz ağrısı an old flame. - hale getirme law complete restitution. - hamam eski tas. colloq. Nothing has changed; it´s business as usual. - hayratı da berbat etmek to make something worse by trying to improve it. -ye itibar/rağbet olsaydı bitpazarına nur yağardı. proverb If old things were in fashion light from heaven would illuminate the flea market. -si kadar as much as before. - kafalı oldfashioned (person). - köye yeni âdet unwelcome innovation. - kulağı kesik slang 1. old woman-chaser. 2. one who has experienced much. - kurt old hand. - memur slang 1. repeater, a student who has repeated most of his classes. 2. one who has experienced much. - püskü old and battered-looking, shabby. - toprak healthy and well-preserved older person. - tüfek person with a lot of experience, old hand. - zamanlarda 1. in the past, in the old days. 2. in ancient times, in antiquity."

"1. self, oneself. 2. own. 3. he; she. 4. in person. -leri 1. themselves. 2. he; she. -m myself. -minki mine. -miz ourselves. -si 1. herself; himself. 2. he; she. -ni ağır satmak to agree to something only after repeated requests. - ağzıyla tutulmak to be proved a liar by one´s own words. -ni alamamak /dan/ not to be able to refrain from, be unable to stop oneself from. - âleminde olmak to keep to oneself; to live in a world of one´s own. -ni alıştırmak /a/ to make oneself get used to. -ni ateşe atmak to court trouble. -ni atmak /a/ to go immediately to, rush to (a place). -ne bağlamak /ı/ to captivate. - başına 1. of one´s own accord. 2. without anyone´s help, single-handedly. -ni beğenmek to be conceited. -ni beğenmiş conceited, arrogant. -ni bırakmak to neglect oneself, let oneself go. -ni bilen/bilir upright and honorable (person). -ni bilmek 1. to be in one´s right mind. 2. to comport oneself properly. 3. (for a person) to have grown up, have reached maturity. -ni bir şey sanmak to give oneself airs, think one is something. -ni (bir yerde) bulmak to find that one has arrived at (a place). -ni bulmak to develop a personality of one´s own. - çalıp kendi oynuyor. colloq. He makes a big fuss about something, but when people want to help him he spurns their aid. - çapında according to his own standards, according to his own way of thinking. -ne çeki düzen vermek 1. to tidy oneself up. 2. to put one´s life and affairs in order. - çıkarı için for his own benefit. -ni dar atmak /a/ to manage to reach (a place) in the nick of time. - derdine düşmek to be completely taken up with one´s own troubles. -ni dev aynasında görmek to overrate oneself vastly. -ni dinlemek to be a hypochondriac. -ni dirhem dirhem satmak to make a great show of reluctance. - düşen ağlamaz. proverb If you get yourself into trouble then you´ve no right to complain. - eliyle himself, with his own hand. -ne etmek to harm oneself. -ni fasulye gibi nimetten saymak to overrate oneself vastly. -nden geçme psych. trance. -nden geçmek 1. to be transported by joy, be ecstatic. 2. to faint. -ne gel. colloq. 1. Come to your senses! 2. Pull yourself together! - gelen that comes one´s way by chance. -ne gelmek 1. to regain consciousness, come to. 2. to pull oneself together, regain one´s self-control. - göbeğini kendi kesmek colloq. to do it all on one´s own, do it without getting help from anybody. -ni göstermek to prove one´s worth. - gözündeki merteği görmez, elin gözündeki çöpü görür. colloq. He doesn´t see the beam in his own eye, but he sees the mote in the eye of another person. -ne güvenme self-confidence, self-reliance. - halinde 1. quiet and innoffensive, innocuous (person). 2. simple-minded. - haline bırakmak /ı/ to leave (someone) to his own devices; to let (a thing) take care of itself. - havasına gitmek/- havasında olmak to do what strikes one´s fancy. -ni hissettirmek to make one´s/its presence felt. -ni iyice vermek /a/ to concentrate (on). -ni kapıp koyuvermek 1. to cease to take an interest in oneself, let oneself go. 2. /a/ to lose oneself in (a project). -ni kaptırmak /a/ 1. to let oneself get carried away (by). 2. to become wholly absorbed in. -ni kaybetmek 1. to lose consciousness. 2. to go into a towering rage. - kendine 1. on one´s own responsibility; of one´s own accord. 2. alone, by oneself, without help. 3. to oneself. 4. theat. as an aside. - kendine gelin güvey olmak to count one´s chickens before they´re hatched, build castles in Spain. - kendini yemek to eat one´s heart out, worry oneself to death. - kendine yeterli self-reliant and self-sufficient. -ne kıymak to commit suicide. - kuyusunu kendi kazmak to dig one´s own grave, be the cause of one´s own downfall. -si muhtac-ı himmet bir dede. (Nerde kaldı geriye himmet ede.) colloq. You can´t expect any help from him since he´s in need of help himself. -ni naza çekmek to make a great show of reluctance. -nde olmamak not to kno

