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| a bit of a mess n | UK, informal (chaotic) | karmaşa i. |
| | | karışıklık i. |
| | His love life's a bit of a mess. |
| a bit of a mess n | informal (difficult situation) | zor durum i. |
| | To say that the economy is in a bit of a mess is putting it mildly. |
| a bit of a mess n | informal (place: untidy) | dağınıklık i. |
| | My house is a bit of a mess, but please come in. |
a great deal of [sth],
a good deal of [sth] expr | (large amount of [sth]) | hayli, bir hayli, epey s. |
| | | pek çok, çok s. |
| | Her presidential campaign had a great deal of success at the local level. |
a great deal of effort,
a good deal of effort n | (a lot of work) | yoğun efor i. |
| | | çok çaba i. |
| | I put a great deal of effort into this project, and I was really offended when management ignored it. |
| a lot of expr | (many, much) | birçok, çok s. |
| | There were a lot of children in the swimming pool. They made a lot of noise. |
| a lot of fun n | informal ([sth] very entertaining) | güzel vakit i. |
| | | keyifli zaman i. |
| | Thank you for inviting me to your party. I had a lot of fun. |
| a matter of time n | ([sth] which will happen eventually) | an meselesi i. |
| | They've been dating for 5 years, so it's only a matter of time before he proposes. |
| a mess of pottage n | figurative (paltry sum) (mecazlı) | üç kuruş i. |
| | You are offering nothing but a mess of pottage. |
| a number of npl | (some, several) | birkaç s. |
| | | çok s. |
| | He has broken the rules a number of times. |
| a piece of cake n | figurative, informal ([sth] easy to do) | kolay iş, basit iş i. |
| | | çocuk oyuncağı i. |
| | The new software installation was a piece of cake, no problems! |
| a piece of the action n | informal (involvement, participation) | katılım i. |
| | | pay i. |
| | If I'm to help you, I want a piece of the action. |
a piece of work,
a real piece of work n | US, figurative, informal (unusual character, individual) | garip kimse i. |
| | | sıradışı kimse i. |
a piece of work,
a real piece of work,
also UK: a nasty piece of work n | figurative, informal (unpleasant, difficult person) | işe yaramaz kimse i. |
| | | beş para etmez kimse i. |
| | | aşağılık kimse i. |
| | Tommy's a real piece of work; I heard he blamed his mistake on the boss. |
| | That woman is a nasty piece of work; she's been making her neighbours' lives hell for years. |
a stone's throw from [sth],
within a stone's throw of [sth] expr | figurative, informal (near) | çok yakınında s. |
| | The shop is just a stone's throw from my house. |
| a thing of the past n | informal ([sth] obsolete) | modası geçmiş şey i. |
| | | artık kullanılmayan şey i. |
| a thing of the past n | informal ([sth] no longer a problem) | mazide kalmış şey i. |
| | | tarihe karışmış şey i. |
| a ton of n | figurative, informal (large quantity) (mecazlı) | bir yığın i. |
| | | tonlarca s. |
| | | bir yığın i. |
| | I have a ton of work to do this week. |
| a wealth of [sth] n | figurative (abundant amount of [sth]) | bol miktarda, çok miktarda s. |
| | There's a wealth of reasons why you should stay. |
| a world of [sth] n | figurative (a great amount of [sth]) | çok büyük s. |
| | | bir hayli s. |
| | | pek çok s. |
| | There is a world of difference between their politics. |
| abandon hope of doing [sth] v expr | (give up all hope of doing) (bir şeyi yapmaktan) | ümidini kesmek f. |
| | Jim abandoned hope of seeing Sarah again. |
absence,
absence of [sth] n | (lack) | yokluk i. |
| | | bulunmayış i. |
| | | bulunmama i. |
| | | olmayış i. |
| | There was an absence of remorse in John's apology. |
absolve [sb] of [sth],
absolve [sb] from [sth] vtr + prep | (religion: free from sin) (günahlardan, vb.) | arındırmak geçişli f. |
| | | kurtarmak geçişli f. |
| | The priest absolved the man of all his sins. |
absolve [sb] of [sth],
absolve [sb] from [sth] vtr + prep | (free from guilt) | temize çıkarmak geçişli f. |
| | | beraat ettirmek geçişli f. |
| | The court absolved Richard of any blame for the accident. |
| abundance of [sth] n | (large quantity of) | bolluk i. |
