Turkish–English dictionary

badana

(uncountable) A mixture of a powdered mineral substance (often slaked lime (containing calcium hydroxide), chalk (calcium carbonate), or both) and water which is used for painting surfaces such as fences and walls bright white.

bademcik

(anatomy, immunology) Ellipsis of palatine tonsil.

badi

A young duck.

badincan

(North America, AU, NZ, Philippines) The plant Solanum melongena or its edible fruit; an aubergine.

badminton

(uncountable) A racquet sport played indoors on a court by two opposing players (singles) or two opposing pairs of players (doubles), in which a shuttlecock is volleyed over a net and the competitions are presided by an umpire in British English and a referee in American English.

bağ

A feeling of understanding and ease of communication between two or more people.

bağa yaprağı

Any plant of the genus Plantago, with a rosette of sessile leaves about 10 cm (4") long with a narrow part instead of a petiole, and with a spike inflorescence with the flower spacing varying widely among the species. See also psyllium.

bagaj

(North America, automotive) The luggage storage compartment of a sedan/saloon-style car.

bağcık

A lace used for fastening a shoe.

bağdarlama

A procedural plan, usually but not necessarily tabular in nature, indicating a sequence of operations and the planned times at which those operations are to occur. [from 19th c.]

bağdaşan

Capable of easy interaction.

bağdaşık

Consistent; conforming to one standard.

bağdaşım

The quality of cohering, or being coherent; internal consistency.

bağdaşır

Capable of easy interaction.

bağdaşma

Agreement; concurring.

bağdaşmayan

Of two things: that cannot coexist; not congruous because of differences; unable to function together due to dissimilarities.

bağdaşmaz

(archaic) Inconsistent with, or far removed from, something; strongly opposed. [Late 16th century.]

Bağdat

The capital city of Iraq.

bağdoku

(anatomy) A band of strong tissue that connects bones to other bones.

baget

A variety of bread that is long and narrow in shape.

bağişlama

A voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause.

bağıl

Connected to or depending on something else; comparative.

bağıl atom kütlesi

(proscribed) atomic weight; the average mass of atoms of an element.

bağımlı

A person who is addicted, especially to a harmful drug.

bağımlı kılmak

(transitive) To make subservient or secondary.

bağımlılık

The state of being addicted; devotion; inclination.

bağımsız

Not dependent; not contingent or depending on something else; free.

bağımsızlık

The quality or state of being independent; lack of dependence; the state of not being reliant on, or controlled by, others.

bağır

Collectively, the internal organs of the body, especially those contained within the abdominal and thoracic cavities, such as the liver, heart, or stomach.

bağırıp çağırmak

(transitive, colloquial, originally, US) To speak badly of; to criticize forcefully.

bağırış

(figuratively) An abrupt loud vocal utterance.

bağırma

(figuratively) An abrupt loud vocal utterance.

bağırmak

(intransitive) To make a clamor; to make importunate outcries.

bağırsak

(chiefly, medicine) A part or division of the intestines, usually the large intestine.

bağış

A voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause.

bağışçı

One who makes a donation.

bağışlama

The action of forgiving.

bağışlamak

(transitive) To pronounce free from or give absolution for a penalty, blame, or guilt. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]

bağışlayıcılık

(countable) A generous act.

bağlaç

(grammar) A word used to join other words, phrases, or clauses together into sentences. (The specific conjunction used shows how the two joined parts are related semantically.)

bağlak

an epilogue.

bağlam

(linguistics) The text in which a word or passage appears and which helps ascertain its meaning.

bağlama

(software engineering) The degree of reliance between two or more software modules.

bağlamak

To add something to another thing, especially territory; to incorporate.

bağlanç

(uncountable) Belief in a spiritual or metaphysical reality (often including at least one deity), accompanied by practices or rituals pertaining to the belief.

bağlanma

The means by which something is physically attached.

bağlanmak

To listen without participating.

bağlantı

(anatomy) A connection between two tissues, organs, or cavities.

bağlantı hattı

(figurative) A means by which something is transmitted.

bağlantılı

Standing in relation or connection.

bağlaşıklık

(linguistics, translation studies) A semantic relationship between different parts of the same text.

bağlı

Associated, related, or united; subject to a particular affiliation.

bağlı kalmak

(intransitive) To remain loyal; to remain firm.

bağlı kuruluş

A company owned by a parent company or a holding company, also called daughter company or sister company.

bağlı şirket

A company owned by a parent company or a holding company, also called daughter company or sister company.

bağlılık

State of cohering, or of working together.

bağlılıkla

In a faithful manner.

bağlılıklı

Firm in allegiance to a person or institution; allegiant.

bağnaz

One who is narrow-mindedly devoted to their own ideas and groups, and intolerant of (people of) differing ideas, races, genders, religions, politics, etc.

bağnazlık

The condition or the characteristic quality of a bigot, especially religious, anti-religious or racial intolerant prejudice; opinionatedness; fanaticism; fanatic intolerance.

bahadır

(historical) A medieval heroic warrior in Kievan Rus, akin to the Western European knight-errant.

