Turkish–English dictionary

kör

(not comparable) Unable to see, or only partially able to see.

kordon

The strap of a wristwatch, used to secure it around the wrist.

Kore

A geographic region consisting of two countries in East Asia, commonly known as South Korea and North Korea; formerly a single country.

Korece

(uncountable) Official language of the people residing on the Korean Peninsula, and language of approximately 60 million people, in Asia, North America, and elsewhere.

Koreli

Of or relating to the Asian Peninsula comprising North Korea and South Korea.

korendon

(mineral) An extremely hard mineral, a form of aluminum oxide with the chemical formula Al2O3, that occurs in the form of the gemstones sapphire and ruby; it is used as an abrasive.

Korent

A port city in Greece.

koreograf

A person who choreographs.

körfez

(geography) A portion of an ocean or sea extending into the land; a partially landlocked sea

köri

A spiced sauce or relish, especially one flavored with curry powder.

köri sosu

A spiced sauce or relish, especially one flavored with curry powder.

koridor

A narrow hall or passage with rooms leading off it, as in a building or in a railway carriage.

koridor kenarı

(transport) Seat in public transport, such as a plane, train or bus, that's beside the aisle.

korindon

(mineral) An extremely hard mineral, a form of aluminum oxide with the chemical formula Al2O3, that occurs in the form of the gemstones sapphire and ruby; it is used as an abrasive.

Korint

A port city in Greece.

korkak

Impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear.

korkaklık

Lack of courage.

korkmak

(transitive) To be afraid of (something or someone); to consider or expect (something or someone) with alarm.

korkmuş

(now, _, rare) Frightened; filled with terror.

korku

A state of terror excited by the sudden appearance of danger; sudden and violent fear, usually of short duration; a sudden alarm.

korku dolu

(obsolete) Full of fright, whether

korkulu

Frightening; causing fear.

korkulu rüya

A very unpleasant or frightening dream. [from 19th c.]

korkuluk

A row of balusters topped by a rail, serving as an open parapet, as along the edge of a balcony, terrace, bridge, staircase, or the eaves of a building.

korkunç

Causing awe or terror; inspiring wonder or excitement. [from 1590–1600.]

korkusuz

Without fear.

korkusuzluk

Insolent boldness, especially when imprudent or unconventional.

korkutku

(by extension) Any make-believe threat, especially one used to intimidate or distract; a real threat greatly exaggerated for those purposes.

korkutmak

(transitive) To bully in an intimidating, bossy, or supercilious way.

korkutucu

Causing fear; or capable of causing fear; scary.

körling

(uncountable) A winter sport where players aim and slide stones down a sheet of ice and attempt to get their color stones closest to the house (a circular target marked on the ice).

körlük

The condition of being blind; unable to see.

korna

(countable, automotive) A loud alarm, especially one on a motor vehicle.

kornea

(anatomy) The transparent layer making up the outermost front part of the eye, covering the iris, pupil, and anterior chamber.

kornet

A musical instrument of the brass family, slightly smaller than a trumpet, usually in the musical key of B-flat.

kornişon

A small cucumber, often pickled whole.

korno

(countable) Any of several musical wind instruments.

koro

A group of people who sing together; a company of people who are trained to sing together.

koro şefi

(musician) A person who conducts an orchestra, choir or other music ensemble; a professional whose occupation is conducting.

korosal

Of, relating to, written for, or performed by a choir or a chorus.

körpe

Not limp; firm, stiff; not stale or wilted; fresh; also, effervescent, lively.

korpus

A unified collection of details, knowledge or information. [from 17th c.]

korsan

Illegally imitated or reproduced, said of a trademarked product or copyrighted work, or of the counterfeit itself.

korsan satış yapmak

(transitive, intellectual property) To create and/or sell an unauthorized copy of.

korsan yayın

The operation of an unlicensed radio or television station.

korse

A woman's foundation garment, reinforced with stays, that supports the waistline, hips and bust.

Korsika

An island and administrative region of France, in the Mediterranean to the north of Sardinia.

Korsikaca

The language of the Corsican people.

