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What about...?, How about...?

"1. O...!/Oh...! (used to show strong emotion, especially exasperation): Ya Rabbi! O Lord!/O my God! Ya sabır! God give me patience! 2. used to emphasize a rhetorical question: Bu curcunada çalışılır mı ya? Who can possibly work in the midst of this bedlam? 3. you know...: “Kimden duydun?” “Hani fizik dersimizde o sarışın dilber var ya, işte o söyledi.” “Who´d you hear it from?´´ ´´You know that blonde bombshell who´s in our physics class? She told me.” “Ayşe bugün gelmedi.” “Hastaymış ya!” “Ayşe didn´t come today.” “Now you know we heard she was sick!” 4. used to emphasize a statement: Kör olası paranı aldın ya, benden daha ne bekliyorsun? You´ve gotten your damn money; what more do you want out of me? Sen beni ne zannediyorsun ya? Just who do you think I am? Söyle ya! Come on and say it! Alsana ya! Take some for heaven´s sake! Ya, demek öyle. So that´s the way it is, eh? Gelseydin ya! If only you´d come! 5. Especially...!: Canan´ın inceliği, iyi kalpliliği, yardımseverliği az kişide var; ya güzelliği! Few people are as sensitive, good-hearted, and helpful as Canan. And when it comes to looks, she puts them all in the shade! 6. What about...?/How about...?: New York´u haziranda severim. Ya sen? I like New York in June. How about you? Sen iyisin be! Ya ben ne yapayım? You´re sitting pretty, but what about me? What do I do? 7. And what if...?: Nebahat onu getirir diyorsun, ya getirmezse? You say Nebahat will bring it. But what if she doesn´t? 8. Yes./Yep./Yup./You´re right./You said it!: “Hava soğuk.” “Ya, öyle.” “The weather´s cold.” “You´re right.” - sabır çekmek to put up with something (without outwardly complaining); to exercise forbearance."

a) What's the news?, How are things/you? b) There you are! I told you! c) What about...?, How about...?

"or; especially; (but) what if; what about?, how about?"

"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

"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...."

