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about-face,
also UK: about-turn n | figurative (policy, opinion: reversal) | fikir değişikliği i. |
| politika değişikliği i. |
| çark etme i. |
| Following a strong public outcry, the politician did an about-face regarding his position on global warming. |
about-face,
also UK: about-turn n | (military: turn) (askeri) | geriye dönüş . |
| The soldier did an about-face and marched back into barracks. |
About-face!,
also UK: About-turn! interj | (military: turn) (emir) | geriye dön ünl. |
| Company halt! About-face! Forward march! |
about-face,
also UK: about-turn vi | (military: perform a turn) | geriye dönmek geçişsiz f. |
| The privates about-turned at their sergeant's command. |
about-face,
also UK: about-turn vi | (turn in opposite direction) | ters yöne dönmek geçişsiz f. |
| When Kai heard a bang behind him, he about-faced and gasped at what he saw. |
hairpin turn,
hairpin curve (US),
hairpin bend (UK) n | (road: sharp bend) | keskin viraj i. |
| That mountain road is full of hairpin turns next to sheer cliffs. |
| in turn adv | (one at a time, in rotation) | sırayla z. |
| teker teker z. |
| birer birer z. |
| He looked at all the horses in turn until he found one he wanted to ride. |
| in turn adv | (by turns, alternately) | sırayla z. |
| nöbetleşe z. |
| The two of us drank from the bottle in turn until it was empty. |
in turn,
in your turn adv | (connector: subsequently) | daha sonra z. |
| John gave me the book and I, in turn, gave it to Sandy. |
| The boy had been bullied, and he went on, in his turn, to bully others. |
| no adj | (forbidding [sth]) | yasak s. |
| Not: Used on public notices to forbid an activity or thing. |
| There are signs saying "No smoking" all over the construction site. |
| nowhere to turn n | (no help or support available) | yardım isteyecek kimsesi olmamak/çaresiz kalmak f. |
| When he lost his job, his insurance, and his wife, he had nowhere to turn. |
| take a turn v expr | (have your chance, have a go) | denemek f. |
| The teacher said the kids had to wait if they wanted to take a turn on the rides. |
| take a turn v expr | (change) | değişmek f. |
| şekil almak f. |
| take a turn for the worse v expr | (deteriorate) | kötüye gitmek f. |
| kötüleşmek f. |
| His condition remained stable for three days, then suddenly he took a turn for the worse. |
| toss and turn v expr | (lie in bed awake and agitated) (yatakta) | dönüp durmak, bir o yana bir bu yana dönmek f. |
| William spent the night before his exam tossing and turning. |
| turn a blind eye v expr | figurative (pretend not to see [sth]) | görmezden gelmek f. |
| görmemezlikten gelmek f. |
| I knew exactly what she was up to but decided to turn a blind eye. |
turn a blind eye on [sth],
turn a blind eye to [sth] v expr | figurative (pretend not to see) | görmezden gelmek f. |
| yok saymak f. |
| The corrupt inspector agreed to turn a blind eye to the safety violations. |
| turn against [sb] vi + prep | figurative (become hostile to) | -e düşman olmak f. |
| aleyhine dönmek f. |
| The dog inexplicably turned against his owner and had to be put down. |
| turn [sb] against [sb] vtr + prep | (prejudice [sb] against [sb]) (birisine) | düşman etmek geçişli f. |
| -den soğutmak geçişli f. |
| The family turned her against me. |
turn around,
also UK: turn round vi + adv | (move to face away) | arkaya dönmek f. |
| If you turn around, you'll see a beautiful sunset. |
turn around,
also UK: turn round vi + adv | (spin, rotate, revolve) | etrafında dönmek, çevresinde dönmek f. |
| The record turns around at 33 rpm. |
| turn around [sth] vi + prep | (rotate around [sth]) | etrafında dönmek, çevresinde dönmek geçişsiz f. |
| The Earth turns around its axis. |
| turn [sth] aside vtr + adv | (deflect) | başka yöne çevirmek/döndürmek f. |
| saptırmak f. |
| turn [sth] aside vtr + adv | figurative (reject) | reddetmek, kabul etmemek f. |
| geri çevirmek f. |
| The judge turned aside the company's argument that the court had no jurisdiction over the case. |
| turn away from doing [sth] v expr | figurative (avoid involvement) (mecazlı) | -den yüz çevirmek f. |
| He turns away from dealing with beggars. |
| turn [sth] away from [sth] vtr + prep | (cause to move away) | geri döndürmek f. |
| başka yöne çevirmek f. |
| It was hard to turn the cattle away from the broken fence. |
| turn [sb] away vtr + adv | (deny entry) | içeri sokmamak, içeri almamak f. |
| kapıdan döndürmek f. |
| Turn them away at the gate. |
| turn back the clock v expr | figurative (restore youth) | geçmişe geri dönmek/zamanı tersine çevirmek f. |
| saati geri almak f. |
| When she reached the age of 80 she became desperate to turn back the clock. |
| Nora hoped that plastic surgery would turn back the clock for her. |
| turn back the clock v expr | figurative (revert) | geçmişe geri dönmek/zamanı tersine çevirmek f. |
| saati geri almak f. |
| The restore function in my computer turns back the clock to reset the software. |
turn [sth] down,
turn down [sth] vtr + adv | (reduce by turning a knob) | kısmak f. |
| The chef turned the heat down under the pan and let it simmer. |
turn [sth] down,
turn down [sth] vtr + adv | (fold back: blankets on bed) | kıvırmak f. |
| katlamak f. |
| The hotel cleaner had turned down the sheets and left a chocolate on the pillow. |
| turn left vi | (go round a left-hand corner) | sola dönmek f. |
