Unit 26 Flashcards
associate
get together
socialize
mingle
I no longer wish to be associated with people like him.
- ile ilişki kurmak
- ile arkadaşlık etmek
- ile görüşmek
barrier (to)
obstacle
block
He argues that regulations should not be viewed as barriers to progress.
- engel
- bariyer
- set
- mani
estimate
roughly calculate
guess
He estimates that current oil reserves are 20 percent lower than they were a year ago.
- tahmin etmek
- kestirmek
fatigue
tiredness
weariness
exhaustion
The drug’s side effects include headache and fatigue.
- yorgunluk
- halsizlik
- argınlık
- bitkinlik
flimsy
weak
light
thin
frail
The next time a hard wind blows, that flimsy shed in our back yard is likely to fall down.
- ince ve hafif
- uydurmasyon
- zayıf ve çürük
- entipüften
hospitality
friendliness
warm reception
The family we visited in Turkey showed us true hospitality. “ Our house is your house,” they told us.
- konukseverlik
- misafirperverlik
justify
give grounds for
give reasons for
Nothing can justify the cruel way that the man beats her wife.
- haklı göstermek
- haklı çıkarmak
mistrust
doubt
be suspicious of
You should mistrust any text message that says you’ve won some wonderful prize. Chances are it isn’t true.
- güvenmemek
- duyduğu güven ve inancı yitirmek
- den sıdkı sıyrılmak
persecute
oppress
torment
treat cruelly
The country’s leader relentlessly persecutes those who talk against the regime.
- zulüm yapmak
- zulmetmek
- eziyet etmek
- sıkıntı vermek
soothe
calm
comfort
Sometimes the sound of a vacuum cleaner will soothe fussy babies and help them go to sleep.
- yatıştırmak
- sakinleştirmek
- teskin etmek
- (ağrıyı,sızıyı) hafifletmek
