up-to-the-minute

"1.minute. 2. math. minute, minute of arc. -sında instantly, at once. -sı dakikasına exactly on time, on the minute, to the minute. -sı dakikasına uymaz very changeable; temperamental."

1. an enclitic particle used to make a statement into a question asking for a yes-or-no answer: Ahmet geldi mi? Has Ahmet come? Gitsek mi? Ought we to go? 2. as soon as, when, whenever: Eve girdi mi onun odasına koşardı. He´d run to her room as soon as he´d entered the house. Köprüyü geçti mi geçti koşmaya başladı. The minute he´d got completely across the bridge, he began to run. Sokağın sonuna geldin mi sağında büyük bir bahçe göreceksin. When you´ve come to the end of the street you´ll see a big garden on your right. O kadın peydahlandı mı ben toz olurdum. Whenever that woman arrived on the scene I´d head for the hills. 3. if: Onu biraz pohpohladın mı istediğini koparırsın. If you butter him up a bit, you can get what you want out of him. O salak herif geldi mi sepetle gitsin! If that nitwit has come, get rid of him! 4. as an intensifier: Kız güzel mi güzel! The girl´s a real knockout! Onun hakkından gelirim mi gelirim! You can bet your boots I´ll get even with him! 5. used with a negative verb to show emphasis: Bir de bana bağırmaz mı? And he would have to shout at me as well!

adj. up to the minute

adj. up to the minute

adj. up to the minute

"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. above all, especially, particularly, in particular: Hele oraya hiç gitmez. He never goes there in particular. Ne güzel kızlar, hele Ayşe! What beautiful girls, especially Ayşe! Hele ben! Hiçbir şeyden haberim yoktu. And me? I wasn´t aware of a thing! 2. Just.../If only... (used with a verb in the imperative or subjunctive): Hele yapsın, parçalarım onu! Just let him do it and I´ll tear him to pieces! Hele sus bir dakika! If you´ll only be quiet for a minute! Bu ödülü kazan hele, sana araba alacağım. Just win this prize and I´ll buy you a car! 3. at least: Hele bugün bu kadarını yap da gerisini yarın tamamlarsın. Do at least this much today, and you can do the rest tomorrow. Hele yetmiş yaşında var. She´s at least seventy. 4. at last, finally: Hele rüzgâr kesildi. At last the wind has died down. - bak! Just look at...!/My...! (used with a verb in the imperative or subjunctive): Hele bak, Ahmet´imiz nasıl büyüdü! Just look at how our Ahmet has grown! - bir 1. Just let...!: Hele bir gelmesin! Just let him not come! Hele bir denesin! Just let her try! 2. Just.../If only... (used with a verb in the imperative or subjunctive): Hele bir kitabımı bitireyim, o zaman konuşuruz. Just let me finish my book and then we´ll talk. Hele hava iyice bir kararsın, o zaman sıvışacağız. Let´s let it get good and dark and then we´ll sneak out. - de furthermore, and what´s and what´s more. - hele 1. Come on and tell us!: Hele hele, daha neler gördün bakalım? So tell us what else you saw! Hele hele, sonra ne oldu? So what happened next? Hele hele, anlat bize! Come on and tell us! 2. Come on!: Hele hele, aç bakalım! Come on and open it! - şükür! Thank goodness!

adv. bang on time, to the very minute, sharp, on the tick, on tick, to the tick, on the dot

n. at the last moment, at the last minute, with no time to spare

"1. /a/ to enter, go in, go into. 2. /a/ to enter, come in, come into. 3. /a/ to fit into, go into; to fit, fit onto. 4. /a/ to enter into, participate in, join in; to join. 5. /a/ (for armed forces) to enter, invade, penetrate. 6. /a/ to go into (a matter) deeply. 7. /a/ to go into, enter into (a subject). 8. /a/ (for a contagion) to spread among, attack. 9. (for a period, season, etc.) to come, begin. 10. /a/ (for pain) to come to; (for an ache) to appear in. 11. /a/ to become, turn, be transformed into. 12. /birbirine/ to go at each other, go for each other. 13. /a/ to begin. 14. /a/ to become (a certain age). 15. /a/ to enter into, go into the making of. 16. /a/ to be enrolled, enroll (in/at); to be admitted to; to be enlisted in, enlist in, join (the armed forces). girecek delik aramak to look for a hole to crawl into or hide in. girip çıkmak /a/ 1. to stop by, drop in for a minute. 2. to frequent, visit (a place) often."

"1. end, extremity; tip. 2. point (of a sharply pointed instrument). 3. hist. march, borderland. -unda bir şey var. colloq. /ın/ There´s something behind (a matter)./There´s something secret at the bottom of (a matter). -u bucağı olmamak (for a place) to be vastly wide, be boundless. -unu bulmak /ın/ 1. to bring (something) to a conclusion. 2. to find a way to solve (a problem). -u dokunmak /a/ (for something) to affect (someone) adversely, bring (someone) harm, cause (someone) damage. -unu kaçırmak /ın/ to allow (a situation) to get out of control. -unda (bir şey) olmak (for something) to be at the bottom of (a matter). -u ortası belli olmamak (for something) to be so complicated or chaotic that one doesn´t know how to start setting it to rights. - uca end to end. -u ucuna just barely; with only a very little bit to spare; with hardly a minute to spare. - vermek 1. (for a boil, pimple, etc.) to come to a head, head. 2. to sprout. 3. to appear, become apparent."

n. album; long playing record, LP, phonograph record which is made to be played at the speed of 33 1/3 revolutions per minute

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"1. (person) who at the last minute refuses to do something he´s agreed to do; (person) who quits when things don´t suit him. 2. spoilsport."

"being a spoilsport. - etmek to be a spoilsport; to pull out at the last minute; to quit when things don´t suit one."

"last-minute, spur-of-the-moment; slapdash."

"1. minute hand (of a clock or watch). 2. weathervane; anemoscope. 3. stovepipe cowl that turns with the wind."

1. fist. 2. blow, sock, or punch delivered with the fist. 3. iron hand, fist, harsh and rigorous control. - atmak /a/ to hit, sock, or punch (someone, something) with one´s fist. - göstermek /a/ to threaten. -una güvenmek to trust that one´s brute strength alone will enable one to get one´s way. - hakkı something gained by brute force. - kadar 1. small, pea-sized, pint-sized (when it should be large). 2. large, as big as a goose egg (when it should be small). 3. (child) who´s no bigger than a minute. - yumruğa gelmek to come to blows, get into a fist fight.