Turkish–English dictionary

Peçuy

A city in Hungary.

pedal

A lever operated by one's foot that is used to control or power a machine or mechanism, such as a bicycle or piano.

pedal çevirmeden bisiklet sürmek

(intransitive) To glide along without adding energy; to allow a vehicle to continue moving forward after disengaging the engine or ceasing to apply motive power.

peder

(Hinduism, Islam, Sikhism) A holy man, a spiritual leader.

pederane

Characteristic of what is considered the ideal behaviour pertaining to fatherhood.

pederler

(Hinduism, Islam, Sikhism) A holy man, a spiritual leader.

pediyatri

(American spelling, medicine) The branch of medicine that deals with the treatment of children and adolescents.

Pegasus

(constellation) A constellation of the northern sky, near the vernal equinoctial point, representing the winged horse. Its three brightest stars, with the brightest star of Andromeda, form the asterism of the Great Square of Pegasus.

pehlivan

(wrestling) A person who wrestles.

pejmürde

Plain and unfashionable in style or dress.

pejoratif

Lessening the worth of (a person, etc); expressing derogation; insulting.

pek

To a great extent or degree.

pek çok

(of a number) Too large to be counted to.

pekala

An exclamation of sarcastic surprise (often doubled or tripled and in a lowering intonation).

pekan ağacı

A smooth, thin-shelled, edible oval nut of this tree.

pekan cevizi

A smooth, thin-shelled, edible oval nut of this tree.

peki

All right, acceptable, permitted.

pekiştirmek

(transitive) To strengthen, especially by addition or augmentation.

pekken

(US, modern British and Australian, short scale) A billion billion: 1 followed by eighteen zeros, 1018.

peksimet

(nautical) A large, hard biscuit made from unleavened flour and water; formerly used as a long-term staple food aboard ships.

pelikan

Any of various seabirds of the family Pelecanidae, having a long bill with a distendable pouch.

pelin

An intensely bitter herb (Artemisia absinthium and similar plants in genus Artemisia) used in medicine, in the production of absinthe and vermouth, and as a tonic.

pelte

Any gelled suspension made for culinary purposes.

pelte gibi yapmak

(transitive, informal) To squeeze, compress, or crush (especially something moist).

peltek konuşmak

(intransitive) To pronounce the consonant ‘s’ imperfectly; to give ‘s’ and ‘z’ the sounds of ‘th’ (/θ/, /ð/). This is a speech impediment common among children.

peltemsi yapmak

(transitive, informal) To squeeze, compress, or crush (especially something moist).

pelüş

A textile fabric with a nap or shag on one side, longer and softer than the nap of velvet.

pelvis

(anatomy) The large compound bone structure at the base of the spine that supports the legs in hominids.

pembe

Having a colour between red and white; pale red.

Pencap

A geographical region of South Asia, divided (by the Radcliffe Line) between India and Pakistan. Pakistani Punjab includes the (West) Punjab Province and parts of the Islamabad Capital Territory; Indian Punjab includes (East) Punjab State and some other territories.

Pencapça

(uncountable) The main language spoken in the Punjab region, in eastern Pakistan and Northern India.

pençe

A curved, pointed, horny projection on each digit of the foot of a mammal, reptile, or bird.

pençe vurmak

(transitive) To put a sole on a shoe or a boot.

pençelemek

(transitive) To put a sole on a shoe or a boot.

pencere

An opening, usually covered by one or more panes of clear glass, to allow light and air from outside to enter a building or vehicle.

pencere kalkanı

(architectural element) The triangular area at the peak of an external wall adjacent to, and terminating, two sloped roof surfaces (pitches).

pencere kenarı

(architectural element) The horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame.

penetrasyon

The act of penetrating something. [from 15th c.]

penguen

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.]

peni

(historical) In the United Kingdom and Ireland and many other countries, a unit of currency worth 1⁄240 of a pound sterling or Irish pound before decimalisation, or a copper coin worth this amount. Abbreviation: d.

penis

(slang, sometimes, _, childish) The penis.

penisilin

(pharmaceutical drug) Any of a group of narrow-spectrum antibiotics obtained from Penicillium molds or synthesized, that have a beta-lactam structure and are active against gram-positive bacteria and used in the treatment of various infections and diseases.

pens

An instrument used in surgery or medical procedures for grasping and holding objects, similar to tongs or pincers.

pense

A pincer-like gripping tool that multiplies the strength of the user's hand, often used for bending things.

Pensilvanya

A state of the United States. Capital: Harrisburg. Largest city: Philadelphia.

pentagram

The shape of a five-pointed star constructed of five intersecting lines meeting at the vertices, such that a central pentagon and five surrounding isosceles triangles are formed; often with magical connotations; a 5/2 (or 5/3) star polygon.

pepelemek

(transitive) To utter with a stammer, or with timid hesitancy.

pepperoni

A spicy salami-style Italian-American sausage made from cured pork and beef seasoned with pepper.

