very+like

very thin, skinny, like a skeleton

"1. place; spot; position; location: Kandilli fevkalade güzel bir yer. Kandilli is an extraordinarily beautiful place. Senin yerin burası. This is your place./This is where you´re to be. Eğlence yeri değil burası; ciddi bir işyeri. This isn´t a place you come to in order to amuse yourself; it´s a place where business is transacted in a serious way. Yerimde olsaydın ne yapardın? If you´d been in my shoes what would you have done? Feramuz Paşa´nın tarihteki yeri pek önemli sayılamaz. Feramuz Pasha´s place in history cannot be reckoned an important one. Bu evin yeri hoşuma gidiyor. I like this house´s location. Ağrının yerini daha iyi tarif edemez misiniz? Can´t you describe more clearly where the pain is? 2. space, room: Otobüsün arka tarafında yer yok. There´s no room in the back of the bus. 3. (a) seat; (a) room: Matine için iki yer ayırttım. I´ve reserved two seats for the matinée. Lokantada dört kişilik bir yer buldum. I found a table for four in the restaurant. Bu otelde boş yer yok. This hotel has no vacant rooms. 4. place, position (of employment). 5. passage or part (of something written or spoken): Söylevimin bu yeri alkışlanmaya değer, değil mi? This part of my speech merits applause, doesn´t it? 6. importance, place of importance: Bu maddenin sanayideki yeri yadsınamaz. It can´t be denied that this material is of importance for industry. 7. mark (left by something): yara yeri scar left by a wound. 8. the earth, the ground: Yere düştü. He fell to the ground. Bütün parası yerde gömülü. All of his money is buried in the ground. 9. floor: Bebek yerde emekliyor. The baby´s crawling on the floor. Yerler halı kaplıydı. The floors were covered with rugs. 10. piece of land, piece of property: Kalamış´ta bir yer aldık. We bought a piece of property in Kalamış. 11. terrain, region, area. 12. the earth, the planet earth. -de instead of (preceded by a future participle): Tatlı yiyecek yerde meyve ye. Instead of eating sweet pastries, eat fruit. - açmak /a/ to make way for, move aside for (someone) to pass. - almak /da/ 1. to be located in, be situated in (a place): Fethi ön sırada yer alıyor. Fethi´s in the front row. 2. (for someone) to be involved in, have a part in (a job, a project). 3. to be in, appear in. -ini almak 1. /ın/ (for one person or thing) to take the place of (another). 2. to sit down in one´s appointed place, take one´s seat. 3. to stand in one´s appointed place, take one´s place. -inden ayrılmak to leave the place where one has been sitting or standing. -e bakmak 1. to look at the ground, cast one´s eyes to the ground. 2. to have one foot in the grave. -e bakan yürek yakan (someone) who is malicious and dangerous despite his innocent looks, who is a wolf in sheep´s clothing. -i başka olmak /ın/ (for someone) to be a very special friend, have a special place in one´s heart, be one of one´s most intimate friends: Rakım için Süheyla´nın yeri başka. Süheyla has a very special place in Rakım´s heart. -e batmak to vanish, disappear. -ini beğenmek (for a plant) to grow well in the spot in which it´s been planted. - belirteci gram. adverb of place. -le beraber leveled to the ground, razed. -le bir/yeksan etmek /ı/ to level (something) to the ground, raze. -den bitme very short in stature, squat. -ini bulmak to find the right niche for oneself, find one´s niche, find one´s place. - cücesi short in stature but very capable or cunning. -e çalmak/vurmak /ı/ to throw or hurl (something) to the ground. -in dibine geçmek/batmak/girmek to feel very ashamed, feel like sinking through the floor or into the ground. -ini doldurmak /ın/ 1. to do one´s job well. 2. to fill (someone´s) shoes, perform well the functions formerly carried out by (someone else). - etmek /da/ 1. to leave a mark on. 2. (for something) to impress itself in (someone´s mind). -e/-lere geçmek to feel very ashamed, feel like sinking through the floor or into the ground. -ine geçmek /ın/ (for one person or thing) to take the place of

