Turkish–English dictionary

kanatmak

(transitive) To cause something to be covered with blood; to bloody.

kanca

A rod bent into a curved shape, typically with one end free and the other end secured to a rope or other attachment.

kancık

(derogatory, UK, Irish, informal) A woman considered unpleasant in some way, particularly one considered nasty, stupid, fat, lazy, or difficult.

Kandehar

A city, the capital of the province of Kandahar in southern Afghanistan.

kandırma

An act or practice intended to deceive; a trick.

kandırmak

(transitive) To trick or mislead.

kanepe

(North America, Australia, Ireland) An item of furniture, often upholstered, for the comfortable seating of more than one person; a sofa.

kangren

The necrosis and rotting of flesh, usually caused by lack of blood supply.

kanguru

A member of the Macropodidae family of large marsupials with strong hind legs for hopping, native to Australia. [from 18th c.]

kanguru yavrusu

Ellipsis of joey word.

kaniş

A breed of dog originating in Europe as hunting dogs, and having heavy, curly coat in a solid color; their shoulder height indicates their classification as standard, medium, miniature, or toy.

kanı

A strongly held conviction, opinion or belief. [from 16th c.]

kanına girmek

(transitive) To deceive or delude (using guile).

kanıt

(countable, also, figuratively) A fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason.

kanıtlama

The act of vindicating or the state of being vindicated.

kanıtlamak

(ambitransitive, law) To justify or prove (an allegation or plea that one has made).

kanıtlanmış

Having been proved; having proved its value or truth.

kanji

Any individual Chinese character as used in the Japanese language.

kanka

An especially close and trusted friend.

kankan

(dances) A high-kicking chorus line dance originating in France.

kanla beslenen

(biology) An organism that ingests blood as the main part of its diet; examples of hemovores include leeches, fleas, ticks, mosquitos, vampire bats, and the vampire ground finch.

kanlı

Covered in blood.

kanmak

(idiomatic) To be fooled by; to walk into (a trap) or respond to (a scam or trick).

Kannada dili

The Dravidian language that is the official language of the state of Karnataka, India.

kano

(watercraft) A small long and narrow boat, propelled by one or more people (depending on the size of canoe), using single-bladed paddles. The paddlers face in the direction of travel, in either a seated position, or kneeling on the bottom of the boat. Canoes are open on top, and pointed at both ends.

kano sporu

A water sport involving travelling or racing in canoes or kayaks.

kanser

(medicine, oncology, disease) A disease in which the cells of a tissue undergo uncontrolled (and often rapid) proliferation.

kanserbilimci

(oncology) A doctor or scientist who specializes in oncology.

kanserli

(oncology) Relating to or affected with cancer.

kansız

Lacking blood; ashen, anaemic.

kansızlık

(American spelling, uncountable, pathology) A medical condition in which the capacity of the blood to transport oxygen to the tissues is reduced, either because of too few red blood cells, or because of too little hemoglobin, resulting in pallor and fatigue.

Kant

A city in Kyrgyzstan.

kantalup kavunu

Cucumis melo Cantalupensis Group, a cultivar group melon with sweet aromatic orange flesh, including two main types:

kantar

A device for measuring weight.

kantin

(chiefly, US, Canada) A restaurant in which customers select their food at a counter then carry it on a tray to a table to eat.

kantitatif

Of a measurements and data types: based on some quantity or number rather than on some quality.

kanton

A division of Luxembourg, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, etc.

Kantonca

(uncountable) A dialect of the Cantonese language, spoken in Guangzhou (Canton), Hong Kong, Macau, and treated as the standard dialect of the Cantonese language.

kanun

(usually with "the") The body of binding rules and regulations, customs, and standards established in a community by its legislative and judicial authorities.

kanun dışı iş yapmak

(legal) A breaking or infraction of a law, or of any obligation or tie; violation; non-fulfillment.

kanun layihası

A draft of a law, presented to a legislature for enactment; a proposed or projected law.

kanun tasarısı

A draft of a law, presented to a legislature for enactment; a proposed or projected law.

kanun teklifi

A draft of a law, presented to a legislature for enactment; a proposed or projected law.

kanuni

Being established, permitted, required or prescribed by law.

kânunuevvel

The twelfth and last month of the Gregorian calendar, following November and preceding the January of the following year, containing the southern solstice.

kanunun hüküm kısmı

(legal) The enacting part of a statute.

kânunusani

The first month of the Gregorian calendar, following the December of the previous year and preceding February.

kanvas

A piece of canvas cloth stretched across a frame on which one may paint.

kanyak

A brandy distilled from white wine in the region around Cognac in France.

kanyon

A valley, especially a long, narrow, steep valley, cut in rock by a river.

kaolin

A fine clay, rich in kaolinite, used in ceramics, paper-making, etc.

kaos

A state or situation of great confusion, disorder, trouble or destruction; chaos.

kap

An item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported.

kapak

The top or cover of a container.

kapalı

Covered with or characterised by clouds.

kapalı yer korkusu

The fear of closed, tight places.