"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

"two. -dir for the second time. -miz the two of us. -miz de both of us. -si the two (of them). -si de both (of them). - ahbap çavuşlar colloq. inseparable friends, great pals. -si arası 1. neither one nor the other, a combination of the two. 2. (someone, something) who/which is a mixture of the two. - arada bir derede somehow or other. - arada bir derede kalmak to be in a tight situation. - arada kalmak to be at a loss as to whom to believe; not to know whom to support. - ateş arasında kalmak to be caught between two fires. - atomlu chem. diatomic. - ayağını bir pabuca sokmak/koymak /ın/ to pressure (someone), put pressure on (someone) (to finish something immediately). - baştan olmak (for something) to be possible only if both sides are in agreement about it. -de bir/birde very frequently, all the time, constantly, continually, every whipstitch. -si bir kapıya çıkar. colloq. They both amount to the same thing. -si bir kazanda kaynamamak not to get along together. -sini bir kazana koysalar kaynamazlar. colloq. It´s impossible for them to get along with each other. - boyutlu two-dimensional. - buçukluk (a) two-and-a-half lira coin. - büklüm bent double, very stooped. - cambaz bir ipte oynamaz. proverb If two cheats try to work together, they end up cheating each other. - cami arasında kalmış beynamaz/binamaz (someone) who doesn´t know which alternative to choose, (someone) who doesn´t know which of two choices to make. - cihanda in this world and the next. - çıplak bir hamama yakışır. proverb Don´t think about marrying if you haven´t got a penny to your name. - çift laf/söz a word or two, a few words. - çifte kayık/- çifteli rowboat with two pairs of oars. - değerlikli chem. bivalent (element). - dinle (bin işit) bir söyle. proverb Listen before you talk. - dirhem bir çekirdek dressed up fit to kill, dressed up to the nines, all dolled up. - dünya this world and the world to come. - eli böğründe kalmak to be at a loss as to what to do; to feel helpless. - eli (kızıl) kanda olsa no matter what he´s/she´s doing, no matter what, no matter how tied up he/she is. - eli şakaklarında düşünmek to brood, be deep in thought. - eli yakasında olmak /ın/ to intend to settle accounts (with another) on Judgment Day. - elim yanıma gelecek. colloq. I swear I´m telling the truth!/Cross my heart! - evli bigamous. - geçeli in two rows facing each other. - gönül bir olursa/olunca samanlık seyran olur. proverb If two people are really in love they can make do with a bare minimum of worldly goods. - gözüm my dear; my dear friend; my dear lady; my dear fellow. - gözle görme/- göze değgin görme binocular vision. - gözü iki çeşme crying one´s eyes out, crying one´s heart out. - gözüm kör olsun! I swear to God! - gözüm önüme aksın! I swear to God! - günde bir every other day. - hörgüçlü deve Bactrian camel, two-humped camel. - karpuz bir koltuğa sığmaz. proverb You can´t do two things at once. - kat 1. doubled, folded. 2. bent double, very stooped. - katı /ın/ double the amount of. - katlı 1. two-storied. 2. two-layered. - kat olmak to be bent double, become very stooped. - kere twice. - kere iki dört eder gibi as sure as two and two is four. - misli twofold, twice as much. - namlulu double-barreled. - nokta colon (punctuation mark). -si ortası/-sinin ortası 1. (someone, something) which is a blend of the two. 2. a blend of the two. 3. middle ground, middle of the road; middle way, middle path. - paralık etmek /ı/ to ruin (someone´s) reputation, discredit (someone) thoroughly. - paralık olmak (for someone´s reputation) to be ruined, (for someone) to be thoroughly discredited. - rahmetten biri. colloq. If he can´t get well I hope death will put an end to his sufferings. - satır konuşmak/dertleşmek to have a brief chat. - seksen uzanmak slang 1. to be tickled pink. 2. to be flattened (by a fisticuff). 3. to loll. - sözü/lafı/lakırdıyı bir araya getirememek to be unable to express ones

1. right, (someone, something) who/which is on the right-hand side, dexter. 2. right, the right-hand side. 3. pol. rightist, right-wing. 4. pol. right wing. -a bak! mil. Eyes right! - eliyle sol kulağını göstermek to do something the hard way. - elinin verdiğini sol elin görmesin. proverb After you´ve done something kind or philanthropic, don´t go around telling the world about it. -dan geri! mil. Right about face! - gözünü sol gözünden kıskanmak to be extremely jealous. -a kaymak to move toward a right-wing position, shift towards the right. - savunucu soccer right fullback, right back. -a sola 1. to the right and to the left. 2. hither and thither, in all directions. -a sola bakmadan 1. without considering the feelings of others, heedless of others, thoughtlessly, inconsiderately. 2. without dawdling, without wasting any time, directly. 3. without paying attention to what´s going on around one. -a sola bakmamak 1. not to consider the feelings of others, to behave inconsiderately. 2. not to dawdle. -da solda 1. on the right and on the left. 2. here and there, in one place and another. -dan soldan 1. from the right and from the left. 2. from here and there. -ına soluna bakmamak 1. not to look both ways (before crossing the street). 2. not to pay attention to what one is doing (or to where one is going), to be careless. -ını solunu bilmemek/şaşırmak to be very bewildered, not to know which way to go, not to know what to do. -ı solu (belli) olmamak (for someone) to be completely unpredictable. - tarafından kalkmak (for things) to be going well for one. - yap! Turn to the right! (said to someone driving a vehicle). -da yürek anat. dextrocardia.