",-yu 1. water. 2. juice. 3. sap. 4. body of water; stream; river; lake; sea. 5. broth; gravy. 6. temper (of steel). 7. embroidery running pattern. (...) -larında about, around: saat altı sularında around six o´clock. elli sularında about fifty years old. - almak 1. to leak, admit water. 2. (for a boat) to leak, take in water. -yunu almak /ın/ to drain the water from (cooked vegetables). - arkı irrigation ditch. -da balık satmak to make an empty promise. - basmak /ı/ for water to flood (a place). - baskını flood. -yun başı 1. source, spring, fountain. 2. place from which one gains the greatest profits or benefits. 3. person who holds the greatest authority and bears the greatest responsibility. -yu baştan/başından kesmek to tackle a problem at its root. - birikintisi puddle. -da boğulmak to be drowned. -ya boğulmak to be flooded with water. - bölümü çizgisi geog. watershed, water parting. -yu bulandırmak to throw a monkey wrench into something that´s going well. - cenderesi hydraulic press. - çarpmak /a/ to give (one´s face) a quick, splashy wash. - çekmek 1. to draw water (from a well or cistern). 2. to absorb water. -yunu çekmek 1. for the liquid in (something being cooked) to boil away. 2. (for money) to be spent, run out. -yu çekilmiş değirmene dönmek 1. (for a place) to become as silent as a tomb, become like a morgue. 2. to become completely useless. -dan çıkmış balığa dönmek to be in a daze, not to know what to do or which way to turn. - değirmeni water mill. - dökmek to urinate, pass water, make water. - dökünmek to take a quick bath (by dousing oneself with water). -ya düşmek 1. to fail, come to nothing. 2. to fall into the water. - etmek/yapmak (for a ship) to leak, take in water. -dan geçirmek /ı/ 1. to wash (laundry) quickly and carelessly. 2. to rinse (laundry). - gibi 1. like water. 2. easily, smoothly. 3. fluently. - gibi akmak 1. (for time) to pass very quickly. 2. /a/ (for money) to be made by (a person or place) in great quantities. - gibi aziz ol! Thank you very much indeed (for bringing me water to drink)! - gibi bilmek /ı/ to know (something) perfectly, have (something) down pat. - gibi ezberlemek /ı/ to memorize (something) perfectly. - gibi gitmek (for money) to be spent like water. - gibi okumak /ı/ to read quickly and faultlessly. - gibi terlemek to sweat heavily. -yuna/-yunca gitmek /ın/ not to go counter to (someone); not to cross (someone), to comply with (someone´s) wishes. -yu görmeden paçaları sıvamak to count one´s chickens before they´re hatched. - (yüzü) görmemiş very dirty (face, hands). -ya göstermek /ı/ to give (something) a quick wash. - götürmez indisputable. - götürür yeri olmamak /ın/ for there to be nothing more to be said about (a matter). -ya götürür, susuz getirir. colloq. He´s a master hoodwinker. - içene yılan bile dokunmaz. proverb It´s wrong to attack a person while he´s drinking water, even if he is one´s enemy. - içinde easily, at least. - içinde kalmak to sweat heavily, sweat buckets. - içmek gibi very easy, as easy as taking candy from a baby. - kaçırmak 1. to leak. 2. slang to annoy, bother, give someone a headache. - kaldırmak (for something being cooked) to absorb water. - kapmak (for a wound) to get infected, fester. -lar kararmak to get dark (in the evening). - katılmamış real, in every sense of the word, through and through. -yu kesilmiş değirmene dönmek (for a place) to get quiet, for all noise (in a place) to cease. - kesimi naut. draft line; water line. -yu kesiyor. It´s so blunt it won´t cut anything (said of a knife). - kesmek to become very watery; to ooze a lot of water or juice. - kireci hydraulic lime. - korkusu hydrophobia, morbid dread of water. - koyuvermek 1. (for something) to ooze a lot of water (while being cooked). 2. slang to become impudent, overstep the mark, spoil the fun by going too far. - küçüğün, söz/sofra büyüğün. proverb At mealtime the children should be the ones who get water

