Turkish–English dictionary

antisemitizm

(narrower sense) Prejudice, discrimination, hostility or political or religious opposition directed against ethnic or religious Jews or against Judaism; antijudaism; judeophobia.

antisepsi

(hygiene) The science and practice of countering microbial infection, as with the use of antiseptics, and the use of aseptic technique.

antlaşma

A formal agreement, contract, rule, or pact.

antoloji

A collection of literary works, such as poems or short stories, especially a collection from various authors.

antre

The first course of a meal, consisting of a small, usually savoury, dish.

antrenman

The activity of imparting and acquiring skills.

antrenör

(originally, Oxford University, _, slang) A trainer or instructor.

antrepo

A place for storing large amounts of products. In logistics, a place where products go to from the manufacturer before going to the retailer.

antropofaji

The act or practice of eating human flesh, especially in the context of human cannibalism

antropolog

An expert in anthropology.

antropoloji

The scientific study of humans, systematically describing the ethnographic, linguistic, archaeological, and evolutionary dimensions of humanity using a holistic methodological framework.

antropomorf

Having the form of a human.

Antümi

A en given name, in regular use since the Middle Ages.

anturaj

A retinue of attendants, associates or followers.

anüs

(anatomy) The orifice of the rectum in most mammals, teleost fish, and many invertebrates, through which feces and flatus are ejected.

aort

(anatomy) The great artery which carries the blood from the heart to all parts of the body except the lungs; the main trunk of the arterial system.

apaçık gerçek

A self-evident or obvious truth.

apandis ameliyatı

(surgery) The surgical procedure for the removal of the vermiform appendix.

apandisit

(pathology) inflammation of the vermiform appendix

apartheid

To impose a policy of segregation of groups of people, especially one based on race.

apartman dairesi

(chiefly, North America, Australia, Philippines) A complete domicile occupying only part of a building, especially one for rent; a flat.

apartman topuk

(footwear, in the plural) Ellipsis of platform shoe (“a kind of high shoe with an extra layer between the inner and outer soles”).

apati

Lack of emotion or motivation; lack of interest or enthusiasm towards something; disinterest (in something).

apayrı

Composed of inherently different or distinct elements; incongruous.

apendektomi

(surgery) The surgical procedure for the removal of the vermiform appendix.

aplik

A candlestick (holder for a candle, especially a circular tube, with a brim, into which a candle is inserted), either with a handle for carrying, or with a bracket for attaching to a wall.

Apollo kelebeği

A butterfly of species Parnassius apollo, a large swallowtail with black and red spots on white wings.

apostrof

(orthography) The text character ’, which serves as a punctuation mark in various languages and as a diacritical mark in certain rare contexts.

apotemnofili

(psychology) A compulsion to become, or appear to be, an amputee.

app

(computing, mobile phones) An application (program), especially a small one designed for a mobile device.

apron

(aviation) The paved area of an airport, especially the area where aircraft park away from a terminal.

apse

(pathology) A cavity caused by tissue destruction, usually because of infection, filled with pus and surrounded by inflamed tissue. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]

aptal

(colloquial) A stupid person.

aptalca

(of a person, an action, etc.) Lacking good sense or judgement; unwise.

aptesane

(UK, AU, HK) A room, enclosed area or single-purpose building containing a fixture or fixtures used for urination and defecation; a bathroom or water closet. [from 19th c.]

ar

(rare) An accepted (but deprecated and rarely used) metric unit of area equal to 100 square metres, or a former unit of approximately the same extent. Symbol: a.

ara

(US) A break for a worker or workers that splits a period of work.

ara bellek

(computing) A buffer in memory where the user can store data temporarily while transferring it from one place within an application to another or between applications.

ara bulmak

To adjust and settle by mutual concessions; to compound.

ara bulucu

One who negotiates between parties seeking mutual agreement.

ara hafıza

(computing) A buffer in memory where the user can store data temporarily while transferring it from one place within an application to another or between applications.

ara sınav

(education) A midterm school exam (i.e., halfway through the term).

ara sıra

(idiomatic) Synonym of occasionally, sometimes, intermittently.

ara vermeden

Without stopping; without interruption or break

ara vermek

(transitive) To interrupt the continuance of; to put an end to, especially as regards commercial productions; to stop producing, making, or supplying.

ara yol

A driveway.

arab saçına benzetmek

(transitive) To mix or confuse.

arab saçı

A mixture of often unrelated things.

araba

(historical) A horse-drawn carriage once used for transportation in pre-modern Turkey.

araba vapuru

(watercraft) A boat or ship used to transport people, smaller vehicles and goods from one port to another, usually on a regular schedule.

arabalık

A building (or section of a building) used to store a car or cars, tools and other miscellaneous items.

arabellek

(telecommunications) A routine or storage medium used to compensate for a difference in rate of flow of data, or time of occurrence of events, when transferring data from one device to another.