",-klı 1. reason, intelligence; wisdom, discernment, discretion. 2. mind, comprehension. 3. memory. 4. idea, opinion, thought. 5. advice. -dan 1. from memory. 2. by the use of one´s imagination. -ımda I haven´t forgotten it./I have it in mind. - akıl, gel çengele takıl. colloq. I don´t see how we can solve this problem. - akıldan üstündür. proverb It pays to consult others. - almak /dan/ to ask (someone´s) advice, consult (a person). -ını almak /ın/ to charm, bewitch, fascinate. - almamak to be incredible. -ı almamak /ı/ 1. not to understand. 2. not to believe that (it) is possible. 3. to find (it) unacceptable. - almaz unbelievable, inconceivable. -ı başında sensible, (someone) who has his/her head screwed on right. -ını başına almak/toplamak/devşirmek to come to one´s senses. -ını başından almak /ın/ 1. to deprive (someone) of his/her senses, leave (someone) unable to think straight. 2. to scare (someone) silly, scare the wits out of. -ı başından bir karış yukarı/yukarıda impulsive, rash, impetuous, (someone) who does the first thing that comes into his head. -ı başına gelmek 1. to come to one´s senses, sober down. 2. to come to. -ı başından gitmek 1. to be overwhelmed, be beside oneself. 2. to faint. -ı başında olmamak 1. to be confused, be unable to think straight. 2. to be unconscious. -ını başka yere vermek to let one´s mind wander. -ınla bin yaşa! You´re really thinking today! (said sarcastically to the author of an idea one finds absurd). -ı bokuna karışmak vulg. 1. to be frightened to death. 2. to be overcome with joy. -ını bozmak /la/ to be obsessed (with). - bu ya! colloq. We/He thought it was a good idea! -ını çalmak /ın/ 1. to enchant, fascinate, charm, captivate. 2. to influence, sway. -ını çelmek /ın/ 1. to dissuade from a good intention, cause (one) to give up a decision. 2. to corrupt, lead astray. -dan çıkarmak /ı/ to forget all about (it), give up the idea (of). -ı çıkmak to worry oneself sick, be near panic. -ından çıkmak to slip one´s mind. -ından çıkmamak 1. to stick in one´s mind. 2. to go around and around in one´s head. -ının çivisi eksik not very bright; screwy, cracked. -ı dağılmak to be unable to concentrate. - danışmak /a/ to consult, ask (someone) for advice. - defteri colloq. notebook. - doktoru colloq. psychiatrist. -ını durdurmak /ın/ (for something) to make (someone) unable to think straight. -lara durgunluk vermek (for something) to blow one´s mind. -ı durmak to be openmouthed with astonishment. -ına düşmek 1. to come back to one´s mind. 2. to come into one´s mind, strike one. - eksikliği mental deficiency. - erdirememek /a/ to be unable to fathom. -ı ermek 1. /a/ to understand, grasp. 2. to be mentally mature. - ermemek /a/ 1. not to be able to conceive of; to find inconceivable. 2. to find unacceptable. -ına eseni yapmak to act on impulse, do whatever comes into his/her head. -ına esmek to come into one´s head. - etmek /ı/ to think of (doing something) (at the right time). -ı evvel pretentious about one´s wisdom. - fikir mind: Allah akıl fikir versin! May God cause you to think straight! Aklın fikrin neredeydi? Why didn´t you think? Cafer´in aklı fikri tiyatroda. All Cafer thinks about is the theater. -ından geçirmek /ı/ to happen to think (of). -ından geçmek to occur to one, pass through one´s mind. -a gelmedik unanticipated. -ına gelmek 1. to occur to one. 2. to come back to one´s memory. -ıma gelen başıma geldi. colloq. What l was afraid of has happened. -ına geleni söylemek to speak without thinking. -ına geleni yapmak to act on impulse, do whatever comes into his/her head. -a gelmeyen başa gelir. proverb You can´t always anticipate everything. -a gelmez inconceivable; not anticipated. -ına getirmek 1. /ı, ın/ to remind (someone) of. 2. /ı/ to consider, think (of). -ı gitmek 1. to be confused, be perplexed. 2. /a/ to be taken (by). -ı gözünde (one) who believes only what he sees. - harcı olmamak /ın/ (for something) to be