",-çi 1. the interior, the inside, the inner part or surface. 2. see içinde. 3. insides, innards (internal organs of a person or animal). 4. (a person´s) true self, heart, soul: Merak etme, Safigül´ün içi temiz. Don´t worry, Safigül´s a good soul at heart. Eğer içinde varsa, bir yolunu bulup üniversiteyi bitirir. He´ll find a way to finish university, if he really wants to do so. 5. inner part (of a nut or seed), kernel; inner part (of a fruit), meat, flesh. 6. stuffing, filling (material used to stuff or fill something). 7. inner, inside; interior; internal. 8. domestic, internal (as opposed to foreign). 9. inland (as opposed to coastal). -ler acısı heartrending, heartbreaking. - açı interior angle. - açıcı gladdening, glad, cheering, heartening. -ini açmak 1. /a/ to pour out one´s troubles (to), unburden oneself (to). 2. /a/ to make one´s feelings clear to (someone who has annoyed or angered one). 3. /ın/ to cheer (someone) up, gladden (someone), gladden (someone´s) heart, lift (someone´s) spirits: Bu haber Nefise´nin içini açtı. This news gladdened Nefise´s heart. -ine alan including. -ine alma inclusion. -ine almak /ı/ to include, encompass; to hold, contain. -i almamak /ı/ 1. not to feel like eating (something). 2. to be reluctant to (do something). -ine ateş düşmek to suffer a grievous emotional blow. -ine atmak /ı/ 1. to keep (a worry, a problem) to oneself. 2. to store away in one´s memory (an insult which one has appeared to disregard). - bağlamak (for the kernel of a nut or seed) to become plump, fill its shell, hull, or husk. - bakla shelled broad beans. -ine baygınlıklar çökmek to feel like screaming (because one finds something extremely tiresome or exasperating). -i bayılmak 1. to feel faint (with hunger). 2. to feel full and thirsty (after eating too much rich food). -ini bayıltmak /ın/ 1. (for an over-sweet food) to make (one) feel sick. 2. to exasperate (someone) (by talking too much or dillydallying). -i beni yakar, dışı eli (yakar). colloq. Others only know his outward charm, whereas I know his inner nastiness. - bezelye shelled peas. -ini bir kurt yemek/kemirmek for a doubt to nag one. -ini boşaltmak 1. to blow one´s stack. 2. to pour out one´s troubles (to). -i bulanmak 1. to feel nauseated. 2. to get suspicious. - bulantısı nausea. -i burkulmak to feel a deep pang of sadness. - bükün ling. internal inflection. - cep tailor. inside pocket. -i cız etmek 1. suddenly to feel a tug at one´s heartstrings; suddenly to be touched to the quick. 2. suddenly to feel very sad, very dispirited, or very discouraged. - çamaşırı underwear. - çekmek 1. to sigh. 2. to sob. -i çekmek /ı/ to have a longing for, desire. -ine çekmek /ı/ to breathe in, inhale. -ini çekmek to sigh. -i çıfıt çarşısı evil-minded. -inden çıkılmaz impossible, (something) which seems insuperably difficult; insoluble, insolvable (problem): içinden çıkılmaz bir hal an impasse. -inden çıkmak /ın/ successfully to manage, carry out, or do (a difficult job); to solve (a difficult problem). -i dar impatient, restless (person). -i daralmak to be depressed, be distressed. -i dayanmamak /a/ 1. to be unable to stand by and do nothing. 2. for (one´s) conscience not to let one do (something). 3. not to be able to stand or bear (something) (because of jealousy). -ine dert olmak to be unhappy at having failed to accomplish (something). -i dışı bir unaffected, free of hypocrisy, genuine. -i dışına çıkmak 1. to vomit, throw up. 2. to have been so bounced about and jolted that one feels nauseated. -inden doğmak see -inden gelmek. -ine doğmak /ın/ intuitively to feel that, have a feeling that (something is going to happen): Böyle bir şey olacağı içime doğmuştu. I´d had a feeling something like this would happen. -ine dokunmak /ın/ to sadden; to pain. - donu underpants. -ini dökmek /a/ to pour out one´s troubles (to), unburden oneself (to). - dünya (a person´s) inner world, inner self. -i erimek to be greatly worried

