Turkish–English dictionary

sal yarışı

The sport of guiding a raft while descending a river, especially through rapids known as white water rafting.

salahiyet

Legal authority (to make an arrest for example).

salahiyetliler

(uncountable) Power or right to make or enforce rules, give orders, or impose obligation; or a position having such power or right.

salak

(colloquial, pejorative) An incompetent person, a blockhead; a loser.

salakça

(of a person or animal) Pertaining to or resembling an idiot; characterised with behaviour resembling idiocy.

salam

A large cured meat sausage of Italian origin, served in slices.

salamura

Salt water; water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt; a salt-and-water solution for pickling.

salata

An edible plant, Lactuca sativa and its close relatives, having a head of green or purple leaves.

salatalık

(vegetable) The edible fruit of this plant, having a green rind and crisp white flesh.

salatalık turşusu

(chiefly, US, Canada, Australia) A cucumber preserved in a solution, usually a brine or a vinegar syrup.

salça

A liquid (often thickened) condiment or accompaniment to food.

saldırgan

The person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression; that begins hostility or a quarrel; an assailant.

saldırgan hareket

(countable) A hostile action, especially a military action. See hostilities for specific plural definition.

saldırganlık

The act of initiating hostilities or invasion.

saldırı

A violent onset or attack with physical means, for example blows, weapons, etc.

saldırmak

(transitive) To attack with harsh words or violent force (also figuratively).

şalgam

(now, North America) The edible root of this plant

salgı

(symptom, uncountable) Pus or exudate or mucus (but in modern usage not exclusively blood) from a wound or orifice, usually due to pathological or hormonal changes.

salgı bezi

(zoology) A specialized cell, group of cells, or organ of endothelial origin in the human or animal body that synthesizes a chemical substance, such as hormones or breast milk, and releases it, often into the bloodstream (endocrine gland) or into cavities inside the body or its outer surface (exocrine gland).

salgın

Any epidemic disease that is highly contagious, infectious, virulent and devastating.

salih

Of or pertaining to piety, exhibiting piety, devout, god-fearing.

salisilik asit

(carboxylic acid) A white crystalline organic acid, 2-hydroxybenzoic acid, C6>H4(OH)(COOH), used in the production of aspirin and other industrial chemicals.

salı

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

salık

New information of interest.

salıngaç

A tuned electronic circuit used to generate a continuous output waveform.

salınım

the act of oscillating or the state of being oscillated

salıştırma

The act of comparing or the state or process of being compared.

salıvermek

(transitive) To let go of; to cease to hold or contain.

salkım

A group of similar things, either growing together, or in a cluster or clump, usually fastened together.

sallamak

(transitive) To rock (a baby to sleep).

sallanmak

(transitive, and, intransitive) To move gently back and forth.

sallantılı

Easily rocked; unstable.

salma

(nautical) A rigid, flat piece of material anchored to the lowest part of the hull of a ship to give it greater control and stability.

salmak

(intransitive) To come out, to be sent out or given off.

salmaklı

Without humor or expression of happiness; grave in manner or disposition

şalom

(Judaism) A traditional Jewish greeting or farewell.

salon

A large meeting room.

salt

Free of flaws or imperfections; unsullied.

saltanat sürmek

(intransitive) To exercise sovereign power, to rule as a monarch.

saltçılık

(uncountable) A form of government in which unlimited power is held by a single individual.

şalter

(electricity) An electrical switch capable of opening and closing an electrical circuit in all operating conditions, including fault situations.

şalvar

(chiefly, North America, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Philippines) An outer garment that covers the body from the waist downwards, covering each leg separately, usually as far as the ankles; trousers. [from 19th c.]

salya

(physiology) A clear, slightly alkaline liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands, consisting of water, mucin, protein, and enzymes. It moistens the mouth, lubricates ingested food, and begins the breakdown of starches.

salyangoz

(computing) The symbol @, used in e-mail addresses to separate the user name from the domain name.

Şam

The capital city of Syria; an ancient settlement, the ancient capital of various polities, most notably the Umayyad Caliphate from 661 to 744 CE and Aram-Damascus, existing from the 12th to 8th centuries BCE.

saman

(uncountable) Grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder.

saman altından

Performed or happening in secret.

saman yığını

A mound, pile, or stack of stored hay.

şamandıra

(nautical) A float moored in water to mark a location, warn of danger, indicate a navigational channel or for other purposes

samankapan

A hard, generally yellow to brown translucent or transparent fossil resin from extinct coniferous trees of the pine genus, used for jewellery, decoration and later dissolved as a binder in varnishes. One variety, blue amber, appears blue rather than yellow under direct sunlight. [from 15th c.]

şamar

(countable) A blow, especially one given with the open hand, or with something broad and flat.

şamarlamak

(transitive) To give a slap to.

samba

(dance) A Brazilian ballroom dance or dance style.

şamdan

A candle holder with branches to hold more than one candle.