| | | çokluk i. |
| | We have such an abundance of tomatoes this year. |
| abuse of power n | (using authority for own benefit) | yetkinin kötüye kullanılması i. |
| | Violence against children is an abuse of power. |
acceptance letter,
letter of acceptance n | US (for admission to university) (okul) | akseptans, öğrenci kabul mektubu i. |
| | Stacey was thrilled to receive an acceptance letter from Harvard. |
| accepting of [sth/sb] adj + prep | (tolerant of [sth]) (-e karşı) | anlayışlı s. |
| | | hoşgörülü s. |
| | This community is accepting of people of all cultures and backgrounds. |
| accuse [sb] of [sth] vtr + prep | often passive (law: charge with a crime) | ile suçlamak f. |
| | Mr Robertson's former employer has accused him of fraud. |
| accuse [sb] of doing [sth] v expr | (blame for doing) | suçlamak geçişli f. |
| | They accused me of not setting aside enough time. |
| accuse [sb] of doing [sth] v expr | (law: charge with a crime) (hukuk) | suçlamak geçişli f. |
| | He's accused of embezzling thousands of pounds. |
| act of God n | (natural disaster) | doğal afet, tabii afet i. |
| act of God n | (law: unpreventable disaster) | önlenemez afet i. |
| | | mücbir sebep i. |
| | | doğal sebep i. |
| | The insurance company refused to pay out, ruling that the damages resulted from an act of God. |
| the advent of [sth] n | (arrival) | geliş i. |
| | | varış i. |
| | The advent of spring always gets me excited about gardening. |
| advertisement of [sth] n | (public indication of [sth]) | duyuru i. |
| | | ilan |
| | The scandal served as an advertisement of the company's internal problems. |
| advise [sb] of [sth] vtr + prep | formal (notify [sb] of [sth]) (birisine birşeyi) | bildirmek, haber vermek f. |
| | Newcastle Council have advised us of a series of road closures. |
| afraid of [sth/sb] adj | (scared of [sth], [sb]) | korkmak f. |
| | | ürkmek f. |
| | When I was younger I was afraid of spiders. |
| afraid of doing [sth] adj | (scared to do [sth]) | çekinmek f. |
| | Joanne is afraid of trying new things in case she fails. |
| afraid of doing [sth] adj | (worried about [sth] happening) | endişeli s. |
| | Sam was afraid of losing his job. |
| | Ayşe işini kaybedeceğinden endişeli. |
| ahead of [sb] prep | (in a race: in front) | önde z. |
| | The race is in its final lap, and Ivy is ahead of everyone. |
| ahead of [sth/sb] adj + prep | (in front, before) | önündeki s. |
| | The truck ahead of ours has a flat tire. |
| | There were fifteen people ahead of me in the queue. |
| ahead of [sb] prep | (in front, before) | önde z. |
| | | ileride z. |
| | | önünde z. |
| | | ilerisinde z. |
| | We couldn't move because there was an accident ahead of us. |
| ahead of [sth] prep | (prior to, earlier than) | önce z. |
| | Thank goodness we finished that project ahead of the deadline. |
| ahead of [sb] prep | (before, earlier than) (birisinden) | daha önce z. |
| | | -den önce z. |
| | John arrived at the restaurant ahead of his brother. |
ahead,
ahead of [sb/sth] prep | (superior to) | ilerisinde z. |
| | | önünde z. |
| | Jon is ahead of the other children in his reading ability. |
| | This car is far ahead of the others in overall handling and safety. |
| ahead of time adv | (earlier than scheduled) | planlanandan önce z. |
| | | vaktinden önce z. |
| | They estimated that the new Olympic stadium would be ready in September 2011 but actually it was finished ahead of time. |
| ahead of time adv | (in advance, earlier) | önceden z. |
| | | evvelden z. |
| | He was able to put the wallpaper up fast because I had primed the plaster ahead of time. |
| all of pron | (every one of) | hepsi zam. |
| | Someone has eaten all of the chocolates. |
| | All of his classmates went to his birthday party. |
| all of pron | (every bit of) | tümü zam. |
| | I've spent all of my money. |
| all of prep | (only) | sadece, yalnızca z. |
| | She took all of twenty minutes to complete the puzzle. |
| all of a sudden adv | (suddenly) | birdenbire, birden z. |
| | | bir anda z. |
| | | aniden, ansızın z. |
| | All of a sudden, a dark cloud blotted out the sun. |
