Leftovers: Season-2 Flashcards

1
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Give in to smt

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[to finally agree to what someone wants after a period when you refuse to agree.]
-e boyun eğmek

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Run out (v)

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Bitmek - Tükenmek - Suyunu çekmek

  • > I’ve nearly run out of money.
  • > Come on, time is running out.
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Drop off (v)

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Araçtan indirmek

-> Could you drop me off here please?

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Alliance (n)

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İttifak

    • Make/Form an alliance
    • alliance with
    • alliance between a and b
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Appeal (v)

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İstemek == Talep etmek == Demand == Request

    • Appeal for smt
    • Appeal to smb (for smt)
    • Appeal to smb to do smt
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Argue smb into/out of smt

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[​to persuade somebody to do/not do something by giving them reasons]
-> They argued him into withdrawing his complaint.

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Breach (n/v)

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(n) : – breach of smt
- > a breach of contract/copyright/warranty
(v) : [to break a rule, law, or agreement]

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Bring (them/a and b/two of them) together

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[​to help two people or groups to end a disagreement]

-> The loss of their son brought the two of them together.

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Collaborate (v)

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    • Collaborate with smo on smt

- - Collaborate with smo in smt/doing smt

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Commitment (n)

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Sadakat - Bağlılık - Kararlılık
– make a commitment (v):
Söz vermek - Taahhüt etmek
– Show commitment to smb/smt

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11
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Concede (v)

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[to admit that something is true, even though you do not want to]
Kabul etmek - Kabullenmek

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Concession (n)

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Ödün - Taviz

– make (a) concession to smt/smb

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13
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Consent (N-v)

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(n) : İzin - Müsaade
- - Consent to smt
- - without smb’s consent: birinin rızası olmadan
(v) :
- - consent to smt
- - consent to do smt

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14
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Expire (v) == Run out

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Süresi dolmak - Sona ermek

[If a legal document or agreement expires, you can no longer use it.]

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15
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Go along with smt/smb

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Agree or Support

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Intervene (v)

Intervention (n)

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[to become involved in a situation in order to improve or help it]

    • intervene in
    • intervene to do smt
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17
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Lure (v-n)

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(n): [the power to attract people]
cazibe- çekicilik
(v): ikna etmek - cezbetmek
Entice - Tempt

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Peacekeeper (n)

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Ara bulucu - Uzlaştırıcı

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Majestic (adj)

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Heybetli

[​impressive because of size or beauty]

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Respectively (adv)

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-Sırasıyla, Yazılış sırasına göre

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21
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Drop in (v)

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Habersiz uğramak

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Abide by (v)

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[to accept and act according to a law, an agreement, etc.]
-> You’ll have to abide by the rules of the club.
-> We will abide by their decision.
ADHERE TO

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23
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Abrogate == Repeal (v)

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[to officially end a law, an agreement, etc.]

Yürürlükten kaldırmak

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Accord (n)

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(n): [​a formal agreement between two organizations, countries, etc.]
Antlaşma
– of your own accord: kendi isteğiyle, kendi rızasıyla, isteyerek
-> He came back of his own accord.
-> The symptoms will clear up of their own accord.

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25
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Arbitrate (v)
Arbitration (n)
Arbitrator

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[to officially help to solve an argument between two people or groups]

    • arbitrate (in/on) (something) to arbitrate in a dispute
    • arbitrate between A and B
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26
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Arm-twisting

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[​the use of a lot of pressure or even physical force to persuade somebody to do something]

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27
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As one

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Topluca - hep birlikte

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28
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Take away

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Götürmek (kitabı vs)

– take smt away

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29
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Throw away

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Atmak

– throw away garbage

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30
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Put on x Take off

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Giyinmek x Soyunmak

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31
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Get in/on x Get off

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Arabaya/Uçağa/Otobüse/Bisiklete binmek x İnmek

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32
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Run after x Run away

