Prestige - V Flashcards
breed 5.7
v/ yetiştirmek, büyütmek, çoğaltmak (hayvan)
Terriers are bred for their fighting instincts.
His main income comes from breeding cattle.
breeze 4.3
n/ hafif rüzgar, meltem
She let the gentle breeze cool her face.
bribe 10.9
n/ rüşvet
v/ rüşvet vermek
He was accused of accepting/taking bribes from wealthy businessmen.
He bribed the children with sweets and pocket money not to tell their mum what he’d done.
He discovered that certain corrupt officials had been bribed to approve shoddy construction work.
bride 4.7
n/ gelin
groom: damat
wedding: düğün
The bride and groom posed for pictures outside the church.
brilliant 3.1
j/ parlak, ışıl ışıl; parlak zekalı
The sky was a brilliant, cloudless blue
The idea was quite brilliant.
She seemed to have a brilliant career ahead of her.
brisk 9.4
briskly
j/ enerjik, hareketli, canlı
He set a brisk pace and we struggled to keep up
She walked briskly into town.
brittle 10.4
j/ kolay kırılır, sert ama kırılgan
syn: fragile, delicate
As you get older your bones become increasingly brittle.
broom 9.6
n/ süpürge
I use that broom to sweep the kitchen floor.
bruise 7.7
n/ yara bere, morluk, çürük
v/ zedelemek
His arms and back were covered in bruises.
She had a few cuts and bruises but nothing serious.
brutal 4.7
brutality
j/ acımasız, vahşi, zalim, gaddar
syn: brutal, cruel, ruthless, savage, ferocious, grim
He was imprisoned in 1945 for the brutal murder of a twelve-year-old girl.
bud 7.4
n/ tomurcuk, gonca
v/ filizlenmek, tomurcuklanmak
It was springtime and the fruit trees were in bud.
The unusually cold winter has caused many plants to bud late this year.
budget 1.0
n/ bütçe
The firm has drawn up a budget for the coming financial year.
Libraries are finding it increasingly difficult to remain within (their) budget.
buffer 8.9
n/ tampon
I bought a house as a buffer against inflation.
buffer zone / buffer stock / buffer state
bulb 4.9
n/ ampul; çiçek soğanı
Lilies and tulips grow from bulbs.
bulky 9.7
j/ hacimli, kocaman
She carried a very bulky package on the bus.
bullet 2.7
n/ mermi, kurşun
lead: kurşun
He was hit by a ricochet from a stray bullet
bully 7.5
n/ zorba
v/ zorbalık yapmak
Teachers usually know who the bullies are in a class.
Don’t let anyone bully you into* doing something you don’t want to do.
bump 5.5
n/ toslama, tümsek
v/ toslamak
I bumped my head as I was getting into the car.
Her bicycle hit a bump in the road and threw her off.
bundle 6.0
n/ demet, bohça
a bundle of clothes/newspapers/books
We sorted the newsletters into bundles for distribution.
burial 6.3
n/ gömme, defnetme, defin
ancient burial/ burial ceremony
The soldiers’ bodies will be flown back to the UK for burial.
bury 2.4
v/ gömmek, defnetmek
You have learned to bury your guilt with anger.
If an avalanche strikes, skiers can be buried alive by snow.
by-product 9.2
n/ yan ürün
Buttermilk is a by-product of making butter.
Illness is one of the by-products of overcrowded housing.
calculate 3.0
v/ hesaplamak
At some stage we need to calculate when* the project will be finished.
The cost of the damage caused by the recent storms has been calculated as/at* over £5 million.
calling 9.2
n/ sosyal açıdan değerli meslek, görev aşkı
I’m glad she’s going into medicine. It’s a very worthy calling.
cancel 3.4
v/ iptal etmek
syn: call off
I can’t cancel my arrangements at such short notice.
candid 9.6
j/ samimi, içten
syn: outspoken, frank, honest
To be candid with you, I think you’re making a dreadful mistake.
candidate 0.9
n/ aday
There are three candidates standing in the election.
How many candidates are there for* the job?
cannon 8.5
n/ askeri top
a gun fastened to an aircraft
capture 1.7
v/ ele geçirmek, esir almak
syn: occupy, invade, conquer, seize, take over
Two of the soldiers were killed and the rest were captured.
Rebel forces captured the city after a week-long battle.
captive 9.4
n/ esir, tutsak
When the town was recaptured, we found soldiers who had been captives for several years.
caress 12.0
v/ okşamak (genellikle edebi)
syn: stroke
She closed her eyes, and lifted her face to the sun, enjoying its light, warm caress on her cheeks.
casual 3.9
j/ gündelik, sıradan
casual clothes
The psychologist’s attitude seemed far too casual, even brutal.
casualty 4.2
n/ kayıplar, zayiat (the dead, the wounded, the missing)
The train was derailed but there were no casualties, police said.
So far, only one casualty has been rescued from the scene of the explosion.
catastrophe 6.7
n/ katastrof, afet, felaket
syn: disaster, calamity
They were warned of the ecological catastrophe to come.
cause 0.6
v/ neden olmak, yol açmak
syn: bring about, give rise to, lead to
The bright light caused her to blink.
Most heart attacks are caused by* blood clots
n/ sebep, neden
The police are still trying to establish the cause of the fire.
cautious 5.2
j/ temkinli, ihtiyatlı, tedbirli
syn: careful, attentive, cautious, wary, watchful, prudent,
He is too cautious to be a great leader.
I think you should be cautious about trying to change their views.
cavity 7.6
n/ oyuk, boşluk, kovuk
the upper nasal cavity
The gold was hidden in a secret cavity.
cease 4.5
v/ sona erdirmek, son vermek
(in everyday english people usually use stop rather than cease)
Whether the protests will cease remains to be seen.
