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FOR THE TIME BEING: şimdilik

She is staying with her aunt for the time being.

IN CHARGE: görevli

The teacher is in charge of the class.

STAFF: personel/eleman

All the hospital staff were wonderfully supportive.

CURRENT EVENT: güncel olay

To avoid any future hiccups please phone/e-mail me for current events.

IMPORT: ithal etmek

We import a large number of cars from Japan.

CATTLE: sığır/büyükbaş hayvan

They raise only cattle.

APPETITE: iştah

Build up your appetite, then head to one of these restaurants.

HOSTAGE: rehine, tutsak, rehin

They were both held hostage for some years on the island.

DELAY: erteleme/gecikmek/rötar

If you think you have a problem, don't delay, seeking help is the best thing you can do.

HIKE: gezinti/yürüyüş/uzun yürüyüş

Are you going up to the top of the hill on your next hike?

LAST: dayanmak

A good sweater, which is expensive, usually lasts a long time.

OCCASIONALLY: arada bir/zaman zaman

Strange things occasionally occur in that house.

FASCINATING: büyüleyici/hayran eden/etkileyici/çok ilginç

The geology of New Mexico is fascinating.

COLLEGE STUDENT: üniversite öğrencisi

I am a junior college student.

BRIEFCASE: evrak çantası

He dropped his briefcase on a chair.

RESPONSIBLE FOR: -den sorumlu

I'm responsible for my own actions.

RELATIVELY: diğerlerine göre/nazaran/nispeten

Whales have a relatively small brain.

LOOK UP TO: hayran olmak

I look up to my father.

BU AKŞAM TELEVİZYONDA NE VAR?

What's on TV tonight?

A SMART CHICK / A VERY NICE SHORT FILM FOR CHILDREN

A SMART CHICK

THE BOY AND THE DOG / A VERY NICE SHORT FILM FOR CHILDREN

THE BOY AND THE DOG

ABROAD: ortalıkta / herkesin ağzında

There is a rumour abroad that she is leaving.

ABROAD: yurt dışında

He lived abroad for many years.

ABREAST: bir hizada/ yan yana/ aynı hizada

They walked along the road three abreast.

ABRASIVE: aşındırıcı

Sandpaper is an abrasive.

ABRASIVE: aşındırıcı

An abrasive material is unsuitable for cleaning baths.

ABOVE ALL: en önemlisi/ her şeyden önce

He is strong, brave and, above all, honest.

ABOVE: üstünde/üzerinde

The child's intelligence is above average.

GERİYE DÖN!

About turn!

ABOUT: etrafta/ ...-de/da

He lay with his clothes scattered about.

ABOUT: etrafta/ ...-de/da

She wore a coat about her shoulders.

WATERS: sular/ denizler

Fish abound in these waters.

ABOUT: ...larda

You will find him somewhere about the office.

ABOUND IN: bir şeyle dolu olmak/ bir şeyden bol olmak

The east coast abounds in good farming land.

ABOMINABLE: berbat/ iğrenç

What abominable weather!

ABOLISH: kaldırmak/ son vermek

We must abolish the death penalty.

ABNORMAL: anormal

His behaviour is abnormal for a child of his age.

ABLAZE=VERY BRIGHT

The street was ablaze with lights.

ABLAZE: tutuşmuş/ alevler içinde

The building was ablaze when the fire brigade arrived.

ABIDE BY: uymak/ itaat etmek

They must abide by the rules of the game.

ABIDE: tahammül etmek

I can't abide noisy people.

ABHORRENT: tiksindirici/ nefret uyandıran / ters/ iğrenç/ karşıt

Fighting was abhorrent to him.

Bana ters geliyor.

It is abhorrent to me.

ABHOR: nefret etmek

I abhor violence.

ABEYANCE: askıda/ kullanmama/ sürünceme/ belirsizlik/ muallakta olma

The matter was left in abeyance.

ABET: teşvik etmek/ cesaretlendirmek/ kışkırtmak/yoldan çıkarmak/ suça özendirmek

He abetted his cousin in robbing the bank.

ABDUCT: kaçırmak

The president has been abducted.

ABDICATE: bırakmak

He abdicated all responsibility for the work to his elder son..

ABDICATE THE THRONE: tahtı bırakmak

The king abdicated the throne in favour of his son.

ABBREVIATION: kısaltma

Maths is an abbreviation of mathematics.