Arabistan

A peninsula of West Asia between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf; includes Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates.

arabulucu

A person who restores peace, especially by settling disputes; one who engages in peacemaking.

arabuluculuk

Negotiation to resolve differences conducted by an impartial party.

araç

A tool or instrument for working with.

aracı

One who acts for, or in the place of, another (the principal), by that person's authority; someone entrusted to act on behalf of or in behalf of another, such as to transact business for them.

araf

(Christianity) An intermediate state after death in which some of those ultimately destined for Heaven must first undergo purification.

arakasyon

(uncountable) Copying of another person's ideas, text, or other creative work, and presenting it as one's own, especially without permission; plagiarizing.

araklamak

(transitive) To illegally take possession of (something, especially items of low value); to pilfer, to steal.

araknofobi

An abnormal or irrational fear of arachnids, especially spiders.

aral

(collective, geography) A group of islands.

aralıgözler

Instrument for studying or observing periodic movement by rendering a moving body visible only at regular intervals.

aralık

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

aralıksız

(manner) In a consistent manner.

Aram

(historical, biblical) A historical region mentioned in early cuneiforms and in the Bible, located in modern Syria as well as parts of Iraq, Lebanon and southeastern Turkey; inhabited by Arameans.

arama

A journey or effort in pursuit of a goal (often lengthy, ambitious, or fervent); a mission.

aramak

(ambitransitive) To contact by telephone.

Aramice

The language of the Arameans from the tenth century BC: often called Old Aramaic.

aranje etmek

(music, transitive, intransitive) To prepare and adapt an already-written composition for presentation in other than its original form.

aranjman

(music) An adaptation of a piece of music for other instruments, or in another style.

Arap

Of or pertaining to Arabs and their nations.

Arap alfabesi

A major Semitic language originating from the Arabian peninsula, and now spoken natively (in various spoken dialects, all sharing a single highly conservative standardized literary form) throughout large sections of the Middle East and North Africa.

Arap atı

An Arabian horse.

Arapça

Of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour (see also Arab as an adjective).

arapsaçı

A confused mess.

arasında

Denotes a mingling or intermixing with distinct or separable objects. See usage note at amidst.

arasıra

Employed irregularly.

arasöz

(generally, _, uncountable) The act of straying from the main subject in speech or writing, (rhetoric) particularly for rhetorical effect.

araştırıcı

One who explores something

araştırma

A routine inspection.

araştırmacı

One who explores something

araştırmak

(transitive) To examine or investigate something systematically.

araştırman

One who researches.

araya girmek

(ambitransitive) To disturb or halt (an ongoing process or action, or the person performing it) by interfering suddenly, especially by speaking.

araz

(figuratively) A signal; anything that indicates, or is characteristic of, the presence of something else, especially of something undesirable.

arazi

An area of land or the particular features of it.

arazi sahibi

A person who owns land.

arbalet

A mechanised weapon, based on the bow and arrow, that shoots bolts.

ardıç

Any shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus of the cypress family, which is characterized by pointed, needle-like leaves and aromatic berry-like cones.

ardıl

A person or thing that immediately follows another in holding an office or title.

ardında

In pursuit of, seeking.

ardından

Behind.

ardından gelmek

(obsolete, transitive) To follow (in time), to be subsequent to. [15th–17th c.]

ardışık

Connecting without a break.

arduvaz

(uncountable, geology) A fine-grained homogeneous sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash which has been metamorphosed so that it cleaves easily into thin layers.

arefe

The day or night before, usually used for holidays, such as Christmas Eve.

