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с английского на турецкий

to+not+make

  • 1 not

    ",-tu 1. note; memorandum; minute. 2. mark, grade (in school). - almak 1. to make notes. 2. to get a grade. - atmak /a/ to put a grade on (an exam, a piece of work). - düşmek to write down a note. - etmek /ı/ to note (something) down. -unu kırmak /ın/ to lower (someone´s) grade. - tutmak to take notes. - vermek /a/ 1. to give a grade (to). 2. to pass judgment on. -unu vermek /ın/ to decide that (someone) is no-good/no-count/a bad egg. "

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  • 2 görmek

    ",-ür 1. /ı/ to see. 2. /ı/ to see, watch. 3. /ı/ to see, perceive, discern (mentally). 4. /ı/ to see, meet and talk to/with. 5. /ı/ to see (something) as, view (something) as, find, consider (something) to be, judge (something) to be. 6. /ı/ to experience, live through. 7. /ı/ to perform, do, attend to (a duty, task, etc.); to pay (an expense). 8. /dan, ı/ to receive, experience (a certain kind of treatment) from/at the hands of. 9. /ı/ to take (a course, lessons, etc.); to receive, get (an education); to have (an upbringing). 10. /ı/ to get, acquire: cebi para görmek to come into money. 11. /ı/ to receive (help). 12. /ı/ to be preoccupied with, think (only) of: Gözü paradan başka bir şey görmüyor. He thinks of nothing but money. 13. /ı/ to undergo: tedavi görmek to undergo treatment. 14. /ı/ to face (in the direction of): Bu oda güneş görüyor. This room faces the sun. 15. /ı/ to go and see, visit. 16. /ı/ to perceive (by the sense of touch). 17. /ı/ to be the stage for, be the scene of, be the setting for, see. 18. /ı/ to regard as, consider, deem. 19. /ı/ colloq. to share (good fortune) with, think of: Piyango sana vurursa beni de gör. If you win the lottery, think of me. 20. /ı/ sports to anticipate (the move of an opponent). 21. /ı/ slang to bribe. 22. used in combination to express a threat: Hele bir öğretmene söyle, o zaman görürsün! Just try telling the teacher, you´ll get what´s coming to you then! Şimdi bunu paramparça edeyim de gör! You´ll believe me if I smash this to bits right now! Bizi gammazla da gör bak! See what happens if you squeal on us! 23. used in combination to give emphasis to a prediction: Göreceksin, Beşir sınıfta kalacak. Beşir´s going to fail; just you wait and see. Gör bak, neler olacak neler! All sorts of things are going to happen now; just you wait and see! 24. used after an -e gerund to show continuous action: Raşit mektubu yazagörürken kapı çalındı. While Raşit was busy writing the letter there was a knock at the door. 25. used after a negative -e gerund for emphasis: O dağlarda ölmeyegör! Cesedin akbabalara yem olur. Mind you don´t die in those mountains! If you do, your corpse´ll be food for the vultures. Sizi yakalamaya görsün, polise haber verir. Make sure you don´t let him catch you, for he´ll turn you over to the police. Onlara nerede oturduğunu söylemeyegörmeli. You should be careful not to tell them where you live. Tek bir hata etmeyegörelim, kapı dışarı edildiğimizin resmidir! Let´s not make one single mistake, or we´ll get the boot for sure! görerek atış mil. direct fire. görmeyerek/görmeden atış mil. indirect fire. göreceği/göresi gelmek /ı/ to long to see: Seni göreceğimiz geldi. We´ve been longing to see you. Göreyim seni/sizi! 1. Show your stuff!/Show me what you can do! (used singly or in combination as a word of encouragement). 2. used in combination to express a threat: O sayfayı yırt da göreyim seni! Just try ripping that page! görmediğe/görmemişe dönmek to be completely recovered (from an illness, tragedy, etc.). Görüp göreceği rahmet bu. colloq. This is all he will ever get. -meye görsün/gör as soon as (one) (does something, becomes something, etc.), once (something) (is done, happens, etc.). görüp gözetmek /ı/ to protect, guard, keep an eye on. görerek nişan alma mil. direct laying. görmeyerek/görmeden nişan alma mil. indirect laying."

    Saja Türkçe - İngilizce Sözlük > görmek

  • 3 bereketsiz

    1. unfruitful, marked by scarcity. 2. infertile, infructuous. 3. (food) a little of which does not go a long way, a little of which can not be made to go a long way, a small amount of which does not make a dish that will feed many people. 4. (money) which does not bring satisfaction to its possessor.

    Saja Türkçe - İngilizce Sözlük > bereketsiz

  • 4 gerek

    repeated, preceding nouns or phrases in parallel position 1. whether... or: Gerek ben gideyim, gerek siz gidin, gerek o gitsin, farketmez. Whether it is I or you or he who goes, it does not make any difference. 2. both... and: Gerek annesi, gerek babası aynı yerdendirler. Both his mother and his father are from the same place.