",-ur 1. to become, come to exist, come into being. 2. to happen, occur, be, take place. 3. to be (to have or occupy a place or position; to show a certain characteristic): Beşte orada olmalıyım. I ought to be there at five o´clock. Cesur olmalısın. You should be bold. 4. to have (used with possessives): Param olsaydı alırdım. If I´d had the money, I´d have bought it. Benim o semtte bir evim olmalı. I ought to have a house in that part of town. 5. (for time) to pass, elapse, be: Oraya gideli iki yıl oldu. It´s been two years since he went over there. 6. (for something) to be acceptable, be all right, be okay: Olur mu öyle? Can (something like) that be okay? Olur! Okay! Olmaz! No! 7. to ripen; (for food) to be cooked, be done. 8. /a/ (for an article of clothing) to fit. 9. /dan/ to lose, be deprived of: Canından oldu. He lost his life. Kumar yüzünden servetinden oldu. She lost her fortune by gambling. 10. to catch (a disease): Tifo oldu. He caught typhoid fever. 11. to undergo (something): Ameliyat oldu. He underwent an operation. Ahmet yarın imtihan olacak. Ahmet will take an exam tomorrow. 12. /a/ (for something) to be a source of (something) to (someone): Bu ilacın ona çok yararı oldu. This medicine has really helped her. 13. slang to get drunk: Sen bayağı oldun. You´re as drunk as a lord. Oldu. colloq. All right./OK./Very well./Agreed. -la beraber/birlikte although: Parlak bir zekâsı olmamakla beraber para kazanmasını biliyor. He´s no whiz kid, but he does know how to make money. olan/olup biten all (the events) that took place. olup bitmek to happen, take place. olduğu gibi 1. as (one) is, as (it) is: İnsanları olduğu gibi kabul etmelisin. You should accept people as they are. 2. as it (they) happened: Her şeyi olduğu gibi anlatacağım. I will explain everything as it happened. 3. besides being..., in addition to being...; besides having..., in addition to having...: Hasta olduğu gibi, yoksul da. Besides being sick, he is poor. olduğu kadar 1. besides being...; besides having...: Oda küçük olduğu kadar, karanlık da. Besides being small, the room is dark. 2. as much as possible: Hepsini bitirmek zorunda değilsin, olduğu kadar yap. You don´t have to finish it all; do what you can. Olan oldu. What´s done is done. olup olacağı all: Bendeki paranın olup olacağı bu kadar. This is all the money I´ve got on me. Onun olup olacağı bir köy muhtarı. He´ll never be anything more than the mayor of a village. Olup olacağımız toprak mı? Are we nothing more than dust? oldum bittim/oldum olası/oldum olasıya for as long as anyone can remember, from time immemorial, always. oldu olmadı It´s been just about...: Bu işe başlayalı on yıl oldu olmadı. It´s been just about ten years since he began this job. olmak üzere 1. being: İşyerimizde, ikisi Fransız olmak üzere, yirmi eleman var. In our firm we have twenty personnel, two of whom are French. 2. to be on the point of being: Kahven olmak üzere. Your coffee´s just about ready. olur olmaz 1. just any old, whatever, any... that: Olur olmaz her kitabı okuma! Don´t read any old book you happen to see! 2. at random, without thinking: Olur olmaz konuşma! Don´t just talk whenever you feel like it. "

