a couple of = (sayilabilen unsurlarla kullanilir) birka

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a couple of (sayilabilen unsurlarla kullanilir)
birkaç, iki üç, a few Im going to visit my
uncle for a couple of days. I wish I could stay
with him longer.
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a great / good deal (of) (sayilamayan
unsurlarla kullanilir) oldukça fazla, çok, a lot,
much, zit anl. a little, a bit My mother had to
spend a great / good deal of time and effort to
prepare the dinner for the guests (misafir).
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a number of (sayilabilen unsurlarla kullanilir)
çok sayida, (belli) bir miktar(da), a lot of,
plenty of There were a number of parents
waiting outside the classroom to talk to the
teacher.
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above all hepsinden ziyade, en basta,
mostly Above all, Id like to thank our readers
for their support (destek).
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abandoned terk edilmis, bos, (bina için) viran
halde, desolate, zit anl. occupied The fugitive
(kaçak) stayed at an abandoned house for a few
days until the police found him.
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absolutely (zarf) tamamen, kesinlikle, totally,
definitely The film was absolutely amazing. I
must see it again soon! - Are you coming with
us? - Absolutely. absolute (sifat) 1) tam,
halis, saf, mutlak, pure, zit anl. imperfect
2) (bir seyin) hepsi, tamami, complete, zit
anl. limited The mother puts absolute pressure
on her children. They dont even leave the room
without her permission.
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absent (sifat) yok, mevcut degil, unavailable,
zit anl. present, available Can is ill at home.
So he is absent from class today. absence (isim)
yokluk, bulunmama, zit anl. presence,
existence Hande will be in charge (sorumlu) of
the sales department in Canans absence.
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accelerate hizlan(dir)mak, ivme kazan(dir)mak,
speed up, zit anl. decelerate, retard Reducing
(düsürmek) the prices could help accelerate the
sales. Accelerate fiilinin bir diger anlami ise,
gaza basmaktir Do not accelerate. Theres a
speed limit on this road.
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accommodation (isim) konaklama The
tuition fee (okul ücreti) includes the books, but
not the accommodation. I have to arrange
(ayarlamak) it myself, and I dont know where
Ill be staying yet. accommodate (fiil) 1) yer
/ yasam alani saglamak, be home to 2)
(ihtiyaçlarina) cevap vermek, hizmet etmek,
serve The jury will be accommodated in a nearby
hotel during the trial (muhakeme / yargilama)
period. The dormitory (yurt) cannot fully
accommodate the students. Thats why it is going
to be enlarged (genisletilmek).
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access girmek, nüfuz etmek, enter You can
access the roof (çati) from the bedroom upstairs
(yukari kat).
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accomplish basarmak, (zorlu bir ugrastan sonra)
elde etmek, kazanmak, achieve, zit anl. fail,
lose, quit Mission accomplished. Görev
basariyla tamamlandi. We have accomplished all
we set out to do. Yola çikarken koydugumuz
bütün hedeflere ulastik.
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abolish (fiil) kaldirmak, feshetmek, cancel,
get rid of, zit anl. establish Sultanate
(Saltanat) was abolished on November 1, 1922 in
Turkey. abolition (isim) (ortadan) kaldirma,
ilga, fesih, cancellation, repulsion Some
parents (veli) have written to the Meadows school
administration (idare) against (karsi) the
abolition of their school library and the
decision to make the librarian redundant
(kütüphane memurunu isten çikarmak).
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abundantly (zarf) bolca, büyük miktarda,
copiously, profusely, zit anl. rarely,
scarcely Calcium is found most abundantly in
milk. abundance (isim) bolluk, çokluk,
zenginlik, copiousness, wealth, zit anl. rarity,
scarcity There was an abundance of beverages
(içecek) at the party. Beverages were in
abundance at the party.
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be concerned with (bir sey) ile ilgili /
alakali olmak, (bir sey)i konu etmek, be about,
deal with The directors latest documentary
(belgesel) is concerned with famine (kuraklik) in
Africa.
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caution (fiil) uyarmak, ikaz etmek, warn My
mothers cautioned me not to step on the parquet
of the living room as the polish (cila) hadnt
dried (kurumak) yet.
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deliver teslim etmek, vermek, birakmak,
dagitmak, mesaj iletmek, transfer, hand over,
distribute, send, zit anl. keep,
retain Following his complaint (sikayet), the
airline delivered the lost luggage (bagaj) to
Jasons flat.
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hostile düsmanca, düsman, saldirgan, karsi
olan, aggressive, antagonistic, adversary, zit
anl. friendly The leader of the political party
was obviously uncomfortable (rahatsiz) while
addressing (konusma yapmak, hitap etmek) the
hostile crowd that was angrily shouting at him.
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ignorant bilgisiz, cahil, görgüsüz, unlearned,
unaware, rude The famous actor couldnt even
answer some basic questions about his countrys
history. He was unbelievably (inanilmaz derecede)
ignorant. We were embarrassed (mahcup olmak) by
her ignorant manners (tavir, davranis) at the
lunch table. ignore dikkate almamak, göz ardi
etmek, disregard, dismiss, zit anl. know,
notice, pay attention (to) Safety regulations
are being ignored by company managers in the
drive to increase profits. Güvenlik önlemleri,
sirket müdürleri tarafindan, karlari arttirma
dürtüsüyle göz ardi ediliyor.