    Saja Türkçe - İngilizce Sözlük > gerek

  • 5 gitmek

    ",-der 1. to go. 2. /dan, a/ to go from (one place) to (another). 3. /a/ to go to, travel to. 4. to depart, leave. 5. /a/ (for a road) to go to, lead to. 6. /a/ to go to (work); to go to, attend (school). 7. /a/ to lead to (a condition, result, etc.). 8. /a/ to go well with, suit, become. 9. /a/ to go for, be spent on, be used up in. 10. /a/ to be sent (to), be on the way (to). 11. /a/ to last for, be enough for. 12. to last for, stand up for (a period of time). 13. (for a period of time) to pass, be over. 14. to go, be (in a certain condition or state). 15. to be gone, be finished, disappear, vanish. 16. to be worn out, have had it. 17. to be gone, disappear, go, die. 18. to go on (strike, boycott, etc.); to have recourse to, turn to. 19. (for a machine) to work, go. 20. (for a situation, work, etc.) to go, go on, continue. 21. /dan/ to go for, be sold at/for. 22. auxiliary verb to be: Hoşuma gitti. I liked it./It´s good. Tuhafıma gitti. It seemed strange to me./It´s strange. gitsin (after an imperative)... and be done with it,... and finish the matter: İmzanı atıver gitsin. Sign it and be done with it. gitti (after a verb in the past tense) 1. certainly, definitely, surely: Bunu gördü mü, darıldı gitti. If he sees it, he´ll certainly get cross. 2. It can´t be helped./It´s too late. 3. however much one tries: Anlatamadım gitti. I could not make myself understood however hard I tried. 4. So be it: Verdim gitti. You can have it. Gidene ağam, gelene paşam. proverb 1. An official is honored only as long as he/she holds his/her position. 2. We honor whoever is put over us. gidip gelmek 1. /a/ to go and return; to go regularly, frequent. 2. to go to and fro. Gidip de gelmemek var, gelip de görmemek/bulmamak var. proverb When you part for a long time remember that you may never see each other again. Gitti de geldi. colloq. He/She escaped from certain death. He/She was as good as dead. Gitti gider. He´s/She´s/It´s gone forever."

    Saja Türkçe - İngilizce Sözlük > gitmek

  • 6 kafa

    "1. head. 2. mind, mental attitude. 3. intelligence. 4. a large marble, shoooter. - ya almak slang 1. /ı/ to silence (a bothersome person). 2. to find the right person (to do a job). -sı almamak /ı/ 1. not to be able to understand. 2. to be too tired to understand. 3. not to be able to believe. -dan atmak to make up something and try to pass it off as the truth. - boşluğu cranial cavity, cavum cranii. -sı bozulmak colloq. to blow one´s top, get angry. -sı bulanmak to get confused. -yı bulmak slang to be pleasantly tipsy (from drink). -sı çalışmak to be on the ball. -yı çekmek colloq. to do some serious drinking, Brit. have a booze-up. -sından çıkarmak /ı/ to put (an idea) out of one´s head. -sına dank etmek/demek to dawn on one at last. - değiştirmek to change one´s mind; to change one´s way of thinking. - dengi 1. kindred spirit. 2. (someone) who is a kindred spirit, like-minded. -sının dikine gitmek to go one´s own way, do as one pleases. -sı dinç olmak to feel fresh and alert. -sı dönmek 1. to be confused and perplexed. 2. to feel dizzy. -sı dumanlı 1. tipsy, tight. 2. tired and confused. -sı durmak to be too tired to think. -dan gayri müsellah colloq. nutty, not quite right in the head. -sına girmek /ın/ 1. to make good sense, seem to be right (to). 2. to comprehend, understand. - göz yarmak to be awkward and unskillful. - işçisi white-collar worker. -sı işlemek to be on the ball. -sı izinli olmak slang for one´s mind to be elsewhere; to wool-gather. - kafaya vermek to put their heads together. - kalmamak /da/ to be so worn out one can´t think. -sı karışmak (for someone) to get confused. -sını kaşıyacak vakti olmamak to be too busy to think, not to have time to turn around. -sı kazan (gibi) olmak for one´s head to be ringing (from noise); to feel fuddled (after a lot of mental effort). -sını kızdırmak /ın/ to make (someone´s) blood boil. -sı kızmak to get angry. -dan kontak colloq. cracked, nutty, touched in the head. -sına koymak /ı/ to get hold of (some idea); to take it into one´s head (to do something). -sını kullanmak to use one´s head. -sını kurcalamak /ın/ to make (one) think. - patlatmak to do a lot of hard mental work. -dan sakat colloq. cracked, nutty, touched in the head. - sallamak to rubber-stamp everything, be a yes-man. -sına sığmamak not to be able to comprehend. -sında şimşek çakmak to get a sudden inspiration. - şişirmek (for noise, a complicated problem) to drive one crazy, make one unable to think straight. -sı şişmek for one´s head to be ringing (from noise); to feel fuddled (after a lot of mental effort). -sına takılıp kalmak to stick in one´s mind, not to leave one´s mind. -sı taşa çarpmak to learn something the hard way. -sını taştan taşa çarpmak/vurmak 1. to regret bitterly a lost opportunity. 2. to feel very remorseful. - tutmak /a/ to defy; to oppose challengingly. -yı tütsülemek slang to get tight, get tipsy. - ütülemek slang to talk someone to death, talk someone´s ear off. -sına vur, ekmeğini elinden al. colloq. He is so meek you can walk all over him. -sına vura vura by force. -sına vurmak (for drink) to go to one´s head. -sını vurmak /ın/ to behead. -yı (yere) vurmak 1. to hit the sack, hit the hay. 2. to take to one´s bed, get laid up (owing to illness). - vuruşu soccer header. - yağı slang sperm, semen. -sı yerinde olmamak to wool-gather; for one´s mind to be elsewhere. -sı yerine gelmek to come back to earth; to start thinking straight again. - yormak to ponder, think hard, rack one´s brains."