Workplace nurseries will cease to be liable for tax.
celebrate 2.0
v/ kutlamak
We always celebrate our wedding anniversary by going out to dinner.
celebrated 8.0
j/ tanınmış, ünlü
syn: famous, renowned, famed, celebrated, prominent
a celebrated opera singer/city/novel
celestial 8.9
j/ göksel, gökyüzü ile ilgili
j// very beautiful (literary)
The moon is a celestial body.
cement 6.4
n/ çimento
There weren’t any chairs, so she sat on the cement.
cemetery 4.6
n/ mezarlık, kabristan
syn: cemetery, graveyard, necropolis, burial ground, charnel
He goes down to the cemetery every week to lay flowers on her grave.
He is in charge of a large municipal cemetery on the outskirts of the city.
censor 8.8
v/ sansürlemek
She opposes efforts to censor the Internet.
censorship: sansür
They often undertook the elimination of censorship rather than enter costly legal battles to preserve the practice.
census 6.1
n/ nüfus sayımı
national/state/government census
carry out/conduct/perform a census
We have a census in this country every ten years.
She was stopped in her car for a traffic census.
challenge 0.9
n/ meydan okuma, itiraz, zorluk
Finding a solution to this problem is one of the greatest challenges faced by scientists today.
v/ meydan okumak
Can I challenge you to a game of chess?
charity 3.3
n/ hayır işi, sadaka
She does a lot of work for charity.
charitable: hayırsever
a charitable foundation/organization/trust/person
charm 4.8
n/ çekicilik, tılsım, karizma
syn: charm, attractiveness, appeal, attraction
a woman of great charm
It’s a town with a lot of old-world charm.
charming 5.2
j/ çekici, hoş, cazibeli
syn: charming, attractive, fascinating, enchanting
We had dinner with our director and his charming wife.
What a charming street this is.
chase 3.3
v/ kovalamak, takip etmek
syn: pursue, follow
The police car was going so fast, it must have been chasing someone
There are too many people chasing too few jobs
civil 1.0
j/ sivil, medeni, yurttaşlıkla ilgili (dinle, askeriye ile ilgili olmayan, düz insanla ilgili)
Helicopters are mainly used for military rather than civil use.
After ten years of military dictatorship, the country now has a civil government.
We weren’t married in church, but we had a civil ceremony in a registry office.
civilian 3.2
n/ sivil
civilization: medeniyet, uygarlık, medenilik
civilized: uygar, medeni
Bombing civilians is a crime against humanity .
The evacuation of civilians remains out of the question while the fighting continues.
clarify 5.1
v/ açıklığa kavuşturmak, açıklamak
Could you clarify the first point please? I don’t understand it completely.
clue 3.3
n/ ipucu, işaret, yol gösteren fikir
Police are still looking for clues in their search for the missing girl.
I’m never going to guess the answer if you don’t give me a clue.
tip: tüyo
hint: ima, ipucu
coach 1.0
n/ koç, antrenör, otobüs
v/ koçluk yapmak
The coach issued a diktat that all team members must attend early-morning practice.
She coaches students in* French, usually for exams.
coincidence 5.8
n/ rastlantı, tesadüf, denk gelme
You chose exactly the same wallpaper as us - what a coincidence!
It was pure/sheer coincidence that I remembered his phone number.
colloborate 6.4
v/ işbirliği yapmak, el ele vermek
Two writers collaborated on the script for the film.
A German company collaborated with a Swiss firm to develop the product.
collar 4.5
n/ yaka, tasma
white collar
This jacket has a removable collar.
“Is that real fur on your collar?” “Certainly not - I only wear fake fur.”
collide 7.7
v/ çarpışmak, birbirine çarpmak
collision: çarpışma, toslama
It was predicted that a comet would collide with* one of the planets.
commemorate 8.8
v/ anmak, anma töreni yapmak, hatırasını yaşatmak
Gathered all together in this church, we commemorate those who lost their lives in the war.
A statue has been built to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the poet’s birthday.
commend 10.7
v/ resmi olarak övmek, methetmek
recommend: tavsiye etmek
The judge commended her for/on her bravery.
It says on the back cover of the book “highly commended”.
commerce 5.3
n/ ticaret, alım-satım işi
syn: trade
merchant: tüccar
He won’t last long in the world of commerce.
They are trying to promote commerce between their countries.
compensation 3.8
n/ tazminat, telafi, kompanse
She received £40,000 in* compensation for* a lost eye.
You should claim/seek* compensation.
a compensation claim*
compete 2.0
v/ rekabet etmek, yarışmak
competition: rekabet (contest)
It’s difficult for a small shop to compete against/with* the big supermarkets.
Both girls compete for* their father’s attention.
compile 5.3
v/ derlemek, toplamak
We’re compiling some facts and figures for a documentary on the subject.
They have compiled a directory of services for children.
compromise 4.6
v/ uzlaşmak, orta yol bulmak
n/ ödün, taviz, uzlaşma
Well, you want $400 and I say $300, so let’s compromise at/on* $350.
Don’t compromise your beliefs/principles* for the sake of being accepted.
It is hoped that a compromise will be reached in today’s talks.
conceive 4.2
v/ tasavvur etmek, algılamak (perceive)
perception, conception (algı)
v// gebe kalmak
[ + question word ] I can’t conceive (= it is too shocking to imagine) how anyone could behave so cruelly.
[ + that ] I find it hard to conceive (= it is too shocking to imagine) that people are still treated so badly.
I think my uncle still conceives of me as a four-year-old.
concept 1.1
n/ kavram, soyut fikir, konsept
syn: idea, notion, conception
It is very difficult to define the concept of beauty.
conceptual 5.5
j/ kavramsal
The main weakness of the proposal is conceptual.
