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"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. 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

"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. donkey, ass. 2. colloq. ass, donkey, nitwit. - başı vulg. ineffective leader, *shit-head. - başı mısın? vulg. Why don´t you use your authority? - başı mıyım? vulg. What do you take me for? - cenneti slang 1. the next world, the other world. 2. hell. 3. jail, clink, jug, cooler. - cilvesi coarse playful behavior. - derisi gibi 1. very thick and coarse (skin). 2. unfeeling, insensitive. -ten düşmüş karpuza dönmek slang 1. to be shocked. 2. to find oneself in trouble. - gibi vulg. asinine, coarse, thoughtless. -e gücü yetmeyip semerini dövmek colloq. to vent one´s fury on a less powerful person than the one in charge. - inadı vulg. pigheadedness, mulishness. - kadar grown up, mature, big. - kadar oldu. vulg. He is big enough to know what´s what. - kuyruğu gibi ne uzar, ne kısalır. colloq. It just stays the same. - oyunu horseplay. - pastırması poor quality preserved meat. -ini/atını sağlam kazığa bağlamak to take precautions. - sudan gelinceye kadar dövmek /ı/ to give (someone) a good thrashing. - şakası colloq. horseplay, coarse practical joke. -e ters bindirmek /ı/ to expose to ridicule, make a laughingstock (of).

1. worth how much?: Kaçlık kitap istiyorsunuz? How much do you want to pay for a book? 2. of what size?: Kaçlık paket aldın? What size packet did you buy? 3. of what age?: Bu adam kaçlık? How old is this man?

"1. father. 2. title applied to a holy man or to a respected elderly man: İsmet baba, Hakkı baba, Telli baba. 3. the leader of a group of dervishes; the head of a tekke (among the Bektashi dervishes). 4. bollard; bitt. 5. newel-post, newel (large post at the foot or landing of a stairway). 6. king post; crown post; queen post (in the truss of a roof). 7. head (of a walking stick). 8. colloq. mafia chief, mafia boss. 9. slang penis, *dick, *cock, *pecker. -m colloq. 1. a vocative expression used after an imperative when addressing an intimate friend: Anlat babam, ne oldu? Now tell me what happened man! 2. used before and after an imperative to emphasize that an action was prolonged: Oku babam oku! Read, read, read! - adam elderly man who is wise and kind. - bucağı family home, homeplace. -sının/-larının çiftliği a place which one can exploit at will, one´s private preserve: Orası babasının çiftliği mi? Is that a place which he can just exploit at will? - değil, tırabzan babası man who is a poor excuse for a father. - dostu an old friend of one´s father. - evi 1. home, the place on which one´s familial affections are centered. 2. family home, homeplace. -sının hayrına for the sheer love of it, without thinking of getting something out of it: Demirhan, o heyette babasının hayrına mı çalışıyor sanki? Mutlaka bir menfaat peşindedir! Do you think Demirhan´s serving on that committee for the sheer love of it? He´s most certainly hoping to reap some benefit for himself! Ona babasının hayrına iş vermezler elbet. You can be sure they aren´t going to give him a job just to show they´re nice guys. - hindi turkey-cock, gobbler. - hindi gibi kabarmak to become swelled up with self-importance, swell up with pride and arrogance, puff oneself up. -dan kalma inherited from one´s father: Babadan kalma bir evi var. He has a house which he inherited from his father. - ocağı see - evi. -dan oğula from father to son. -sının oğlu. colloq. Like father, like son. -na rahmet! colloq. You are very kind indeed! -sına rahmet okumak /ın/ (for someone) to be so wonderful he/she makes you want to bless the father that begot him/her. -sına rahmet okutmak /ın/ 1. (for someone, something) to be so bad that he/she/it makes one yearn for (someone or something else who/which is in himself/herself/itself undesirable): Fecri bir felaketti, fakat Feyman, Fecri´nin babasına rahmet okutuyor. Fecri was a disaster, but Feyman is so awful he makes us yearn to have Fecri back again. 2. (for someone) to be so wonderful he/she makes you want to bless the father that begot him/her. - tarafından paternally. - torik 1. bonito which has reached a large size. 2. slang penis, *dick, *cock, *pecker. -ları/-sı tutmak 1. to become enraged, have a conniption, have a conniption fit. 2. to shake or move about convulsively (as if one is having a fit). -ları üstünde olmak to be ready to explode (with rage). - yurdu see - evi."

