Turkish–English dictionary

rakam

(mathematics) A distinct symbol representing a natural number in a positional number system.

raket

(countable, sports) An implement with a handle connected to a round frame strung with wire, sinew, or plastic cords, and used to hit a ball, such as in tennis or a shuttlecock in badminton.

rakip

An opponent or rival.

rakı

A clear, unsweetened aniseed-flavoured alcoholic drink, produced and consumed primarily in the Levant.

rakkas

(clocks, mechanics) A body suspended from a fixed support so that it swings freely back and forth under the influence of gravity, commonly used to regulate various devices such as clocks.

raks

A sequence of rhythmic steps or movements usually performed to music, for pleasure or as a form of social interaction.

ral

(medicine, now, chiefly, in plural) An abnormal clicking, rattling or crackling sound, made by one or both lungs and heard with a stethoscope, caused by the popping open of airways collapsed by fluid or exudate, or sometimes by pulmonary edema.

ramazan

(Islam) The holy ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar, during which Muslims fast between the break of dawn until sunset; they also refrain from drinking liquids, smoking and having sexual relations.

ramen

Soup noodles of wheat, with various ingredients (Japanese-Chinese style).

rampacı

(nautical) A sailor attacking an enemy ship by boarding her, or one repelling such attempts by an enemy.

randevu

A pre-arranged meeting.

randevulaşma

A form of romantic courtship typically between two individuals with the aim of assessing the other's suitability as a partner in an intimate relationship or as a spouse.

randevulaşmak

(intransitive) To meet at an agreed time and place.

rapçi

(music) A performer of rap music, or someone who raps in any form of music.

rapor

A piece of information describing, or an account of certain events given or presented to someone, with the most common adpositions being by (referring to creator of the report) and on (referring to the subject).

rasathane

A place where stars, planets and other celestial bodies are observed, usually through a telescope; also place for observing meteorological or other natural phenomena.

rasgele

In a haphazard manner; in a random, chaotic, and incomplete manner.

Raşid

A en given name.

Raşit

A en given name.

raşitizm

(pathology) A disorder of infancy and early childhood due to a deficiency of vitamin D, causing soft or weak bones.

rassal

(informal) Apropos of nothing; lacking context, relevance, or any connection to the previous situation; unexpected.

rastgele

Coming without regularity; occasional or incidental.

rastık

A dark powder, usually powdered stibnite (an antimony ore), used as eye makeup, especially in Eastern countries.

rastlamak

(transitive) To meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly.

rastlantı

Of events, the appearance of a meaningful connection when there is none.

rastlantısal

Occurring as or resulting from coincidence.

rastlaşmak

To perceive; to come to a knowledge of; to have personal acquaintance with; to experience; to suffer.

rasyonalizasyon

(now, rare) The process or result of rationalizing, or expressing in rational terms.

rasyonelleştirme

(now, rare) The process or result of rationalizing, or expressing in rational terms.

rasyonellik

The quality or state of being rational; due exercise of reason; reasonableness.

ratatuy

A traditional French Provençal stewed vegetable dish consisting primarily of tomatoes, zucchini and eggplant.

raunt

A series of changes or events ending where it began; a series of like events recurring in continuance; a cycle; a periodical revolution.

ravent

Any plant of the genus Rheum, especially Rheum rhabarbarum, having large leaves and long green or reddish acidic leafstalks that are edible, in particular when cooked (although the leaves are mildly poisonous).

ravioli

Small square parcels of pasta filled with meat, cheese, spinach etc.

Rayh

A German empire, kingdom or nation; its territory or government.

rayiha

A smell; especially a pleasant spicy or fragrant one.

rayihalı

Sweet-smelling; having a pleasant (usually strong) scent or fragrance.

razı

Inclined; apt to happen.

razı etmek

(transitive, now, rare, regional) To urge, plead; to try to convince (someone to do something). [from 16th c.]

re

The name of the Latin-script letter R/r.

reaksiyon

An action or statement in response to a stimulus or other event.

reaksiyon göstermek

(physics, intransitive) To return an impulse or impression; to resist the action of another body by an opposite force

reaktif

(chemistry) A compound or mixture of compounds used to treat or test materials, samples, other compounds or reactants in a laboratory or sometimes an industrial setting.

realite

The state of being actual or real; realness.

reçel

(less common in the, _, US, &, Canada) A sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar and allowed to congeal. Often spread on bread or toast or used in jam tarts

reçelli

Covered in jam.

