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1. /ı, a/ to make (a bird, insect) alight upon. 2. /ı, a/ to tack on, stick on. 3. /ı, a/ to accept (that one is...): Hastalığı kendine kondurmuyor. He won´t accept that he´s ill. 4. /ı, a/ to label (someone) a..., put (someone) down as a...: Bönlüğü ona kondurdu. He put him down as a simpleton. 5. /ı, a/ suddenly to land (a blow) or place (a kiss) on. 6. /ı/ to give (a quick reply).

1. dry, rainless. 2. (soil) that won´t hold moisture, that dries out quickly.

1. disgruntled, offended, put out, peeved. 2. sensitive plant. 3. (plant) that won´t grow properly.

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

"1. 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...."

water buffalo. - gibi big, fat, and clumsy (person). - yürekli (person) who won´t bestir himself for anything or anybody.

"1. monkey; ape. 2. colloq. ugly and ridiculous-looking (person). -a benzetmek/çevirmek /ı/ to make (someone, something) look ridiculous. -a dönmek 1. to look ridiculous. 2. to become well behaved. - gibi small, wiry, and energetic (person). - gözünü açtı. colloq. He has learned his lesson./He won´t be fooled again. - iştahlı (person) who is completely lacking in stick-to-itiveness. - suratlı (person) with a face that´s as ugly as sin."

"1. (a) wide, flat, open, outside area; open space; (public) square. 2. arena; ring. 3. (landing) field. 4. Sufism the universe. 5. section of a Bektashi or Mevlevi lodge in which the dervishes perform the religious ceremonies. 6. opportunity, occasion; possibility. -da 1. obvious, evident, clear. 2. in sight, within view, around. - almak to spread, increase, advance. - aramak to look for an opportunity. -a atılmak 1. to be brought up, be suggested, be broached. 2. to leap into action. -a atmak /ı/ to suggest, bring up, broach. - bırakmak /a/ 1. to give (someone) a chance (to do something): Konuşmama meydan bırakmadı. He didn´t give me a chance to speak. 2. to allow (something to happen): O toplantının yapılmasına meydan bırakmayacağız. We won´t let that meeting take place. -da bırakmak /ı/ 1. to leave (someone) homeless or without shelter. 2. to leave (something) out in the open, leave (something) out where anybody can see it. -ı boş bulmak to find an opportunity to do something (when there is no one or nothing to prevent one´s doing it). - bulamamak /a/ not to find a chance (to do something). - bulmak to find an opportunity. -a çıkarmak /ı/ 1. to bring (something) to light; to expose (something) to view. 2. to present (something) to the public; to make (something) public, reveal. 3. to bring (a child) to the point where he can look after his simplest needs. -a çıkmak 1. to be revealed, come to light; to become evident. 2. (for someone) to be seen (in public); to get around and about. 3. (for a child) to reach an age at which he can look after his simplest needs. - dayağı a public beating (given as an official punishment). - dayağı çekmek /a/ to give (an offender) a beating. -a dökmek /ı/ to make (something) public, reveal. -a düşmek 1. to mix with the crowd, go out in public. 2. to volunteer one´s services. 3. to become a prostitute. -a gelmek to come into existence, become a reality; to happen, occur. -a getirmek /ı/ 1. to bring forth, produce, do. 2. to be the cause of (something). -da kalmak to be left jobless or homeless, be in a bad way, Brit. be in Queer Street. - korkusu psych. agoraphobia. -a koymak /ı/ 1. to produce, create. 2. to set forth, present. 3. to reveal. - okumak /a/ to challenge, defy. - savaşı/muharebesi mil. major battle, decisive battle. - vermek /a/ 1. to give (someone) a chance (to do something): Onların kaçmasına meydan verme! Don´t give them a chance to run away! 2. to allow (something to happen): O binanın yıktırılmasına meydan vermemeliyiz. We ought not to allow that building to be torn down. -a vurmak /ı/ to reveal (something) clearly. "

"1. (plant) which has no fruit on it, fruitless. 2. (plant) which won´t bear fruit, unfruitful; sterile."

"(someone) who wants to quit as soon as things start going against him, (someone) who won´t play the game; (someone) who is a spoilsport."

