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abide by conform, act in accordance, comply with

riayet etmek, uymak

We have to abide by what the court says. Mahkeme kararna riayet etmeliyiz.

back up support desteklemek My wife backed me up over my decision to quit my job. Karm ii braklam konusunda kararm destekledi.

blow up explode patlamak; patlatmak, havaya uurmak

The terrorists tried to blow up the railroad station. Terristler demiryolu istasyonunu havaya uurmaya altlar.

break down stop functioning bozulmak That old Jeep had a tendency to break down just when I needed it the most. Eski cipim, ona en ihtiyacm olduu zamanda bozuldu.

break in enter a building illegally bir yere zorla girmek

Somebody broke in last night and stole our TV. Dn gece biri evimize girip televizyonumuzu ald.

break out start unexpectedly patlat vermek, aniden balamak (sava, hastalk)

First World War broke out in 1914 Birinci Dnya Sava 1914te balad.

bring up mention, raise bir konudan bahsetmek, gndeme getirmek

My mother brought up that little matter of my prison record again. Annem, o kadar da nemli olmayan sabka kaydmdan bahsetti.

bring up(2) raise ocuk yetitirmek. It isn't easy to bring up children nowadays. Bu gnlerde ocuk yetitirmek kolay deil.

call off cancel iptal etmek They called off this afternoon's meeting leden sonraki toplanty iptal ettiler.

catch up with

get to the same point as someone else

yetimek, yakn olmak

After our month-long trip, it was time to catch up with the neighbors and the news around town. Aylar sren yolculuumuzdan sonra, komulara ve kasaba evresine yakn olup onlardan haber almann vakti gelmiti.

come accross

run into, find by chance, come up against

rastlamak I came across these old photos when I was tidying the closet. Dolab dzenlerken bu eski fotoraflara rastladm.

come up with

think of, discover, produce an idea, plan

bir fikir/zm bulmak, aklna bir fikir/zm gelmek

They've tried to come up with a solution. Bir zm bulmaya altlar.

count on depend on, rely on gvenmek, bel balamak

I am counting on you to make dinner while I am out. Dardayken, akam yemeini yapma konusunda sana gveniyorum.

cut down on

reduce the amount, cut back

kesmek, azaltmak We tried to cut down on the money we were spending on entertainment. Elenceye harcadmz paray azaltmaya altk.

find out learn renmek My sister found out that her husband had been planning a surprise party for her. Kz kardeim kocasnn onun iin srpriz bir parti dzenlediini rendi.

get along with

get on with, have a good relationship

iyi anlamak I found it very hard to get along with my brother when we were young. Erkek kardeimle anlamak, kkken daha zordu.

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get away with

not to be punished, escape

bir iten syrlmak Janik cheated on the exam and then tried to get away with it. Janik snavda kopya ektii halde bu iten syrlmaya alt.

get over

overcome a problem, recover from an illness/loss/ difficulty

kt bir eyi atlatmak/stesinden gelmek; (hastalktan) iyilemek

I got over the flu, but I don't know if I'll ever get over my broken heart. Nezleyi atlattm ama krlan kalbimi onarabilecek miyim, hi bilmiyorum.

get rid of eliminate, remove kurtulmak The citizens tried to get rid of their corrupt mayor in the recent election. Vatandalar son seimlerde frsat belediye bakanndan kurtulmaya alt.

give away give something to someone for free

birisine bir eyi bedava vermek

The filling station was giving away free gas. Benzin istasyonu bedava gaz veriyordu.

give in yield boyun emek, teslim olmak

My boyfriend didn't want to go to the ballet, but he finally gave in. Erkek arkadam bale gsterisine gitmen istemedi fakat sonunda boyun edi.

go over look through, go through yeniden incelemek, gzden geirmek

The students went over the material before the exam. They should have gone over it twice. renciler snavdan nce konular tekrar gzden geirdiler. ki kez bakmalydlar.

grow up become an adult bymek Charles grew up to be a lot like his father. Charles tpk babas gibi olmak iin byd.

hand in submit vermek, teslim etmek The students handed in their papers and left the room. renciler, devlerini tamamladlar ve snftan ktlar.

hang up end a phone call telefonu kapatmak She hung up the phone before she hung up her clothes. Kyafetini asmadan nce telefonu kapad.

hold up make someone /something late or delayed

geciktirmek

I hate to hold up the meeting, but I have to go to the bathroom. Toplanty geciktirmekten hi holanmyorum ama lavaboya gitmem gerekiyor.

keep on (+gerund)

continue, keep to devam etmek

He tried to keep on singing long after his voice was ruined. Sesini iyice kaybetmeye baladktan sonra bile ark sylemeye devam etmeye alt.

keep up with

move at the same speed as

geri kalmamak, ayak uydurmak

When he started to walk faster and the children had to run to keep up with him. Hzl yrmeye balaynca ocuklar kendisine yetimek iin komak zorunda kald.

leave out omit, cut out atlamak, karmak, You left out the part about the police chase down. Polisin kovalamasyla ilgili blm atladn.

look after take care, care for ilgilenmek, bakmak

My mother promised to look after my dog while I was gone. Annem ben yokken kpeime bakacana sz verdi.

look down on

disdain, feel superior to

hor grmek, kmsemek

It's typical of a jingoistic country that the citizens look down on their geographical neighbors. Komularn, tipik rk lke vatandalar kmserler.

look forward to

expect, wait for something eagerly

drt gzle beklemek I always look forward to the beginning of a new semester. Yeni smestrin balamasn her zaman drt gzle beklerim.