reçete

(medicine, pharmacy, pharmacology) A written order from an authorized medical practitioner for provision of a medicine or other treatment, such as (ophthalmology) the specific lenses needed for a pair of glasses.

reçete yazmak

(medicine) To order (a drug or medical device) for use by a particular patient (under licensed authority).

reçetesiz

(pharmacology, of medicine and other treatments) Legal for sale or distribution without the requirement of a prescription.

reçine

A sticky, gummy substance secreted by trees; sap.

recm

(legal) The practice or act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death, as punishment

redaktör

A person at a newspaper, publisher or similar institution who edits stories and/or decides which ones to publish.

reddedilmiş

Strongly disapproved of.

reddetmek

(transitive, formal) To say something in contradiction to.

redüklenme

(chemistry) A reaction in which electrons are gained and valence is reduced; often by the removal of oxygen or the addition of hydrogen.

redüksiyon

(chemistry) A reaction in which electrons are gained and valence is reduced; often by the removal of oxygen or the addition of hydrogen.

reel

(mathematics, of a number) Being either a rational number, or the limit of a convergent infinite sequence of rational numbers: being one of a set of numbers with a one-to-one correspondence to the points on a line.

reenkarnasyon

Reincarnation; new birth subsequent to one's first.

refah

The condition of being prosperous: having good fortune and a fortune.

referandum

(politics) A direct popular vote on a proposed law or constitutional amendment.

refleks

An automatic response to a simple stimulus which does not require mental processing.

reflektör

Something which reflects heat, light or sound, especially something having a reflecting surface.

reform

The change of something that is defective, broken, inefficient or otherwise negative, in order to correct or improve it

reforme etmek

(transitive) To put into a new and improved form or condition; to restore to a former good state, or bring from bad to good; to change from worse to better.

reggae

(Rastafari, music genre, originally, dance) A music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s and is heavily associated with Rastafarianism, featuring a heavy bass line and percussive rhythm guitar on the offbeat, often with close vocal harmonies.

regl

The periodic discharging of the menses, the flow of blood and cells from the lining of the uterus in unfertilized females of humans and other primates.

regülasyon

(uncountable) The act of regulating or the condition of being regulated.

regülatör

A person or group that sets standards of practice, especially regulatory law as sanctioned by statutory law.

regüle etmek

To adjust (a mechanism) for accurate and proper functioning.

rehavet

A feeling of contented self-satisfaction, especially when unaware of upcoming trouble.

rehber

A book that provides guidance, but especially one designed for travellers which provides local tourist information about a particular country or area.

rehberlik

The act or process of guiding.

rehin

(legal) A special form of secured loan where the purpose of the loan must be specified to the lender, to purchase assets that must be fixed (not movable) property, such as a house or piece of farm land. The assets are registered as the legal property of the borrower but the lender can seize them and dispose of them if they are not satisfied with the manner in which the repayment of the loan is conducted by the borrower. Once the loan is fully repaid, the lender loses this right of seizure and the assets are then deemed to be unencumbered.

rehin vermek

(transitive, legal) To borrow against a property, to obtain a loan for another purpose by giving away the right of seizure to the lender over a fixed property such as a house or piece of land; to pledge a property in order to get a loan.

rehinci dükkanı

The business premises of a pawnbroker; where loans are made, with personal property as security

rehine

A person given as a pledge or security for the performance of the conditions of a treaty or similar agreement, such as to ensure the status of a vassal.

Reich

A German empire, kingdom or nation; its territory or government.

reis

A person presiding over a meeting.

reisicumhur

The head of state of a republic.

rejenere etmek

(transitive) To construct or create anew, especially in an improved manner.

rejenere olmak

(intransitive) To become reconstructed.

rejim

(countable) A controlled regimen of food and drink choices, as to gain or lose weight or otherwise influence health.

rekabet

(uncountable) The action of competing.

reklam

(marketing) A commercial solicitation designed to sell some commodity, service or similar.

reklâm yapmak

(intransitive) To provide information about a person or goods and services to influence others. [from 18th c.]

rekolte

The yield of harvesting, i.e., the gathered crops or fruits.

rekor

The most extreme known value of some variable, particularly that of an achievement in competitive events.

rekreasyon

Any activity, such as play, that amuses, diverts or stimulates.

rektör

A headmaster or headmistress in various educational institutions, e.g., a university.

rektum

(anatomy) The terminal part of the large intestine through which feces pass after exiting the colon, but before leaving the body through the anus or cloaca.

reküperasyon

Instance of getting something back.

reküran

Recurring; happening time after time.

rekürent

Recurring; happening time after time.

rekurrent

(mathematics, stochastic processes, of a state) Non-transient.

remi

A card game with many rule variants, conceptually similar to mahjong.

