leanguage 9 Flashcards

Question

traverse

Answer 1

to move across something | geçmek, aşmak ## Footnote Stanley traversed the continent from west to east.

Answer 2

exactly correct: | sıkı, katı, tam ## Footnote a strict translation of the text

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a member of the most developed and intelligent group of mammals, including humans, monkeys, and apes | primat

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to keep animals for the purpose of producing young animals in a controlled way: | yavrulamak ## Footnote His main income comes from breeding cattle.

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a state of untidiness or lack of organization: | düzensizlik, düzenini bozmak, ## Footnote The opposition party have been in such disorder for so long that they pose no real threat to the present government.

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strong disagreement: | muhalefet, karşıtlık, zıtlık ## Footnote The unions are in opposition to the government over the issue of increasing the minimum wage.

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the act or the state of being joined together:,,,, an organization that represents the people who work in a particular industry, protects their rights and may agree pay, working conditions, etc. with their employers: | birlik, sendika, birleşme ## Footnote Meanwhile the debate on European political and monetary union continues.

Answer 8

an occasion when someone breaks a rule or law: | kural ihlali ## Footnote Any attempt to influence the judges will be seen as an infraction of the rules.

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intended as a punishment: | cezalandırıcı, ceza gerektiren ## Footnote She is suing the newspaper for $5 million punitive damages, claiming they knew the article about her was untrue.

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a word or piece of writing taken from a written work:,,,, an official request for someone to appear in a law court: | alıntı, celp, eserden aktarma ## Footnote All citations are taken from the 2007 edition of the text.,,, The court issued a contempt citation against city council members who refused to comply with a court order.

Answer 11

to change or arrange something again, in order to improve it: | yenilemek, yamamak, modernize etmek ## Footnote We revamped the management system, but the business is doing no better than it was before.

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an official demand to appear in a court of law: | celp, çağrı, davet ## Footnote Mr Clarke's insurance company had issued a summons for unpaid mortgage repayments.

Answer 13

showing kindness, care, and sympathy towards others, especially those who are suffering: | insancıl, hümanist, ## Footnote The humane way of dealing with a suffering animal (= the way that causes the least pain) is to kill it quickly.

Answer 14

a person who receives something: | alıcı, alan kimse ## Footnote Former Nobel Peace Prize recipients include Jimmy Carter and Barack Obama.

Answer 15

bending or able to be bent easily; not stiff: | esnek, yumuşak, elastik ## Footnote I'm not supple enough (= my body doesn't bend easily enough) to touch the floor.

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to take hold of something suddenly and roughly: | kapmak, yakalamak ## Footnote He snatched the photos out of my hand before I had a chance to look at them.

Answer 17

a sea creature with five pairs of legs and a round, flat body covered by a shell, or its flesh eaten as food: | yengeç ## Footnote We walked along the beach collecting small crabs.

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to notice or understand the difference between two things, or to make one person or thing seem different from another: | ayırt etmek ## Footnote He's colour-blind and can't distinguish (the difference) between red and green easily.

Answer 19

a group of long, thin fibres (= structures like threads) that carry information or instructions between the brain and other parts of the body: | the optic nerve ## Footnote sinir, cesaret, damar

Answer 20

one of the two games that are played to decide who will take part in the final game of a competition: | yarı, yarım ## Footnote a semi-autobiographical novel

Answer 21

connected with the physical senses of touch, smell, taste, hearing, and sight | duyu ## Footnote First, the representations we create are limited by sensory constraints.

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a part of something larger: | branş, dal, ## Footnote Immunology is a branch of biological science.

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to drink, especially alcohol: | özümsemek, içine çekmek, ## Footnote At first [the rose] lay lightly on the surface of the fluid, appearing to imbibe none of its moisture.

Answer 24

a liquid such as water in the form of very small drops, either in the air, in a substance, or on a surface: | nem, rutubet, ıslaklık ## Footnote These plants need a rich soil that retains moisture.