Bahamalar

An archipelago and country in the Caribbean. Official name: Commonwealth of The Bahamas.

bahane

(countable, uncountable) An explanation designed to avoid or alleviate guilt or negative judgment; a plea offered in extenuation of a fault.

bahar

A flower, especially one indicating that a fruit tree is fruiting; (collectively) a mass of such flowers.

baharat

(uncountable) A spice; the dried and ground unripe fruit of Pimenta dioica, thought to combine the flavours of several spices, such as cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves.

baharat katmak

(transitive) To flavour food with spices, herbs or salt.

baharatlı

Of, pertaining to, or containing spice.

baharlı

Of, pertaining to, or containing spice.

bahçe

An outdoor area containing one or more types of plants, usually plants grown for food or ornamental purposes.

bahçe malası

A gardener’s tool, shaped like a scoop, used in taking up plants, stirring soil etc.

bahçecilik

The art or science of cultivating gardens; gardening.

bahçıvan

One who gardens; one who grows plants or cultivates a garden.

bahis

A wager, an agreement between two parties that a stake (usually money) will be paid by the loser to the winner (the winner being the one who correctly forecast the outcome of an event).

bahıs

Conversation or debate concerning a particular topic.

Bahreyn

An archipelago, island, and country in West Asia in the Persian Gulf. Official name: Kingdom of Bahrain. Capital: Manama.

bahri

A freshwater bird of species Podiceps cristatus, of Europe and Asia.

bahriye

(countable) A country's entire maritime military force, including ships and personnel.

bahriyeli

(military) Belonging to the navy; typical of the navy.

bahse girmek

(transitive, ditransitive) To stake or pledge upon the outcome of an event; to wager.

bahsedilen

Narrated; told.

bahşetmek

(ditransitive) To give (bestow upon or confer, particularly in answer to prayer or request).

bahşiş

In the Middle East or southwest Asia: a bribe or tip.

bahşiş vermek

To give a small gratuity to, especially to an employee of someone who provides a service. [from early 18th c.]

baht

Good fortune.

bahtiyarlık

(uncountable) The emotion of being happy; joy; elation.

bahtsız

Very unlucky; ill-fated.

bak

Introducing an explanation

bak bak

An exclamation of sarcastic surprise (often doubled or tripled and in a lowering intonation).

bak sen

Used to express surprise.

bak şu işe

Used to express surprise.

bakaç

A hand-held device consisting of a series of lenses and prisms, used to magnify objects so that they can be better seen from a distance, and looked at through both eyes.

bakan

(government) A politician who heads a ministry

bakir

Unspoiled; still with its original purity; uncorrupted or unsullied.

bakir alan

(uncountable) Uncultivated and unsettled land in its natural state inhabited by wild animals and with vegetation growing wild; (countable) a tract of such land; a waste or wild.

bakire

(archaic) A female virgin.

bakirelik

The state or characteristic of being a virgin.

bakirlik

The state or characteristic of being a virgin.

bakıcı

A child's nurse.

bakım

(uncountable) Maintenance, upkeep.

bakımsız

(by extension) Disorderly; untidy; messy; not kept up.

bakır

(uncountable) A reddish-brown, malleable, ductile metallic element with high electrical and thermal conductivity, symbol Cu, and atomic number 29.

bakır kelebeği

(entomology) Any of various lycaenid butterflies with copper-coloured upperwings, especially those of the genera Lycaena and Paralucia.

bakır pası

A blue-green patina or rust that forms on copper-containing metals.

bakır rengi

The reddish-brown colour / color of copper.

Bakırsokum

(astronomy) The fourth planet in the solar system. Symbol: ♂

bakış

The action of looking; an attempt to see.

bakış açısı

A viewpoint; a way of looking at something.

bakkal

A small retail store, often in a residential area, that carries a limited selection of items such as staples, junk food, and drugstore items, and which is open long hours for the convenience of shoppers.

baklagil

(botany) The fruit or seed of leguminous plants (as peas or beans) used for food.

baklava

A sweet pastry found in many cuisines of the Middle East and the Balkans, made of chopped nuts layered with phyllo pastry. [since c. 1650; modern spelling since 1800s]

bakliyat

(botany) The fruit or seed of leguminous plants (as peas or beans) used for food.

bakma

The action of looking; an attempt to see.

bakmak

To correspond to; to be in harmony with; to be in agreement with.

bakşı

A Native American shamanistic healer.

bakteri

(microbiology) A single-celled organism with cell walls but no nucleus or organelles.

bakteriyoloji

(biology, microbiology) The scientific study of bacteria, especially in relation to disease and agriculture.