"1. /ı/ to make; to build, construct, fashion; to create; to manufacture; to produce; to prepare. 2. /ı/ to do; to busy oneself with (something); to do (something) (as one´s regular work or occupation); to carry out, perform; to effect, execute: Ne yapıyorsun? What´re you doing? Başka ne yapayım? What else can I do? Haldun öğretmenlik yapıyor. Haldun teaches./Haldun´s a teacher. 3. /ı/ to repair, fix (something). 4. /ı/ to cause, bring about (an illness). 5. /ı/ to be (used with reference to the weather): Geçen kış çok kar yaptı. It snowed a lot last winter. 6. /ı/ to make, acquire (money). 7. /ı/ to produce (offspring). 8. /ı/ (for a vehicle) to do, go, travel at (a specified speed). 9. /ı/ to make (someone, something) (reach a certain state): Bu ilaç beni iyi yaptı. This medicine made me well. İstanbul´u İstanbul yapan odur. That´s what makes Istanbul Istanbul./That´s what makes Istanbul what it is. Oğlumu doktor yapmak istiyorum. I want to make a doctor of my boy. Orayı muz bahçesi yapmalısınız. You ought to make that bit (of land) over there into a banana grove. 10. to do, act, behave: Gelmekle iyi yaptın. You did well to come. Fena mı yapmışım yani? So somebody reckons I´ve behaved badly, eh? 11. /ı/ to be occupied with (the doing of something): Stajımı o hastanede yaptım. I did my internship in that hospital. Lise öğrenimini Sen Jozef´te yaptı. He got his high school education at St. Joseph´s. 12. /a/ to defecate (in/on); to urinate, wet: Çocuk yine yatağına yapmış. The child´s wet the bed again. 13. /ı/ to harm, do (someone) harm: Beni kızdıran kişiyi yaparım! I don´t let anybody who crosses me get off easy!/The person who crosses me is in for it! 14. /ı/ to do, arrange: Şayeste, saçını Şahinde´ye yaptırdı. Şayeste had Şahinde do her hair. Gülfidan, bir daha yatağını yapmadan kahvaltıya gelme ha! Gülfidan, don´t you let me catch you coming to breakfast again without first making your bed! 15. /ı/ to make or describe (an arc, a curve, a bend, etc.): Yol orada viraj yapar. The road makes a bend there. 16. /ı/ slang to do it to, have sex with. Yapma! 1. Leave him/her/them alone! 2. Leave it alone!/Stop it!/Cut it out!: Yapma Eda, kırarsın! Leave it alone, Eda! You could break it! 3. Oh go on!/Go on! (used to express disbelief): Yapma! Şaka söylüyorsun! Go on now; you´re kidding me! yapmadığını bırakmamak/yapmadığı kalmamak to do everything in the book to annoy or upset someone: Ayhan yapmadığını bırakmadı; onun sepetleneceği kesin. Ayhan´s committed every crime in the book; he´s sure to be fired. O gün söylediklerine itiraz ettim; ondan bu yana bana yapmadığı kalmadı. I objected to what she said that day, and since then she´s done everything possible to harass me. yaptığı hayır ürküttüğü kurbağaya değmemek for (someone´s) well-meant help to do more harm than good."

"1. remark; word. 2. conversation, talk. 3. empty words, hot air, nothing but talk. -yı ağzında çiğnemek to beat around the bush. - ağzından dökülmek to say something unwillingly, spit it out slowly. -sı 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). -yı ağzına tıkamak /ın/ to shut (someone) up. -ya boğmak /ı/ to drown (a topic) in a flood of words. - çıkarmak to spread gossip, be a gossipmonger; to spread rumors. -ya dalmak to become lost in conversation. - etmek 1. /la/ to talk (with), chat (with). 2. /ı/ to gossip about (something). -sını etmek /ın/ to talk about (something). -yı ezip büzmek to hem and haw, beat around the bush. - karıştırmak to change the subject quickly. - kavafı chatterbox. -sı 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). - taşımak to retail gossip. -ya tutmak /ı/ to engage (someone) in conversation (thus making him stop what he´d been doing). - 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)."