Ares

(Greek god) The Greek god of war, considered equivalent to the Roman Mars and usually described as a son of Zeus and Hera, companion of Eris and Enyo, and by Aphrodite father of Deimos and Phobos.

argaç

(weaving) The horizontal threads that are interlaced through the warp in a woven fabric.

argınlık

(medicine) Weakness; loss of strength.

argo

(uncountable) A technical terminology unique to a particular subject.

argon

The chemical element (symbol Ar) with an atomic number of 18. The third most abundant gas in the Earth's atmosphere, it is a colourless, odourless, inert noble gas.

argüman

The independent variable of a function.

Aristo

An ancient Greek philosopher, logician, and scientist (382–322 BCE), student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great.

aristokrat

(countable) An aristocrat.

Aristoteles

An ancient Greek philosopher, logician, and scientist (382–322 BCE), student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great.

arı

(informal, proscribed) Any stinging flying insect, especially a wasp.

arı kovanı

A women's hairstyle, popular in the 1960s, in which long hair is styled into a hive-shaped form on top of the head and usually held in place with lacquer.

arıcı

A person who maintains hives and keeps bees, especially for the production of honey.

arık

Thin or haggard, especially from hunger or disease.

arıklaşma

(gerund of clean) The process of making something clean.

arılık

A place where bees and their hives are kept.

arın

Free of dirt, filth, or impurities (extraneous matter); not dirty, filthy, or soiled.

arındırmak

(by extension) To make or become clear or easily understood; to explain or resolve in order to remove doubt or obscurity.

arınma

(drama) A release of emotional tension after an overwhelming vicarious experience, resulting in the purging or purification of the emotions, as through watching a dramatic production (especially a tragedy).

arınmak

(by extension) To make or become clear or easily understood; to explain or resolve in order to remove doubt or obscurity.

arıtıcı

Any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant.

arıtım

The act, or the result of refining; the removal of impurities, or a purified material

arıtımevi

A building, or a mass of machinery, used to produce refined products such as sugar, oil, or metals.

arıtma

The act, or the result of refining; the removal of impurities, or a purified material

arıtmak

(transitive, chemistry) To purify or refine (a substance) by distillation. [from 15th c.]

arıza

Termination of the ability of an item to perform its required function; breakdown.

Arjantin

A country in South America. Official name: Argentine Republic. Capital: Buenos Aires.

ark

leading, leader

ark-

(mathematics, sometimes, proscribed) Alternative form of ar- used to form the names of inverse hyperbolic functions, and the symbols for these functions.

arka

(comparable, phonetics) Pronounced with the highest part of the body of the tongue toward the back of the mouth, near the soft palate (most often describing a vowel).

arka lamba

One of a pair of red lights mounted on the rear of a vehicle, so it can be seen from the rear at night.

arka oda

A room near the rear of a premises.

arka plan

A part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject; context.

arkabahçe

(Britain, Ireland, Appalachia, NYC) The grounds at the front or back of a house.

arkadan

Accordingly, therefore (implying a logical connection or deduction), consequently.

arkadaş

A male friend.

arkadaş canlısı

Receiving others kindly and conversing with them in a free and friendly manner; friendly, courteous, sociable.

arkadaşça

In a friendly manner; like a friend.

arkadaşlık

Close friendship in a group of friends or teammates.

arkadaşlıktan çıkarmak

(social media) To defriend; to remove from one's friends list (e.g. on a social networking website).

arkadaşsız

Without friends (without a friend).

Arkadya

(figurative) An ideal region of rural and idyllic contentment; a pastoral utopia.

arkalık

The back piece of a chair, used to support the sitter's back.

Arkansas

A state in the South Central region of the United States. Capital and largest city: Little Rock.

arkasında

Behind.

arkat

(architecture) A row of arches.

arkeolog

Someone who studies or practises archaeology.

arkeoloji

The study of the past by excavation and analysis of its material remains.

arkıl

A person such as a priest through whom the deity is supposed to respond with prophecy or advice.

arktik

(geography) Pertaining to the northern polar region of the planet, characterised by extreme cold and an icy landscape. [from 16th c.]

Arktika

A continental region consisting of the portion of the Earth north of the Arctic Circle, containing the North Pole. [from 17th c.]

arleken

A pantomime fool, typically dressed in colorful checkered clothes, used as a stock character in commedia dell'arte and other genres.

armadillo

Any of the burrowing mammals covered with bony, jointed, protective plates, families Dasypodidae and Chlamyphoridae in the order Cingulata, found in the Americas, especially in South America.

armağan

(countable) A reward for some specific act, especially one given by an authority or a government.