The tale of a doctor who defied death Flashcards

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verb : to make several quick, explosive sounds

tıslamak

The car ————ed to a halt.

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  • sputter
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adjective : not showing emotions or thoughts and therefore very difficult to understand or get to know:

anlaşılmaz

an ————- face/expression/smile

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  • inscrutable
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noun : If you get a ——- of something or someone, you see them for a very short time.

anlık bakış, gözatma

He caught/got a ——— of her as she got into the car.

verb [T] : to see something or someone for a very short time

gözüne ilişmek, gözüne takılmak

She ———-ed him out of the corner of her eye.

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  • glimpse
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verb : to become smaller or less

azalmak, küçülmek

The number of students in the school has ————d to 200.

Our savings slowly ———-d away.

———-ing supplies of oil.

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  • dwindle
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phrasal verb : to gradually reduce the size of something or the number of people in a group:

azaltmak

We had 80 applicants for the job, but we’ve ———d them ——— to six.

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  • whittle (sth) down
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noun : a piece of string in the centre of a candle, or a similar part of a light, that supplies fuel to a flame

fitil

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  • wick
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verb : to shake slightly, often because of strong emotion:

titremek, ürpermek

Lennie’s bottom lip ———-ed and tears started in his eyes.

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  • quiver
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adjective : sad because the person you love does not love you:

He was moping around like a ———- teenager.

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  • lovesick
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adjective : very serious

çok ciddi, vahim, ağır başlı, vakur

———- doubts

a ———- mistake

———-ly : adverb

ciddi bir şekilde

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  • grave
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adjective : very angry

çok kızmış, öfkeli, sinirli, çılgına dönmüş

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  • livid
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verb : ORGANIZE

to organize or arrange something

idare etmek, düzenlemek

The fund is ————ed by the Economic Development Agency.

MEDICINE formal :to give medicine or medical help to someone

birine tıbbi yardımda bulunmak

to ———— first aid

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  • administer
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adjective : happening or moving quickly

çabuk, tez, hızlı

a ——- response

———-ly : adverb

süratli bir şekilde

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  • swift
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verb : to make someone believe something that is not true

aldatmak, düzen kurmak, hile yapmak

The company ————-d customers by selling old computers as new ones.

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  • deceive
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verb : to stay somewhere for a long time

oyalanmak, uzun süre kalmak, eğlenmek

The smell from the fire still ———ed hours later.

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  • linger
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verb : If a wound or broken bone heals, it becomes healthy again, and if something ——-s it, it makes it healthy again.

iyileş(tir)mek, düzel(t)mek

The wound on his head had begun to ——-.

———er : noun [C]: someone who makes sick people well again using something such as prayer or magic

üfürükçü, şaklaban, sahtekâr

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  • heal
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verb : ——- from/through, etc

to gradually move through the air

havada yayılmak/dağılmak

The smell of coffee ——ed through the room.

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  • waft
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noun : an illness

hastalık

Treat minor ———-s yourself.

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  • ailment
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adjective : rough and twisted, usually because of being old

boğumlu, budaklı, bükümlü, çarpık çurpuk, yamru yumru

a ———- tree trunk

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  • gnarled
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verb : ——— into/out/outside, etc

to leave a safe place and go somewhere that may involve risks

tehlikeye atılmak, riske girmek, göze almak, kalkışmak

If the snow stops I might ——- out.

[T] : to be brave enough to say something that might be criticized

her şeye rağmen söylemek, cüret gösterip ifade etmek

I didn’t dare ——— an opinion.

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  • venture
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adjective : TWISTED (also ——— up)

twisted together in an untidy way

karma karışık olmuş; kör düğüm olmuş, arapsaçına dönmüş

The wires are all ————.

CONFUSED : confused and difficult to understand

karma karışık, anlaşılması güç

—— finances

be ———— up in/with sth : to be involved in something unpleasant or complicated that is difficult to escape from

dolanmak/dolaştırmak; dolandırmak/dolaşmak

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  • tangled
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verb : to make someone responsible for doing something or looking after something

güvenmek, itimat etmek, emanet etmek, havale etmek

[often passive] I was ———-es with the task of organizing the party.

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  • entrust
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verb : to think carefully about something

üzerinde kafa patlatmak, düşünüp taşınmak

[+ question word] He ———-ed what might have happened if he hadn’t gone home.

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  • ponder
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noun : a small, simple building, often made of wood

kulübe, baraka

a mountain ——

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  • hut
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adjective : A ———- building is in very bad condition.

köhne, harap; külüstür, viran

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  • ramshackle