"1. /ı, da/ to leave (something, someone) (in) (a place); /ı, a/ to leave (someone, something) with (someone), leave (someone, something) in the care of (someone). 2. /ı, a/ to leave, put (something, someone) on or in (a place). 3. /ı/ to let go of, stop holding: Beni bırak! Let go of me! 4. /ı/ to leave, abandon, desert. 5. /ı/ to quit (a job). 6. to stop, desist; /ı/ to stop doing, quit doing (something): Bırak Allah aşkına! Stop it for God´s sake! 7. /ı, a/ to leave (something) until (a future date), put (something) off until (a future date). 8. /ı, a/ to entrust (a job) to (someone); to hand over, turn over, relinquish (a job, a responsibility) to (someone). 9. /ı/ to leave (someone, something) alone, let (someone, something) be, leave (someone) in peace. 10. /ı, a/ to let (one´s hair) hang down to (a specified level). 11. /ı/ to grow (a beard, a mustache). 12. /a, ı/ to let (someone) have the use of (something), let (someone) have (something), let (someone) borrow (something). 13. /ı, a/ to leave (something) to (someone), let (someone) have (something); to bequeath (something) to (someone). 14. /a, ı/ (for something) to bring (someone) (a specified amount of profit), leave (someone) with (a specified amount of profit). 15. /ı/ to give up (a habit): Sigarayı bıraktı. He´s given up smoking. 16. /ı/ to leave, cease to give one´s attention to (a matter); to forget about, disregard, write off (someone or something regarded as worthless): Bunu şimdilik bırakalım. Let´s leave this for the time being. Onu bırak! Forget about him! 17. /ı/ to set (a captive person or animal) free. 18. /ı/ to let, allow (someone) (to do something) (often used in the imperative): Bırak, onlara yardım edeyim! Let me help them! Öğretmen onu öbür çocuklarla oynamaya bırakmadı. The teacher didn´t let him play with the other children. 19. /ı, a/ to let (someone, an animal) go to or into (a place): O gün beni okula bırakmadılar. That day they didn´t let me go to school. Beni içeriye bırakmadı. He didn´t let me go in. 20. /ı/ to leave (a spouse). 21. /ı/ to leave (a stain, a mark). 22. /ı/ to leave (someone, something) (in an undesirable state): Köpeği bütün gün aç bıraktılar. They let the dog go hungry all day. Çocuğu öksüz bıraktılar. They left the child an orphan. Evi darmadağınık bıraktı. He left the house in a real mess. 23. /ı/ (for a teacher) to make (a student) repeat a grade, fail, flunk (a student). 24. /ı, a, dan/ to sell (something) to (someone) for (a specified price), let (someone) have (something) for (a specified price). 25. (for something) to come unglued. Bıraktığım çayırda/yerde otluyorsun. colloq. You´re still doing what you´ve always done. Bırak ki.... and even if I did...: O işi yapmak istemiyorum, bırak ki vaktim de yok. I don´t want to do that job; and even if I did, I don´t have the time. "