| all of this aside adv | (regardless, nevertheless) | bütün bunlar bir yana z. |
| | | ne olursa olsun z. |
| | | her şeye rağmen z. |
| all of which npl | (every item mentioned) | hepsi zam. |
| | | tümü zam. |
| | The cupcakes, all of which are gluten-free, are in the glass case. |
| all of which n | (everything mentioned) | tüm söylenenler çoğ. i. |
| | Greg stole his sister's purse and lied to his parents about it; all of which goes to show that you can't trust him. |
| all sorts of prep | (many and varied) | her türlü, her türden s. |
| | The shelves were lined with all sorts of lotions and potions for the skin. |
| allegory of [sth] n | (symbolic representation) | alegori, kinaye i. |
| | Marianne is a French national symbol; she is an allegory of freedom and justice. |
| along the length of prep | (all along, alongside) | boylu boyunca z. |
| | She had strung miniature lights along the length of the patio for the party. |
| along the lines of expr | (similar to) | gibi edat |
| | | benzer s. |
| | You want purple wallpaper? I was thinking more along the lines of beige. |
| alongside of [sb/sth] prep | US, informal (beside, alongside) | yanında z. |
| | | yanına z. |
| | 'Come sit alongside of me,' said Minnie to the new boy. |
antithesis,
the antithesis of [sth] n | (exact opposite) | antitez, karşı sav, karşı tez i. |
| | | zıtlık, karşıtlık i. |
| | | tezat i. |
| | The antithesis of beauty is ugliness. |
antonym,
antonym of [sth],
antonym for [sth] n | (word with opposite meaning) | zıt anlamlı kelime, karşıt anlamlı sözcük i. |
| | The antonym of "severe" is "moderate." Can you think of an antonym for "reverential"? |
| appreciative of [sth] adj | (person: grateful) (kişi) | minnettar, müteşekkir s. |
| | We're appreciative of all the help you've given us. |
apprize [sb] of [sth],
also UK: apprise [sb] of [sth] vtr + prep | formal (notify [sb]) | haberdar etmek f. |
| | | bildirmek f. |
| | | bilgi vermek f. |
| approve of [sth/sb] vi + prep | (consider good, acceptable) | uygun bulmak geçişli f. |
| | | tasvip etmek geçişli f. |
| | Her parents did not approve of her new boyfriend. |
| approving of [sth] adj + prep | (person: who approves) | onaylayıcı s. |
| Not: Often used in negative sentences. |
| | My parents haven't always been approving of my relationships. |
apropros [sth],
apropos of [sth] prep | (with regard to) | ile ilgili olarak z. |
| | | hakkında z. |
| | Apropos your visit, do you know when you will be arriving? |
| arch of your back n | (curve of lower back) | sırt çukuru i. |
| | In this yoga pose, tuck your right arm behind the arch of your back. |
architect,
architect of [sth] n | figurative (person responsible for [sth]) | sorumlu kişi, mesul kişi i. |
| | The overly ambitious Macbeth was the architect of his own downfall. |
arise from [sth],
arise out of [sth] vi + prep | (result) (birşeyden) | ileri gelmek geçişsiz f. |
| | (birşeyden) | ortaya çıkmak geçişsiz f. |
| | Several complications arose from the surgery. |
array,
array of [sth] n | (display) | gösterim i. |
| | | sergi i. |
| | His shelves held a vast array of Star Wars action figures. |
array,
array of [sth] n | (variety, range) | çeşit, çeşitlilik, tür, cins i. |
| | The company provides an array of services for its customers. |
| arsenal of [sth] n | figurative (store, supply) (mecazlı) | depo i. |
| | | stok i. |
| | This brochure has a whole arsenal of ideas for Christmas gifts. |
| as a matter of fact expr | (in fact, on the contrary) | aslına bakılırsa, doğruyu söylemek gerekirse, doğrusu, aslında |
| | | gerçek şu ki/işin doğrusu |
| | I'm not ignoring your brother; as a matter of fact, I invited him for dinner tonight. |
| as a result of expr | (due to, because of) | sonucunda, neticesinde |
| | As a result of your disobedience, your parents punished you. |
| as of prep | (starting from) | itibarı ile z. |
| | | -den başlayarak z. |
| | As of Monday, the office will be closed. |
| as of prep | (on that day or date) | itibarı ile z. |
| | As of Saturday, there were three bars of chocolate in that cupboard; now there's only one. |