    Saja Türkçe - İngilizce Sözlük > kafa

  • 7 laf

    "1. remark; word. 2. expression, utterance, statement. 3. empty words, hot air, nothing but talk. 4. conversation, talk. 5. the subject of a conversation. 6. What nonsense!/That´s bull! -ı ağzında gevelemek to talk around the subject; not to come out with what´s on one´s mind. -ı ağzından kaçırmak to let something slip, say something inadvertently, let the cat out of the bag. -ı ağzında kalmak to be unable to finish what one was saying; (for someone) suddenly to go silent. - altında kalmamak to give as good as one gets (in an argument). -ı ağzına tıkamak /ın/ to shut (someone) up. - anlamaz 1. thickheaded; stupid. 2. obstinate, muleheaded. - anlatmak /a/ to try to bring (someone) round (to one´s own point of view), try to make (someone) understand something. - aramızda.... colloq. This is just between you and me./Let´s keep this to ourselves./Entre nous. - atmak 1. /a/ to make a rude remark about (someone) within his hearing. 2. /a/ to make an improper innuendo or suggestion to (a woman one doesn´t know), proposition. 3. to have a chat. -ını/ -ınızı balla kestim. colloq. Excuse me for interrupting you. -ını bilmek to think before one opens one´s mouth, be careful about what one says. -a boğmak /ı/ to drown (a topic) in a flood of words. -ı çevirmek/değiştirmek to change the subject. - çıkmak for a rumor to start going around. -ı çiğnemek to beat around the bush. -a dalmak to become lost in conversation. - değil. colloq. It´s serious./This isn´t just idle talk. - dinlemek to heed what one is told; to act on someone´s advice. - dokundurmak /a/ to make wisecracks (about), make barbed remarks (about). - düşmemek /a/ 1. for there to be no need for (someone) to talk. 2. (for someone) not to get a chance to speak. - etmek 1. /ı/ to gossip about (something). 2. /la/ to talk (with), chat (with). -ını etmek /ın/ to talk about (something). -ın gümrüğünü vermek slang to start yakking again; to keep on yakking. - işitmek to get a dressing down. - kaldıramamak not to be able to take a joke, not to be able to take it. - kıtlığında asmalar budayayım. colloq. You´re talking nonsense! - körüğü windbag (person). - lafı açar. colloq. One topic leads to another. -ı mı olur? colloq. Don´t mention it!/It´s a pleasure! (said to someone for whom one has done or wishes to do a favor). - ola. colloq. What hogwash!/It´s just so much hot air! - olur. colloq. There´ll be gossip./It´ll set tongues wagging. - olsun diye (saying something) just to make conversation, merely for the sake of saying it. -la peynir gemisi yürümez. proverb Mere talk won´t get anything done. - söyledi balkabağı. colloq. You´re full of bull! -ını şaşırmak to be at a loss for words. - taşımak to retail gossip. -a tutmak /ı/ to engage (someone) in conversation (thus causing him to stop what he´d been doing). -ı uzatmak to take a long time explaining something. - ü güzaf see lafügüzaf. - yetiştirmek 1. to reply quickly and in kind, promptly to give as good as one gets. 2. /a/ (for a child) to talk back to, sass (an older person). - yok. /a/ colloq. There´s nothing wrong with...."

    Saja Türkçe - İngilizce Sözlük > laf

  • 8 boş

    "1. empty. 2. useless. 3. unemployed; free. 4. ignorant. 5. slack, not under tension (rope). 6. uncultivated (land). 7. uninhabited. -ta unemployed. - almak naut. to take up the slack, make a hawser taut. -a almak /ı/ 1. to prop up (a building) temporarily for repairs. 2. mech. to uncouple, release. -unu almak /ın/ to tauten (a hawser), take up the slack (in a hawser). - atıp dolu tutmak/vurmak to make a lucky hit, guess the truth by chance. - bırakmamak /ı/ 1. to help out (a person in need). 2. not to desert (someone). -u boşuna uselessly. - bulunmak to be taken unawares. -a çalışmak/işlemek (for a machine) to run on no load, run light. - çıkmak lottery to draw a blank. -a çıkmak to turn out to be nothing. - çıkmamak /dan/ to make a little something out of (a deal). - dönmek to come back emptyhanded. - durmak to be without work, be unemployed. - düşmek /dan/ to be considered as divorced (from her husband). - gezenin boş kalfası loafer. - gezmek to be unemployed. -ta gezmek to live without working. -a gitmek 1. to be wasted. 2. to be of no use. - inan superstition. - kafalı silly, dimwitted. -ta kalmak to be without work. - koymak /ı/ to deprive (someone) of something desirable. -a koysan dolmaz, doluya koysan almaz. colloq. However I try to do it, it still does not work. - laf karın doyurmaz. proverb Empty words do not fill one´s stomach. boş ol!/- olsun! I divorce you! (formerly said by the husband to his wife). - olmamak not to be without reason, to have a justifying cause. - oturmak 1. to be without a job, be unemployed. 2. not to have work to do, be without work. - söz nonsensical words, hot air. - vakit 1. spare time. 2. leisure. - ver! Forget it!/Never mind! - vermek 1. /a/ not to bother (about), to take no notice (of). 2. naut. to loosen a hawser. - yere 1. in vain. 2. without grounds, without a reason. - yerine vurmak /ın/ to hit (someone) on his side."