Korsikalı

A native or inhabitant of Corsica, France.

kort

The persons officially assembled under authority of law, at the appropriate time and place, for the administration of justice; an official assembly, legally met together for the transaction of judicial business; a judge or judges sitting for the hearing or trial of cases.

kortej

A group of people or things moving along in an orderly, stately, or solemn manner; a train of persons advancing in order; a retinue.

koru

A small forest with minimal undergrowth.

körü körüne

Without consideration or question.

korucu

A keeper, guardian, or soldier who ranges over a region (generally of wilderness) to protect the area or enforce the law.

korugan

A sturdy military fortification, often of concrete, with gunports.

körük

A device for delivering pressurized air in a controlled quantity to a controlled location. At its most simple terms a bellows is a container which is deformable in such a way as to alter its volume which has an outlet or outlets where one wishes to blow air.

koruma

A person or group of persons, often armed, responsible for protecting someone.

koruma altında

defended

korumacılık

(politics, economics) A system or policy of protecting the domestic producers of a product from foreign competition by imposing tariffs, quotas, duties or other barriers on importations.

korumak

(transitive) To ward off attacks against; to fight to protect; to guard.

korumasız

Lacking any form of defense; vulnerable; open to attack.

korunma

A defensive structure; a protective barrier; a bulwark.

korunmuş

defended

koruyan

A person entrusted with the custody or care of something or someone; a caretaker or keeper.

koruyucu

Any agent, natural or artificial, that acts to preserve, especially when added to food.

köşe

The space in the angle between converging lines or walls which meet in a point.

köşe taşı

A stone forming the base at the corner of a building.

kösem

The dominant animal in a pack of animals, such as wolves or lions.

köşenokta

(geometry) An angular point of a polygon, polyhedron or higher order polytope.

koşer

(Judaism) Fit for use or consumption, in accordance with Jewish law (especially relating to food).

köşk

A belvedere, either a type of summer-house or a roofed, detached porch-like structure, usually in a yard, park or lawn.

koşma

Act or instance of running, of moving rapidly using the feet.

koşmak

(transitive) To place a harness on something; to tie up or restrain.

kösnül

Relating to or tending to arouse sexual desire or excitement.

Kostantiniye

(historical) The former name, from 330–1930 C.E., of Istanbul, the largest city in Turkey; the former capital of the Ottoman Empire and of the Byzantine Empire before that.

köstebek

Any of several small, burrowing, insectivorous mammals of the family Talpidae.

köstebek deliği

A small mound of earth created by a mole's burrowing underneath the surface of the ground.

köstebek yuvası

A small mound of earth created by a mole's burrowing underneath the surface of the ground.

köstek

(figuratively) That which is useless or excess; that which slows something down.

kösteklemek

(transitive) To shackle or bind up with fetters.

köstere

An abrasive wheel for sharpening, polishing, or grinding.

kostüm

(by extension) A garment or set of garments suitable and/or required for a given task or activity: space suit, boiler suit, protective suit, swimsuit.

koşturmak

To run with quick light steps, to scamper.

koşu

Act or instance of running, of moving rapidly using the feet.

koşu bandı

A piece of indoor sporting equipment used to allow for the motions of running or walking while staying in one place.

koşuk

A kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing; especially, a sentimental or romantic poem in short stanzas.

koşul

Something that is mandatory, required or recommended.

koşul bileşik zamanı

(grammar) The conditional mood.

koşullu

Limited by a condition.

koşulsuz

Absolute; without conditions, limitations, reservations or qualifications.

koşum

(countable) A restraint or support, especially one consisting of a loop or network of rope or straps, and especially one worn by a working animal such as a horse pulling a carriage or farm implement.

koşum geçirmek

(transitive) To place a harness on something; to tie up or restrain.

koşum takmak

(transitive) To place a harness on something; to tie up or restrain.

koşut

(hyperbolic geometry, said of a pair of lines) Either not intersecting, or coinciding.

kot

A pair of trousers made from denim cotton and dyed dark blue.

kot pantolon

A pair of trousers made from denim cotton and dyed dark blue.

kota

A proportional part or share; the share or proportion assigned to each in a division.

kotak

The male of the domesticated cat, especially if not neutered.

kotaz

A ball-shaped bunch of plaited or otherwise entangled threads from which at one end protrudes a cord on which the ball is hung, and which may have loose, dangling threads at the other end (often used as decoration along the bottom of garments, curtains or other hangings).