"1. soul. 2. life. 3. person, individual. 4. energy, zeal, vigor; vitality, strength. 5. dervish orders brother, friend; disciple. 6. dear, lovable. -ım 1. darling, honey, my dear. 2. my dear fellow; my dear lady (often used in reproach or objection). 3. precious, lovely. -ı acımak to feel pain. -ına acımamak to live without thinking of one´s own comfort. - acısı acute pain. -ını acıtmak /ın/ to cause (someone) acute pain. -ı ağzına gelmek to be frightened to death. - alacak nokta/yer the crucial point. - alıp can vermek to be in agony; to be in great distress. -ını almak /ın/ to kill. - arkadaşı close companion, intimate friend. - atmak /a/ to desire strongly, want badly. -ını bağışlamak /ın/ to spare (someone´s) life. - baş üstüne! I´ll do it gladly!/Gladly! -la başla çalışmak to put one´s heart into a job, work with determination and enthusiasm. - benim canım, çıksın elin canı. colloq. I´ll look out for number one. - beslemek to feed oneself well. -ından bezmek/bıkmak/usanmak to be tired of living. - boğazdan gelir/geçer. proverb One cannot live without food. - borcunu ödemek to die. -ı burnuna gelmek 1. to be overwhelmed with trouble. 2. to be fed up. -ı burnunda olmak to be worn out, be exhausted. - cana, baş başa everyone for himself. -a can katmak to delight greatly, increase one´s pleasure. -ı cehenneme! To hell with him! -ını cehenneme göndermek /ın/ colloq. to kill. -ım ciğerim my darling. - çabası the struggle to support oneself. -ı çekilmek to feel exhausted. - çekişmek to be dying in agony. -ı/gönlü çekmek /ı/ to long (for). -ını çıkarmak /ın/ 1. to wear out, tire. 2. to wear (something) out. -ı çıkasıca/çıksın! May the devil take him! -ı çıkmak 1. to die. 2. to get very tired. 3. to get worn out. - çıkmayınca/çıkmadıkça/çıkar huy çıkmaz. proverb People never change. - damarı vital point, most sensitive spot. - damarına basmak /ın/ to touch on the most sensitive spot of (someone, something). -ını (bir yere) dar atmak just barely to make it to (a safe place). - dayanmamak /a/ to be intolerable. -ına değmek /ın/ 1. to please greatly. 2. to cause joy to the spirit (of a deceased person). - derdine düşmek to struggle for one´s life. “-ım” dese “canın çıksın” diyor sanmak to hear “darling” and understand “damn you.” - direği sound post (of a violin). -ını dişine takmak to make a great effort, put one´s back into it, go all out, give it one´s all. - dostu dear friend. -ına düşkün (one) who takes good care of himself. - düşmanı mortal enemy. - evi 1. the upper part of the belly. 2. heart. 3. the vital spot. - evinden vurmak /ı/ to attack (a person) where he is most sensitive and vulnerable. -ına ezan okumak /ın/ slang to kill, destroy. - feda! Wonderful!/Superb! -dan geçmek to give up the ghost. -ına geçmek/ işlemek/kâr etmek /ın/ to touch (someone) to the quick. - gelmek /a/ to be refreshed, revive. -ı gelip gitmek to have fainting spells. -ı gitmek to worry about the safety and well-being of someone or something. - halatı naut. life line. - havliyle in a desperate attempt to save one´s life. -ımın içi my darling. -ının içine sokacağı gelmek /ı/ to feel a strong wave of love (for). -ı ile oynamak to do dangerous things. -ı istemek /ı/ to desire. -ın isterse. If you like./I don´t care. - kalmamak /da/ to have all the life drained out (of). -a kasıt law intent to murder. -ına kastetmek /ın/ to plot against (someone´s) life. - kaygısına düşmek to fight for one´s life. -ına kıymak 1. /ın/ to kill without pity. 2. to commit suicide. 3. to wear oneself out. - korkusu fear of death. - kulağı ile dinlemek to be all ears; /ı/ to listen intently (to). - kurban! colloq. How wonderful! -ını kurtarmak 1. to save one´s life. 2. /ın/ to save (someone´s) life. - kurtaran yok mu! Help!/Save me! -ına/-ıma minnet! colloq. What more could one want!/So much the better! -ına okumak /ın/ 1. to harass. 2. to destroy, ruin. - pahasına at the risk of one´s life, a