    Saja Türkçe - İngilizce Sözlük > boş

  • 9 gık

    used in: - dedirtmemek /a/ not to let (someone) make a peep, not to let (someone) make the slightest objection. - demek to make a few weak protests, protest weakly. - dememek not to utter a peep, not to make the slightest protest.

    Saja Türkçe - İngilizce Sözlük > gık

  • 10 söz

    "1. remark, utterance; expression; statement; word. 2. promise. 3. rumor. -ü açılmak to be brought up in conversation, be mentioned, be spoken of. - açmak /dan/ to bring (something) up in conversation. -ü ağzında bırakmak /ın/ not to let (someone) finish what he´s saying. -ü ağzına tıkamak /ın/ to squelch, silence. - ağzından dirhemle çıkmak to be very taciturn, be very sparing in one´s speech. -ü ağzında gevelemek not to come to the point, to beat around the bush. - almak 1. to start to talk (after obtaining permission). 2. /dan/ to get a promise out of (someone). - altında kalmamak to give as good as one gets (in an argument). - anlamak to understand what one is told and act on it. - anlamaz (someone) who refuses to understand what´s told him, who won´t listen to reason. - anlayan beri gelsin. colloq. None of you understand me. - aramızda.... Between you and me./Don´t tell anyone else. - arasında in the course of the conversation. - atmak /a/ 1. to make a rude remark about (someone) within his hearing. 2. to make an improper innuendo or suggestion to (a woman), proposition. -e atılmak to enter a conversation suddenly, suddenly to come forth with some remarks. - ayağa düşmek for a matter to be talked about by people who have no right to do so. -ü bağlamak to conclude one´s remarks. -ünü/-ünüzü balla kestim. colloq. Excuse me for interrupting you. -ünü bilmek to speak tactfully. -ünü bilmez tactless. - bir, Allah bir. You can rely on me completely; I am a man of my word. - bir etmek to unite with others (against someone or something). - birliği etmek (for people) to agree beforehand as to what they will say or do; to agree to tell the same story or act in the same way. -e boğmak /ı/ to drown (a subject) in a flood of words. -ü çevirmek to change the subject. - çıkmak for a piece of news to be going around/be bruited about. -ünden çıkmamak /ın/ never to think of bucking (someone), never to think of going against (someone´s) wishes or orders. -ü çiğnemek to beat around the bush. - dağarcığı vocabulary. - dinlemek to heed what one is told, follow advice. -ünden dönmek to go back on one´s word. -ünde durmak to keep one´s word. - düşmemek /a/ to have no right to voice an opinion. - ebesi 1. garrulous, talkative. 2. quick at repartee. - ehli eloquent (person). - eri 1. eloquent (person). 2. (someone) who knows how to talk people into doing what he wants. -ünün eri man of his word; woman of her word. -ünü esirgememek to be very plainspoken, not to mince words, to call a spade a spade. - etmek /dan/ to talk about (someone, something). -ünü etmek /ın/ to talk about (something). -ü geçen the aforementioned, the aforesaid (person, thing). - geçirmek /a/ to make (someone) do what one says. -ü geçmek 1. to be influential. 2. to be mentioned, be spoken of. - gelmek /a/ to be the object of criticism, be criticized. -üne gelmek /ın/ to come round to (someone´s) point of view, finally to agree that (someone) is right. -ünü geri almak 1. to take back what one has said (apologetically). 2. to withdraw one´s promise. - getirmek /a/ to cause unfavorable comments to be made about. -ü (bir şeye) getirmek to say (something) indirectly, say (something) in so many words. - götürmez beyond doubt, indisputable. - gümüşse sükût altındır. proverb Speech is silver, but silence is golden. - işitmek to get a dressing down. - kaldırmamak to be quick to retort to a slighting or insulting remark. -de kalmak not to be carried out, not to be realized. - kavafı garrulous, (someone) who´s a chatterbox. - kesmek /a/ (for the bride´s family) to agree to give (their daughter) in marriage. -ü kesmek to stop speaking in midsentence. -ünü kesmek /ın/ to interrupt (someone who is speaking). -ün kısası.... in short.../the long and the short of it is that.... - konusu 1. person or thing being talked of. 2. (person, thing) being talked of, under consideration. - konusu etmek /ı/ to discuss. - konusu olma

