07 Flashcards
Abscond
= To leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution.
Snap at
Çemkirmek
Patmalamak
= Speak irritably or abruptly to someone, as in “This teacher was always snapping at the children.” This use of snap transfers an animal’s sudden bite at something to a verbal attack
Zebra crossing
Yaya geçidi
Roundabout
Döner kavşak
My stomach feels funny
Midemde garip bir his var
Feel funny = Kendinde bir tuhaflık, acayiplik, anormallik hissetmek
As Cool as a Cucumber
= to be very calm, with no worries. Someone who is not affected by pressure.
Vanilla
“Vanilla? I’m not vanilla. I do lots of crazy things.”
= Relating to or engaging in sexual activity that is regarded as conventional or unadventurous; not kinky, sadomasochistic,
Erotik fantezilere ya da alternatif cinsel uygulamalara ilgi duymayan
put someone/something on a pedestal
= to behave as if one person is more important than others:
“We put athletes and movie stars on a pedestal.”
Talk shop
İşten konuşmak
= to talk about your job with those you work with when not at work:
“Even at a party they have to talk shop!”
= discuss matters concerning one’s work, especially at a social occasion when this is inappropriate.
“he and his fellow workers would incessantly talk shop in the village pub”
Reckon
Think, believe
- Chiefly Southern & South Midland
a. To think or conclude: I reckon what you say is true.
b. To expect or intend (to do something): “You reckon to call the sheriff?” (Cormac McCarthy).
v.intr.
1. To make a calculation; figure.
2. Chiefly South & South Midland To think or believe: I reckon so.
gabble
= To utter rapidly or incoherently.
gaslight
To manipulate someone’s memory of an event
finicky
“If they change their product too much they may annoy finicky consumers.”
Müşkülpesent
= Hard to please
= Insisting capriciously on getting just what one wants; difficult to please; fastidious: a finicky eater.
= not easily satisfied or pleased, and only liking or accepting particular things:
“a finicky eater”
“finicky about” “He’s terribly finicky about his food.”
Synonym
fussy
stifling
really hot
- Very hot or stuffy:
“The air was stifling in the closed room.” - Inhibiting, stultifying, or oppressive:
“The scholarly correctness of our age can be stifling” (Annalyn Swan).
Slammed
Very busy
restless
Tez canlı
Kıpır kıpır
Yerinde duramayan
1: lacking or denying rest : UNEASY
//a restless night
2: continuously moving : UNQUIET
//the restless sea
3: characterized by or manifesting unrest especially of mind
//restless pacing
also : CHANGEFUL, DISCONTENTED
Wop
(in Untouchables)
Used as a disparaging term for a person of Italian birth or ancestry.
Not do things by halves
İşleri yarım yamalak yapmamak, doğru düzgün yapmak
Bounce
“I break people’s faces and bounce. That’s what I do.’
Sıvışmak
Let’s bounce = Hadi uzatalım, sıvışalım
What’s your take on this?
Bu konuda fikrin ne?
If you know, you know
Anlayan anladı
The abbreviation iykyk stands for the phrase if you know, you know. It is used after a statement or some form of content as a way of indicating that it is an inside joke or a reference to something only a select group of people know and understand. This is usually done without providing any further explanation.
Poor Thing
Poor baby
Kıyamam sana
Kıyamam
It’s a scorcher
Çok sıcak bir gün
It’s sweltering
Çok sıcak