1. Come on! (used to spur someone on): Hadi Betül! Come on, Betül! 2. All right.../OK...: Hadi senin olsun. OK, it´s yours. 3. OK, let´s say.../So...: Tavuklar günde hadi iki kez yumurtlasın. Let´s say the hens lay twice a day. Hadi Hamide gelmesin. Ne olur? Let´s say Hamide doesn´t come. So what? 4. Come off it!/Nonsense!: Hadi be, beni aptal mı sandın? Come off it man, do you take me for a fool? 5. I can understand that..., but.../ OK..., but...: Hadi hediye için parası yoktu, bari bir kart yollasaydı! I can understand that he didn´t have the money for a present, but he could at least have sent a card! 6. straight for, right for (a place): Seller basınca biz hadi dama. When it floods we make straight for the roof. Yaz geldi mi, biz hadi Kalamış´a. When summer came we´d make straight for Kalamış. - bakalım! Come on then!/Hurry up! - canım sen de! Who do you think you´re kidding?/Don´t feed me that bull! - hadi! 1. Who do you think you´re fooling? 2. Cut it short!/Don´t prolong things!/Don´t drag it out! - oradan! 1. Get moving!/Move it! 2. Just who do you think you´re kidding?/Just who do you think you´re fooling?

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

"1. /ı/ to eat. 2. /ı/ to spend (money); to spend (money) recklessly. 3. /ı/ to corrode, eat. 4. /ı/ (for an insect) to bite, eat (someone) up; (for an insect) to eat (something). 5. /ı/ to require, use up, consume: Bu soba çok odun yiyor. It takes a lot of wood to keep this stove going. 6. /ı/ slang to milk someone for (his money), bleed someone for (his money). 7. /ı/slang to make mincemeat of (someone). 8. /ı/ slang to kill, do (someone) in. 9. /ı/ slang to lay, have sex with. 10. /dan/ slang to get laid by. 11. /ı/ slang to kiss/lick/suck (someone). 12. /ı/ slang to get (a fine, a jail sentence). yemez slang person who can´t be tricked, fox. yiyip bitirmek /ı/ 1. to eat up every bit of (a food). 2. to spend or spend recklessly every bit of (a sum of money). 3. to use up every bit of (something). 4. to drive (someone) to distraction, drive (someone) crazy. 5. to drain, wear (someone) down, take a lot out of (someone). 6. to milk someone for (his money), bleed someone for (his money). Yeme de yanında yat! slang 1. It´s a food which isn´t just good; it´s finger-licking good! 2. She´s not just beautiful; she´s a knockout! yemeden içmeden (divulging something confidential) without losing any time. yemeden içmeden kesilmek to have no appetite, be off one´s food. Ye kürküm ye! colloq. He wouldn´t have given me the time of day if I hadn´t been dressed well./She wouldn´t have so much as looked at me if I hadn´t been wearing this uniform. Yediği naneye bak! colloq. Look at how he´s put his foot into it this time! Yemeyenin malını yerler (demine hu çekerler) (üstüne bir bardak su içerler). proverb Don´t be miserly and deny yourself things you can afford, for you can rest assured that what you save up but don´t spend will be spent freely and enjoyed to the hilt by whoever gets it after you´ve died. "

"1. /a/ to step on or in, tread on; /ı, a/ to set (one´s foot) on, put (one´s foot) on (a place): Ayağını o ipek halıya basma! Don´t you set foot on that silk rug! 2. /ı, a/ to press (one´s finger, a seal, a mold, a wood block, etc.) on; /a/ to press: Zile bas! Ring the doorbell! 3. /ı, a/ to pack (something) tightly into (a container). 4. /ı/ to print (books, etc.); to coin, strike, mint (coins). 5. (for darkness) to fall. 6. /ı/ (for fog) to descend on, cover. 7. /ı/ (for something undesirable) to cover (a place): Tarlayı sel bastı. Floodwater has covered the field. Bahçenin her yerini ot bastı. Weeds have taken over the garden. 8. /a/ to become, turn (a specified age): Bugün elliye bastı. He turned fifty today. 9. /ı/ to make an unexpected attack on, raid; (for the police) to bust. 10. /ı, a/ to put (air) in (a tire). 11. /ı/ (for a machine) to pump (a liquid) or compress (a gas). 12. /ı/ suddenly to let out (a yell, a curse, a laugh). 13. /ı/ suddenly to deliver (a blow) to, land (a blow) on. 14. /ı/ suddenly to hand in (one´s resignation, a letter of protest). 15. suddenly to feel...: Feci halde uyku bastı. I feel very sleepy. 16. /ı/ to be consumed with: Hocayı öfke bastı. The teacher was consumed with rage. 17. /ı/ to set, put (a hen) on eggs so that she will hatch them. Bas!/Bas git! slang Clear out! Beat it! Get lost! Scram! basıp geçmek /ı/ 1. to pass, overtake, leave (someone, something) behind. 2. just to pass (someone) by, not to stop and visit (someone). basıp gitmek/geçmek colloq. to get up and leave, take off. bastığı yeri bilmemek 1. not to know what one is doing, be out of it. 2. to be overjoyed. bastığı yerde ot bitmemek /ın/ to bring bad luck wherever he/she goes; to blight whatever he/she touches. "