",-ti 1. hour. 2. time; time of day. 3. clock; watch; timepiece. 4. (electricity, gas, or water) meter; taximeter; speedometer. 5. an hour´s walk; the distance that can be traveled in an hour. - ayarı time signal (used to regulate timepieces). -i ayarlamak 1. to set a watch or clock in accordance with the correct time. 2. to adjust a watch or clock (so that it doesn´t go too fast or too slow). - başı 1. on the hour. 2. constantly, every whipstitch. - başı galiba! Why is everybody so quiet? (said jocularly when there is a general lull in the conversation). - be saat from hour to hour, hourly, with every passing hour. - bu saat. colloq. The time to do it is right now! - çemberi/dairesi astr. hour circle. - gibi like a clock, like clockwork, in a very smooth and orderly way. - kaç? What time is it? - kaçta? At what time?/When? - kösteği watch chain. - kulesi clock tower. -i kurmak to wind a clock or watch. - on bir buçuğu çalmak to be nearing the end of one´s life, for time to run out on one. - on birde very late in life, very late in the day. -i saatine on time, punctually. -i saatine uymamak (for someone) to be very capricious, be very unpredictable. - tutmak to time something or someone. - vurmak for a clock to strike the hour."

"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

",-kı 1. forty. 2. very many; far too many. - anahtar sahibi/- anahtarlı man of property; very rich person. - bir buçuk maşallah!/- bir kere maşallah! colloq. May no harm befall him/her/it! -ı çıkmak /ın/ for forty days to have passed (after a woman has given birth/after a baby has been born/after someone has died). -/bin dereden su getirmek to find all kinds of excuses. - evin kedisi person who is always in and out of other people´s houses. - ikindi afternoon rains (which continue about forty days in certain regions of Anatolia). - kapının ipini çekmek to go to or apply to many places. -ları karışmak to be born with-in the same forty-day period. -ından sonra azanı teneşir paklar./-ından sonra azana çare bulunmaz. proverb If a middle-aged man starts acting like a randy young buck, it won´t be long until he kicks the bucket. -ından sonra azmak to start behaving like a randy young buck after one has reached middle age. -ından sonra saz çalmak to take up something rather late in life. -/her tarakta bezi olmak to have one´s finger in many pies; to be involved in many different things. - yılın başı/başında/- yılda bir very seldom, once in a blue moon. - yıllık Kâni, olur mu Yani? proverb Can a leopard change its spots?"

"1. mother (The form anne is preferred in Istanbul). 2. mother animal, dam. 3. appellation of respect for elderly women or female saints (used after a name). 4. protector, patroness. 5. principle, main, fundamental, basic. 6. fin. capital, stock; principal. A-m! 1. an informal form of address. 2. Oh my!/Heavens! -sı ağlamak to go through hardship. -sını ağlatmak /ın/ vulg. to give (one) great trouble, give (one) a hard time. -mın ak sütü gibi helal olsun. colloq. You´re welcome to it. - akçe fin. principal. - atardamar anat. aorta. - atardamarsal anat. aortal, aortic. - avrat asfaltta koşmak slang to swear at everybody present. - avrat dümdüz gitmek slang to swear a blue streak. -m avradım olsun. vulg. I swear. - baba parents, father and mother. -m babam! slang Oh dear!/My!/Oh my! - baba bir having the same father and mother. - baba duası almış blessed by his parents. - baba eline bakmak to depend on one´s parents for one´s support. - baba günü pandemonium, tumult, a dangerous or frightening commotion. - baba yavrusu person pampered as a child. -sını bellerim! vulg. I´ll show him! - bir, baba ayrı born of the same mother but of different fathers. - çizgi geom. generatrix. -sı danası colloq. his mother and the rest of the family, the whole bunch. - defter ledger. - direk naut. lower mast. -dan doğma 1. stark naked. 2. from birth, naturally. 3. congenital. -sından doğduğuna pişman 1. feeling very miserable. 2. lazy. -sından doğduğuna pişman etmek /ı/ to make (someone) sorry he has been born. -dan (yeni) doğmuşa dönmek to be restored to happiness, health, freedom from care, and simplicity. - duvar exterior wall. -sından emdiği süt burnundan (fitil fitil) gelmek to go through extreme hardship. - fikir central theme. -sının gözü slang sly, tricky, shifty. - güverte naut. main deck. -n güzel mi? colloq. You think you´re smart, don´t you? - hat main line, trunk line. - hatlar the main lines, the outline. -sının ipini/ipliğini pazara çıkarmış/satmış wicked, vicious. -sı (onu) kadir gecesi doğurmuş. He is very lucky. - kapı main entrance. -sının karnında dokuz ay on gün nasıl durmuş? colloq. He is very impatient. - kız mother and daughter. -sının kızı a daughter just like her mother. -sının körpe kuzusu mother´s pet, sissy. - kubbe the main dome (of a mosque). - kucağı mother´s bosom. - kuzusu 1. very small baby. 2. mother´s pet, sissy. -sının kuzusu mother´s darling. - motif leitmotif. -lar ne doğururmuş! colloq. How wonderful he is! -sının nikâhını istemek to charge an outrageous price. - oğul mother and son. -nın örekesi! vulg. Stuff and nonsense! -sı sarımsak, babası soğan. colloq. He is from an ignorant and backward family. -sını satayım! colloq. 1. What the heck! 2. Damn it! -sını sattığım colloq. darn, damned. -n seni bugün için doğurdu. colloq. This is the day for which you were born: show us what you can do. - sütü breast milk. - tarafından on the mother´s side. - toplardamar anat. vena cava. -sı turp, babası şalgam. colloq. He has a very low and doubtful background. -n yahşi, baban yahşi demek colloq. to butter someone up, flatter and cajole him. - yapı central structure, main building. -sı yerinde (a person) as old as one´s mother. - yüreği a mother´s love."