Ren

A major river in western Europe, which flows through Switzerland, Austria, Liechtenstein, Germany, France and the Netherlands, before emptying into the North Sea.

Ren geyiği

(plural: reindeer) Any Arctic and subarctic-dwelling deer of the species Rangifer tarandus, with a number of subspecies.

rende

a tool with which one grates, especially foods such as cheese, to facilitate getting small particles or shreds off a solid lump

rendelemek

(transitive, cooking) To shred (things, usually foodstuffs), by rubbing across a grater.

rengarenk

Possessing prominent and varied colors.

renk

(uncountable) The spectral composition of visible light.

renk paleti

All the colours that can be presented by a device such as a monitor or printer.

renkli

Possessing prominent and varied colors.

renksiz

Without color; pale; pallid.

renyum

A metallic chemical element (symbol Re) with an atomic number of 75: a heavy, silvery-gray transition metal.

reorganizasyon

The act or process of rearranging. See reorganize.

reparasyon

(usually, in the plural) A payment of time, effort or money to compensate for past transgression(s).

replik

A written or printed row of letters, words, numbers, or other text, especially a row of words extending across a page or column, or a blank in place of such text.

replika

An exact copy.

replikasyon

(biology) The process of producing replicas of DNA or RNA molecules.

replikatör

(scifi) A technological device that replicates physical objects.

replike etmek

To make a copy (replica) of.

repütasyon

What somebody or something is known for.

resen

By virtue of the office that originated it, or of the title held.

resepsiyonist

An employee (such as a secretary) who works in reception (receiving visitors and/or calls) for a person or business, especially an office.

reseptör

(biochemistry, medicine) A protein on a cell wall that binds with specific molecules so that they can be absorbed into the cell in order to control certain functions.

resesyon

(economics) A period of reduced economic activity

Reşid

A en given name.

resif

A chain or range of rocks, sand, or coral lying at or near the surface of the water.

resim

A picture, likeness, diagram or representation, usually drawn on paper.

resim çekmek

(transitive, intransitive) To take a photograph (of).

resim yapmak

(intransitive) To practise the art of painting pictures.

resim yazı

A picture that represents a word or an idea by illustration.

resimli çizenek

A picture that represents a word or an idea by illustration.

resimsi

Resembling or worthy of a picture or painting; having the qualities of a picture or painting; pleasingly beautiful.

Reşit

A en given name.

reşit olmayan

(Scots law, obsolete) An adolescent, a person above the legal age of puberty but below the age of majority.

resital

A vocal, instrumental or visual performance by a soloist.

resmen

With phrasings that might normally be used or understood as figurative: truly; not figuratively; not as an idiom or metaphor.

resmetmek

To depict, represent with pictures.

resmî

Official.

resmini çekmek

(transitive) To create an image of.

resmiyet

(uncountable) The state of being formal.

resolüsyon

(computing) The process of determining the meaning of a symbol or address; the process of executing a link to it.

respiratör

A device to assist breathing.

respiratuar

(relational) Relating to respiration or the organs of respiration; breathing.

ressam

An artist who paints pictures.

restoran

An eating establishment in which diners are served food, usually by waiters at their tables but sometimes (as in a fast food restaurant) at a counter.

restorasyon

The process of bringing an object back to its original state; the process of restoring something.

restoratör

A professional who works on the conservation and restoration of objects, particularly artistic objects.

resul

A harbinger, giving signs of things to come.

ret

A sudden resistance or refusal.

retorik

The art of using language, especially public speaking, as a means to persuade.

retraktör

A surgical instrument used to hold apart the edges of an incision or wound.

retrospektif

Realization or understanding of the significance and nature of events after they have occurred.

revak

A porch, or a small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building.

revir

A clinic or dispensary within another institution.

revizyonizm

(historiography) The advocacy of a revision of some accepted theory, doctrine or a view of historical events.

revolver

(firearms) A handgun with a revolving chamber enabling several shots to be fired without reloading.

Rey

A city near Tehran, Iran.