"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. shape, form. 2. sort, kind, manner: Ne biçim şey bu? What sort of thing is this? Onu güzel bir biçimde söyledi. He put it in a nice way. 3. comp. format. 4. tailor. cut (of a garment): İngiliz biçimi bir ceket a sport coat with an English cut. 5. time for reaping; time for cutting hay; harvesttime. 6. /ı/ cutting and shaping, hewing (wood, stone). 7. /ı/ tailor. cutting (cloth) (to make garments); cutting out (clothes). 8. /ı/ reaping (a cereal crop); cutting, mowing (hay, grass). 9. /ı, a/ putting (a price) on, assigning (a price) to (something). - almak to take shape. -ini almak to take shape as, assume (a specified) shape. -ine gelmek for a suitable opportunity to arise. -ine getirmek to find a convenient time or opportunity. -e sokmak/koymak /ı/, - vermek /a/ to give (a specified) shape to. - vakti time for reaping; time for cutting hay; harvesttime. "

"1. back, back side, rear, the space behind. 2. the rest, remaining part, remainder, what´s left. 3. outcome, result. 4. the past. 5. anus (of an animal). 6. backward, behind in time or progress, behindhand. 7. slow (timepiece). 8. retarded, backward. 9. back, backward, to the rear. 10. Back up!/Back! -den from behind, from the rear. -since /ın/ after, following, behind (someone). -sinde /ın/ behind: evin gerisinde behind the house. -ye back, backward. - almak /ı/ 1. to get back, take back. 2. to take back, withdraw (one´s word or order). 3. to make (something) move backwards, back (something) up. -ye atmak /ı/ to postpone. -den bakmak /a/ to look from a distance (at); to be an onlooker. - basmak to move backwards, back up. -de bırakmak /ı/ to leave behind; to pass; to surpass. - çekilmek /dan/ 1. to withdraw, move backward, recede, retreat (from). 2. to give up, relinquish, desist from. - çekmek 1. /ı/ to pull back, take back, draw back. 2. /ı, dan/ to pull back, withdraw (troops) from. - çevirmek 1. /ı/ to return, give back, turn back, send back. 2. /ı/ to reject, refuse to accept. 3. /ı, dan/ to turn (someone) away from. - dönmek to come back, go back, return. -ye dön! mil. About face! - durmak /dan/ to refrain from, abstain from (doing something). - gelmek to come back. - geri gitmek to move backwards; to draw back (in fear). -den geriye secretly, covertly. - gitmek 1. to go back, return. 2. to take a turn for the worse. 3. (for a timepiece) to be slow, lose time. - göndermek /ı/ to send back. - hizmet mil. supply services behind the front. - istemek /ı/ to demand back, reclaim. - kaçmak to flee; to draw back hastily, retreat. - kafalı backward, reactionary. - kalan 1. the remainder, the rest, leftovers. 2. remaining. - kalmak 1. to stay behind, remain behind. 2. (for a timepiece) to be slow. 3. to be underdeveloped. -de kalmak 1. to be behind. 2. to lag. 3. to remain, be left (behind). - kalmamak /dan/ 1. not to refrain from, not to abstain from, not to fail (to do something). 2. to be as good as; to match, equal. 3. not to lag behind, not to hang back (from). - kalmış underdeveloped. - kalmışlık underdevelopment, being underdeveloped. - komamak /ı/ to do. -/-ye marş! mil. To the rear, march! - planda 1. in the background, at the back. 2. of minor importance, insignificant, inconsequential. - tepmek 1. (for a gun) to recoil, kick. 2. (for a scheme, plan, etc.) to backfire, recoil, boomerang. - vermek /ı/ to give back, return. - vites auto. reverse, reverse gear. - zekâlı mentally retarded, feebleminded."