    Saja Türkçe - İngilizce Sözlük > söz

  • 11 hesap

    "1. arithmetic. 2. calculation, computation. 3. account, financial record. 4. account, money owed or on deposit. 5. bill, check, tab (in a restaurant, bar, etc.). 6. estimate. 7. plan, expectation. -ı as one would say, as in the case of (referring to a saying or to a known story): körlerle fil hesabı as in the story of the blind men and the elephant. -ına 1. in the name of. 2. for, from the point of view of. 3. to the account of, to. - açmak /da/ to establish a (deposit, checking, charge, etc.) account at/with (a firm): Burç´a bankada hesap açtılar. They opened an account for Burç at the bank. - açtırmak /da/ to open a (deposit, checking, charge, etc.) account at/with (a firm); /a/ to open a charge account with (someone): Hadi, bakkala hesap açtırdı. Hadi opened a charge account with the grocer. -a almak /ı/ to take (something) into account. -ını almak to receive what is owed to one. -a almamak/katmamak /ı/ not to take (something) into consideration, to ignore (a possibility). - bakiyesi balance (of an account); arrears. -ını bilmek to be economical, be careful with money. - cetveli slide rule. - cüzdanı bankbook, passbook. -a çekmek /ı/ to call (someone) to account. - çıkarmak to make out the accounts. -a dökmek /ı/ to figure out the financial aspects of (something) on paper. - dökümü list of expenditures or payments due. -tan düşmek /ı/ 1. to deduct. 2. to write off (a loss, a person). - etmek /ı/ 1. to count, enumerate. 2. to calculate, figure, compute. 3. to estimate, reckon. 4. to suppose, think. - etmek, kitap etmek to think it/something over carefully. -a geçirmek /ı/ to enter (an item) in an account. -ına geçirmek /ı, ın/ to charge (something) to (someone´s, a firm´s) account. -ına gelmek /ın/ to fit (one´s) views or interest, suit. -a gelmez 1. countless. 2. unexpected. - görmek 1. to pay the bill. 2. to settle accounts. -ını görmek /ın/ 1. to settle (someone´s) account. 2. to punish, take care of, fix (someone´s) clock/wagon. 3. to murder, eliminate, take care of. - günü doomsday. - hulasası fin. statement, summary of an account. - hulasası çıkarmak fin. to make out a statement. - işi embroidery made by counting the threads. -ı kapamak 1. to pay a debt in full. 2. to drop a subject, close a discussion. -ı kapatmak to close an account. -a katmak /ı/ to take (something) into account. -ı kesmek /la/ 1. to stop doing business with. 2. to cut all relations with (someone). - kitap 1. after careful calculation. 2. after full consideration. -a kitaba sığmaz 1. incalculable. 2. imponderable. 3. inconsistent. -ı kitabı yok. It has no limits./It is totally unsupervised. - makinesi calculating machine, calculator. - meydanda. It´s obvious. -ta olmamak not to plan on, not to figure on (something); not to be part of the plan: Süreyya hesapta yoktu. Süreyya wasn´t part of the plan. - özeti fin. statement, summary of an account. - özeti çıkarmak fin. to make out a statement. - sormak /dan/ to call (someone) to account. -ı temizlemek to pay one´s account. - tutmak 1. to keep the books, do the bookkeeping. 2. to keep a record. - uzmanı accountant. - vermek 1. to account for money received. 2. to give an explanation. -ını vermek /ın/ 1. to account for (money received). 2. to give an explanation for, account for. -ına yazmak /ı, ın/ to charge (something) to (someone´s, a firm´s) account. (...) -ı yok. /ın/ There´s no telling...: İçtiğimiz kahvenin hesabı yok. There´s no telling how much coffee we drink."

    Saja Türkçe - İngilizce Sözlük > hesap

  • 12 pabuç

    ,-cu 1. shoe. 2. rubber or metal tip (on the base of a furniture leg). 3. arch. base, pedestal (of a column). -tan aşağı mean, despicable, contemptible, low-down. -u başına giydirmek /ın/ colloq. to make (someone) do the wrong thing. - bırakmamak /a/ not to be frightened off by, not to be deterred by. -larını çevirmek /ın/ to let (somebody) understand that he is not wanted, get rid of (someone) in a roundabout way. -ları dama atılmak to lose favor, fall from popular esteem. -larını eline vermek /ın/ to get rid of (someone), give (someone) his walking papers. - eskitmek/paralamak to run hither and thither (while trying to get something accomplished). - kadar dili var. colloq. He´s as sassy/impudent as they come. -una kum dolmak/taş kaçmak to be uneasy, be on edge. - pahalı. colloq. 1. As he´s too powerful for me to tangle with, I´d better not press matters any further. 2. I´ve bitten off more than I can chew. -u ters giydirmek to be a real fox, be someone one must be wary of. -unu ters giydirmek /a/ to cause (someone) to make tracks, make (someone) leave in a hurry.