Bakü

The capital city of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

bal

(uncountable) A sweet, viscous, gold-colored fluid produced from plant nectar by bees, and often consumed by humans.

bal kabağı

The round yellow or orange fruit of this plant.

bal mumu

A wax secreted by bees from which they make honeycomb; or, the processed form of this wax used in the manufacture of various goods.

bal özü

(botany) The sweet liquid secreted by flowers to attract pollinating insects and birds. [from 17th c.]

bal rengi

A spectrum of pale yellow to brownish-yellow color, like that of most types of (the sweet substance) honey.

bal şarabı

(alcohol) An alcoholic drink fermented from honey and water.

balar

A small, thin piece of building material, often with one end thicker than the other, for laying in overlapping rows as a covering for the roof or sides of a building.

balast

(nautical) Heavy material that is placed in the hold of a ship (or in the gondola of a balloon), to provide stability.

balayı

The period of time immediately following a marriage.

balayına gitmek

To have a honeymoon (a trip taken by a couple after wedding).

balçık

A mixture of water and soil or fine grained sediment.

baldır

The muscle in the back of the leg below the knee.

baldıran

Any of the poisonous umbelliferous plants, of the genera

balgam

(uncountable, informal) Grime, dirt, slime; any vague, messy, or unknown substance.

balgam atmak

(ambitransitive) To cough up fluid from the lungs.

balgamlı

Generating, causing, or full of phlegm.

balina

Any one of numerous large marine mammals comprising an informal group within infraorder Cetacea that usually excludes dolphins and porpoises.

balista

(weaponry, historical) An ancient military engine, in the form of a crossbow, used for hurling large missiles.

balistik

(physics) The science of objects that predominantly fly under the effects of gravity, momentum and atmospheric drag, and dealing with details of their behaviour at the origin and destination of their flight, as of bullets or missiles or rockets.

balık

(archaic, or, loosely) Any animal (or any vertebrate) that lives exclusively in water.

balık adam

A diver, especially one in a diving suit (as opposed to one in scuba gear).

balık çomağı

An implement held vertically and viewed through an optical surveying instrument such as a transit, used to measure distance in land surveying and construction layout; an engineer's rod, surveyor's rod, surveying rod, leveling rod, ranging rod. The modern (US) engineer's or surveyor's rod commonly is eight or ten feet long and often designed to extend higher. In former times a surveyor's rod often was a single wooden pole or composed of multiple sectioned and socketed pieces, and besides serving as a sighting target was used to measure distance on the ground horizontally, hence for convenience was of one rod or pole in length, that is, 5+1⁄2 yards.

balık kartalı

A bird of prey of genus Pandion that feeds on fish and has white underparts and long, narrow wings each ending in four finger-like extensions.

balık kulağı

The empty shell of a marine mollusk.

balık oltası

An implement held vertically and viewed through an optical surveying instrument such as a transit, used to measure distance in land surveying and construction layout; an engineer's rod, surveyor's rod, surveying rod, leveling rod, ranging rod. The modern (US) engineer's or surveyor's rod commonly is eight or ten feet long and often designed to extend higher. In former times a surveyor's rod often was a single wooden pole or composed of multiple sectioned and socketed pieces, and besides serving as a sighting target was used to measure distance on the ground horizontally, hence for convenience was of one rod or pole in length, that is, 5+1⁄2 yards.

balık sütü

The semen of a male fish.

balık tenyası

(countable) A broad fish tapeworm, Diphyllobothrium latum.

balık tutkalı

A form of gelatine obtained from the air bladder of the sturgeon and certain other fish, used as an adhesive and as a clarifying agent for wine and beer.

balık tutma

A form of fishing, with a rod, line and angle (hook) for recreation or sport.

balık tutmak

(intransitive, transitive) To hunt fish or other aquatic animals in a body of water, or to collect coral or pearls from the bottom of the sea.

balık yumurtası

Eggs of fish.

balıkçı

A person who fishes with a hook and line.

balıkçı sansar

A North American marten-like mammal (Pekania pennanti, syn. Martes pennanti), that has thick brown fur.