"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."

"snow. -dan adam snowman. - ayakkabısı snowshoe. - basmak 1. /ı/ for snow to cover up/bury. 2. /a/ to store in (a cool place) for summer use. - bıçağı snowplow blade. - dişi icicle. - düşmek /a/ to snow (on a place). - fırtınası snowstorm. -da gezip izini belli etmemek to do something so slyly that no one realizes what one´s up to. - gibi snow-white. - gözlüğü snow goggles. - helvası snow mixed with molasses. - körlüğü snow blindness. - kuyusu pit for preserving snow for summer use. - parçası very fair-complexioned. - sınırı snow line, snow limit. - siperi snow fence. - süpürücü snowplow; snowblower, snow thrower. - topu 1. snowball. 2. very fair-complexioned and plump (child). - topu oynamak to have a snowball fight. - tutmak for snow to stick. - yağmak to snow."

",-ti 1. destiny, fortune, kismet. 2. chance of marriage (for a woman). K-. Perhaps./If fortune wills it. -i açık 1. favored by fortune, lucky. 2. (girl) who has many suitors. -i açılmak 1. to have a lucky break and begin to make money. 2. (for a girl) to receive a marriage proposal. -i ayağına (kadar) gelmek for fortune to come knocking at one´s door; to have an unexpected stroke of luck. -ini ayağıyla tepmek to ignore a chance that comes one´s way. -ini bağlamak /ın/ to use sorcery to prevent (a girl´s) marrying. -i bağlanmak (for a girl) not to receive proposals of marriage. -i çıkmak (for a girl) to receive a marriage proposal. - kapısı the source of one´s livelihood. -i kıt short on luck or success. -ine mâni olmak /ın/ to prevent (someone) from marrying or making money. -inde ne varsa kaşığında o çıkar. proverb No matter how hard a person tries he will get only what he is destined to have. - olmak 1. to be possible, be in the cards. 2. /a/ to be allotted (someone) by fate."

"1. property, possession. 2. riches, wealth; assets. 3. goods, merchandise. 4. cattle; horses; water buffaloes. 5. a herd of cattle, horses, or water buffaloes. 6. colloq. scoundrel, bastard: Onun ne mal olduğunu şimdi anladım. I now see what a bastard he really is. 7. slang pretty woman, nice piece of merchandise. 8. slang money, dough. 9. slang goods, stuff (used for legally prohibited goods). - ayrılığı law separation of property (allowing a husband and wife to have separate estates). - beyanı/bildirimi law statement of one´s assets. - birliği law joint ownership of property (by a husband and wife). - bulmuş Mağribi gibi so happy you´d think he had come into a fortune. - canın yongasıdır. proverb If one of your possessions is damaged, you feel as if you yourself have been injured. - canlısı overly fond of money, greedy. - edinmek to acquire property; to acquire wealth. - etmek 1. /ı, a/ to produce (something) at (a stated cost). 2. /ı, a/ to attribute (something) to, ascribe (something) to. 3. /ı, kendine/ to act as if (something) were (one´s) own; to appropriate (something) for (oneself) (when one has no legitimate claim to it). -ın gözü colloq. 1. sly, tricky, shifty. 2. slippery character, tricky number, fox. 3. loose, promiscuous (woman). - kaçırmak to smuggle goods over a border, engage in smuggling. - meydanda. colloq. It´s there for all the world to see. - müdürü see malmüdürü. - mülk goods, property. - mülk sahibi rich person. - olmak /a/ 1. (for something) to cost (someone) (a certain amount). 2. to cost (someone his life): İçki hayatına mal oldu. Drink was the death of him. 3. (for something) to be accepted by, be taken up by; to capture the mind of. - varlığı law worldly possessions/goods, estate. - yapmak to accumulate wealth. "

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