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

"1. hell, Gehenna. 2. very hot or disagreeable place. - azabı hellish torture. -i boylamak to die and go to hell. -in dibi/ bucağı the very end of the earth, very remote place. -in dibine gitmek to go tothe uttermost end of hell. - gibi like hell, hellish, infernal; very hot. - hayatı a life of hell/misery/torment: Cehennem hayatı yaşıyor. His life´s a living hell. -e kadar yolu var. He can go to hell for all I care. - kütüğü hardened sinner. - ol! Go to hell! - zebanisi demon, brute, devil."

"1. bird. 2. slang stupid gambler. 3. slang raw, inexperienced. 4. slang penis, *pecker. -a benzemek/dönmek (for something) to be spoiled, be ruined, or be messed up unintentionally (usually because of abridgment or cutting). -a benzetmek /ı/ to spoil (something) by trying to improve it. - beyinli stupid, bird-brained. - gibi (person) light as a feather. - gibi uçup gitmek to die after a very short illness, go quickly, fade away fast. - gibi yemek to eat like a bird, eat very little. - kadar canı var. colloq. He is small and puny. - kafesi gibi small and beautiful (building). - kanadıyla gitmek to go very fast, fly. - kondurmak /a/ to make or decorate (something) with great care and skill. İnsan kuş misali. colloq. It´s amazing how fast people can travel. - mu konduracak? colloq. Does he think he´s going to create a masterpiece? (said sarcastically). - uçmaz, kervan geçmez desolate, lonely (place). - uçurmamak 1. not to allow anyone or anything to escape; not to allow anyone or anything to pass through without permission. 2. to be an alert person, be someone who´s always on the qui vive. - uykusu very light sleep. "

"1. hist. prison; close, dark prison, dungeon. 2. close, dark place; dungeon-like place. - etmek /ı, a/ to make (a place) seem like a prison to, make (a place) a prison for, make (a place) a place of misery for. - kesilmek 1. (for a place) to get very dark. 2. /a/ suddenly to become like a prison to (someone). - olmak /a/ to become like a prison to, become a place of misery for (someone)."

