Turkish–English dictionary

lehine

In favor of.

Lehistan

A country in Central Europe. Official name: Republic of Poland. Capital and largest city: Warsaw.

Leipzig

An independent city in Saxony, Germany.

lejant

(cartography) A key to the symbols and color codes on a map, chart, etc.

lejyon

(military, Ancient Rome) The major unit or division of the Roman army, usually comprising 3000 to 6000 infantry soldiers and 100 to 200 cavalry troops.

leke

A mark on the skin formed before birth.

lekelemek

(transitive) To stain or tarnish (somebody) with dishonor.

lekeler

A discolored spot or area caused by spillage or other contact with certain fluids or substances.

lekesiz

Having no blemish or stain; absolutely clean and tidy.

leksikoloji

(uncountable, linguistics) The part of linguistics that studies words, their nature and meaning, words' elements, relations between words including semantic relations, words groups and the whole lexicon.

lektör

A person who gives lectures, especially as a profession.

lenf

(physiology) A colourless, watery, coagulable bodily fluid which bathes the tissues and is carried by the lymphatic system into the bloodstream; it resembles blood plasma in containing white blood cells and especially lymphocytes but normally few red blood cells and no platelets.

lenfoma

(oncology, pathology) A malignant tumor that arises in the lymph nodes or in other lymphoid tissue.

lengüist

(usually) One who studies modern-day linguistics, that is, linguistic science.

lengüistik

The systematic and scholarly study of language.

Leninci

A person who follows or supports Lenin or the philosophy of Leninism.

Leningrad

(historical) Former name of Saint Petersburg: a major city in Russia, from the time of Lenin's death in 1924 until 1991.

lens

A thin lens, made of flexible or rigid plastic, that is placed directly on to the eye to correct vision, used as an alternative to spectacles, or, if coloured, to change one's eye color cosmetically.

lento

(architectural element) A horizontal structural beam spanning an opening, such as between the uprights of a door or a window, and which supports the wall above.

leopar

Panthera pardus, a large wild cat with a spotted coat native to Africa and Asia, especially the male of the species (in contrast to leopardess).

lepistes

A tiny freshwater fish, Poecilia reticulata, popular in home aquariums, that usually has a plain body and black or dark blue tail for the females and a more colorful tail for the males. The guppies can vary in size, but males are 4 cm (1.6”) and females are 7 cm (2.8”).

lerde, -larda

(of adjectives from numbers, especially of times and ages) About, approximately.

leş

The body of a dead animal, especially a vertebrate or other animal having flesh.

letafet

(uncountable) Elegant movement; elegance of movement; balance or poise.

letarji

A state of extreme torpor, sopor or apathy, especially with lack of emotion, energy or enthusiasm; (loosely) sluggishness, laziness. [from 14th c.]

Leton

(countable) A person from Latvia or of Latvian descent.

Letonca

(uncountable) The official language of Latvia; Lettish.

Letonya

A country in northeastern Europe. Official name: Republic of Latvia.

Letonyalı

Of, from, or pertaining to Latvia, the Latvian people or the Latvian language.

lev

The currency of Bulgaria, divided into 100 stotinki.

Levant

A cultural region of West Asia, consisting of the countries bordering the eastern Mediterranean Sea, namely Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, Jordan and Cyprus (and sometimes, especially in a historical context, also including Turkey and Egypt, then part of the Ottoman Empire).

levha

(US) A board carrying a sign, or on which signs may be posted.

Levililer

The third of the Books of Moses in the Old Testament of the Bible; the third book in the Torah.

levye

An iron or steel bar, often with a flattened end which may also be hook-shaped, to be used as a lever to manually force things apart.

Leydi

An aristocratic title for a woman; the wife of a lord and/or a woman who holds the position in her own right; a title for a peeress, the wife of a peer or knight, and the daughters and daughters-in-law of certain peers.

leylak

A flower of the lilac shrub.

lezbiyen

(typically, formal, distancing, or, dated) A person who is sexually attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex.

leziz

(colloquial, lighthearted, often, childish) Delicious.

lezyon

(medicine) An infected or otherwise injured or diseased organ or part, especially such on a patch of skin.

lezzet

The characteristic of being dainty.

lezzetlendirmek

(American spelling, transitive) To add flavoring to something.

lezzetli

(colloquial, figurative) Pleasing to a person's taste; pleasing to the eyes or mind.

lezzetsiz

Lacking taste or flavor; without seasoning, spice, or discernible qualities of taste.

LGBT

Being lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender, or relating to these groups as a collective.

li

Used to form nouns meaning the jargon or language used by a particular profession or being or in a particular context.

libasyon

The act of pouring a liquid, most often wine, in sacrifice on the ground, on a ritual object, or on a victim, in honor of some deity.

liberalizm

(politics) Any political movement founded on the autonomy and personal freedom of the individual, progress and reform, and government by law with the consent of the governed.

liberasyon

The act of liberating or the state of being liberated.