kapanma

The confinement of people in their own rooms (e.g., in a school) or cells (in a prison), or to their own homes or areas (e.g., in the case of a city- or nation-wide issue) as a security measure after or amid a disturbance or as a non-pharmaceutical intervention in a pandemic.

kapanmak

(intransitive) To be slavishly nice to someone or apologize in the hope of securing something.

kapari

The pungent grayish green flower bud of the European and Oriental caper (Capparis spinosa), which is pickled and eaten.

kapasitans

(physics, uncountable) The property of an electric circuit or its element that permits it to store charge, defined as the ratio of stored charge to potential over that element or circuit (Q/V); SI unit: farad (F).

kapasitede

Able and efficient; having the ability needed for a specific task; having the disposition to do something; permitting or being susceptible to something.

kapasiteli

Able and efficient; having the ability needed for a specific task; having the disposition to do something; permitting or being susceptible to something.

kapatmak

(intransitive, idiomatic) To terminate a telephone call, originally by hanging the receiver on its hook or cradle thereby automatically disconnecting the line.

kapiş?

(sometimes, offensive) Used by a speaker to confirm that the listener has understood something said to the latter: did you hear me?, get it?, understood?

kapital

(uncountable, business, finance, insurance) Money and wealth. The means to acquire goods and services, especially in a non-barter system.

kapitalist

Supporting or endorsing capitalism.

kapitalizm

(politics, economic liberalism) A socio-economic system based on private property rights, including the private ownership of resources or capital, with economic decisions made largely through the operation of a market unregulated by the state.

kapı

(architecture) A portal of entry into a building, room, or vehicle, typically consisting of a rigid plane movable on a hinge. It may have a handle to help open and close, a latch to hold it closed, and a lock that ensures it cannot be opened without a key.

kapı dürbünü

A small hole, opening, or piece of glass, especially in a door, through which one can look without being seen.

kapı tokmağı

(architectural elements) A knocker mounted on a door.

kapı zili

A device on or adjacent to an outer door for announcing one's presence. It can be mechanical, directly sounding a bell, or a button that electrically sounds a chime or buzzer inside the building.

kapıcı

(British) One who attends to the maintenance of a building and provides services to its tenants and visitors.

kapkaççı

One who steals from the pocket of a passerby, usually by sleight of hand.

kapkek

A small cake baked in a usually paper container shaped like a cup, often with icing on top.

kaplama

A thin outer layer.

kaplama alanı

The area covered by a mobile phone (cellphone) or other radio network.

kaplama tahtası

A thin decorative covering of fine material (usually wood) applied to coarser wood or other material.

kaplamak

(transitive) To cover with, or as if with, a blanket.

kaplan

Panthera tigris, a large predatory mammal of the cat family, indigenous to Asia.

kaplıca

A health resort near a mineral spring or hot spring.

kaplumbağa

Any of various land-dwelling reptiles, of the family Testudinidae (chiefly, North America) or the order Testudines (chiefly, UK, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa, India) , whose body is enclosed in a shell (carapace plus plastron). The animal can withdraw its head and four legs partially into the shell, providing some protection from predators.

kapmak

(transitive) To capture or snare (someone or something which would rather escape). [from 13thc.]

kapriçyo

(music) A piece of music, usually fairly free in form and of a lively character.

kapris

A fanciful impulse, or sudden change of idea.

kaprisli

Impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim.

kapsama alanı

The area covered by a mobile phone (cellphone) or other radio network.

kapsamak

(transitive) To traverse or complete thoroughly.

kapsamlı

Including everything; universal.

kapsayici

Broadly or completely covering; including a large proportion of something.

kapsül

(botany) A seed case for legumes (e.g. peas, beans, peppers); a seedpod.

kaptan

(nautical) The captain of a merchant ship; a master mariner.

kaptan köşkü

(nautical) An elevated platform above the upper deck of a mechanically propelled ship from which it is navigated and from which all activities on deck can be seen and controlled by the captain, etc; smaller ships have a wheelhouse, and sailing ships were controlled from a quarterdeck.

kapuçino

(uncountable) An Italian coffee-based beverage made from espresso to which milk that has been steamed and/or frothed is added; (countable) a cup of this beverage.

kapüşon

A covering for the head, usually attached to a larger garment such as a jacket or cloak.

kapüşonlu

A sweatshirt with an integral hood and, sometimes, a large kangaroo pocket at the front.

kaput

(Australia, British, NZ, South Africa, Commonwealth, automotive) The hinged cover over the engine of a motor car, also known as a hood in chiefly Canada and the US.

kâr

For a quantity, the act or process of becoming larger

kâr etmek

An amount by which a quantity is increased.

kar fırtınası

Bad weather involving blowing winds and snow, or blowing winds and heavy snowfall amount.

kar motosikleti

(vehicle) A vehicle with skis at the front and a caterpillar track at the rear, used for travelling over snow, sometimes as sport.

kâr payı

(finance) A cash payment of money by a company to its shareholders, usually made periodically (e.g., quarterly or annually).