ABBREVIATE: kısaltmak

Frederick is often abbreviated to Fred.

ABATE: geçmek/ hafiflemek/ yatışmak/ dinmek

The storm abated.

ABASHED: mahcup/ utanmış

She was abashed at the compliments she received.

TAKEN ABACK: çok şaşırmak/ şaşakalmak/ apışıp kalmak / afallamak / biri veya bir şey yüzünden şoka girmek

She was taken aback by his rudeness.

OWL: baykuş

An owl can see in the dark.

A Portuguese proverb

The dog wags his tail, not for you, but for your bread.

Duncan Maxwell Anderson

Remember: It is 10 times harder to command the ear than to catch the eye.

James Thurber

If I have any beliefs about immortality, it is that certain dogs I have known will go to heaven, and very, very few persons.

Alan Alexander Milne

One of the advantages of being disorderly is that one is constantly making exciting discoveries.

Washington Allston

Never judge a work of art by its defects.

Anonymous

Take care that the face that looks out from the mirror in the morning is a pleasant face. You may not see it again during the day, but others will.

Francis Bacon

Knowledge itself is power.

French Proverb

There is a pinch of the madman in every great man.

George Bernard Shaw

We learn from experience that men never learn anything from experience.

Tuscarora

Man has responsibility, not power.

EXCEPTIONALLY GOOD: son derece iyi

Fish is very tasty and exceptionally good for you.

Saçımı boyatmak istiyorum.

I'd like to get my hair dyed.

(Saç için) Biraz düzeltin lütfen.

Just a trim please.

Hesabımda ne kadar kaldığını söyleyebilir misiniz?

Could you please tell me my balance?

CASH A CHEQUE: çek bozmak

Can I cash a check in your bank?

Bu dolarları bozabilir misiniz lütfen?

Could you change these dollars, please?

HUMID: nemli

The day had been unusually hot and humid, and she wiped sweat from her forehead.

MILD: ılıman

We had an exceptionally mild winter last year.

BUSKER: sokak çalgıcısı

The most common kind of busker plays a guitar.

FRONT DESK: resepsiyon

Simply sign up at the front desk for the hours desired.

FOR NO REASON: hiç neden yokken

For no reason at all the two women started to laugh.

ÜSTÜ KALSIN.

You can keep the change.

KÜÇÜK BİR AĞIZ KAVGASI ETTİK.

We've just had a bit of row.

NİCE MUTLU YILLARA.

Many happy returns.

PANTOLONUM SÖKÜLDÜ.

My trousers ripped.

BU YER TUTULDU.

This seat is taken.

ARKADAŞLAR BÖYLE GÜNLER İÇİNDİR.

That's what friends are for.

TO FIX AN APPOINTMENT: bir randevu ayarlamak

I fixed an appointment for next Friday.

ZOR BiR KARAR.

It is a hard decision.

O NİYE?

How come?

RİCA EDERİM.

Don't mention.

GERÇEKTEN ÇOK MAKBULE GEÇTİ.

I really appreciate it.

AROUND HERE: bu civarda / buralarda

Is there a shopping mall around here?

PUBLIC TOILET: umumi tuvalet

You have to pay to use the public toilets at the station.

ORANGE SQUASH: portakal suyu

She filled her mug with orange squash.

ÇALIŞMALARINDA BAŞARILAR DİLERİM.

Good luck with your studies.

DUYDUĞUMA GÖRE BABA OLMUŞSUN.

I hear you are a father.

SAÇMALAMA.

Don't be silly.

BUNU NASIL BULDUNUZ?

How do you like this one?

WOOL SWEATER: yün kazak

It is very cold. You had better wear your wool sweater.

OLDUKÇA MAKUL.

That's fair enough.

AKTARMALI MI?

Do I have to change?

MANCHESTER'A BİR GİDİŞ BİLETİ LÜTFEN.

A single to Manchester, please.

ANNEMLE BABAMI ZİYARET ETMEM GEREKİYOR.

I am supposed to visit my parents.

BENİM HATIRIM İÇİN ALIN.

Just take it to please me.

BEN ALMAYAYIM, TEŞEKKÜRLER.

Nothing for me, thanks.

EHLİYETİN GEÇERLİ Mİ?

Is your driving licence valid?

A CURRENT LICENCE: geçerli bir sürücü belgesi

Do you have a current licence?