    Saja Türkçe - İngilizce Sözlük > pabuç

  • 13 yüz

    "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

    Saja Türkçe - İngilizce Sözlük > yüz

  • 14 para

    "1. money. 2. (a) para (one fortieth of a kuruş). - alımı fin. collection of money, collecting money. - aslanın ağzında. proverb If you want money, you´ve got to struggle to get it. - babası moneybags. - basımevi mint (where money is coined or printed). - basmak 1. to print or mint money. 2. to lay down a stake (in gambling). -yı bayılmak colloq. to pay out money, shell out money, fork out money. - bozmak to make change, break a coin or note into smaller denominations. - canlısı/gözlü someone who´s excessively fond of money. - cezası law fine. - cüzdanı billfold, wallet. - çantası purse. - çekmek /dan/ 1. to draw money (from a bank). 2. to squeeze some money out of (someone), get (someone) to fork over some money. -ya çevirmek /ı/ to realize (an asset); to sell (something) (for money). - çıkarmak 1. to issue money. 2. colloq. to send a money order. -sını çıkarmak to get back the amount one invested (in the form of profits). -dan çıkmak to have to spend money; to have unexpected expenses. - darlığı econ. deflation. -yla değil very cheap, dirt cheap. -yla değil sırayla. colloq. Money can´t always get you what you want./Your money won´t do you any good here. -yı denize atmak to squander money, throw money down the drain. - dökmek /a/ to spend a lot of money (on); to pour money into. - dönmek for bribes to be given. - etmek to be worth something, be valuable; to be something which will sell. - etmemek 1. to be worth nothing; to be something which won´t sell. 2. to have no effect, be in vain. -nın gümüş olduğunu anlamak to realize that money is not to be thrown around, learn to appreciate the value of money. - ile imanın kimde olduğu bilinmez. proverb You can´t know for sure how much money another person has, just as you can´t know whether or not he is a sincere believer in God. - isteme benden, buz gibi soğurum senden. proverb You don´t like to have much to do with people who are always asking you for money. - kazanmak to earn money. - kesmek 1. to coin money. 2. to make a lot of money. - kırmak to make a lot of money. -ya kıymak to spend money, shell out money, fork out money. - parayı çeker. proverb Money breeds money. -ya para dememek 1. to make a lot of money. 2. to spend money lavishly. 3. to regard an amount of money as ridiculously small. - pul money and assets. -sıyla rezil olmak to pay out money for something that turns out to be completely unsatisfactory, throw money down the drain. - sızdırmak/koparmak /dan/ to squeeze some money out of (someone), get (someone) to fork out some money. -sını sokağa atmak to throw money down the drain. -yı sökülmek slang to have to fork out some money. - şişkinliği econ. inflation. -yı tedavülden kaldırma demonetization, taking money out of circulation. - tutmak 1. to save money; to be thrifty. 2. to cost. -nın üstü change (given when one has paid more than the stated amount). -yı veren düdüğü çalar. proverb The one who pays the piper calls the tune. - vurmak 1. to make money by illegal means. 2. to luck into a lot of money. - yapmak to earn money and save it. - yardımı monetary aid. - yatıran depositor. - yatırmak /a/ 1. to invest (in). 2. to deposit money (in). - yedirmek /a/ to bribe. - yeme accepting bribes. - yemek 1. to spend money freely. 2. to accept a bribe. -nın yüzü sıcaktır. proverb There is something about money that´s very alluring."

    Saja Türkçe - İngilizce Sözlük > para

  • 15 aman

    "1. Oof!/God!/Lord!/Lord help us! (indicating disgust or anger). 2. Please!/For goodness sake! 3. My! (indicating great approbation). 4. mercy. - Allah/Allahım! 1. God!/God have mercy! (indicating fear or amazement). 2. Oh Lord!/Oh God!/Lord help us! (indicating disgust or displeasure). - aman (bir şey) olmamak not to be anything special. - bulmak to escape, be saved. - dedirtmek /a/ to make (someone) give up, make (one) yield. - demek to ask for mercy; to surrender. - derim! Don´t you do it!/Beware of doing such a thing! - dilemek /dan/ to ask (one) for mercy. - gayret! Keep on!/ Hold on! -a gelmek to give up and submit. -a getirmek /ı/ to make (someone) give up, make (one) yield. -ı kesilmek 1. to be too weak to plead for mercy. 2. to have nobody to turn to for help. - vermek /a/ to grant (one) his life, spare (one´s) life. - vermemek /a/ 1. not to give (someone) a chance. 2. to kill (someone) without compunction. - zaman a plea for mercy. - zaman bilmemek/dinlememek to be implacable, refuse all pleas. - zaman vermemek /a/ to beat (someone) without mercy. -ı zamanı yok. There is no trying to get out of it; you must."

    Saja Türkçe - İngilizce Sözlük > aman

  • 16 gönül

    ",-nlü 1. heart; mind. 2. inclination, desire, willingness. -den 1. heartfelt, sincere. 2. most sincerely. -ünce after one´s own heart. - acısı pangs of love. -ü açık 1. openhearted, frank, sincere. 2. lighthearted, carefree, cheerful. - açıklığı 1. openheartedness, sincerity. 2. lightheartedness, carefreeness, cheerfulness. -ü açılmak to cheer up, become cheerful. - açmak to cheer up, make happy. -ü akmak /a/ to be enchanted by, be attached to, feel an attraction for. - alçaklığı humility, modesty. -ünü almak /ın/ 1. to please. 2. to restore relations with, apologize to and make up with. - avcısı (a) Don Juan; vamp. -ünü avlamak /ın/ to captivate, win (someone´s) love. - avutmak 1. to dally with love. 2. /la/ to resign oneself to (a lesser portion), content oneself with (little). - bağı bonds of love. - bağlamak /a/ to set one´s heart on. - belası trouble caused by love. - birliği unity of feelings. -ü bol generous-hearted. - borcu gratitude. - budalası hopelessly in love. -ünü bulandırmak /ın/ 1. to nauseate. 2. to raise (one´s) suspicions. -ü bulanmak 1. to feel sick at one´s stomach, be nauseated. 2. to get suspicious. - bulantısı 1. nausea. 2. suspicion. - çekmek to be in love. -ü çekmek /ı/ to desire. -ünü çelmek /ın/ to captivate, win (someone´s) love. -den/-ünden çıkarmak /ı/ to forget, cast (someone) out of one´s heart. -ü çökmek to have a breakdown in morale, give up. -ü daralmak to be distressed. - darlığı 1. distress. 2. intolerance. - delisi one who keeps falling in love. - dilencisi one who is so madly in love that he undergoes any humiliation to be near his beloved. -üne doğmak to have a presentiment. -ünün dümeni bozuk colloq. (one) who is not serious in his love affairs. - eğlencesi 1. pastime, amusement. 2. passing love affair, flirtation. - eğlendirmek /la/ 1. to amuse oneself with, have a good time (doing something). 2. to have a love affair with. - eri tolerant and sensible person. - esenliği peace of mind, repose. -ünü etmek/yapmak /ın/ 1. to persuade, induce, win (one´s) assent. 2. to please. - ferahlığı contentment. - ferman dinlemez. proverb The heart will always have its own way. -ü gani 1. generous. 2. contented. -ünden geçirmek /ı/ to want to do; to wish (something) to happen. -ünden geçmek to come to one´s mind, occur to one. -ü geniş tolerant. - gezdirmek/dolaştırmak to review the possible (pleasant) choices. -üne göre after one´s own heart. -ü gözü açılmak to be cheered up, feel revived. -ünü hoş etmek /ın/ to please, make (someone) contented. - hoşluğu ile/- rızasıyla willingly. -den ırak olmak not to be loved. -ü ile oynamak /ın/ to play with (someone´s) heart. -ü ilişmek/takılmak /a/ to be attracted by. - indirmek to be willing to do some job that is beneath one; to accept or do something that is beneath one, condescend to do something. - işi love affair. -ü kalmak 1. to feel resentment, feel hurt. 2. /da/ to long for. -ü kanmak to stop worrying, be set at ease. -ünü kapmak /ın/ to captivate, win (someone´s) love. -ünü kaptırmak /a/ to be captivated by. -ü kara malevolent. -ü kararmak to feel disgusted with life. -ünü karartmak /ın/ to make (someone) lose the joy of living. -ü kaymak /a/ to love, feel attraction for. -ü kırılmak (for one´s feelings) to be hurt. -ünü kırmak /ın/ to hurt the feelings of; to crush; to put (someone) down. - kimi severse güzel odur. proverb Beauty is a matter of individual taste. -den/-ünden kopmak to be given gladly: gönlünüzden ne koparsa what you feel like giving. - koymak /a/ to be upset by. - maskarası one who becomes a laughingstock because of a love affair. - okşamak to treat someone kindly. - okşayıcı pleasant, tender, loving. -ü olmak 1. /a/ to be willing to; to agree to, consent to. 2. /da/ to want to have, be in love with (something). 3. /da/ to love, be in love with (someone). -ünü pazara çıkarmak to fall in love with an unworthy person. - rahatlığı complete peace and co