Answer 25

any of the usually brightly coloured parts that together form most of a flower: | taç yaprağı ## Footnote rose petals

Answer 26

to mix a liquid or other substance by moving an object such as a spoon in a circular pattern: | karıştırmak ## Footnote Stir the sauce gently until it begins to boil.

Answer 27

a very slight amount of a colour or of a feeling: | bir nebze, renk vermek ## Footnote His hair is starting to show tinges of grey.

Answer 28

having a dark, deep red colour | kıpkırmızı, koyu kırmızı ## Footnote His face was crimson with anger.

Answer 29

to come or bring something back to life, health, existence, or use: | canlandırmak ## Footnote My plants revived as soon as I gave them some water.

Answer 30

sleep: | uyku ## Footnote I didn't want to rouse you from your slumbers.

Answer 31

to make it more difficult for something to happen or more difficult for someone to do something: | engellemek, sekte vurmak, geciktirmek ## Footnote Although he's shy, it certainly hasn't impeded his career in any way.

Answer 32

providing the right conditions for something good to happen or exist: | elverişli ## Footnote Such a noisy environment was not conducive to a good night's sleep.

Answer 33

to produce music, poetry, or formal writing: | oluşturmak ## Footnote The music was specially composed for the film.

Answer 34

a situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two different things you could do: | ikilem, çıkmaz ## Footnote The president is clearly in a dilemma about/over how to tackle the crisis.

Answer 35

produced in the past, and typical of the period in which it was made: | nostaljik ## Footnote a vintage comic book

Answer 36

to want something very much, especially something that someone else has | gözü kalmak, imrenmek, hasetlik etmek ## Footnote She always coveted power but never quite achieved it.

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to put something into action, especially to make something law: | kanunlaştırmak, bir hikaye/oyun icra etmek, oynamak, ## Footnote When was this legislation enacted? ,,, The stories are enacted using music, dance and mime.

Answer 38

to live, have your home, or stay in a place: | oturmak, ikamet etmek, ## Footnote The family now resides in southern France.

Answer 39

wanting very much to do or have something, especially something interesting or enjoyable: | istekli, hevesli, gayretli ## Footnote They crowded around the spokesperson, eager for any news.

Answer 40

existing or happening before something else, or before a particular time: | önceki, önce ## Footnote The course required no prior knowledge of Spanish.

Answer 41

If things of the same type vary, they are different from each other, and if you vary them, you cause them to be different from each other: | çeşitli, değiştirmek ## Footnote The samples varied in quality but were generally acceptable.

Answer 42

information produced by electronic equipment, shown in print, on a screen or by sound: | okuma ## Footnote I got the computer to give a readout of the total figures.

Answer 43

to cut or damage a surface or your skin slightly with or on something sharp or rough: | çizik, sıyrık, çizgi ## Footnote We scratched the wall trying to get the bed into Martha's room.

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a drawing that shows information in a simple way, often using lines and curves to show amounts: | çizelge, tablo, grafik, ## Footnote There is a chart on the classroom wall showing the relative heights of all the children.

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to write or draw something quickly or carelessly: | karalamak ## Footnote The baby's just scribbled all over my new dictionary!

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moving or behaving in a way that is not regular, certain, or expected: | düzensiz, kararsız, ## Footnote She can be very erratic; one day she is friendly and the next she'll hardly speak to you.

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to make an unpleasantly loud noise: | şiddetli ve sert ses çıkarmak ## Footnote The loudspeakers blared across the square.

Answer 48

an occasion when you try to do something that is not familiar to you, or go somewhere different, for a short time | girişim, yağma, baskın ## Footnote In 2004, she made her first foray into politics.

Answer 49

in or coming from a place outside the planet Earth: | dünya dışı, yeryüzü dışında var olan ## Footnote In those rocks may lie the best chance of finding extraterrestrial life.

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intentionally: | kasten, kasıtlı olarak, ## Footnote I'm sure he says these things deliberately to annoy me.