HER ŞEY HALLEDİLDİ.

Everything is taken care of.

SIKMA CANINI.

Don't bother yourself.

SÖZÜNÜ BİLE ETMEYE DEĞMEZ.

That's out of the question.

YENİ KAZAĞIMI NASIL BULDUN?

How do you like my new sweater?

HER ŞEY GÖNLÜNÜZCE OLSUN.

All the very best.

GÖRMEMENİZ İMKANSIZ.

You can't miss it.

CROSSROADS: kavşak

The two vans collided at the crossroads.

TO BE IN CHARGE OF: bir şeyden sorumlu olmak

I am in charge of the planning.

IMPRESSION: izlenim

What are your first impressions of our company?

CONSERVE: tutmak/ muhafaza etmek

Cacti conserve water throughout long periods of drought.

RETAIN: tutmak/ alıkoymak/ elinden kaçırmamak

I struggled to retain control of the situation.

GET PROMOTION: terfi etmek

She worked the hardest; therefore she got the promotion.

THEREFORE: bu nedenle/ o yüzden/ onun için/ bu yüzden

I think I've stayed too long, therefore I'm leaving in the morning.

ADAPT: adapte etmek /uyarlamak / uymak/ adapte olmak / intibak etmek/ alışmak

They are well adapted to desert life.

COMMITMENT: söz/ yükümlülük/ bağlılık/ sadakat

I was promoted to a new prestigious position at work because of my hard work and commitment.

CONFESS: itiraf etmek/ kabullenmek/ söylemek

They persuaded him to confess his crime.

FULFIL: tamamlamak/ yerine getirmek/ uygulamak/ yapmak/ bitirmek/ gerçekleştirmek

Is it possible to fulfil her last wish?

DESPISE: hor görmek/ küçümsemek/ aşağılamak/ adam yerine koymamak

I despised them because of my old age and experience of life.

SQUASH: sıkışmak/ sığmak

He managed to squash into the car.

ARROGANT: kibirli/ küstah/ burnu havada/ kendini beğenmiş/ gururlu

He is far too arrogant to learn the error of his ways.

RELUCTANT: gönülsüz/ isteksiz/ zoraki/ tereddütlü

It was a reluctant farewell.

ELEGANT: şık/zarif/nazik/çok iyi/ ince/ hoş/ kibar/ mükemmel/ zekice/ güzel

She was so elegant in her new dress.

ACKNOWLEDGE: bir şeyin alındığını bildirmek/ bir iyiliğe karşı şükranlarını, teşekkürlerini ifade etmek

She quickly acknowledges all of my e-mails when she receives them.

SENTIMENTAL: duygusal/içli/hassas/duygulu

Laura has a sentimental attachment to her old primary school.

LOCKER: kilitli dolap/kilitli çekmece/derin dondurucu

There were no left luggage lockers at the airport.

SURRENDER: teslim olmak/teslim etmek/vazgeçmek

They were required to surrender their passports.

SQUASH: isyan bastırmak/susturmak/ezmek/sıkıştırmak

Squash your cans flat before recycling.

VETERAN: gazi/eski toprak/çok tecrübeli/deneyimli

My grandfather is a veteran of the First World War.

LANGUAGE ACQUISITION : dil edinimi

First language acquisition refers to the way children learn their native language. Second language acquisition refers to the learning of another language or languages besides the native language.

ILLITERATE: cahil/okuma yazma bilmeyen

Over 25% of the population were illiterate.

VACANT HOTEL ROOM: boş otel odası

We tried to find a vacant hotel room but it was fruitless.

FACIAL: cilt bakımı/yüz bakımı/yüzle ilgili

She's made an appointment for a facial next weekend.

A-CHOO! : Hapşu!

- A-choo! - Bless you!

BLEMISH: karalamak/lekelemek/güzelliğini bozmak

This scar blemished my skin.

OINTMENT: merhem/yağ/pomat

I think you should put some ointment on that cut.

CIVIL SERVANT: kamu personeli/devlet memuru

My father was a local government administrator, that is to say a civil servant.

WEIRD: acayip/tuhaf/garip/anlaşılmaz

My mother finds it weird that I put ketchup on every food I eat.

COME ALONG: ortaya/öne çıkmak

Something always comes along that surprises you.

HELLO EVERYONE!

Life is a long journey. Are you ready to learn with me?