Pepsi

A brand of carbonated cola non-alcoholic drink produced by the company PepsiCo.

perakendeci

The owner or operator of a retail business.

perçem

(chiefly, _, US, Philippines) Hair hanging over the forehead.

perçin

A cylindrical mechanical fastener that attaches multiple parts together by fitting through a hole and deforming the head(s) at either end.

perçinlemek

(transitive) To attach or fasten parts by using rivets. [from early 15th c.]

perde

(countable, drama) A division of a theatrical performance.

perde arkası

The area behind a stage out of view of the audience where performers wait to give their show; especially that of the dressing rooms.

perde çekmek

To deliberately make more confusing in order to conceal the truth.

perdelemek

(transitive) To cover (a window) with a curtain; to hang curtains.

perdövites

(aeronautics) Loss of lift due to an airfoil's critical angle of attack being exceeded, normally occurring due to low airspeed.

perende

Starting on one's feet, an instance of rotating one's body 360 degrees while airborne or on the ground, with one's feet passing over one's head.

performans

The act of performing; carrying into execution or action; execution; achievement; accomplishment; representation by action.

pergel

One who or that which divides or separates.

pergellemek

To surround; to encircle; to environ; to stretch round.

perhiz

The food and beverage a person or animal consumes.

peri

(mythological creature) A mythical being of human form with magical powers, known in many sizes and descriptions, although often depicted in modern illustrations only as a small sprite with gauze-like wings, especially one that is female. Fairies are revered in some modern forms of paganism.

periferi

The outside boundary, parts or surface of something.

perikard

(anatomy, cardiology) A serous membrane that surrounds the heart allowing it to contract.

periler ülkesi

The land or abode of fairies.

perili

Of a location, frequented by a ghost or ghosts.

periodik

Appearing or recurring again and again; recurrent.

perişan

Deeply hurt, saddened, or worried; incapacitated by distress.

peristalti

(medicine) The rhythmic, wave-like contraction and relaxation of muscles so as to propagate motion, as of food in the digestive tract.

periyodik olarak

In a manner that is regular or periodic.

perküsyon

(medicine) The tapping of the body as an aid to medical diagnosis.

pernisiyöz

Causing much harm in a subtle way.

peron

A raised floor for any purpose, e.g. for workmen during construction, or formerly for military cannon.

Pers

Persia proper (Persis), the land of the ancient Persians, corresponding to modern-day Fars province in southwestern Iran.

perşembe

(US, Canada, informal in UK) On Thursday.

Persephone

(Greek god) A minor deity, the queen of the Underworld/Hades, and goddess of the seasons and vegetation. Originally named Kore/Core, she is the daughter of Zeus and Demeter; and the wife of Hades. Her Roman counterpart is Proserpina.

persona non grata

A person who is not welcome, especially a diplomat in a foreign country.

personel

A person who provides labor to a company or another person.

personel avcısı

(business) One who recruits skilled personnel, especially executive-level ones, for a company.

perspektif

A view, vista or outlook.

Peru

A country in South America. Official name: Republic of Peru. Capital and largest city: Lima.

peruk

A false substitute for a person's hair; a toupee or wig.

peruka

A false substitute for a person's hair; a toupee or wig.

perukâr

A person whose profession is cutting the hair and beards of usually male customers.

Perulu

A person from Peru or of Peruvian descent.

pervane

A fan fixture attached to a ceiling, sometimes with a built-in light.

pervasız

Indifferent or oblivious to danger or the consequences thereof.

pes etmek

(idiomatic) To relent, yield, surrender or admit defeat.

pesimist

Someone who habitually expects the worst outcome; one who looks on the dark side of things.

pesimistlik

A general belief that bad things will happen.

pesimizm

A general belief that bad things will happen.

peşinde

In pursuit of, seeking.

peşinde koşma

(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.

peşinden koşmak

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

peşkir

A cloth used for wiping, especially one used for drying anything wet, such as a person after a bath.

peso

(historical) A former unit of currency in Spain and Spain's colonies, worth 8 reales; the Spanish dollar.

pespaye

(slang, informal) Unseemly and indecorous or of low quality; cheap; shabby, crude.

peştamal

A garment worn about the loins and covering the crotch.

Peşte

The corresponding part of the current-day city of Budapest, on the eastern side of the Danube.

pestilini çıkarmak

(transitive, slang) To obliterate, to defeat decisively.

pestisit

Anything, especially a synthetic substance but also any substance (e.g. sulfur), or virus, bacterium, or other organism, which kills or suppresses the activities of pests.

pesto

A sauce, especially for pasta, originating from the Genoa region in Italy, made from basil, garlic, pine nuts, olive oil and cheese (usually pecorino).