"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. What...?: Ne dedin? What did you say? 2. What a...!/How...! (used as an intensifier before adjectives): Ne biçimsiz bir masa! What an ugly table! Ne soğuk! How cold it is! 3. whatever: Ahmet ne yaparsa Ayşe beğenir. Ayşe approves of whatever Ahmet does. 4. What...?: Bu ne kutusu? What´s this box for? Yarın ne dersin var? What lesson do you have tomorrow? 5. used as an intensifier: Dün rüzgâr ne esti ha! Yesterday the wind blew like all get-out. 6. used to express approval or disapproval: Bu ne kıyafet böyle? And just what sort of getup is this? Bu dünyada ne anneler var! This old world has some pretty wonderful/awful mothers in it! -ler used to indicate a quantity of things: Daha neler gördük, neler! We saw lots and lots of other things as well! Neler öğrendin? What things have you learned? -si used to show a connection: Sen İsmet´in nesisin? How are you kin to İsmet? O adam buranın nesi? What´s that man´s position here? -sine? What on earth does he need... for?: Otomobil onun nesine? What on earth does he need a car for? Altın kolye onun nesine? What on earth is she doing with a gold necklace? - akla hizmet ediyor? Why on earth is he doing such a thing? - âlâ! How nice! - âlâ memleket! What a fine kettle of fish!/What a wonderful state of affairs! (said sarcastically). - âlem used to express a feeling of astonishment tempered with affection: Ne âlem adam! What a crazy guy! O kadın ne âlemdir bir bilsen! That gal´s a character, I can tell you! - âlemdesiniz? How are things with you? - alıp veremiyor? 1. What is it he wants?/What´s he after? 2. /la/ What´s the problem between...?: Onunla ne alıp veremiyorsun? What´s the problem between you and her? (...) - arar! /da/ (Someone) is completely lacking in (something).: Onda para ne arar! He´s never got two cents to rub together. (Burada/Orada) - arıyor? What´s he doing here/there?/What does he want? - biçim used to show disapproval: Ne biçim adam yahu! What a jerk! Ne biçim sözlük! And this thing´s supposed to be a dictionary! - buyurdunuz? What did you say? - buyurulur? /a/ 1. What do you say to...?/What would you say to a...?: Soğuk bir limonataya ne buyurulur? What do you say to a cold lemonade?/Would you like a cold lemonade? 2. What do you have to say to...? (said tauntingly). - canı var ki? How can he do that? (He´s not got the physical strength.) - çare! What can one do?/It´s a hopeless situation. - çıkar? 1. What difference will it make one way or the other? 2. What´ll come of it? (Nothing!). 3. What can I/you expect to get out of it? - çiçektir biliriz. colloq. I know what a bad lot he is./I know just how nocount he is./I´ve got his number. - de olsa nevertheless, nonetheless. - dedim de...? Why on earth (didn´t I do something)?: Ne dedim de sana haber vermedim? Why on earth didn´t I inform you? - demek? 1. What does it mean?: Bu ne demek? What does this mean? 2. Just what does it mean? (said angrily): Ders ekmek ne demek? Just what do you mean by cutting a class? - demeye...? 1. Why...?: Buraya ne demeye geldin? Why have you come here? 2. used when questioning the meaning of something: O sözü ne demeye getirdi? Just what did she mean by that remark? -ler de neler, maydanozlu köfteler all manner of strange and outlandish things. - denir?/- dersin? colloq. What can you say?/There´s nothing you can say. - denli 1.... how much.... 2. However much.... 3. My, how...! - dersin? colloq. What do you think? - dese beğenirsin? colloq. You´ll never guess what he said to me./You won´t believe what he said to me./Just guess what she said!/Guess what she called me! - diye...? Why...?/For what purpose...?: Ne diye ben gideyim? Why should I be the one to go? Ne diye gideyim? What´s the point in my going?/For what purpose am I to go? - ekersen onu biçersin. proverb You reap what you sow. - fayda! colloq. What good can that do now?/What´s the good of it now?/It´s too late for that now. (...) - gezer! see ne arar! - gibi...? Wha

1. suitable, acceptable. 2. reasonable, sensible, not absurd. 3. so-called, (someone) who claims to be...: öğretmen olacak o kişi that so-called teacher. 4. something that is possible. 5. the lowest price (at which a merchant will sell something). - gibi değil. colloq. It looks like (something) won´t happen. - iş değil. colloq. It´s impossible./It´s out of the question. -ı nedir? What is the lowest amount you´ll sell this for?/What´s the real price of this thing? - olur. Things will turn out in the way they are fated to.

"1. (object) which has a solid base or foundation; (object) which won´t tip over easily. 2. sedate; dignified; serious-minded, sober. 3. well-chosen, very appropriate (words)."

",-ti 1. fixed, stationary; stable; invariable, constant. 2. fast (color, dye), (color) that won´t fade or rub off; indelible (ink, stain, pencil). 3. fixed (stare). 4. proven, established. - balon mil. captive balloon. - fikir fixed idea, idée fixe. - fiyat fixed price. - gelir fixed income. - yıldız fixed star."

mastic, gum mastic (often used as flavoring or as chewing gum). - gibi 1. sticky. 2. very white and clean (laundry). 3. (person) who won´t leave one alone, who sticks to one like glue. - leblebisi roasted white chickpea. - rakısı raki flavored with mastic.

"straw; chaff. - alevi gibi sudden and short-lived. - altından su yürütmek to be as sly as a fox, be extremely crafty and devious. - çöpü piece of straw or chaff. - elinse samanlık senin. colloq. You won´t benefit at all from free food if you eat so much of it that you become ill. - gibi insipid, tasteless. - kafalı stupid. - nezlesi hay fever. - sarısı 1. straw yellow. 2. straw-colored, straw yellow."

"1. to be provided; to be procured, be found; to be gained, be obtained; to be achieved, be won; to be brought about. 2. to be ensured, be guaranteed. "

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

"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