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look into investigate, examine aratrmak, incelemek

The police will look into the possibilities of embezzlement. Polis zimmete para geirme olaslklarn aratracak.

look over look through, go through, go over

incelemek, kontrol etmek

The lawyers looked over the papers carefully before questioning the witness. (They looked them over carefully.) Avukatlar tanklar sorgulamadan nce evraklar dikkatlice incelediler.

look up search and find information in a list or dictionary

bir listede/ szlkte aramak

You've misspelled this word again. You'd better look it up. Bu kelimeyi yine yanl yazdn. Doru yazlmna baksan iyi olacak.

look up to have a lot of respect for sayg gstermek First-graders really look up to their teachers. Eski nesil, retmenlerine gerekten sayg gsterirler.

make up invent a lie about something bir hikaye/yalan uydurmak

She knew she was in trouble, so she made up a story about going to the movies with her friends. Bann belada olduunun farkndayd bu yzden arkadalaryla sinemaya gittiini uydurdu.

make up for compensate for telafi etmef

I bought her a present to make up for my appaling behaviour. Kt davranm telafi etmek iin ona bir hediye aldm.

make sure of

make certain, ensure

dorulamak, emin olmak

Make sure of the student's identity before you let him into the classroom. rencilerinizi snfa almadan nce, kimliklerinin doru olduundan emin olun.

pass out faint baylmak He had drunk too much; he passed out on the sidewalk outside the bar. yle ok imiti ki barn nndeki kaldrma dp bayld.

pick out choose semek There were three men in the line-up. She picked out the guy she thought had stolen her purse. Srada adam vard.Czdann aldn dnd adam seti.

pick up catch, collect; learn birini bir yerden almak; kapmak,renmek

Relax. I will pick her up from school. Merak etme. Onu okuldan ben alrm. I picked up a little Turkish while I was in Istanbul. stanbuldayken biraz Trke rendim.

point out mention dikkat ekmek, belirtmek

As we drove through Paris, Francoise pointed out the major historical sites. Paristen arabayla geerken, Francoise balca tarihi yerlere dikkatimizi ekti.

put off postpone ertelemek We asked the boss to put off the meeting until tomorrow. (Please put it off for another day.) Patrondan toplanty yarna kadar ertelemesini rica ettik.

put on wear giyinmek I put on a sweater and a jacket. (I put them on quickly.) Bir sveter ve ceket giydim.

put out extinguish sndrmek The firefighters put out the house fire before it could spread. (They put it out quickly.) tfaiyeciler yangn, btn evi sarmadan sndrdler.

put up accommodate misafir etmek, arlamak, kalacak yer salamak

Its late and I cant find a taxi. Can you put me up for the night? Ge oldu bu saatte taksi bulamam. Bu gece beni arlayabilir misin?

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put up with tolerate, bear hogr gstermek, katlanmak, tahamml etmek

The teacher had to put up with a great deal of nonsense from the new students. retmen yeni rencilerin btn samalklarna tahamml etmek zorunda kald.

run into come across karlamak, rastlamak Carlos ran into his English professor in the hallway. Carlos ngilizce profesryle koridorda karlat.

run out of finish, have none left tkenmek, bitmek The runners ran out of energy before the end of the race. Koucularn direnleri, yarn sonuna gelmeden tkenmiti.

set up arrange, organize dzenlemek, kurmak, hazrlamak

My wife set up the living room exactly the way she wanted it. She set it up. Karm sofray tam istedii gibi hazrlad.

set off set out, start a journey yola koyulmak, yola kmak

We set off for Ortaky. Ortakye doru yola ktk.

show off boast gsteri yapmak Whenever he sat down at the piano, we knew he was going to show off. Piyanonun bana ne zaman otursa, gsteri yapacan bilirdik.

show up turn up, arrive varmak, ortaya kmak

Day after day, Efrain showed up for class twenty minutes late. (Efrain ard ardna derse yirmi dakika ge kalyordu.)

take after resemble benzemek My second son seems to take after his mother. Ortanca olum annesine benziyor.

take care of look after, care for ilgilenmek, sorumlu olmak

My oldest sister took care of us younger children after Mom died. Ablam, annem ldkten sonra bize, daha kk ocuklara bakt.

take off undress stn karmak It was so hot that I had to take off my shirt. Hava yle scakt ki tirtm kartmak zorunda kaldm.

take off (2) start to fly, leave ground havalanmak (uak) My plane takes off in five minutes. Uam 5 dakika sonra kalyor.

throw away dispose of (pe) atmak That's a lot of money! Don't just throw it away. Pahal bir ey o! Sakn atma.

throw up vomit, puke kusmak My little sister threw up after she went on the roller coaster. Kk kardeim roller coastera bindikten sonta kustu.

try out test denemek I tried out four cars before I could find one that pleased me. stediim arabay bulana kadar drt tane araba denedim.

turn down reject, refuse reddetmek, geri evirmek

He applied for a promotion twice this year, but he was turned down both times. Bu yl iki kez terfi etmek iin talepte bulundu ama her defasnda geri evrildi.

write down put into writing, note not etmek These are your instructions. Write them down before you forget. Unutmadan bu bilgileri bir yere not et.