what+matter+

what happened, What is wrong with you, What's the matter

What's the matter, what's up?

What's the matter?, What's up?

What's the matter?, What's up?

What's the matter with you?, What do you want?

What's the postage on printed matter

What does it matter

What does it matter

"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

"joke, jest; gag; witticism, quip. -ya almak /ı/ to regard (something serious) as a joke. -ya boğmak /ı/ to turn (something) into a joke. - etmek to kid someone, kid, joke. -ya gelmemek 1. not to be able to take a joke. 2. (for something) to be no joking matter, be very serious. -ya getirmek /ı/ to speak of (a serious matter) as if it were a joke. - gibi gelmek /a/ (for something) to seem like a joke to (someone). (iş) - götürmemek to be no joking matter. - iken kaka olmak colloq. (for something that began as a joke) to turn into a quarrel; (for a joke) to backfire. - kaldırmak to be able to take a joke. - maka derken.... At first we thought it was a joke (but later we discovered it was serious).: Şaka maka derken gerçekten oldu. What looked like a joke has now become a reality. -nın sonu kakadır. proverb What starts out as a joke can end up as a quarrel. - söylemek to joke, say something in fun. -ya vurmak /ı/ to pretend to take (something) as a joke. -sı yok. colloq. 1. He is not to be trifled with./He´s dead serious. 2. It´s no laughing matter."

"1. to crack, split. 2. (for skin) to crack, chap. 3. /dan/ to be near death or die from (overeating, overdrinking, fatigue, or excessive crying). 4. /dan/ to be consumed by, be eaten up with (jealousy, curiosity, or loneliness); to be ready to explode from, feel like screaming because of (boredom or anger); to be crushed by (grief). 5. (for a wave) to break. çatlasa da (patlasa da) colloq. no matter how hard he tries, no matter what he does: Çatlasa da patlasa da onun dediğini yapmayacağım. No matter how hard he pushes me, I won´t do what he says. çatlayan dalga breaker. çatlayası colloq. damned, darned."

"1. no matter what, come what may, at all costs, regardless: İlle bizimle gelecekti. She was going to come with us no matter what. 2. especially, in particular; above all: Hepsini tebrik etti, ille Dündar. He congratulated them all, Dündar in particular. İlle o şiiri sevdim. I liked that poem above all. Gözleri! İlle gözleri! Her eyes! Above all else, her eyes! 3. otherwise, or else: Bana bunu yaparsın, ille sana o işi yapmam. You do this for me, or else I won´t do that job for you. 4. excepting, except, save, other than, but: Bunu kimse yapamaz, ille Sinan. No one but Sinan can do this. Kimse bilmez, ille Allah bilir. No one but God knows this. 5. but, yet: Yorgundular, ille vuruşmaya devam ettiler. They were tired but they continued to fight. - ve lakin colloq. nevertheless, yet."

",-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. 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. who. 2. whoever. -in arabasına binerse onun türküsünü çağırır. colloq. He´s a self-seeking sycophant.... kim,... kim. shows a woeful lack of something: O kim, dürüstlük kim. He doesn´t have an honest bone in his body. O kim, öğretmenlik kim. He doesn´t know the first thing about teaching. - kime, dum duma. colloq. It´s so chaotic that nobody notices/cares what anybody else is doing. -i kimsesi /ın/ relatives. -e ne? What does it matter to anyone? -e niyet, kime kısmet. colloq. The person for whom something is intended may not always be the person who gets it in the end. - o? Who´s there?/Who is it? - olursa olsun. It doesn´t matter who he is!/There´ll be no exceptions! - oluyor! Just who does he think he is? - vurduya gitmek to be killed or wounded (in a brawl, riot, shoot-out) by an unknown hand.

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

"1. sleep. 2. sleepiness, drowsiness. -su açılmak/dağılmak to become fully awake. -sunu açmak /ın/ to drive away (someone´s) sleepiness. -su ağır heavy sleeper. -sunu almak to have a good night´s sleep, sleep well. - basmak/bastırmak /a/ suddenly to feel very sleepy. -su başına vurmak/- beynine sıçramak 1. to feel logy because of lack of sleep. 2. to be short-tempered owing to lack of sleep. -su bölünmek for (one´s) sleep to be interrupted. - çekmek to sleep a long time; to sleep deeply. -ya dalmak 1. to fall asleep; to doze off. 2. to stop paying attention to what is going on around one. - durak chance to rest, chance to catch one´s breath, breathing spell; moment´s peace: Bende uyku durak bırakmamıştın. You didn´t give me a moment´s peace. -su gelmek to feel sleepy. - gözünden akmak to be very sleepy, be unable to keep one´s eyes open. -su hafif (someone) who is a light sleeper. - hastalığı sleeping sickness. - ilacı soporific, sleep-inducing drug; sleeping pill(s). -su kaçmak 1. to be unable to get to sleep. 2. to be worried, lose sleep. -dan kalkmak to wake up and get out of bed. -da olmak 1. to be unaware of what´s going on. 2. (for a job, a matter) to be on ice for the time being; (for a job, a matter) to be hanging fire. - sersemliği sleepy feeling, grogginess, loginess. - tulumu 1. sleeping bag. 2. person who sleeps a lot, great sleeper. - tutmamak to be unable to go to sleep. -, uykunun mayasıdır. proverb The more you sleep, the sleepier you get./Sleep begets more sleep. -m var. I´m sleepy./I feel sleepy. - vermek to make a person feel sleepy. -ya yatmak to go to bed (in order to sleep). - zamanı bedtime, time to go to sleep."