Peştuca

Pashto, a language primarily spoken by Pashtun people in Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan. [from 1811]

petek

(uncountable) A substance made by bees (clade Anthophila) primarily from beeswax which has hexagonal cells to hold their larvae, and for storing pollen and honey to feed the larvae and themselves when other food is scarce; it is also eaten by humans as part of comb-honey; (countable) a single sheet made up of two layers of this substance.

Petra

An ancient city and archaeological site in Jordan.

Petrograd

A region of Saint Petersburg city, Saint Petersburg, Northwest Russia district, European Russia, Russia.

petrol

Petroleum-based liquid used as fuel or lubricant.

petrol yeşili

Having a bluish-green colour.

Petros

A en given name.

Petrus

A en given name.

Petrus'un

(biblical) The epistles of Peter in the New Testament of the Bible, 1 Peter and 2 Peter attributed to St. Peter.

petunya

A dark purple colour, like that of some petunia flowers.

pey

(finance) A sum of money or other asset given as an initial payment, to show good faith, or to reserve something for purchase.

peygamber

Someone who speaks by divine inspiration.

peygamber kuşağı

A multicoloured arch in the sky, produced by prismatic refraction of light within droplets of rain in the air.

peyk

A moon or other smaller body orbiting a larger one. [from 17th c.]

peyman

(countable, international law) A formal binding agreement concluded by subjects of international law, namely, states and international organizations; a convention, a pact.

peynir

(photography) Said while being photographed, to give the impression of smiling.

peynir altı suyu

The liquid remaining after milk has been curdled and strained in the process of making cheese.

peynirli kek

(countable, and, uncountable, obsolete) A pie made of cream, eggs and milk (somewhat resembling the modern American chess cake).

peynirli pasta

(countable, and, uncountable, obsolete) A pie made of cream, eggs and milk (somewhat resembling the modern American chess cake).

peyzaj

A portion of land or territory as defined by its landform, its geographical (and architectural) features.

pezevenk

Someone who solicits customers for prostitution and acts as manager for a group of prostitutes; a pander.

pezevenklik

The practise of managing and hiring out prostitutes.

pezevenklik yapmak

(intransitive) To act as a procurer of prostitutes; to pander.

PHA

(linguistics, anthropology, etc.) Initialism of Proto-Indo-European.

pho

A Vietnamese soup with a beef base, typically served with rice noodles and optionally beef or chicken.

Phoenix

A white variety of grape of German origin used for winemaking.

pi

The 16th letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabets and the seventeenth in Old Greek.

pi sayısı

(mathematics) An irrational and transcendental constant representing the ratio of the circumference of a Euclidean circle to its diameter; approximately 3.14159265358979323846264338327950; usually written π.

piç

A small piece of leather, usually round, having a string attached to the center, which, when saturated with water and pressed upon a stone or other body having a smooth surface, adheres, by reason of the atmospheric pressure, with such force as to enable a considerable weight to be thus lifted by the string; formerly used by children as a plaything.

pide

(Australia) A broad, round and flat bread made from wheat, sometimes considered a type of pita; pide.

pijama

Clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in, usually consisting of a loose-fitting shirt and pants/trousers.

pik

A hard and brittle, but strong, alloy of iron, carbon, and silicon, formed by casting in a mould.

pika

(pathology, usually, uncountable) A disorder characterized by appetite and craving for non-edible substances, such as chalk, clay, dirt, ice, or sand.

piknik

The meal eaten at such a gathering.

piksel

One of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory.

pil

(electrical, electronics, countable) A device used to power electric devices, consisting of one or more electrically connected electrochemical cells or (archaically) electrostatic cells.

Pilatus

(biblical character) Pontius Pilate, the man who, according to the Bible, ordered the crucifixion of Jesus.

pilav

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piliç

(colloquial) An attractive, young woman.

pilos

(historical, Ancient Rome) A conical felt hat worn in Ancient Rome and Greece.

pim

A pin, or block, of wood or metal, fitting into holes in the abutting portions of two pieces, and being partly in one piece and partly in the other, to keep them in their proper relative position.

pin

A basket, pen or enclosure for birds or small animals.

pinlemek

(often followed by a preposition such as "to" or "on") To fasten or attach (something) with a pin.

pinti

(obsolete) A person who is wretched or despicable; a wretch.

pintilik

Great reluctance to spend money unnecessarily.

pinyata

(Latin American culture) A doll or other decorated container that is filled with candy and hit with a hammer or a stick by blindfolded children during birthday parties or other celebrations until the candy falls out.