| | As of 1 May last year, the number of complaints received was 25. |
| as of late adv | (recently, lately) | son zamanlarda z. |
| | | son günlerde z. |
| | She has been acting unusually as of late. She hasn't eaten for four days nor slept for two nights. |
| as of now adv | (from this moment onwards) | bundan böyle, şimdiden sonra, şu andan itibaren z. |
| | As of now, you are no longer welcome in my house. |
| as of now adv | (at this moment) | şu an, şu anda z. |
| | | an itibarıyla z. |
| | As of now, we have collected nearly 80% of the funds we need to complete the project. |
| as of today expr | (presently) | şu anda z. |
| | | halen z. |
| | | bugün itibarıyla z. |
| | As of today, the company's sales are strong. |
| as part of [sth] prep | (in the wider context) | kapsamında z. |
| | | bağlamında z. |
| | As part of a school project, we must write and perform a short play. |
| as part of [sth] prep | (as a member) | bir parçası olarak z. |
| | | bir bölümü olarak z. |
| | As part of a team, you must be able to work together with other people. |
| ashamed of [sth/sb] adj + prep | (embarrassed) | -den utanan s. |
| | I was ashamed of my boyfriend's rude behavior at the dinner party. |
associate,
associate of [sth] n | (subordinate member of institution) | doçent i. |
| | Ginny is an associate of the Royal Academy of Arts. |
| assure [sb] of [sth] vtr + prep | (guarantee [sth]) | garanti etmek geçişli f. |
| | Marcus tried to assure Liz of the reliability of the car, but she didn't believe him. |
at risk of,
also US: at risk for [sth] expr | (having increased chance of: [sth] bad) | riski taşımak f. |
| | People who smoke are at increased risk for cancer. |
| at the beginning of [sth] expr | (at the starting point of) (bir şeyin) | başında z. |
| | In the old days, most of the credits were shown at the beginning of a movie. |
| be at the bottom of [sth] v expr | figurative (be the cause of [sth]) (sebep, vb., mecazlı) | altında yatmak f. |
| | | sebebi olmak, nedeni olmak f. |
| | Childhood experiences are often at the bottom of adult complexes. |
| be at the bottom of [sth] v expr | (be at the lowest part of [sth]) | en altında olmak f. |
| | | en aşağısında olmak f. |
| | The village is at the bottom of the mountain. |
at the cutting edge of [sth],
on the cutting edge of [sth] adv | figurative (at the forefront of [sth]) | en öndeki z. |
| | In 1440 Gutenberg's printing press was at the cutting edge of technology. |
| at the drop of a hat expr | (at the least provocation) | hemen, hemencecik z. |
| | | ha deyince z. |
| | That girl is so emotional, she'll start crying at the drop of a hat. |
| at the end of [sth] expr | (at [sth]'s conclusion) | sonunda z. |
| | | bitiminde z. |
| | At the end of the race, the runner fell exhausted to her knees. |
| at the end of the day expr | (in the evening) | günün sonunda z. |
| | He went home at the end of the day. |
| at the end of the day expr | figurative (ultimately) | sonuçta z. |
| | | en nihayetinde z. |
| | | sonuç olarak z. |
| | At the end of the day, there's nothing we can do. |
at the expense of [sb],
at [sb]'s expense adv | (paid for by [sb] else) | hesabına z. |
| | Faculty can attend the conference at the university's expense. |
at the expense of [sb],
at [sb]'s expense prep | figurative (to the detriment of [sb]) | aleyhine z. |
| | | üzmek pahasına z. |
| | | zararına z. |
| | Many children make cruel jokes at the expense of other children. |
| at [sb]'s expense prep | figurative (to detriment of [sb]) | aleyhine z. |
| | | üzmek pahasına z. |
| at the expense of [sth] prep | figurative (to the disadvantage of [sth]) | pahasına z. |
| | Ralf devotes a lot of time to football training at the expense of his studies. |
at the hands of [sb],
at the hand of [sb],
by the hands of [sb],
by the hand of [sb] prep | (because of) | -in elinde z. |
| | | -in yüzünden z. |
| | Many women die at the hands of their own families for perceived dishonor. |
at [sb]'s hands,
at [sb]'s hand,
by [sb]'s hands,
by [sb]'s hand prep | (because of) | -in elinde z. |
| | | -in yüzünden z. |