"1. appreciation, recognition of the worth, merit, or importance of (someone, something). 2. appreciation, understanding fully, being fully sensible of. 3. approval, commendation, applause. 4. estimating the worth of, evaluating, valuing, setting a value on; appraising (the worth) of; assessing (the worth) of. 5. individual judgment, discretion; law judicial discretion. 6. the will of God, fate; God´s foreordaining (something); predestination. -de in the event that..., in the event of..., if...: Yağmur yağdığı takdirde toplantı ertelenecek. In the event of rain the meeting will be postponed. -ine bırakmak /ı, ın/ to leave (a matter) to (someone) to decide, leave (a matter) to (someone´s) judgment or discretion. - böyle imiş. colloq. This is the way it was fated to be. - etmek /ı/ 1. to appreciate, recognize the worth, merit, or importance of (someone, something). 2. to appreciate, understand fully, be fully sensible of. 3. to approve, commend, applaud. 4. to estimate the worth of, evaluate, value, set a value on; to appraise (the worth) of; to assess (the worth) of. 5. (for God) to foreordain, predestine. - hakkı law (a judge´s) right to exercise judicial discretion. -ine kalmak /ın/ (for a matter) to be left to (someone) to decide, be left to (someone´s) judgment or discretion. -ini kazanmak /ın/ to win (someone´s) approval. - toplamak to win general approval. - yerini bulmak (for what was fated to happen) to happen."

1. small (amount), little. 2. few. 3. too small, too few, not enough, insufficient. 4. seldom, rarely. 5. /dan/ less (than). - bir şey only a little. - buçuk 1. scanty, hardly enough. 2. a little, somewhat. - bulmak /ı/ to consider (something) insufficient. - buz olmamak to be no small matter be a significant amount. -a çoğa bakmamak/- çok dememek to be satisfied with what one gets. -ı çoğa tutmak/saymak to accept a small amount as being a great plenty. - çok more or less. - daha almost, nearly. - değil! colloq. He is quite different from what he seems to be. - gitti uz gitti, dere tepe düz gitti. (in fairy tales) He traveled over hill and dale. - görmek /ı/ 1. to find (something) insufficient. 2. to find (something) to be less than expected. - günün adamı olmamak to have lived long and seen much. - iş değil. colloq. The work is not to be underrated. - kaldı/kalsın almost, nearly. - söyler, uz söyler. colloq. He says little, but what he says is significant. - tamah çok ziyan/zarar getirir. proverb A little greed causes great loss. - verip çok yalvarmak to pay back a little of one´s debt and plead for time for the rest. - ye de bir uşak tut. colloq. Don´t order me around!

"every, each. - an at any moment. - aşın kaşığı busybody, meddler, interloper. - bakımdan in every respect. - bir each, every single. - biri each one, every one (of). - biri başka bir hava çalmak for everyone (in a group) to behave and think differently from everyone else (in that group); for everyone to have a different opinion. - boyayı boyadık da fıstıki mi kaldı? colloq. Even though we´ve yet to do the fundamental things, you´re already talking about the finishing touches. - boyaya girip çıkmak colloq. to have worked at many different jobs. - daim always. - defa/defasında each time. - dem always. - dem taze 1. young-looking, vigorous for his/her age. 2. evergreen (plant). - derde deva cure-all, panacea. - durumda no matter what, in any case. - gördüğü sakallıyı babası sanmak colloq. to be easily fooled by appearances. - gün every day. - güzelin bir kusuru/huyu vardır. proverb Even the most attractive people and things have their drawbacks. - hal see herhalde. - halde see herhalde. - halü kârda see herhalükârda. - havadan çalmak 1. to be versatile. 2. to claim to be knowledgeable about many different things. - horoz kendi çöplüğünde/küllüğünde öter/eşinir. proverb A person will lay down the law on the turf that is his/her own. - hususta in all respects, from all points of view, in every way. - ihtimale karşı keeping every possibility in mind; just in case. - işe burnunu sokmak to poke one´s nose into everything. - işin başı sağlık. proverb The success of a project is greatly dependent on the good health of those involved in it. - işte bir hayır vardır. proverb Everything we experience in life has its positive side. - kafadan bir ses çıkmak for everyone to be talking all at once. - kim whoever. - kim olursa olsun no matter who it is, whoever it may be. - koyun kendi bacağından asılır. proverb The trouble people get themselves into is usually of their own making. - kuşun eti yenmez. proverb Not every person will bend to your will. - nasılsa somehow or other. - ne whatever. - nedense somehow, for some reason or other. - ne hal ise anyhow, anyway. - ne ise 1. so anyhow. 2. whatever the cost. 3. Anyway,.../Let´s forget it. - ne kadar although, however much. - ne pahasına olursa olsun at any cost. - nerede wherever. - ne zaman whenever. - şey everything. - şeye burnunu sokmak to poke one´s nose into everything. - tarafta all around, everywhere, on all sides. - taraftan from everywhere. - tarakta bezi olmak to have a finger in every pie. - tarladan bir kesek random talk. - telden çalmak 1. to be versatile. 2. to claim to be knowledgeable about many different things. - yerde everywhere. - yiğidin bir yoğurt yiyişi vardır. proverb Everybody cherishes his own way of doing things. - yiğidin gönlünde bir aslan yatar. proverb Everybody cherishes an ambition. - yokuşun bir inişi, her inişin bir yokuşu vardır. proverb All problems eventually get worked out. - zaman always."