"1. How?/How...?: Nasılsınız? How are you? Oraya nasıl gittin? How did you go there? Kahven nasıl olsun? How do you want your coffee? (e.g. Black?/With sugar?). 2. What sort of...?: Nasıl bir kumaş o? What sort of cloth is it? 3. how much, how: O pırlantayı nasıl istiyor, bir bilsen! If only you knew how much she wants that diamond! 4. Did I hear you aright?/Are my ears deceiving me?: “Bu sözlük hiç bitmez.” “Nasıl?” “This dictionary will never be completed.” “Did I hear you aright?” 5. Just what do you mean? (said threateningly): “Ali okula gitmeyecekmiş.” “Nasıl gitmezmiş?” “It seems Ali won´t be going to school.” “Just what do you mean by that?” 6. just as..., so too...: Türkçeyi nasıl öğrendiysen Arapçayı da öyle öğrenebilirsin. You´ll learn Arabic the same way you learned Turkish. - ki just as..., so...: Nasıl ki ben acı çektim, sen de acı çekeceksin. Just as I suffered, so too will you. - olsa in any case; whether you want to or not, like it or not. - olup da...? How on earth...?/How could it be that...?: Nasıl olup da bunu duymadın? How could it be that you didn´t hear about this?"

"1. deaf; partially deaf. 2. blind, blank (wall, window). 3. frosted, translucent (glass). 4. (something) which lacks resonance; muted, muffled (sound). 5. (something) which muffles sound. 6. (pot, pan) which conducts heat slowly. - işitmez/duymaz uydurur/yakıştırır. proverb The things a deaf person says are based, not on what he hears, but on what he thinks he´s heard. (Mısır´daki) - sultan bile duydu. colloq. Everybody and his brother´s heard about it./Everybody from here to China knows about it."

worry. - çekmek/etmek to worry. -sını çekmek /ın/ to worry about (someone, something). - etmek /ı/ to worry about (someone, something). -mın on beşi! colloq. What´s it to me?/It´s nothing to me! -sı sana mı düştü? colloq. What´s it to you?/It´s no concern of yours!/Mind your own business!

"rabbit; hare. - anahtarı skeleton key, picklock. -ı araba ile avlamak to do something calmly and unhurriedly. - bayırı aştı. colloq. It´s too late to do anything about it now!/What´s done is done! - boku someone who neither helps nor hinders. - boku gibi ne kokar, ne bulaşır. colloq. He neither helps nor hinders. - dağa küsmüş de dağın haberi olmamış. proverb 1. X has gotten mad at Y, but Y is unaware of it. 2. When an insignificant person gets mad at a big shot, the big shot usually has no knowledge of it. -a kaç, tazıya tut demek to play both ends against the middle. - kız Bunny girl, Bunny. -ın suyunun suyu 1. It has only a faint connection with what we´re talking about. 2. He´s a very distant relation. - uykusu very light sleep. - yürekli timid; easily frightened; lacking in courage."

