Turkish–English dictionary

balıkçık

Young fish; fishlings.

balıkçıl

Any long-legged, long-necked wading bird of the family Ardeidae.

balıkçılık

(uncountable) Fishing: the catching, processing and marketing of fish or other seafood.

balıketli

Large in body; fat; overweight.

balıklar

Now used in combination: (e.g., starfish, cuttlefish, jellyfish, etc).

balım

A term of affection.

Balkan

Of or relating to the Balkan Peninsula.

Balkanlar

A cultural region and peninsula in Southeast Europe, roughly equivalent to the area covered by Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia, sometimes including Romania, Slovenia, and European Turkey. [19th c.]

ballı

Sweetened, with, or as if with, honey.

balmumu

Any oily, water-resistant, solid or semisolid substance; normally long-chain hydrocarbons, alcohols or esters.

balo

A formal dance.

balon balığı

Any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe several times their normal size by swallowing water or air when threatened.

balta

An ancient weapon consisting of a head that has one or two blades and a long handle.

baltalama

A deliberate action aimed at weakening someone (or something, a nation, etc) or preventing them from being successful, through subversion, obstruction, disruption, and/or destruction.

baltalamak

(transitive) To fell or chop with an axe.

baltalık

A grove of small growth; a thicket of brushwood; a wood cut at certain times for fuel or other purposes, typically managed to promote growth and ensure a reliable supply of timber. See copse.

balya

A rounded bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation.

balyoz

A hammer that consists of a large, heavy, broad and flat block of metal (the head) attached to a handle typically 0.5 meter to 1 meter long. The sledgehammer's design is meant to allow it to be swung powerfully, and to distribute force over a wide area upon impact.

bam teli

(colloquial) Something that is personally annoying; a personal dislike.

bambaşka

Composed of inherently different or distinct elements; incongruous.

bamya

The edible immature mucilaginous seed pod (properly, capsule) of the Abelmoschus esculentus.

bana göre

according to me

banadura

A widely cultivated plant, Solanum lycopersicum, having edible fruit.

banak

A foodstuff made by baking dough made from cereals.

banal ya da klişe

A banality or cliché.

banallik

(uncountable) The quality of being banal.

bandaj

A strip of gauze or similar material used to protect or support a wound or injury.

bandana

A large kerchief, usually colourful and used either as headgear or as a handkerchief, neckerchief, bikini, or sweatband.

bandırmak

(transitive) To lower (a flag), particularly a national ensign, to a partially hoisted position in order to render or to return a salute. While lowered, the flag is said to be “at the dip.” A flag being carried on a staff may be dipped by leaning it forward at an approximate angle of 45 degrees.

bando

A group of musicians who perform together as an ensemble; sometimes, such a group working for a professional recording artist.

bando arabası

A large wagon used to carry a band of musicians in a parade. [from 1836]

Bangkok

(exonym) The capital city of Thailand.

Bangladeş

A country in South Asia. Official name: People's Republic of Bangladesh. Capital: Dhaka.

Bangor

A city and community with a city council in Gwynedd, Wales (OS grid ref SH5872).

banjo

A stringed musical instrument (chordophone), usually with a round body, a membrane-like soundboard and a fretted neck, played by plucking or strumming the strings.

bankacı

One who conducts the business of banking; one who, individually, or as a member of a company, keeps an establishment for the deposit or loan of money, or for traffic in money, bills of exchange, etc.

bankamatik

(banking) Initialism of automated teller machine or automatic teller machine.

banko

A table or board on which money is counted and over which business is transacted

banliyö

A residential area located on the outskirts of a city or large town that usually includes businesses that cater to its residents; such as schools, grocery stores, shopping centers, restaurants, convenience stores, etc.

banmak

(transitive) To lower (a flag), particularly a national ensign, to a partially hoisted position in order to render or to return a salute. While lowered, the flag is said to be “at the dip.” A flag being carried on a staff may be dipped by leaning it forward at an approximate angle of 45 degrees.

bant

(US, medical) Surgical tape, such tape made specifically for medical purposes.

banyo

A tub or pool which is used for bathing: bathtub.

banyo yapmak

(intransitive) To clean oneself by immersion in water or using water; to take a bath, have a bath.

banyo yaptırmak

(transitive, Commonwealth) To wash a person or animal in a bath.