kar tanesi

A loose filmy mass or a thin chiplike layer of anything

kar tanesı

A crystal of snow, having approximate hexagonal symmetry.

kar topu

A ball of snow, usually one made in the hand and thrown for amusement in a snowball fight; also a larger ball of snow made by rolling a snowball around in snow that sticks to it and increases its diameter.

kar yağışı

An instance of falling of snow.

kar yağışı miktarı

The amount of snow that falls on one occasion.

kar yağmak

(intransitive, impersonal) Preceded by the dummy subject it: to have snow (noun sense 1) fall from the atmosphere.

kara

Clandestine; relating to a political, military, or espionage operation or site, the existence or details of which is withheld from the general public.

kara çalmak

(transitive) To treat as worthless; belittle, degrade or disparage.

kara gözlü junko

A bird, Junco hyemalis, the dark-eyed junco.

kara kurbağası

An amphibian, a kind of frog (order Anura) with shorter hindlegs and a drier, wartier skin, many in family Bufonidae.

kara liste

(legal, computing) A list or set of people or entities to be shunned or banned, disallowed or blocked.

kara sevdalı

Having an aching desire for one's beloved.

karaağaç

(countable) A tree of the genus Ulmus of the family Ulmaceae, large deciduous trees with alternate stipulate leaves and small apetalous flowers.

karabasan

(medieval folklore) An evil spirit supposed to oppress people while asleep, especially to have sex with women as they sleep.

karabat

Any of several flightless sea birds, of the family Spheniscidae within the order Sphenisciformes, found in the Southern Hemisphere, marked by their usual upright stance, walking on short legs, and (generally) their stark black and white plumage. [from 16th c.]

karabatak

Any of various medium-large black seabirds of the family Phalacrocoracidae which dive into water for fish and other aquatic animals, found throughout the world except for islands in the centre of the Pacific Ocean; specifically, the great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo).

karabet

Kinship; being related by blood or marriage.

karabiber

The dried, unripe berries (peppercorns) of the Piper nigrum plant which are commonly used as a spice and seasoning. They are either used whole, or in a ground or crushed form.

karabina

A metal link with a gate that can open and close, generally used for clipping ropes to anchors or other objects.

karaborsacı

Someone selling black market goods or trading on the black market.

karaca kemiği

(anatomy) The bone of the upper arm.

Karaçi

The largest city in Pakistan situated along the Arabian Sea, as well as the provincial capital of Sindh Province.

Karadağ

A country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe. Capital and largest city: Podgorica. Part of Yugoslavia until 2003, then part of Serbia and Montenegro until 2006.

karagök

Having the dark blue colour of navy blue.

karahindiba

(countable) Any of the several species of plant in the genus Taraxacum, characterised by yellow flower heads and notched, broad-ended leaves, especially the common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale).

karak

(historical) A large European sailing vessel of the 14th to 17th centuries similar to a caravel but square-rigged on the foremast and mainmast and lateen-rigged on the mizzenmast.

karakalem

A writing utensil with a graphite (commonly referred to as lead) shaft, usually blended with clay, clad in wood, and sharpened to a taper. [from 16th c.]

karakarga

(countable) Any of several, generally large and lustrous black species of birds in the genus Corvus, especially the common raven (Corvus corax).

Karakas

The capital city of Venezuela.

karakoncolos

(cryptozoology, folklore) An individual creature of this type.

karakter

(countable) A being involved in the action of a story; a persona.

Karalama

A board game in which players draw letter tiles and take turns to make interlocking words like a crossword, scoring points according to the letters played and their positions on the board.

karalamak

(transitive) To criticise so as to besmirch; traduce, disparage or defame.

karalık

The state or quality of being black in colour.

karamel

(countable) A (sometimes hardened) piece of this confection.

karamela

(countable) A (sometimes hardened) piece of this confection.

karamelize etmek

(intransitive) To become brown.

karamelize olmak

(cooking, transitive) To cook something until it becomes brown.

karamsar

Sad or pessimistic.

karamsarlık

A general belief that bad things will happen.

karanfil

(uncountable, or, countable) A very pungent aromatic spice, the unexpanded flower bud of the clove tree.

karanlık

(of a location or setting) Without light.

karanlık oda

(photography) A dark room, where photographs are developed.

karantina

The confinement of people in their own rooms (e.g., in a school) or cells (in a prison), or to their own homes or areas (e.g., in the case of a city- or nation-wide issue) as a security measure after or amid a disturbance or as a non-pharmaceutical intervention in a pandemic.

karaoke

(uncountable) A form of entertainment popular in clubs, at parties, etc, in which individual members of the public sing along to pre-recorded instrumental versions of popular songs, the lyrics of which are displayed for the singer on a screen in time with the music.

karar

A choice or judgement.

karar verme

The process of reaching a decision.

karargâh

A site, structure, or both, usually durable and often permanent, for housing military personnel and materiel.

kararlaştırmak

(transitive, chiefly, US) To anticipate or strongly expect.