Liberya

A country in West Africa. Official name: Republic of Liberia.

libre

A unit of mass equal to 16 avoirdupois ounces (= 453.592 g). Today this value is the most common meaning of "pound" as a unit of weight.

Libya

(historical) Africa; that is, the part of North Africa known in classical antiquity.

Libyalı

A person from Libya or of Libyan descent.

lider

One having authority to direct.

liderlik

The capacity of someone to lead others.

Liège

The largest city and provincial capital of Liège, Wallonia, Belgium

lif

(countable) A single piece of a given material, elongated and roughly round in cross-section, often twisted with other fibres to form thread.

lift

Any member of certain classes of devices that hoist things.

ligaman

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

ligament

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

Lihtenştayn

A microstate in Central Europe. Official name: Principality of Liechtenstein. Capital: Vaduz.

Lihtenştaynlı

Of or pertaining to the people or culture of Liechtenstein.

lik

Used to form an uncountable noun from an adjective; especially, to form the noun referring to the state, property, or quality of conforming to the adjective's description.

liken

Any of many symbiotic organisms, being associations of algae and fungi, often found as white or yellow-to-blue–green patches on rocks, old walls, etc.

likit

(physical chemistry) A substance that is flowing, and keeping no shape, such as water; a substance of which the molecules, while not tending to separate from one another like those of a gas, readily change their relative position, and which therefore retains no definite shape, except that determined by the containing receptacle; an inelastic fluid.

likör

A liqueur prepared using the infusion process.

likra

(uncountable) A type of synthetic elastic fabric and fibre (spandex) used for tight-fitting garments, such as swimming costumes.

Lille

The capital of Nord department and the Hauts-de-France region, France.

Lilyan

A en given name.

lim

Any of several green citrus fruit, somewhat smaller and sharper-tasting than a lemon.

lim ağacı

Any of the trees that bear limes, especially Key lime, Citrus aurantiifolia.

lim aromalı

Having the aroma or flavor of lime.

lim sulu

Containing lime or lime juice.

liman

(countable, nautical) A sheltered expanse of water, adjacent to land, in which ships may anchor or dock, especially for loading and unloading.

liman dalgası

(proscribed) A large, sudden, and disastrous wave of water caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean; a tsunami. (See Usage notes below.)

limitsiz

Without limits in extent, size, or quantity.

limli

Containing lime or lime juice.

limon

A yellowish citrus fruit.

limon ağacı

A semitropical evergreen tree, Citrus limon, that bears such fruits.

limon rengi

A yellowish citrus fruit.

limonata

(US, Canada, India, Philippines) A flavoured beverage consisting of water, lemon, and sweetener, sometimes ice, served mainly as a refreshment.

limoni

A yellowish citrus fruit.

limonlu gazoz

(UK, AU, NZ) A clear, usually carbonated, beverage made from lemon or artificial lemon flavouring, water, and sugar.

limonluk

A large greenhouse or hothouse for the display of plants

limuzin

A luxury sedan or saloon car, especially one with a lengthened wheelbase or driven by a chauffeur. [from 1930s]

linç etme

Execution of a person by mob action without due process of law, especially by hanging.

linç etmek

(transitive) To execute (somebody) without a proper legal trial or procedure, especially by hanging and backed by a mob.

linçlemek

(transitive) To execute (somebody) without a proper legal trial or procedure, especially by hanging and backed by a mob.

lineer

Having the form of a line; straight or roughly straight; following a direct course.

link

(engineering) Any intermediate rod or piece for transmitting force or motion, especially a short connecting rod with a bearing at each end; specifically (in steam engines) the slotted bar, or connecting piece, to the opposite ends of which the eccentric rods are jointed, and by means of which the movement of the valve is varied, in a link motion.

liposakşın

(medicine) A cosmetic surgery procedure in which excess fat is removed from a specific area by suction.

liposuction

(medicine) A cosmetic surgery procedure in which excess fat is removed from a specific area by suction.

lir

(string instrument) An ancient stringed musical instrument (a yoke lute chordophone) of Greek origin, consisting of two arms extending from a body to a crossbar (a yoke), and strings, parallel to the soundboard, connecting the body to the yoke.

lira

The former currency of Israel, superseded by the sheqel.

liret

The former currency of Israel, superseded by the sheqel.

lisan

(countable) A body of words, and set of methods of combining them (called a grammar), understood by a community and used as a form of communication.

lisâniyat

The systematic and scholarly study of language.

lisans

The first or lowest academic degree conferred by universities and colleges.

lisans öğrencisi

A student at a university who has not yet received a degree.

lisanssız

Not licensed; not officially authorized.

lise

(chiefly, _, UK) A secondary school that stresses academic over practical or vocational education, until recent times open to those pupils who had passed the 11-plus examination.

liste

(countable, chiefly, US) A list of affiliated candidates for an election.

literatür

The body of all written works.

litre

The metric unit of fluid measure, equal to one cubic decimetre. Symbol: L, l, or ℓ.

Litvan

Of or relating to Lithuania.

Litvanca

Of or relating to Lithuania.

Litvanya

A country in northeastern Europe. Official name: Republic of Lithuania.