| turn of phrase n | (expression, wording) | anlatım tarzı/biçimi i. |
| He read over the letter, savouring every turn of phrase. |
| turn of phrase n | (style of expression) | üslup i. |
| ifade biçimi i. |
| That novelist has a wonderful turn of phrase. |
| turn of the century n | (point when one century becomes another) | yeni yüzyılın başlangıcı i. |
| At the turn of the century Queen Victoria was still on the throne. |
turn [sth] off,
turn off [sth] vtr + adv | (switch off, extinguish) | kapatmak f. |
| kapamak f. |
| devre dışı bırakmak f. |
| (ışık) | söndürmek f. |
| Before I go to sleep I turn off the T.V. |
| turn [sb] off [sth/sb] v expr | informal (cause to dislike) | nefret ettirmek f. |
| Getting drunk on whisky turned Ben off alcohol completely. |
| turn on the light v expr | (switch the light on) | ışığı açmak f. |
| ışığı yakmak f. |
| I always turn on the light when I walk into the room. |
turn [sth] out,
turn out [sth] vtr + adv | (move to face outward) | dışa döndürmek f. |
| Stand with your legs hip-width apart and turn your feet out. |
| turn out right v expr | informal (end well) | doğru çıkmak f. |
| Annie hoped her project would turn out right so she'd get a good grade. |
| turn out to be [sth/sb] v expr | (be discovered to be) | olduğu ortaya çıkmak f. |
| The man convicted of the crime turned out to be innocent. |
| turn out to be [sth/sb] v expr | (become) | haline gelmek f. |
| -e dönüşmek f. |
| olup çıkmak f. |
| Your son has turned out to be a hardworking young man; you must be proud of him. |
turn [sth/sb] over,
turn over [sth/sb] vtr + adv | (roll, flip over) | döndürmek f. |
| The chef turned the omelet over to gently brown the other side. |
turn [sth/sb] over to [sb],
turn over [sth/sb] to [sb] v expr | (deliver, surrender [sth]) | teslim etmek f. |
| vermek f. |
| She turned the money over to her boss. |
| turn over a new leaf v expr | figurative (reform your behavior) (mecazlı) | yeni bir sayfa açmak f. |
| yeni bir başlangıç yapmak f. |
| When he was released from prison, Lucas resolved to turn over a new leaf. |
| turn red vi | informal (blush) | kızarmak f. |
| kırmızılaşmak f. |
| (trafik ışığı) kırmızı yanmak f. |
| Audrey turned red when her 3-year-old son vomited over the bus driver. |
| His compliments made her face turn red. |
| turn red vi | informal (go red in the face) | kızarmak f. |
| kırmızılaşmak f. |
| (trafik ışığı) kırmızı yanmak f. |
| Harry turned red with anger when he saw the scratch down the side of his new car. |
| turn right vi + adv | (go round a right-hand corner) | sağa dönmek f. |
| When you reach the traffic lights, turn right onto Buck Street. |
| turn signal n | US (indicator: flashing light on vehicle) (araç) | sinyal, dönüş sinyali i. |
| The car was hit side-on when the driver forgot to use his turn signal. |
| turn tail vtr + n | figurative (run away) (gündelik dil) | sıvışmak, tüymek, toz olmak f. |
| Seeing the criminal with a gun made her turn tail. |
| turn the other cheek v expr | figurative (not retaliate) | karşılıkta bulunmamak f. |
| öteki yanağını çevirmek/kötülüğe kötülükle karşılık vermemek f. |
| She was being extremely rude but I decided to turn the other cheek. |
| turn the tables v expr | figurative (take revenge) (mecazlı) | külahları değişmek f. |
| Andrew was tired of his housemate stealing his food, so he decided to turn the tables. |
| turn the tide v expr | figurative (change the course of [sth]) | akıntıyı tersine çevirmek, olayların akışını tersine çevirmek f. |
| işleri yoluna koymak f. |
| The USA's decision to enter the war helped to turn the tide and enabled the Allies to gain victory. |
turn [sth] up,
turn up [sth] vtr + adv | (increase output, volume) (ses, vb.) | açmak f. |
| We turned the TV up to drown the noise of our neighbours arguing. |
| turn-up n | UK, usually plural (hem of pants: cuff) (pantolon) | kıvrık paça i. |
| Turn-ups are too casual for the office. |
| turn-up n | UK, informal (surprise) | sürpriz i. |
| What a turn-up it was when Dave burst in shouting "Stop the wedding!" |
turn [sth] upside down,
turn [sth] upside-down v expr | (invert) | baş aşağı çevirmek f. |
| ters çevirmek f. |
| I turned my bag upside down and shook the contents onto the floor, hoping to find my keys. |
turn [sth] upside down,
turn [sth] upside-down v expr | figurative (rummage through roughly) (mecazlı) | altını üstüne getirmek f. |
| The house was turned upside down as the burglars searched for valuable items. |
turn [sth] upside down,
turn [sth] upside-down v expr | figurative (change dramatically) (mecazlı) | alt üst etmek f. |
| The terrible news turned his world upside down. |
turn upside down,
turn upside-down vi + adv | (be inverted) | baş aşağı z. |
| Aleesha felt sick as the roller coaster turned upside down. |
| turn your back on [sb/sth] vtr | (abandon, reject) | sırt çevirmek, sırtını dönmek f. |
| (birisine) yardım etmemek f. |
| Shame on you for turning your back on your friends after such a small disagreement. |
| turn-on n | informal (aphrodisiac) | cinsel istek uyandıran şey i. |
| cinsel uyarıcı i. |
| (cinsel açıdan) | tahrik edici şey i. |
| Many people think of oysters as a turn-on. |
| turn-on n | informal ([sth] that arouses interest) | merak uyandıran şey i. |
| Some people find visiting museums and art galleries a turn-on, but it's not really my kind of thing. |