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the fact of a large number of people or things arriving at the same time: | akın, akış, giriş ## Footnote Turkey is expecting an influx of several thousand refugees over the next few days.

Answer 52

used to form adjectives meaning "between or among the people, things, or places mentioned":,,,,, to bury a dead body: | arası, gömmek, defnetmek, ## Footnote Many of the soldiers were interred in unmarked graves.,,, interplanetary

Answer 53

a new growth of activity or interest in something, especially art, literature, or music: | önesans, yeniden doğuş, uyanış, ## Footnote Opera is enjoying a long-awaited renaissance.

Answer 54

causing disagreement or discussion: | tartışmalı ## Footnote a controversial issue/decision/speech/figure

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to try to discover information that other people do not want you to know, by asking questions carefully and not directly: | incelemek, araştırmak, ## Footnote Detectives questioned him for hours, probing for any inconsistencies in his story.

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the act or process of calculating an answer or amount by using a machine: | hesaplama, hesap ## Footnote The amount due was a simple matter of mathematical computation.

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complete and including everything that is necessary: | kapsayıcı ## Footnote We offer you a comprehensive training in all aspects of the business.

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relating to the earth | karasal, yeryüzüne ait, dünyasal ## Footnote the search for terrestrial planets

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to exist in an unpleasant or unwanted situation, often for a long time: | çürümek, gevşemek, hali kalmamak ## Footnote After languishing in obscurity for many years, her early novels have recently been rediscovered.

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the outer or less important part of an area, group, or activity: | kâkül, dışında olan, aşırı uç ## Footnote He attended several of the fringe meetings at the conference.

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only interested in your own country, life, etc and not willing to accept new ideas or people | dışa kapalı, kendine dönük, dar görüşlü, ## Footnote They therefore had no desire to see the issue assume a prominent place in insular politics.

Answer 62

a person who is one of the first people to do something: | öncü, çığır açan, ## Footnote one of the pioneers of modern science

Answer 63

the belief that something is true: | itimat, güven, inanç ## Footnote I'm not prepared to give credence to anonymous complaints.

Answer 64

a basic idea or rule that explains or controls how something happens or works: | prensip ## Footnote The organization works on the principle that all members have the same rights.

Answer 65

the curved path through which objects in space move around a planet or star: | yörünge ## Footnote Once in space, the spacecraft will go into orbit around Earth.

Answer 66

lasting a very long time, or happening repeatedly or all the time: | çok yıllık ## Footnote We face the perennial problem of not having enough money.

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to notice or understand the difference between two things, or to make one person or thing seem different from another: | ayırt etmek ## Footnote He's colour-blind and can't distinguish (the difference) between red and green easily.

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to spread a liquid or a thick substance over a surface: | lekelemek, bulaştırmak, kirletmek ## Footnote The children had smeared peanut butter all over the sofa.

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to be much more skilful and successful than someone: | gölgede bırakmak ## Footnote Ben Palmer easily outshone his rivals in the 200 metre freestyle.

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very strange and unusual: | uhaf, garip, acayip ## Footnote a bizarre situation,, bizarre behaviour

Answer 71

not giving or having much light: | loş ## Footnote He sat in a dim corner of the waiting room.

Answer 72

an act of staying awake, especially at night, in order to be with a person who is very ill or dying, or to make a protest, or to pray: | nöbet, gece nöbeti, ## Footnote His parents kept vigil beside his bed for weeks before he died.

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to give something or someone a particular name, especially describing what you think of it, him, or her: | ünvan vermek, isim vermek, dublaj ## Footnote She was dubbed by the newspapers "the Angel of Death".

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a rounded roof on a building or a room, or a building with such a roof | kubbe, tepe zirvesi ## Footnote The dome of city hall could be seen in the distance.

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a small wave on the surface of water: | dalgalanma ## Footnote The stone she threw caused ripples to spread across the lake.

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being active or happening at night rather than during the day: | gece aktif olan, gececi ## Footnote Most bats are nocturnal.