21 Flashcards
Testy
“The once docile Jamie, convinced he’s being manipulated, becomes testy and volatile. “
{s} (ufak şeylere) çabuk kızan, hırçın
= easily annoyed and not patient:
“a testy old man”
“testy comments”
understate
The once docile Jamie, convinced he’s being manipulated, becomes testy and volatile. Cooper, who’s remarkably understated throughout the season, finally gets to unveil his range, and Doherty is heartbreaking as a professional who hates the role she has to play in Jamie’s legal saga, even as she’s confronted with his capacity for cruelty.
{f} olduğundan eksik/hafif göstermek
1: to represent as less than is the case
//understate taxable income
2: to state or present with restraint especially for effect
addled
tech-addled
“Adolescence” is an expression of parental panic, an effort to grapple with the crisis of boys and tech-addled masculinity today.
kafası karışmış
Şaşkaloz
: thrown into confusion : confused
//his addled brain/mind
//… vainly endeavouring to master some task … which, to the addled brain of the crushed boy of nineteen, was a sealed and hopeless mystery.
— Charles Dickens
interiority
1: interior quality or character
2: inner life or substance : psychological existence
Exeunt
Over here, the drama about a white pubescent child and his purported mortal sin would unfold as a true-crime detective plot. How was the girl murdered? Did the boy really kill her? Exeunt.
tiyatro sahneden çıkarlar
exeunt omnes = hepsi sahneden çıkarlar
= they leave the stage (a stage direction to two or more actors, the plural counterpart of exit)
barrel-chested
The father, Eddie Miller (played by the series co-creator Graham, a veteran English actor), is incensed and confused. He is barrel-chested, a real presence, and so we suspect that the officers are after him. But their target turns out to be a boy named Jamie, played by Owen Cooper, who was fourteen during filming.
having a large rounded chest.
“he was a big man, barrel-chested and black-bearded”
“a barrel-chested athlete.”
emporia
or emporiums
“For half a century, Jacobs’s humane perspective has leavened the discourse of urban revitalisation while at the same time unleashing a flood of preppy bars and cleverly themed emporia – the benign but by now predictable markers of gentrification.”
1a: a place of trade
especially : a commercial center
b: a retail outlet
//a hardware emporium
//a pizza emporium
2: a store carrying many different kinds of merchandise
preppy
“For half a century, Jacobs’s humane perspective has leavened the discourse of urban revitalisation while at the same time unleashing a flood of preppy bars and cleverly themed emporia – the benign but by now predictable markers of gentrification.”
: relating to or being a style of dress characterized especially by classic clothing and neat appearance
1: a student at or a graduate of a preparatory school
2: a person deemed to dress or behave like a preppy
revisit
“now, when the city is leaking capital out of every pore, New York triumphalists have taken to questioning Caro’s critique, claiming it’s time to revisit Moses’s work. But in the end the revisiting does little to alter the critique.”
Tekrar gözden geçirmek
also : to consider or take up again
//reluctant to revisit past disputes
take a beat
Bir ara ver
= to stop doing something for a while
give it a rest
Oh, give it a rest! I don’t want to hear it.
used to tell someone to stop talking about something.
Be there or be square
Aklı olan gelir
= be present or attend an event, or to be left out or excluded if one does not attend. The phrase is often used to encourage or persuade someone to join in on an activity or social gathering, and is often used in a casual or informal setting.
Guy 1: “There’s gonna be a party later tonight, dude! Be there or be square!”
Guy 2: “What does that even mean bro?”
Guy 1: Be there or you’re being a square, because you’re not a-round, man.”
hang tight
Investors are being advised to hang tight until the stock market rebounds.
: to wait before doing anything
go on a rampage
causing damage or destruction
Dinden imandan çıkmak
= If people go on a rampage, they rush around in a wild or violent way, causing damage or destruction.
don’t sweat it
Takma kafana
= Do not worry about it.
hang in there
Sık dişini
Pes etme
Dayan
= remain persistent and determined in difficult circumstances.
“in the second half, we just had to hang in there
come from a good place
İyi niyetle hareket etmek
Kalbi temiz olmak
= To be motivated by decency, kindness, or good intentions
Nice going
An expression of praise for having done something well. (It can also be used sarcastically to mean the opposite.)
A: “Dad, I got an A+ on my midterm exam!”
B: “Nice going, sweetie!”
Nice going, Frank. Now we’re going to have to rebuild this entire model from scratch.
snap out of it
Toparla kendini
Çık şu kafadan
= to stop experiencing something unpleasant or stop behaving in a negative way:
“I was depressed, and I couldn’t snap out of it.”
“Johnson has finally snapped out of a four-week hitting slump.”
take a swing
Sallamak
= to try to hit something.
“Some drunk took a swing at me.”
= To attempt to hit someone or something with one’s fist or an instrument in a broad, sweeping stroke.
“Bill didn’t hear me coming up behind him, and he took a swing at me when I touched his shoulder.”
Try me
Dene
Dene de gör
save it
A: “I swear, it wasn’t me!”
B: “Save it! The security camera caught you red-handed!”
Nefesini boşa harcama
= To stop talking because what is going to be said is not needed or wanted. Often used as an imperative, especially when annoyed.
“Save it, sis—I’m sick of your constant criticism!”
“You can save it, because I don’t believe a word you’re saying”
You betcha
= used to say “yes” very strongly, or to show that you are very sure about something:
“Were there surprises? You betcha.”
no holds barred
without limits or controls:
“This is comedy with no holds barred.”