",-tü 1. upper surface, top: Kütüğün üstüne oturdu. She sat down on the log. 2. space over or above: Üstümde ay parlıyordu. The moon was shining above me. 3. clothes: Üstünü kirletme ha! Don´t get your clothes dirty, you hear? 4. (a) superior, (a) boss. 5. remainder, rest (of an amount of money). 6. top, upper: en üst kat topmost floor. yokuşun üst yanında on the upper part of the slope. 7. at or about (a certain time): öğle üstü in the early afternoon/ at noon. -te above; on top. -ten 1. from the top, from above. 2. superficially. -ünde/üzerinde /ın/ 1. on, on top of. 2. above, over. 3. on; overlooking or looking out on: cadde üstünde on a main street. Boğaz´ın üstünde overlooking the Bosphorus. 4. more than; over: Ahmet artık kırkın üstünde olmalı. Ahmet must be over forty by now. 5. on, about (a matter, a subject): Bunun üstünde anlaşmalıyız. We ought to come to an agreement about this. 6. on (someone´s consciousness): Onun üstünde büyük bir etki yaptı. It made a big impression on him. 7. on, with: Üstünde para yok mu? Don´t you have any money on you? -üne/üzerine 1. on, on top of: Elbisesinin üstüne sürdü. She rubbed it on her dress. 2. on, on the subject of, dealing with: Kırım Savaşı üstüne bir tez hazırlıyor. She´s preparing a thesis on the Crimean War. 3. on top of, right after: Baklavanın üstüne işkembe çorbası içilir mi? Does one have tripe soup right after one´s eaten baklava? 4. upon (one´s honor, one´s good name): şerefim üstüne upon my honor. 5. better than, superior to: Kendi dalında Ali´nin üstüne yok. Ali´s tops in his field. Senin üstüne yok, vallahi! By George, you take the cake! 6. on (someone´s) account: Rahmi, biraları benim üstüme yaz! Put the beers on my account, Rahmi! -ü açık open at the top. -ünüze/üzerinize afiyet/şifalar/sağlık! May you stay in good health! (said while talking about an illness). -ünden akmak to be plainly evident. -üne/üzerine almak /ı/ 1. to take the responsibility of (doing something), take (something) upon oneself. 2. to take (a remark, an action) as being directed against oneself. -ünden/üzerinden atmak /ı/ to refuse to accept responsibility for. -üne/üzerine atmak /ı, ın/ to impute (a misdeed or crime) to (someone). -üne/üzerine basmak to hit the nail on the head. - baş clothes. -ü başı dökülmek for (one´s) clothes to be in tatters. -üne başına etmek/yapmak 1. /ın/ to curse violently at, give (someone) down the country, give (someone) what for. 2. to defecate in one´s underpants. - başa geçmek to sit with the bigwigs (in a meeting). -üne bırakmak /ı, ın/ to leave (something) for (someone else) to do, leave (someone) with the job of. -üne/üzerine bir bardak (soğuk) su içmek /ın/ colloq. to give up all hope of getting (something that one has lent) back, kiss (something) goodbye. - çıkmak/gelmek to win. -e çıkmak (for someone who´s at fault) to succeed in shifting the blame onto someone else. -ünden/üzerinden dökülmek (for a garment) to be far too big for, swallow (someone). - dudak upper lip. -ünde/üzerinde durmak /ın/ to give (a matter) a lot of thought, spend a lot of time thinking about (a matter); to give (a matter) a lot of attention; to dwell on (a matter). -üne/üzerine düşmek /ın/ 1. to fuss over, make a fuss over, shower attention on (someone). 2. to bother, pester. 3. to throw oneself into (a job), work hard at (a job). -üne/üzerine evlenmek /ın/ to marry again when one already has (someone) as a wife. -üne/üzerine geçirmek/geçirtmek /ı/ 1. to have (a piece of property) registered in one´s own name. 2. to have (an adopted child) registered under one´s own surname, cause (an adopted child) to bear one´s own surname. -ünden geçmek /ın/ slang 1. to *screw, have sex with. 2. to rape. -ünden (... zaman) geçmek (for an amount of time) to pass, elapse (after an event). -üne/üzerine gelmek /ın/ 1. (for someone) to turn up or appear right when (something is being done or discussed). 2. to walk towards (someone) intending (or as if he intends) t

