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?
