yıkılmak

v. break down, cave, cave in, collapse, come down, crack-up, crumble, drop down, fall, fall down, fall over, fall to pieces, founder, go to pieces, go to ruin, shipwreck, tumble, tumble-down, wither away

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"to be demolished, to be wrecked; to be destroyed; to be ruined; to fall down; to collapse, to come down, to give way; to crumble; to clear out"

"1. to be demolished, be wrecked; to be pulled down; to be destroyed; to be ruined. 2. to be felled; to be sent sprawling, be laid flat; to be toppled. 3. /a/ to be tilted to (one side). 4. /a/ (for the blame) to be put on. 5. (for a burden, cargo) to be unloaded, be removed. 6. to collapse; to fall into ruin. 7. to collapse in a heap, fall to the ground. 8. to lose one´s health and morale; (for someone) to be broken/ruined (by a disaster). 9. (for someone one dislikes) to leave, get out, clear out. yıkıla yıkıla reeling/swaying wildly (as if about to fall). "

adj. ramshackle

v. tumble down over

to break down

v. (neg. form of yıkılmak) break down, cave, cave in, collapse, come down, crack-up, crumble, drop down, fall, fall down, fall over, fall to pieces, founder, go to pieces, go to ruin, shipwreck, tumble, tumble-down, wither away

1. the world, the earth. 2. the universe. 3. everyone, people. -da never in this world: Dünyada gitmem. I would not go for the whole world. - ahret kardeşim olsun. colloq. Let it be friendship only. - âlem colloq. everybody. -yı anlamak to understand life, be mature. -yı başına dar etmek /ın/ to make life unbearable for. - başına yıkılmak to be very miserable. -lar benim oldu. colloq. I felt on top of the world. - bir araya gelse even if everybody is opposed. -nın dört bucağı the four corners of the earth. - durdukça for ever and ever. -dan elini eteğini çekmek to cut oneself off from the world and worldly things. - evi marriage. - evine girmek to get married. -dan geçmek/-dan el çekmek to retire from the world, lose touch with life. -sından geçmek to lose one´s interest in life. -ya gelmek to be born, come into the world. -ya getirmek /ı/ to give birth to, bring into the world. - görüşü one´s general philosophy of life. -ya gözlerini açmak to be born, open one´s eyes to the world. -yı gözü görmemek to be so affected by something that one can´t think of anything else. - gözü ile görmek /ı/ to see (someone) before one dies. -ya gözlerini kapamak/yummak to die, pass away, close one´s eyes to the world. - güzeli 1. (person) of outstanding beauty. 2. Miss Universe. -dan haberi olmamak to be unaware of what is going on around one. -yı haram etmek /a/ to make life a living hell for (someone). -nın kaç bucak/köşe olduğunu anlamak/öğrenmek to learn by bitter experience. -nın kaç bucak olduğunu göstermek /a/ to give (someone) what he has coming to him. - kadar a whole lot. -ya kazık kakmak to live to a ripe old age. - kelamı worldly talk. - kelamı etmek to talk about worldly things. - kurulalıdan beri since the world began. - malı/nimeti wealth, possessions. - malı dünyada kalır. proverb You can´t take it with you. -lar (onun) olmak to be very happy. -nın öbür/bir ucu the far end of the world. -nın parası a lot of money. - penceresi colloq. the eyes. - (Peygamber) Süleyman´a bile kalmamış. proverb No man can live forever. -yı tozpembe görmek to see things through rose-colored glasses. -yı tutmak to spread far and wide. - varmış! colloq. How wonderful! (expression of relief). -nın yedi harikası Seven Wonders of the World. - yıkılsa umurunda değil. colloq. He doesn´t give a damn. - yüzü görmemek to be overwhelmed by circumstances. -yı zindan/zehir etmek /a/ to make life unbearable for. - zindan olmak /a/ to be in great distress.

ceiling. - arası attic, garret, Brit. loft. - başına çökmek/yıkılmak to be knocked for a loop, be dealt a crushing (emotional) blow. - fiyatı ceiling price. - süpürgesi long-handled broom used to clean ceilings.