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MARK TWAIN

The two most important days in your life are the day you were born and the day you figure out why.

OCCASIONALLY: ara sıra/bazen

She occasionally eats alone.

REPEATEDLY: defalarca/durmadan/aralıksız olarak

I repeatedly expressed my real thoughts.

CONSTANTLY: sıkça/sık sık/ikide bir

The world outside his temporary home was constantly changing.

ONCE IN A WHILE: sometimes

I help him once in a while.

COOK CASSEROLES: güveç yapmak

I am planning to cook casseroles for tomorrow.

Pek ortaya çıkmıyor/ortada görünmüyor.

He doesn't go about much.

ABOUT: ortalıkta

There is a lot of influenza about.

TO BE ABOUT: KALKMAK/İYİLEŞMEK

He is about again.

ALL ABOARD!

Herkes binsin/girsin! (gemi vs.)

TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY: elimden geldiği kadar

I take care of them to the best of my abilities.

ABIDE: katlanmak

I can't abide him.

ABIDE BY SOMEONE'S WORD: sözünde durmak

He abides by his word.

Şaşakaldım.

I was taken aback.

Kadınlar, yaşamı fazla ciddiye alırlar.

Women take life too seriously.

Çok bilgisiz.

He doesn't know A from B.

GAME SHOW HOST: yarışma programı sunucusu

He is a well-known game show host in our country.

FIX A BROKEN HEART: gönlünü almak

You had better fix her broken heart.

COLOMBIAN: Kolombiyalı/Kolombiya'ya özgü

We drink Colombian coffee.

RELUCTANT: gönülsüz/isteksiz/tereddütlü

She may be reluctant to come without her husband.

WHIZ: vızıldamak/ pır pır etmek

The ball whizzed through the air.

FIGURE CAPTION: şeklin altındaki açıklama yazısı

Do you know how to write figure captions for graphs, charts, photos or drawings?

BU SENİN HALLETMEN GEREKEN BİR ŞEY.

That's something you got to figure out.

BIRAK BEN HALLEDEYİM.

Let me figure it out.

FLATTER ONE'S FIGURE: (giysi için) hatlarının güzelliğini ortaya çıkarmak

The trousers had a full cut that flattered Mary's figure.

Sözün gelişi.

It was just a figure of speech.

Öğrenir öğrenmez seni bilgilendireceğim.

I'll let you know as soon as I figure out.

NE OLDUĞUNU ANLAMAM BİRAZ ZAMAN ALDI.

It took me a while to figure out what happened.

FIGURE SOMETHING OUT: hal çaresine bakmak/bir yolunu bulmak

I'll figure that out.

WORDY WARFARE: tartışma/ağız kavgası/söz düellosu

They were having a wordy warfare when I interrupted.

CUT A RIDICULOUS FIGURE: komik bir tablo çizmek

He cut a most ridiculous figure as he stood open-mouthed, staring into her dazzling eyes.

CUT A FIGURE: boy göstermek

He cut a fine/dashing figure in his officer's uniform.

BE A FINE FIGURE OF A MAN/WOMAN: boylu poslu olmak

Now that he's been going to the gym regularly, David is a fine figure of a man.

HOURGLASS FIGURE: 90 60 90

If a woman has an houglass figure, she has a very small waist.

GO FIGURE! : Şu işe bak!

It's a terrible movie and it made $200 million. Go figure!

FIGURE OF SPEECH: lafın gelişi

"Break a leg" is a figure of speech, meaning "good luck".

COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHY: sebebini bulamamak

I couldn't figure out why he behaved badly.

AS IN THE FIGURE: şekilde olduğu gibi

As shown in the figure, four strong peaks are seen.

WELL-KNOWN FIGURE: meşhur kişi

The celebrity, who worked in the entertainment industry, was married to another well-known figure.

SHADOWY FIGURE: kim olduğu belli olmayan

The door opens and the shadowy figure of an alien appears.