"1. the front, the area or part which lies to the front: Trenin ilerisini göremiyoruz. We can´t see the front section of the train. 2. the next part (of a road, a course, a job): İlerimizde deniz vardı. In front of us lay the sea. Yolun ilerisi çok virajlı. The next part of the road is full of curves. Bu işin ilerisi pek kolay olmaz. The next part of this job won´t be very easy. 3. the future, the time yet to come; the time which lies just ahead: İlerimiz kış. Winter is just around the corner. İleriyi hiç düşünmedin mi? Haven´t you ever thought about the future? 4. mil. advance, forward, situated near the front: ileri komuta yeri advance command post. 5. fast (clock, watch, etc.): Saatim iki dakika ileri. My watch is two minutes fast. 6. /dan/ ahead of, before, (something) which precedes: Tacimah bizden ileri sınıflardan birindeydi. Tacimah was in one of the classes ahead of us. 7. advanced; beyond the elementary stage; ahead of others. 8. advanced (age, years): Hoşkadem oldukça ileri bir yaşta aşka düştü. Hoşkadem fell in love at a rather advanced age. 9. Forward!/Onward! 10. forward, forwards, to the front; out in front; onward, onwards. -si 1. the future. 2. the farther part. 3. the rest, what is still to come. - almak /ı/ 1. to move (something) forward, move (something) towards the front. 2. to promote (someone). 3. to set or put (a clock, watch) forward. - atılmak to spring forward; to rush forward. -den beri for a long time now. - çıkmak to come forward. - evre advanced stage. - geçmek 1. to go forward, go to the front. 2. to be promoted. - gelenler important people, prominent people, notables, worthies, bigwigs. - gelmek /dan/ to be caused by, result from, be due to. -sini gerisini düşünmemek/hesaplamamak/saymamak /ın/ not to give a thought to the consequences of (something). - geri konuşmak/laflar etmek/söylemek to speak in an offhanded and tactless way, talk offhandedly and tactlessly. - gitmek 1. to advance, progress. 2. to go too far, go beyond the bounds of what is considered acceptable. 3. (for a clock or watch) to gain time, be fast. -sine gitmek /ın/ 1. to consider (something) in depth, go into (something) in detail. 2. to see (something) through. -yi görmek to foresee the future. - görüş foresight, prescience. - görüşlü foresighted, foresightful, farsighted, prescient (person). - götürmek /ı/ to take (something) too far, carry (something) too far. - hat mil. front line. - karakol mil. outpost; outlying picket. - marş! mil. Forward, march! - sürmek /ı/ 1. to drive (someone, something) forward. 2. to put forward, set forth (an idea). - varmak to go too far, go beyond the bounds of what is considered acceptable."

1. trouble, difficulty, worry, problem: Hiçbir zoru yok. He´s got nothing troubling him. 2. bodily ailment or disorder: Zekâvet´in aklından zoru var galiba. It looks like Zekâvet´s touched in the head. Hilmi´nin midesinden zoru var. Hilmi´s got a stomach complaint. 3. compulsion, constraint, obligation, necessity: Bunu yapmak zorunda değilim. I´m not obliged to do this. Ne zorun vardı bunu yapmaya? What made you feel obliged to do this? 4. physical violence or the threat of physical violence, force: Zoru görünce direnmekten vazgeçti. When threatened with force he stopped holding out. Beni zor kullanmaya mecbur etme! Don´t make me use force! 5. pressure, coercion (exerted upon a person´s mind): Onları ancak zor kullanarak hizaya getirebilirsin. The only way you can get them to fall into line is to pressure them. 6. difficult, hard. 7. with difficulty. 8. barely, just. Z-! You´re going to have some trouble doing that! (often said tauntingly). -la 1. by force, by main force. 2. by exerting pressure. - bela 1. with great difficulty, with the greatest of difficulty. 2. just barely. -unda bırakmak /ı/ to leave (someone) no choice but (to do something). -a dağlar dayanmaz. proverb Even the mighty yield when threatened with violence. -a düşmek to get in a difficult position, get in a tight spot, get in a bind. -a gelememek to be unable to stand stress, be unable to endure pressure. - gelmek /a/ (for something) to be difficult for (someone). -la güzellik olmaz. proverb If you try to bring something about by force, the results will be unsatisfactory. -unda kalmak to be left no choice but (to do something). -a koşmak /ı/ to make things difficult for (someone), make difficulties for (someone). - kullanmak to use force. -un ne? What´s making you (do something)?: Zorun ne ki beni öyle sorguya çekiyorsun? What´s making you give me the third degree like this? -unda olmak to have to, be obliged to (do something). - yaparsın! You´re going to have some trouble doing that (often said tauntingly). - zar see zar zor. -/-u zoruna 1. with very great difficulty, with the greatest of difficulty. 2. just barely.