kotilyon

(dance) A bold dance performed in groups of eight where women lift their skirts to display their ankles. [from 1766]

kotra

(nautical) A single-masted, fore-and-aft rigged, sailing vessel with at least two headsails, and a mast set further aft than that of a sloop.

kötü

(semantic change, amelioration, contranymic) Good, superlative, excellent, cool.

kötü adam

A deliberate scoundrel.

kötü amaçlı

Having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others.

kötü his

An evil omen

kötü huylu

Of or pertaining to bad temper; showing anger easily or customarily.

kötü koku

a strong foul smell; a stink.

kötü niyet

Intention to harm or deprive in an illegal or immoral way. Desire to take pleasure in another's misfortune.

kötü niyetli

Having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others.

kötü şöhretli

Having a bad reputation; disreputable; notorious; unpleasant or evil; widely known, especially for something scornful.

kötücül

Having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others.

kötüleşmek

(intransitive) To grow worse; to be impaired in quality; to degenerate.

kötüleştirmek

(sometimes, proscribed) To make something worse.

kötüleyici

Insulting, ridiculing.

kötülük

The quality or degree of being bad.

kötümser

Sad or pessimistic.

kötümserlik

A general belief that bad things will happen.

kötüye gitmek

(colloquial, especially, Southern US, and, Midwest US, of a person) To go bad; to turn toward immorality or crime.

kovalama

(real tennis) The occurrence of a second bounce by the ball in certain areas of the court, giving the server the chance, later in the game, to "play off" the chase from the receiving end and possibly win the point.

kovalamaca

(real tennis) The occurrence of a second bounce by the ball in certain areas of the court, giving the server the chance, later in the game, to "play off" the chase from the receiving end and possibly win the point.

kovalamak

(transitive, baseball) To produce enough offense to cause the pitcher to be removed.

kovan

A man-made structure in which honey bees are kept so that humans can harvest their honey.

kovanlık

A place where bees and their hives are kept.

kovboy

A man who tends free-range cattle, especially in the American West.

kovma

The act of expelling or the state of being expelled.

kovmak

(transitive, obsolete) To cast out; to banish; to expel; to reject. [Attested from the mid 16th century until the mid 17th century.]

kovulma

The act of expelling or the state of being expelled.

kovuşturma açmak

(transitive, law) To start criminal proceedings against.

koy

(geography) A shallow depression in a rock formation, such as an area of down-folded rock that has accumulated a thick layer of sediments, or an area scooped out by water erosion.

koyak

(geography) A deep, narrow passage with steep, rocky sides, particularly one with a stream running through it; a ravine.

köylü

A peasant.

koymak

To physically place (something or someone somewhere).

koyu

(of colour) Dull or deeper in hue; not bright or light.

koyu gökçe

Having the dark blue colour of navy blue.

koyu kırmızı

Of a deep vivid red color.

koyun

A breast, one of a woman's breasts

koyun derisi

(uncountable) The skin of a sheep, especially an adult sheep, and especially when used to make parchment or in bookbinding.

koyun eti

The meat of sheep used as food.

koyunlukçı

(derogatory, slang) People who unquestioningly accept as true whatever their political leaders say or who adopt popular opinion as their own without scrutiny.

koyunlukçılar

(derogatory, slang) People who unquestioningly accept as true whatever their political leaders say or who adopt popular opinion as their own without scrutiny.

koyup gitmek

(transitive) To desist in doing, practicing, following, holding, or adhering to; to turn away from; to permit to lapse; to renounce; to discontinue. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470)]

köz

A piece of coal or wood glowing by heat; a hot coal.

koza

The pupa of a butterfly or moth, particularly bare and hanging or girdled, as opposed to enclosed in a cocoon, in which metamorphosis takes place.

kozalak

The fruit of a conifer.

kozmetik

The study of such products.

kozmik

Of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe.

kozmo-

universe, world

kozmogoni

The study of the origin, and sometimes the development, of the universe or the solar system, in astrophysics, religion, and other fields.

kozmonot

An astronaut, especially a Russian or Soviet one.

kozmopolit

Of a person: having obtained worldly experience, and lacking naiveté; cosmopolitan, worldly-wise.