Litvanyalı

(countable) A person living in or coming from Lithuania.

lityum

(uncountable) The simplest alkali metal, the lightest solid element, and the third lightest chemical element (symbol Li) with an atomic number of 3 and atomic weight of 6.94. It is a soft, silvery metal.

liva

(internet slang, ACG) An indication that a certain outcome or event is going to happen, deduced not logically or causally, but as a pattern in a piece of media. Chiefly used in video games and adjacent media, especially visual novels, it is typically described as being raised or set by the plot or words of a character.

livre

Any distinctive identifying uniform worn by a group, such as the uniform worn by chauffeurs and male servants.

Lizbon

A port city on the Iberian Peninsula, at the mouth of the Tagus River on the Atlantic Ocean; the capital city of Portugal.

lı

Used to form nouns meaning the jargon or language used by a particular profession or being or in a particular context.

lık

Used to form an uncountable noun from an adjective; especially, to form the noun referring to the state, property, or quality of conforming to the adjective's description.

lobi

An entryway or reception area; vestibule; passageway; corridor.

lobut

A slender object specially designed for use in a specific game or sport, such as skittles or bowling.

loder

A tractor with a scoop, for example: front-end loader, front loader, endloader, payloader, bucket loader, tracked loader, wheel loader, etc.

logo

A visual symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of identification of a company or organization.

logolar

A visual symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of identification of a company or organization.

logos

(rhetoric) A form of rhetoric in which the writer or speaker uses logical argument as the main form of persuasion.

Loire

The longest river in France, passing (from southeast to northwest) through the departments of Ardèche, Haute-Loire, Loire, Saône-et-Loire, Allier, Nièvre, Cher, Loiret, Loir-et-Cher, Indre-et-Loire, Maine-et-Loire and Loire-Atlantique.

loji

A branch of learning; a study of a particular subject.

lojik

Used to form adjectival forms of nouns ending in -logy.

lokal

All the people engaged in the same business, especially those of the same profession

lokalizasyon

(algebra) A ring of fractions of a given ring, such that the complement of the set of allowed denominators is an ideal.

lokanta

(US) A typically small restaurant, historically modeled after a railroad dining car, that serves lower-class fare, normally having a counter with stools along one side and booths on the other.

lokasyon

A particular point or place in physical space.

lokavt

(labor) The opposite of a strike; a labor disruption where management refuses to allow workers into a plant to work even if they are willing.

lokma

A piece of food of a size that would be produced by biting; a mouthful.

lokomotif

(rail transport) The power unit of a train that pulls the coaches or wagons.

lökün

Thick sticky clay or cement used to close up a hole or gap, especially to make something air-tight.

lolipop

(motorsport) A sign on a stick held in front of the vehicle during a pit stop.

London

A city in southwestern Ontario, Canada, with a population of approximately 300,000.

Londra

The capital city of the United Kingdom; the capital city of England, within Greater London. Situated on the tidal River Thames in southeast England, with a metropolitan population of more than 13,000,000.

lor

A cheese curd product with a mild flavor that is drained but not pressed so some whey remains.

lord

A noble with a title, i.e., a peerage, and in times past, with certain rights and privileges not enjoyed by commoners.

Lorraine

A cultural region, former administrative region, and former duchy in eastern France; since 2016 part of the region of Grand Est region.

lorta

A tool for shaping or preserving the shape of shoes.

lösemi

(oncology, pathology) Any of a class of types of cancer affecting the blood cells, especially the white blood cells (usually with massive leukocytosis), and the blood cell–forming (hematopoietic) tissues.

lostromo

(nautical) The officer (or warrant officer) in charge of sails, rigging, anchors, cables etc. and all work on deck of a sailing ship.

losyon

(archaic) A washing, especially of the skin for the purpose of beautification.

Lozan

A municipality and city, the capital of Vaud canton, in western Switzerland, in which French is the main language.

lu

Used to form nouns meaning the jargon or language used by a particular profession or being or in a particular context.

Lübnanlı

Of, from, or pertaining to Lebanon or the Lebanese people.

lubunya

(colloquial, sometimes, pejorative) Non-heterosexual or non-cisgender: homosexual, bisexual, asexual, transgender, etc.

luddist

(historical) Any of a group of early-19th-century English textile workers who destroyed machinery because it would harm their livelihood.

lügat

A reference work listing words or names from one or more languages, usually ordered alphabetically, explaining each word's meanings or senses, oftentimes also containing information on its etymology, pronunciation, usage, semantic relations, translations, as well as other relevant information. [ca. 1480]

lügatçe

A list of difficult words or specialized terms used in a particular book or document, or in a particular domain of knowledge, with their definitions; a list of glosses (explanatory annotations).

luk

Used to form an uncountable noun from an adjective; especially, to form the noun referring to the state, property, or quality of conforming to the adjective's description.

lüks

Very fine in quality and comfortable.

lüle

A rigid tube that transports water, steam, or other fluid, as used in plumbing and numerous other applications. [from 10th c.]