"1. side; part, portion; area, region; direction: Sandığın üst tarafı ceviz. The top part of the chest is walnut. Şehrin o tarafında oturuyor. She lives over in that part of town. Ne taraftansın? What part of the country are you from? Fatih taraflarında bir yerde oturuyor. He lives somewhere in the neighborhood of Fatih. Seni her tarafta aradım. I´ve been looking for you everywhere. Boğaz´ın Asya tarafında on the Asian side of the Bosphorus. Sağ tarafına bak! Look to your right! Rüzgâr ne taraftan esiyor? What direction´s the wind blowing from? Nehir tarafına doğru gidiyordu. He was heading towards the river. 2. party (to a contract, in a legal proceeding); litigant. 3. side (one particular side, position, or group as opposed to another): işin kötü tarafı the unpleasant side of the matter. Bizim taraf maçı kazandı. Our side won the match. Onun baba tarafında delilik var. There´s madness on his father´s side of the family. O meseleye ne taraftan bakarsan bak halledilmesi imkânsız. No matter how you look at it, that problem remains insoluble. Herif bir taraftan parasızlıktan yakınıyor, öbür taraftan kalkıp karısına kürk manto alıyor! The fellow complains about his lack of money, and then he ups and buys his wife a fur coat! öte taraftan on the other hand. 4. used in formal language to show the agent of a passive verb: Bu nişan büyük babama padişah tarafından ihsan edilmiş. This medal was bestowed on my grandfather by the sultan. Ancak belediye encümeni tarafından onaylanmış ruhsatlar geçerli sayılacaktır. Only those permits which have received the approval of the municipal council will be deemed valid. 5. used in formal language to indicate a person: Merhum zevcinizin evrakı tarafınıza gönderilmiştir. The papers of your late husband have been forwarded to you. 6. behalf: Dayım tarafından geliyorum, sizden bir ricası var. I´ve come on behalf of my uncle to ask a favor of you. 7. used with an adjective: Ucuz tarafından bir ayakkabı istiyorum. I want a cheap pair of shoes. Bunları ucuz tarafından aldın, değil mi? You bought these on the cheap, didn´t you? -a çıkmak/olmak /dan/ to be for (someone); to side with (someone). - taraf here and there, in various places: Bugün İstanbul´a taraf taraf yağmur yağdı. We´ve had scattered showers in Istanbul today. - tutmak to take sides. -ını tutmak /ın/ to side with."

,-kti 1. time. 2. the right time, the time (for doing something). 3. when: Refia geldiği vakit when Refia comes/when Refia came. -iyle 1. at the proper time, in due season, in time. 2. in the past, once, once upon a time. -ini almak /ın/ to take (someone´s) time. - dolmak for a given period of time to be up, come to an end. - geçirmek to pass the time, occupy oneself. -i gelmek /ın/ for (someone´s) hour of death to be at hand. -ler hayrolsun! Good day! - kaybetmeden without losing any time, promptly, at once. - kazanmak 1. to save time. 2. (for someone) to gain time. - nakittir. proverb Time is money. -i olmak to have enough time. -i olmamak not to have enough time. - öldürmek to kill time. -ini şaşmamak to be punctual. - vakit from time to time, at times. -ini yemek /ın/ to take (someone´s) time. -i yerinde well-off, well-fixed, economically comfortable.

v. donate, give away, give to charity, save, absolve, bestow, dispense, endow, grant, hand over, kick in; remit, pardon, forgive, excuse, have mercy

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v. (neg. form of bağışlamak) donate, give away, give to charity, save, absolve, bestow, dispense, endow, grant, hand over, kick in; remit, pardon, forgive, excuse, have mercy