Bar

A town and municipality of Montenegro.

baraj

A structure placed across a flowing body of water to stop the flow or part of the flow, generally for purposes such as retaining or diverting some of the water or retarding the release of accumulated water to avoid abrupt flooding.

baraka

A slight or temporary structure built to shade or shelter something; a structure usually open in front; an outbuilding, especially a smallish one; a hut.

baran

(meteorology) Condensed water falling from a cloud.

Barbados

An island and country in the Caribbean.

barbar

Relating to people, countries, or customs perceived as uncivilized or inferior.

barbarlık

The condition of existing barbarically.

barbekü

A fireplace or pit for grilling food, typically used outdoors and traditionally employing hot charcoal as the heating medium.

Barbie

A tall, slender female fashion doll.

bard

A professional poet and singer, like among the ancient Celts, whose occupation was to compose and sing verses in honor of the heroic achievements of princes and brave men.

bardak

(countable) A vessel from which one drinks, especially one made of glass, plastic, or similar translucent or semi-translucent material.

bardak çay

(countable, Commonwealth, northern, _, US) A cup or (East Asia, Southern, _, US) glass of any of these drinks, often with milk, sugar, lemon, and/or tapioca pearls.

bardo

The hybrid offspring of a stallion (male horse) and a she-ass (female donkey).

barikat

A barrier constructed across a road, especially as a military defence

barista

A person who prepares coffee in a coffee shop for customers.

bariz

Obvious or easy to notice.

barınak

A place where a person or animal may find protection from the elements (especially rain, storms, or cold) sometimes as a place to sleep (such as a cave).

barış

A state of tranquility, quiet, and harmony. For instance, a state free from civil disturbance.

barışmak

(ambitransitive) To restore a friendly relationship; to bring back or return to harmony.

barışta

Not at war; not disturbed by strife or turmoil.

barıştırıcı

Willing to conciliate, or to make concessions.

barıştırmak

(ambitransitive) To restore a friendly relationship; to bring back or return to harmony.

barmen

A person who prepares coffee in a coffee shop for customers.

barometre

An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure.

baron

A baron of beef, a cut made up of a double sirloin.

barones

A woman holding a baronial title in her own right; a female ruler of a barony.

Barselona

The capital city of Catalonia, Spain.

Bartalmay

A en given name of biblical origin.

barut

An explosive mixture of saltpetre (potassium nitrate), charcoal and sulfur; formerly used in gunnery but now mostly used in fireworks.

baryum

The chemical element (symbol Ba) with an atomic number of 56. It is a soft, reactive, silvery alkaline earth metal.

bas

Of sound, a voice or an instrument, low in pitch or frequency.

baş belası

A person or thing that irritates or instigates.

baş çanağı

(skeleton) The main bones of the head considered as a unit; including the cranium, facial bones, and mandible.

baş hareketi

(obsolete) The manner of carrying the body; position of the body or limbs; posture.

baş harf

The first letter of a word or a name, especially of a person's full name (their initials).

baş kasesi

(skeleton) The main bones of the head considered as a unit; including the cranium, facial bones, and mandible.

baş melek

A powerful angel that leads many other angels, but is still loyal to a deity, and often seen as belonging to a particular archangelical rank or order within a greater hierarchy of angels. (Judeo-Christian examples: Gabriel, Michael, Raphael, Uriel).

başağrısı

Difficulty in doing something.

başak

(countable) The fruiting body of a grain plant.

başakçı

One who gleans.

başaklanmak

(intransitive) To put forth ears in growing; to form ears, as grain does.

basamak

A contiguous set of steps connecting two floors.

basamak basamak

In a progressive manner.

başarı belgesi

A tribute given in appreciation of someone's service etc.

başarılı

One who, or that which, achieves assumed goals.

başarım

(video games) An award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective in a video game.

başarısız

Failed, not successful.

başarısızlık

State or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, opposite of success.

başarmak

(transitive) To accomplish, to achieve.

başdan yukarıda

Above one's head; in the sky.

başdüşman

A principal enemy.