    Saja Türkçe - İngilizce Sözlük > gönül

  • 17 kendi

    "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

    Saja Türkçe - İngilizce Sözlük > kendi

  • 18 çıt

    ",-tı an almost imperceptible cracking sound. - çıkarmamak not to make a sound, not to utter a peep. - çıkmamak for no sound to be heard; /dan/ not to utter a peep. - etmek to make a cracking sound. - yok. There´s not a sound to be heard."

    Saja Türkçe - İngilizce Sözlük > çıt

  • 19 ayak

    "1. foot. 2. leg. 3. base, pedestal, footing. 4. treadle (of a sewing machine). 5. shaft (of a loom). 6. tributary. 7. outlet (of a lake). 8. step (in stairs). 9. gait, pace. 10. folk poetry rhyme; rhyme word. 11. foot (measure). 12. intersection between two lines or between a line and a plane. -ta 1. standing, on one´s feet. 2. excited, aroused. 3. med. ambulatory. -tan (satış) (selling meat) on the hoof (as opposed to butchered meat). -ını alamamak 1. /dan/ to be unable to refrain (from). 2. to be unable to use one´s feet (because of pains or because they have gone asleep). -ı alışmak /a/ to make a habit of going to. -ını altına almak to sit on one´s leg. -ının altına almak /ı/ 1. to beat, give a beating (to), thrash. 2. to ignore, transgress, violate. 3. to push aside (something useful). -lar altına almak /ı/ to trample on, disregard. -ının altına karpuz kabuğu koymak /ın/ to scheme to get (someone) fired. -ının altında olmak (for a view) to be spread out beneath one. -ının/-larının altını öpeyim. colloq. For God´s sake. - atmak 1. /a/ to go (to) for the first time. 2. to take a step. - atmamak /a/ not to go to; to stay away from. - ayak üstüne atmak to cross one´s legs. - bağı 1. impediment, hindrance, hobble, fetter. 2. person who creates an obligation and responsibility. -ının bağını çözmek /ın/ 1. to divorce (one´s wife). 2. to free (someone) to act. -ına bağ olmak /ın/ to hinder (one). -ına bağ vurmak/-ını bağlamak /ın/ to hinder. - basmak /a/ 1. to arrive (at), enter. 2. to begin, enter, start (a job). - basmamak /a/ not to go to; to stay away from. -lar baş, başlar ayak oldu. colloq. The first have become last, the last first./The social order is reversed and upstarts are in charge. - bileği 1. ankle. 2. anat. tarsus. -ları birbirine dolaşmak to stumble over one´s own feet. -ına çabuk quick, quick to come and go. -ını çabuk tutmak to hurry, walk quickly. -ına çağırmak /ı/ to call (someone) into one´s presence. -ını çekmek /dan/ to stop going to (a place). -ına çelme takmak /ın/ 1. to trip up. 2. to prevent (another´s) success. -ını çıkarmak to take off one´s shoes. - değiştirmek to get into step by changing one´s foot (in marching). -ını denk/tetik almak to be on one´s guard. -ını denk basmak to be careful, be wary. - diremek to insist, put one´s foot down. -ına dolanmak/dolaşmak 1. to crowd around and create confusion. 2. /ın/ to obstruct. 3. to boomerang, recoil on oneself. -ı dolaşmak 1. to trip over one´s own feet. 2. to get flustered and do something wrong. -ları dolaşmak to trip on one´s feet, get one´s feet tangled up. -ında donu yok, fesleğen ister/takar başına. colloq. She likes to show off regardless of her poverty. -ta duramama astasia. -ta durmak to stand, remain standing. -a düşmek to have outsiders meddling in (a matter). -ı düşmek /a/ to drop in on (a place, a house), visit while passing by. -ına düşmek /ın/ to beg, implore. -ı düze basmak to get over the hard part of something. -a fırlamak to jump to one´s feet. - freni foot brake. -ına geçirmek /ı/ to pull on (one´s trousers). -ına (kadar) gelmek /ın/ 1. to make (someone) a personal visit (as an act of deference). 2. (for any desired thing) to come to (one) by itself. -ları geri geri gitmek to go reluctantly, drag one´s feet. -ına getirmek /ı/ to have (something or someone) brought to one. -ına gitmek /ın/ to make (someone) a personal visit (as an act of deference). -ını giymek to put on one´s shoes. (kendi) -ı ile gelmek 1. to come on one´s own initiative. 2. to fall into one´s lap. -ına ip takmak /ın/ to backbite. - işi errands and small deeds. - izi footprint. -a kaldırmak /ı/ 1. to upset, excite (a group). 2. to incite, stir up (a group) to rebellion. -a kalkmak 1. to stand up, get up, rise to one´s feet. 2. to recover and get out of bed. 3. to get excited, be aroused. -ta kalmak 1. to be left without a seat. 2. to remain standing; to have lasted. -ına/-larına kara su/ sular inme