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Kovalamak x Kaçmak

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33
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Speed up x Slow down

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Hızlanmak (accelerate) x Yavaşlamak

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34
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Aggravate (v)

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1) [to make a situation or condition worse]: bir durumu, şartları daha da kötüye götürmek, ağırlaştırmak, kötüleştirmek
-> His comments only aggravated the problem.
Syn: Make Worse
2) [to annoy someone]

  • Aggravation (n)
  • Aggravating (adj): kötüleştirici
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35
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Curb (v)

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Frenlemek - Gem vurmak - Zaptetmek

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36
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  • Take smb/smt for granted

- Take it for granted (that …)

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  • Birinin/birşeyin değerini bilmemek
  • > Her husband was always there and she just took him for granted.
  • I just took it for granted that he’d always be around.
  • She seemed to take it for granted that I would go with her to New York.
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37
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Embrace a theory

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Accept a theory

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38
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Dünkü çocuk değilim yani

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  • You can’t fool me. I wasn’t yesterday. [Beni aptal yerine koyma dünkü çocuk değilim ben].
    I wasn’t born yesterday
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39
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It is all greek to me

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Olaya fransız kalmak

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40
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  • Keyfin bilir

- Kendin bilirsin

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Suit yourself

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41
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Tırnağı bile olamaz

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not be patch on smt/smb

-> He is awesome but he is not patch on Brad Bitt

42
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Never mind

A

Unut gitsin

43
Q

I don’t mind

A

Umurumda değil

44
Q

Provide insight into (v)

A

(içyüzünün) anlaşılmasını sağlamak

-> Science has provided much insight into why an intelligent species seems so nasty

45
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Striking (adj)

A

Çarpıcı - Dikkat çekici

-> What researchers have discovered about some of our most destructive behaviours is really striking.

46
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Be tied to (v)

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== Depend on

-> it’s often tied to deep psychological factors

47
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Cling to (v)

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Sadık kalmak

–> He clung to the belief that his family were alive.

48
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Get carried away (v)

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Kendini kaptırmak - Aşka gelmek

48
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Be/Get carried away (v)

A

Kendini kaptırmak - Aşka gelmek
[to become so excited about something that you do not control what you say or do]
–> The manager warned his young players not to get carried away by the emotion of the occasion.

49
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What matters is …

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Önemli olan …

-> What matters is quality rather than quantity.

50
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At the expense of …

A

… pahasına - adına

51
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Very Evil (adj)

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Wicked

[extremely bad and morally wrong]

52
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Very glad (syn)

A

Overjoyed

54
Q

Elaborate on smt

A

Detaylandırmak

55
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Muscular (adj)

A

Kaslı

56
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The nuts and bolts of profession/job

A

bir işin/mesleğin en ince ayrıntıları

-> Law school can teach you theory, but it can’t teach you the nuts and bolts of the profession.

57
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Bir tarafından sallama

A

Don’t talk through your hat

58
Q

Cheer up

A

Neşelen

  • keep fighting
  • lighten up
  • I am behind you %100
59
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Display (n/v)

A

(n) : Sergi - Vitrin
- - on display: sergide - tezgahta
- > Many old aircraft are on display at the museum.
(v) : Sergilemek - Göstermek

60
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Trap (n/v)

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(n) : Tuzak - Kapan // Kurtulması zor durum

(v) : Tuzağa düşmek - Kapana kısılmak

61
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Cynical (adj)

A

Alaycı

62
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Invaluable (adj)

A

Paha piçilmez

== Priceless

63
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Overlap (v-n)

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(v) : [If two subjects or activities overlap, they are the same in some way.] Benzeşmek - Örtüşmek
- > Although our job titles are different, our responsibilities overlap quite a lot.
(n) : benzeşme - örtüşme

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Irrespective (adv)

A

Irrespective of == Regardless of

65
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Rigour (n)

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(n): [If you do something with rigour, you look at or consider every part of something to make sure it is correct or safe.]
Dikkat - Özen - İtina

66
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Conceive (v)

A

– conceive of (smb/smt) as (smb/smt): tasavvur/hayal etmek

67
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Entrust (v)

A

Emanet etmek - Vermek
[to make somebody responsible for doing something or taking care of somebody]
– entrust A (to B)
He entrusted the task to his nephew.