başgarson

A waiter who has a supervisory position over the other wait staff; chief waiter.

basiret

(parapsychology) The power to see or perceive things objects or events beyond the natural range of the senses, such as the past or the future.

basiretli

Quickly and critically discerning.

basiretsiz

Not prudent; lacking prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not paying attention to the consequences of one's actions.

basit

Minimalist; lacking that which is not essential.

basitçe

(manner) In a simple way or state; considered in or by itself; without addition; alone.

basitleştirme

The act of simplifying or something that has been simplified.

basitlik

The quality or state of being not complex, or of consisting of few parts.

başı çekmek

(transitive) To drive or campaign ardently for, as an effort, project, etc.; to direct.

başıboş

A person on a trip of indeterminate destination and/or length of time.

başıboş dolaşan

Any domestic animal that lacks an enclosure, proper place, or company, but that instead wanders at large or is lost; an estray.

başıboş dolaşmak

(intransitive) To wander, as from a direct course; to deviate, or go out of the way.

basık

Flattened or depressed at the poles.

basılı

A printed copy of a digital document, as opposed to a copy in electronic form.

basılmamış

Not published.

basın

(uncountable, collective) The print-based media (both the people and the newspapers).

başın sağ olsun

Expressing sympathy to someone, especially after learning of a close death.

başın üstünde

Located above, especially over the head.

başına

For each.

başına buyruk

Showing independence in thoughts or actions.

basınçölçer

An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure.

başını kesme

Beheading; the act of beheading or decapitating.

Bask

Relating to the Basque people or their language.

başka

(mathematics) Designating the members in a series, which regularly intervene between the members of another series, as the odd or even numbers of the numerals; every other; every second.

başka bir deyişle

(conjunctive, idiomatic) Stated or interpreted another way; Used to introduce an explanation, simplification, or clarification.

başkahraman

(informal, intransitive) To act as a hero (brave person; role model; or protagonist).

başkalaşım

(mathematics) The replacement of the variables in an algebraic expression by their values in terms of another set of variables; a mapping of one space onto another or onto itself; a function that changes the position or direction of the axes of a coordinate system.

başkaldırıcı

Not obedient.

başkaldırma

(uncountable) Armed resistance to an established government or ruler.

başkan

A person presiding over a meeting.

baskanlik

The office or role of president.

başkanlık etmek

(transitive) To act as chairperson at; to preside over.

başkanlık yapmak

(intransitive) To act as president or chairperson.

Baskça

Relating to the Basque people or their language.

başkeşiş

The superior or head of an abbey or monastery. [First attested around the early 12th century.]

basket

(basketball) The act of putting the ball through the basket, thereby scoring points.

basketbol

(countable) The particular kind of ball used in the sport of basketball.

basketbol topu

(countable) The particular kind of ball used in the sport of basketball.

başkilise

The principal church serving as the office (and some as place of residence) of an archdiocese's/a diocese's archbishop/bishop which is symbolized by an episcopal throne known as the cathedra.

baskı

The exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner.

baskı klişesi

(printing) A metal printing plate cast from a matrix moulded from a raised printing surface.

baskı makinesi

(countable) A printing machine.

baskılı devre kartı

(electronics) A flat board that holds chips and other electronic components in layers that interconnect by means of copper pathways, often called traces.

baskın

Overpowering, staggering, or irresistibly strong.

başkomutan

Supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country.

başlak

The first letter of a word or a name, especially of a person's full name (their initials).

başlaklar

The first letter of a word or a name, especially of a person's full name (their initials).

başlama

The creation or beginning of something; the establishment.

başlamak

(ergative) To start, to initiate or take the first step into something.

başlanan

That which is begun; a rudiment or element.

başlangıç

(uncountable) The act of doing that which begins anything; commencement of an action, state, or space of time; entrance into being or upon a course; the first act, effort, or state of a succession of acts or states.

başlatma

(computing) To bootstrap; to start a system, e.g. a computer, by invoking its boot process or bootstrap.

başlayan

In an initial stage; beginning, starting, coming into existence.

başlıca

A basic or essential supply.

başlık

A protective cone-shaped hood with lappets for wrapping around the neck, used especially by Turks and Cossacks.