PUBLIC FIGURE: kamuya mal olmuş kişi

Although not a public figure, he was a man of great influence.

HUMAN FIGURE: insan figürü

The painting shows a human figure climbing in a mountain landscape.

PASS OUT: bayılmak

He always passes out at the sight of blood.

PICK UP: tutup kaldırmak/almak

I picked up the newspaper that was lying on the ground.

PULL DOWN: yıkmak

They pulled down the old house to make room for a hotel.

WEAR OUT: eskimek/yıpranmak

Cheap clothes wear out very quickly.

THINK OVER: üzerinde düşünmek

Because it is a vital subject, you have to think over it for a long time.

TURN DOWN: başvuruyu ya da başvuranı reddetmek

My application was turned down by the manager because I didn't know how to use the computer.

A PIERCING SCREAM: tiz bir çığlık

We heard a piercing scream.

HATE FIGURE: nefret edilen kişi/şey

A hate figure is a person, normally in the public eye, who is widely disliked and criticized.

PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE: psikolojik savaş

But no one was better equipped for the psychological warfare that lay ahead.

DESPAIR: umutsuzluk/ümitsizlik/çaresizlik

After he had waited a long time, his earlier optimism turned into despair.

DEPUTY MANAGER: müdür yardımcısı

Not only has the ex-deputy manager been given a present, but a small party will also be held for his honour.

SACK: kovmak/işten atmak/sepetlemek

The number of employees who have been sacked by the boss is on the increase.

FAR TOO EXPENSIVE: fazlasıyla pahalı

The rooms may be good at the Hilton, but they are far too expensive.

PROPOSE: önermek/teklif etmek/evlenme teklif etmek

The mayor proposed a plan for a new bridge.

EXPOSE: maruz bırakmak/karşı karşıya bırakmak

Don't expose it to the sun.

EVERY OTHER DAY: gün aşırı/iki günde bir

I work every other day; Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

A DECENT JOB: adam gibi bir iş

Finally, he managed to find a decent job.

A DECENT SORT OF PERSON: insan gibi insan

My grandfather was a decent sort of person who takes care of all his family.

A DECENT WORK: düzgün/adamakıllı bir iş/saygın,insana yakışır iş

I need a decent work to afford a car.

Çok iyi anlaşan iki arkadaştık.

We were pretty decent friends.

DECENT SOCIETY: temiz toplum

Health, education and culture should be the last things to be cut in any decent society.

DECENT SALARY: yeterli maaş

I don't have a decent salary to buy a nice house.

A DECENT LOOKING GIRL: eli yüzü düzgün bir kız

She was a decent looking girl so she decided to be a model.

RECEIVE DECENT EDUCATION: iyi eğitim almak

He went abroad to receive decent education.

BE A DECENT PERSON: adam gibi adam olmak

Of course, like every other decent person, he desires more than anything else to avoid warfare.

GRANT: yerine getirmek

I hope the universe grants all your wishes.

ABOLISH: feshetmek / bozmak / kaldırmak

Many people fought to abolish slavery during the Civil War.

POUND: 453 gram (İngiliz ağırlık birimi)

Does this market sell fruit by the pound?

CHIP THE BALL OVER THE GOALIE: topu kalecinin üstünden aşırtmak

He chipped the ball over the goalie and scored a goal.

CAST A SPELL: büyü yapmak

The witch cast a spell on/over them.

CROAK: (kurbağa) vıraklamak

Frogs began to croak with the rainfall.

PRONOUNCE: ilan etmek / resmen bildirmek (Sizleri karı koca ilan ediyorum.)

I now pronounce you man and wife.

DECLARE: ilan etmek

... and now I declare the 27th Olympic Games open.

STAND IN FOR SOMEONE: birinin yerine idare etmek

I am standing in for Steward for today.

ALTER: değişmek / başkalaşmak / bozulmak

The economy has already altered.

POSTGRADUATE WORK: tez

There were also many others doing postgraduate work.