68
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Eminent (adj)

A

[famous, respected, or important]

-> eminent institution like Bilkent University

69
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Proceed with

A

… ile devam etmek

-> The ceremony proceeded with the presentation.

70
Q

To this end

A

Bu amaçla

71
Q

Make contribution to smt

A

Bir şeye katkıda bulunmak

72
Q

Be under way (idiom)

A

Sürüyor olmak - Devam ediyor olmak

-> The application period is now under way.

73
Q

Don’t like smt

A
  • it is not my cup of tea
  • it is not for me
  • I am not into this kind of thing
74
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Outpace (v)

A

Geride bırakmak - Geçmek

75
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Asset (n)

A

Varlık - Mülk

76
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No matter what

A

Ne olursa olsun

77
Q

Give me a hand

A

Yardim etmek

- could you give me an hand?

78
Q

Stab smo in the back

A

Birini sırtından bicaklamak

79
Q

Mum’s the word

A

Aramızda kalsın

80
Q

An uphill battle

A

It is an uphill battle finding time when everyone is free for the meeting.

81
Q

Come to terms with smt

A

Bir seyi kabullenmek (zor olsada)

  • I came to terms with this situation
  • You should come to terms with reality.
82
Q

In retrospect

A

Geçmişe bakıldığında,

- In retrospect, I might be wrong

83
Q

Not have a (mean/cowardly/polite) bone in her/his body

A

Hem Iyi hem kötü anlamda kullanılabilir

84
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Override (v)

A

[If someone in authority overrides a decision or order, they officially decide that it is wrong.] Geçersiz kılmak

85
Q

Break the bank (idiom)

A

El yakmak - Çok pahalı olmak

-> Taking a week-long vacation would break the bank.

86
Q

Give smb a lift

A

Arabayla bırakmak

  • > I can give you lift home.
  • > Could you give me a lift to the station?
87
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Hit the road (idiom)

A

Yola çıkmak

88
Q

Mindful (adj)

Mindfulness (n)

A
  • Farkında (be aware of / conscious )

- Farkındalık

89
Q

Lead the way (idiom)

A

Liderlik yapmak - Yolu açmak
-> Companies like 7-eleven is leading the way in offerring innovative solutions aiming to help consumer mitigate carbon emissions.

90
Q

Offset (v)

A

Dengelemek (Balance - Maintain)

-> Seven-eleven offsets those emissions through local and global carbon reduction projects.

91
Q

Commit oneself to Ving/smt

A

Bir şeye adamak

to is preposition

91
Q

Commit oneself to Ving/smt

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Bir şeye adamak (Devote / Dedicate)

to is preposition

92
Q

Center Around (v)

A

Focus on smt

93
Q

by %30

by up to %30

A
  • %30 oranında

- %30 oranına kadar

94
Q

Equate to (v)

A

That equates to powering more than 5.2 million homes’ electricity for a day.

95
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Adj-minded (adj)

A

adjective tarzı düşenen

  • like-minded people: benzeri düşünen insanlar
  • > Erdem and like-minded people will be do smt
  • community-minded business: topluluğu düşünen iş yeri
96
Q

Intuition (n)

A

Instinct

[İç güdü - Sezgi]

97
Q

Savvy (adj)

A

Informed
[bilgili - farkında]
-> Are your kids savvy about Internet Safety?

98
Q

Stumble upon (v)

A

Face - Encounter - Come across - Coincide

99
Q

Casualty (n)

A

Zayiat - Malül

[someone who is injured or killed in an accident or war]