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judge yargilamak, hüküm vermek, degerlendirmek,
decide, conclude, evaluate, appraise Judging by
the tone of his voice on the telephone, I
immediately understood that something bad had
happened.
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lack (bir sey)den yoksun olmak, mahrum olmak,
be short of, be without, zit anl. have, own He
might have a university degree in architecture
(mimarlik), but he lacks the vision and
enthusiasm (sevk) to become a popular architect.
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moderate ilimli, orta, ölçülü, sinirli,
reasonable, zit anl. extreme Sue was neither
exceptional (olaganüstü) nor unsuccessful as a
student. She was just moderate.
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upset 1) bozmak, altüst etmek, disturb,
disrupt 2) üzmek, sinirlendirmek, bother,
afflict 1) The apartment blocks seriously upset
the peaceful (huzur verici) landscape
(manzara). 2) My mothers negative remarks (söz,
yorum) about my husband have been upsetting me.
She had better (...sa iyi olur) change her
attitude (tavir). upsetting üzücü, üzüntü
veren, sinir bozucu, annoying, hurtful,
distressing, zit anl. pleasing The news about
the casualties (kazazede) of the attack is pretty
(oldukça) upsetting as there seems to be almost
no hope of recovery (kurtulus).
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withdraw (from) 1) geri çek(il)mek, retreat,
zit anl. attack, assault 2) (para) çekmek 3)
(ilaci vs.) kesmek 1) The US government has
stated that it will have withdrawn its soldiers
from Iraq by 2010. 1) Tims broken ankle (bilek)
made him withdraw from todays baseball game. 2)
Could I withdraw 500 TL from my account
please? 3) When she withdrew the drug (ilaç),
her symptoms (hastalik belirtisi) reappeared.
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yield verim, kar, kazanç, sonuç, ürün, output,
production Unfortunately, owing to (yüzünden)
the dry weather conditions, farmers arent
expecting (beklemek) a high yield this autumn
(sonbahar).
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vaguely tam anlamini vermeyecek sekilde, belli
belirsiz, ambiguously, zit anl. clearly,
explicitly Id just woken up when Ron phoned me,
so I vaguely remember what we talked about.
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accidentally kazara, yanlislikla, tesadüfen,
unintentionally, zit anl. deliberately, on
purpose I accidentally broke my aunts antique
vase (vazo). Now, I have to make up for (telafi
etmek) it.
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accordingly dolayisiyla, bu nedenle, so,
consequently She had been suffering from severe
(siddetli) back pain (sirt agrisi) and
accordingly consulted (danismak / görünmek) a
doctor. Accordingly zarfinin bir diger anlami
ise, ona göre, öyledir Ill wait until I have
heard from her and act accordingly. Ondan haber
alana kadar bekleyecegim ve ona göre hareket
edecegim.
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abuse kötüye kullanmak, suiistimal etmek, asiri
kullanmak, misuse, mistreat, spoil, zit anl.
defend, respect If you abuse alcohol, you can
end up being an alcoholic. ...alkolik olup
çikacaksin.
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accompany (birine) eslik etmek, (bir sey)in
beraberinde gelmek / bulunmak, come / go with, be
associated with Could you accompany me back to
my flat please? It is dark and Im scared
(korkmak) to walk alone.
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make out 1) (bir seyin ne oldugunu) kestirmek,
çikarmak, seçmek, anlamak, çözmek, perceive,
understand 2) basarmak, be successful 1) The
man was obviously (açikça) trying to tell me
something but I couldnt make out his Welsh
(Galler, Galli) accent (aksan). 2) It is usually
challenging (zorlayici) for students to make out
in a new school.
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make use of kullanmak, yararlanmak, utilise,
benefit from, zit anl. make no use of You dont
need to build a shed (müstemilat) in the garden.
You could make use of the spare (bos) room to put
the exercise machines in.
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make do with (bir sey) ile yetinmek / idare
etmek, subsist, get by I sometimes make do with
a cup of tea when I dont have time for breakfast
in the mornings.
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make up for (kaybedilen veya eksik kalan bir
seyi) tamamlamak, yerine koymak, kapatmak, telafi
etmek, compensate for I missed my nephew Jacks
birthday party, but to make up for it Im going
to take him to his favourite bands concert.
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casually gelisigüzel, dikkat ve özen
göstermeden, ilgisiz bir sekilde He glanced
casually at the headlines of the paper.
Gazetenin basliklarina ilgisiz bir sekilde /
söyle bir göz atti.
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randomly rastgele, belli bir plan ya da yönteme
bagli kalmaksizin, haphazardly, every which
way The houses in the area were randomly
scattered (dagilmak).
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haphazardly rastgele, gelisigüzel,
rastlantisal, randomly, arbitrarily The garden
was neglected (ihmal edilmek). You could see
flowers growing haphazardly here and there.
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misuse kötü / yanlis kullanmak, suiistimal
etmek, kötü muamele etmek, misapply, abuse
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spoil 1) bozmak, berbat / harap etmek, impair
2) simartmak, featherbed 1) The open-air
concert was spoilt by the rain. 2) I am an only
child (ailenin tek çocugu) but my parents didnt
really spoil me.
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take advantage of (bir sey)i firsat bilmek,
(bir sey)den yararlanmak, sömürmek, suiistimal
etmek, abuse, capitalise, trepass Youre taking
advantage of my good will (iyi niyet).