18 Flashcards

1
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Something came up

A

Bir işim çıktı

If something comes up,it happens unexpectedly.

” I was delayed–something came up at home.”

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2
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To be upfront

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Dürüst olmak gerekirse

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3
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Time and again

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Bir çok kez, defalarca

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4
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is that so?

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Öyle mi?

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5
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For days on end

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Günlerce
Dur durak bilmeden

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6
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Not that much

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O kadar da değil

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7
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Thanks anyway

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Yine de teşekkürler

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8
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fancy seeing you here

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Kimleri görüyorum

= An informal greeting, expressing that one did not expect to see that person at this location.

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9
Q

There is nothing to it!

“Once they have tried growing orchids, they will see there is really nothing to it.

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Bunda bir şey yok (kolay?)

If yousay’There’s nothing to it’, ‘There’s not much to it’, or ‘That’s all there is to it’, you areemphasizinghow simple youthinksomething is.

“She’s going through a difficult time. That’s all there is to it.”

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10
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No such thing

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Yok öyle bir şey

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11
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Walk the talk

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Konuştuğun gibi davran

Is a piece of management jargon that has become a cliché. It means putting your words into action—showing that you mean what you say by actively doing it yourself. It is a version of the everyday phrase ‘practise what you preach’.

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12
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He’s all talk

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Anca laf
Laf var icraat yok

talking about doing things but never actually doing them.

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13
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Go about one’s day

A

live your everyday life

Proceed with your day as normal

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14
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Look the other way

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Görmezden gelme

Deliberately overlook something, especially something of an illicit nature.

” They’re not really entitled to a discount but the sales manager decided to look the other way.”

This expression uses the other way in the sense of “away from what is normal or expected.”

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15
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Just so you know

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Bil diye söylüyorum

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16
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Along the same lines

A

Aynı doğrultuda
Benzer şekilde

17
Q

rack one’s brain

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Kafa yormak

= make a great effort to think of or remember something.

“Meg racked her brain for inspiration”

18
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I gotta hand it to you

A

Hakkını vermeliyim
(Valla) helal olsun

Yousaythings such as ‘You have to hand it to her’ or ‘You’ve got to hand it to them’ when youadmiresomeone for their skills orachievementsand you think theydeservealotofpraise.

19
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No can do

A

Yapamam
Hayatta olmaz

20
Q

Spit it out

A

Çıkar ağzından baklayı

21
Q

Don’t get your hopes up

A

Hemen umutlanma

22
Q

Down the road

A

İleride, gelecekte

in the future.

“they couldn’t predict the disastrous war looming a few years down the road”

23
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Hope for the best

A

Hayırlısı

24
Q

going on + number

How old is she? She is going on 20

A

Neredeyse, hemen hemen

Neredeyse 20 yaşında

25
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Bye felicia

A

Hadi naş naş

Felicia isa slang way of dismissing someone. Sometimes formatted as bye, Felicia and based on movie character whose name is spelled Felisha, bye Felicia often appears in memes, GIFs, and hashtags online to express disregard or indifference to someone, as if to say, “That’s it. I’m done putting up with you.

26
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No cap

A

Ne yalanı, yalan yok

means thatyou aren’t lying, or if you say someone is “capping,” then you are saying they are lying. Examples: “I’m actually going to be productive today, no cap.” “You actually got tickets to the Bad Bunny concert? You’re capping.”

27
Q

Louse

The disease was caused by a bacillus bacteria, Yersinia pestis, and carried by fleas on rodents, although recent studies suggest human parasites like lice may well have been the carriers.

A

Bit

Çoğulu : Lice

28
Q

Snap at

A

Çemkirmek

= Speak irritably or abruptly to someone, as in “This teacher was always snapping at the children.”

29
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pecuniary

“Soros insisted that the US and western Europe give the countries of eastern Europe a substantial amount of pecuniary aid, provide them with access to the European Common Market”

A

Parasal

1 : consisting of or measured in money

//pecuniary aid
//pecuniary gifts

2 : of or relating to money
//pecuniary needs
//pecuniary rewards

30
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high stakes

A

a)if thestakesare high when you are trying to do something, yourisklosinga lot or it will bedangerousif youfail

“Climbing is a dangerous sport andthe stakes are high.”

b)if the stakes are high when you are doing something such as playing acardgame, you risk losing a lot of money

“We’replaying for high stakeshere.”