"1. what is left over, excess, surplus: Ziyadesini bana ver! Give me what´s left over. 2. courtyard (of a mosque). 3. a lot of, much; many: O günlerde ziyade yiyecek vardı. In those days food was plentiful. 4. excessive; too much; too many. 5. /dan/ more, greater: Ecmel´in tecrübesi Ekmel´inkinden ziyade. Ecmel´s more experienced than Ekmel. 6. /dan/ rather than, more than: Burası, evden ziyade müzeye benziyor. This place is more like a museum than a house. Matematikten daha ziyade tarihi seviyor. He likes history more than he does math. 7. very, extremely, exceedingly. 8. excessively, too. 9. (doing something) a lot, a great deal, considerably, greatly, much. 10. (doing something) to an excessive degree, overmuch. 11. needless, unnecessary. 12. needlessly, unnecessarily. -siyle 1. very, extremely, exceedingly: ziyadesiyle çalışkan very hard-working. 2. excessively, too. 3. (doing something) a lot, a great deal, considerably, greatly, much. 4. (doing something) to an excessive degree, overmuch. - olsun! Thank you very much! (said to someone after eating something he/she has offered one)."

adj. much, many, very, big, plenty, plentiful, good, fair, like hell, deadly, heavy, abounding, abundant, affluent, ample, countless, dead, exuberant, hearty, hell of, helluva, innumerable, lavish, multitudinous, numerous, piping, plenteous, precious

adv. much, many, very, big, well, plenty, greatly, awfully, badly, deeply, highly, a lot, plenty of, acres and acres, bloody, damned, enormously, ever so, fantastically, galore, heaps of, heartily, heavily, heavy, jolly, largely, loads of, lots of

n. lot, more, hell

pref. multi, poly

prep. over

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"1. one (as a number): Bir beyaz manolya yedi pembe manolyaya bedeldir. One white magnolia is worth seven pink magnolias. 2. a, an; a certain, a particular: Bursa´da güzel bir evi var. She has a lovely house in Bursa. Dünkü partide bir kadını gördüm; kim olduğunu sen anlarsın. At yesterday´s party I saw a certain woman; you know who I mean. 3. the same: Emellerimiz bir. Our goals are the same. 4. united; of one mind, of the same opinion: Bu konuda biriz. We´re of one mind on this subject. 5. shared, used in common: Yatak odalarımız ayrı, banyomuz bir. We have separate bedrooms but share a bathroom. 6. only: Bir o bunu yapabilir. Only she can do this. Bunu bir sen bir de ben biliyoruz. You and I are the only ones who know this. 7. used as an emphatic: O hayata bir alıştı ki sorma gitsin! He has really gotten accustomed to that way of life! Bir dene! Just try it! Birdenbire bir feryat! And suddenly there was such a yell! Ah, bir oraya gidebilsem! Ah, if I can just go there! 8. used to add a note of vagueness: Bir zamanlar Arnavutköy´de çilek yetiştirilirdi. There was a time when strawberries were grown in Arnavutköy. Sen bugün bir tuhafsın. You don´t seem quite yourself today. - ağızdan in unison, with one voice. - alan pişman, bir almayan. colloq. It´s the sort of thing that looks good and attracts a lot of interest but is actually of very little use. - alay a great quantity, a large number. - âlem something else, really something, a wonder, amazing: Orası bir âlem! That´s one amazing place! Cüneyt başlı başına bir âlem! Cüneyt is a wonder in his own right! - an at one point: Bir an bir şey söyleyecek gibi oldu. At one point she looked like she was going to say something. - an evvel/önce as soon as possible. - ara/aralık 1. at one point, for a while, for a short period. 2. when one has a free moment, when one has a chance: Bir ara bana uğrayıver. Drop by when you have a free moment. - araba 1. a wagonload of; a truckload of. 2. colloq. a lot of, a slew of. - arada together. - araya gelmek 1. (for people) to come together (in the same place and at the same time). 2. (for events) to happen at the same time, coincide. - araya getirmek /ı/ to bring (people, things) together (in the same place and at the same time). - aşağı bir yukarı (to come and go) aimlessly. - atımlık barutu kalmak/olmak to be almost at the end of one´s resources, be almost at the end of one´s rope; to have played almost all of one´s cards; to have very little energy left. - avuç 1. a handful (of). 2. a handful (of), a very small number or amount (of). - ayağı çukurda olmak to have one foot in the grave. - ayak evvel/önce immediately, at once. - ayak üstünde bin yalan söylemek 1. to tell a whole pack of lies at one go. 2. to be a big liar. - bakıma in one way, in one respect. - baltaya sap olmak to have a job, be employed. - bardak suda fırtına koparmak to raise a tempest in a teapot. - başına all alone, all by oneself. - baştan/uçtan bir başa/uca (traversing, looking at, surveying, filling a place) from one end to the other, from end to end. - ben, bir de Allah bilir. colloq. Only God knows what I´ve gone through. -e beş vermek to yield five times the seed, yield fivefold. -e bin katmak to exaggerate, make much of a trifle. - bir one by one. - boy 1. once. 2. used as an emphatic: Bir boy gidelim, görelim. Let´s just go and see! - boyda of the same height. - bu eksikti. colloq. Nothing but this was lacking!/This was all that was needed! (said sarcastically). - cihetten in one way, in a way. - çatı altında under the same roof, in the same building. - çırpıda at one stretch, without interruption, at once. - çift söz 1. a little advice, a piece of advice: Sana bir çift sözüm var. I have a piece of advice for you. 2. a brief exchange of conversation: Öyle meşguldüm ki kendisiyle bir çift söz bile edemedim. I was so busy that I couldn´t have even a brief conversation with her. - çuval inciri berbat etmek to foul things up but