    Saja Türkçe - İngilizce Sözlük > ayak

  • 20 etmek

    ",-der auxiliary verb 1. /ı/ to do, make. 2. /ı/ to do (well or wrong). 3. /ı/ to reach (a time). 4. /ı, dan/ to deprive (someone) of (something). 5. /ı/ math. to equal, make. 6. /ı/ to be worth. 7. /ı/ to amount to, make. 8. /a/ to wrong, treat (someone) unjustly. 9. /a/ to soil or wet (one´s underpants, bed, etc.). etmediğini bırakmamak/komamak to do all the harm one can. ettiğini bulmak/çekmek to get one´s deserts. Etme eyleme! Please don´t do it!/Come on now, stop it! ettiği hayır ürküttüğü kurbağaya değmemek to be more of a hindrance than a help; to cause more harm than good. ettiği ile kalmak to be left with nothing but the shame of it (when a design against another has not come off). Etme yahu! Is that so?/You must be kidding. ettiğini yanına bırakmamak /ın/ to get revenge on (someone), not to let (someone) get away with something. ettiği yanına (kâr) kalmak to get away with a bad deed."

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  • not make a habit of doing something — not make a habit of doing something/not be in the habit of doing something/ phrase used for saying that you do not usually do something that you have just done I don’t make a habit of calling on clients unannounced. Thesaurus: habits and habitual …   Useful english dictionary

  • not make a scrap of difference — informal phrase to not change anything, even in a very small way You can appeal if you like, but it won’t make a scrap of difference. Thesaurus: to remain the same, or to keep something the samesynonym Main entry: scrap …   Useful english dictionary

  • not make head or tail of — To make no sense of • • • Main Entry: ↑tail …   Useful english dictionary

  • not make a scrap of difference — informal to not change anything, even in a very small way You can appeal if you like, but it won t make a scrap of difference …   English dictionary

  • the cowl does not make the monk — Appearance is no reliable guide to a person’s true character. Cf. medieval L. cucullus non facit monachum, the cowl does not make the monk; a 1250 Ancrene Wisse (1962) 10 Her in is religiun, nawt i the wide hod ne i the blake cape. 1387 T. USK… …   Proverbs new dictionary

  • one swallow does not make a summer — Cf. Gr. μία χελιδὼν ἔαρ οὐ ποιεῖ, one swallow does not make a spring; ERASMUS Adages I. vii. una hirundo non facit ver. 1539 R. TAVERNER tr. Erasmus’ Adages 25 It is not one swalowe that bryngeth in somer. It is not one good qualitie that maketh… …   Proverbs new dictionary

  • because a man is born in a stable that does not make him a horse — Sometimes attributed to the Duke of Wellington (1769–1852); see quot. 1969. 1833 M. SCOTT Tom Cringle’s Log I. iv. ‘I am an Englishman and no traitor, nor will I die the death of one.’.. ‘Truly..a man does sometimes become a horse by being born… …   Proverbs new dictionary

  • fine feathers do not make fine birds — {literary} A person who wears fine clothes may not be as good as he looks. A proverb. * /Mary is pretty and she wears pretty clothes, but she is very mean. Fine feathers do not make fine birds./ Compare: HANDSOME IS AS HANDSOME DOES …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • fine feathers do not make fine birds — {literary} A person who wears fine clothes may not be as good as he looks. A proverb. * /Mary is pretty and she wears pretty clothes, but she is very mean. Fine feathers do not make fine birds./ Compare: HANDSOME IS AS HANDSOME DOES …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • fine\ feathers\ do\ not\ make\ fine\ birds — literary proverb A person who wears fine clothes may not be as good as he looks. Mary is pretty and she wears pretty clothes, but she is very mean. Fine feathers do not make fine birds. Compare: handsome is as handsome does …   Словарь американских идиом

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