"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. All right./Okay./Very well. 2. most certainly: Pekâlâ yapacağım. I shall most certainly do it. 3. very well: Beni pekâlâ anladı. He understood me very well. 4. perfectly good, quite adequate: Pekâlâ bir saat. Nesini beğenmiyorsun? It´s a perfectly good watch. What don´t you like about it? 5. If that´s so, then...?: Pekâlâ, niçin öyle yapmadın? If that´s so, then why didn´t you do it that way?

"1. mud, muck, mire; ooze; silt; sludge. 2. colloq. material that has a mud-like consistency, e.g. wet cement, wet plaster. 3. potter´s clay; sculpting clay. 4. colloq. very pertinacious and unpleasant (person). - atmak/sıçratmak /a/ to sling mud (at), vilify. - banyosu mud bath. -a basmak to get mixed up in something dirty, get involved in something reprehensible. -a bulamak /ı/ to sling mud at, vilify. -a bulaşmak to get mixed up in something dirty, get involved in something reprehensible. -dan çekip çıkarmak /ı/ to keep (someone) from getting a bad name. - deryası sea of mud, very muddy place. -a düşmek to have one´s reputation besmirched. - gibi colloq. very pertinacious and unpleasant (person). - ığrıbı fishing net used in shallow water. -u karnında (çiçeği burnunda) (someone) who is still wet behind the ears, who is young and inexperienced, who is a fledgling, who is a greenhorn. -a taş atmak to anger or rile an aggressive, abusive loudmouth. -a yatmak to fail to make good a promise, not to come through."

"-nu 1. he; she; it. 2. that; those. - anda at that moment. - denli so much; so. - duvar senin, bu duvar benim. colloq. I was so drunk I couldn´t see straight. - gibi such (a thing). - gün bugün/bugündür since then, from that day to this. - halde 1. In that case.../If that´s the case.... 2. therefore. -nun için 1. for him/her/it. 2. for that reason, on account of that, as a result (of that). - kadar 1. so much; so. 2. That´s all. - kadar kusur kadı kızında da bulunur. colloq. Be reasonable; the best of things will have these sorts of flaws! - kapı/mahalle senin, bu kapı/mahalle benim dolaşmak to wander around everywhere. - saat at that very moment; right away. - takdirde in that case. - taraflı olmamak to pay no attention (to), take no notice (of) (something). - tarakta bezi olmamak not to be involved in that matter. - yolda in that way, like that. (...) - yolun yolcusu... going to end up like that one day: Hepimiz o yolun yolcusu. We´re all going to end up like that one day."

adj. much, many, very, big, plenty, plentiful, good, fair, like hell, deadly, heavy, abounding, abundant, affluent, ample, countless, dead, exuberant, hearty, hell of, helluva, innumerable, lavish, multitudinous, numerous, piping, plenteous, precious

adv. much, many, very, big, well, plenty, greatly, awfully, badly, deeply, highly, a lot, plenty of, acres and acres, bloody, damned, enormously, ever so, fantastically, galore, heaps of, heartily, heavily, heavy, jolly, largely, loads of, lots of

n. lot, more, hell

pref. multi, poly

prep. over

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