Sami

A en given name.

Şamil

A en given name.

samimi

Hearty; sincere; warm; affectionate.

samimiyet

Information held in secret; a piece of information shared but to thence be kept in secret.

samimiyetle

In good faith; sincere; without deception or ulterior motive.

samimiyetsiz

(Of people) Insincere

samimiyetsizlik

Property of being insincere, lacking sincerity or truthfulness.

Samoa

A country consisting of the western part of the Samoan archipelago in Polynesia, in Oceania. Official name: Independent State of Samoa. Capital and largest city: Apia. Formerly Western Samoa, and, before that, German Samoa. It is distinct from American Samoa.

Samoaca

(uncountable) The Samoan language.

Samoalı

(countable) A person from Samoa or of Samoan descent.

şampanya

(countable, uncountable) A sparkling white wine made from a blend of grapes, especially Chardonnay and pinot, produced in Champagne, France, by the méthode champenoise.

şampiyon

Someone who is chosen to represent a group of people in a contest.

şampiyona

(sports) A competition to determine a champion, especially the final of a series of competitions.

şampiyonluk

(sports) A competition to determine a champion, especially the final of a series of competitions.

şampuan

An instance of washing the hair or other fibres with shampoo.

samur

(countable) A small carnivorous mammal of the Old World that resembles a weasel, Martes zibellina, from cold regions in Eurasia and the North Pacific islands, valued for its dark brown fur.

samuray

In feudal Japan, a soldier who served a daimyo.

şan

The state of being famous or well-known and spoken of, especially for something positive.

sanal

Existing only in the imagination.

sanat

(countable) Skillful creative activity, usually with an aesthetic focus.

sanat eseri

(uncountable) Artwork.

sanatoryum

An institution that treats chronic diseases, and provides supervised recuperation and convalescence.

sanatsal

Having or revealing creative skill.

sanatsallık

(uncountable) Aesthetic value.

sanayi

(uncountable, economics) Businesses that produce goods as opposed to services.

sanayici

A person involved in the ownership or management of an industrial enterprise.

sancak

(nautical) The side of a ship.

sandal

(footwear) A type of open shoe made up of straps or bands holding a sole to the foot

sandalet

(footwear) A type of open shoe made up of straps or bands holding a sole to the foot

sandalye

An item of furniture used to sit on or in, comprising a seat, legs or wheels, back, and sometimes arm rests, for use by one person.

sandık

A cuboid space; a cuboid container, often with a hinged lid.

şandölye

A branched, often ornate, light fixture suspended from a ceiling.

sandviç

A dish or foodstuff where at least one piece, but typically two or more pieces, of bread serves as the wrapper or container of some other food.

sanem

An idol.

Şanghay

A major port city and direct-administered municipality of China, the largest urban area in China.

sangria

A cold drink, originating in Spain, consisting of red or white wine, brandy or sherry, fruit juice, sugar and soda water and garnished with orange and other fruit.

saniye

Number-two; following after the first one with nothing between them. The ordinal number corresponding to the cardinal number two.

sanık

(legal) The person charged with an offense; the defendant in a criminal case.

sanık sandalyesi

(law) Part of a courtroom where the accused sits.

şanlı

Exhibiting attributes, qualities, or acts that are worthy of or receive glory.

sanmak

(transitive) To be of opinion (that); to consider, judge, regard, or look upon (something) as.

sanrı

A sensory perception of something that does not exist, often arising from disorder of the nervous system, as in delirium tremens.

şans

(countable) An opportunity or possibility.

şans eseri

Unexpectedly, accidentally; without foreplanning.

şans eseri olarak

Happening by a lucky chance; lucky or fortunate.

şansa bağlı

Depending on the throw of a die; random, arising by chance.

sansar

Martes foina, a marten of Eurasia.

sansasyon

A widespread reaction of interest or excitement.

Sanskrit

A classical Indo-European language of South Asia, which is the liturgical language of Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism.

Sanskritçe

A classical Indo-European language of South Asia, which is the liturgical language of Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism.

şanslı

Experiencing the effect of favourable fortune; favored by fortune or luck; fortunate, lucky, propitious.

şanssız

Very unlucky; ill-fated.

sansür

The use of state or group power to control freedom of expression or press, such as passing laws to prevent undesirable media from being published or propagated.

sansürlemek

To review for, and if necessary to remove or suppress, content from books, films, correspondence, and other media which is regarded as objectionable (for example, obscene, likely to incite violence, or sensitive).

şantaj

The extortion of money or favors by threats of public accusation, critique, or exposure.

şantaj yazılımı

(computer security) Malware that holds the data of a computer user for ransom, usually requiring or claiming to require payment to restore access.

santigrat

(uncountable) A centigrade scale for temperature having the freezing point of water defined as 0° and its boiling point defined as 100° at standard atmospheric pressure.

santim

(metrology) An SI unit of length equal to 10−2 metres. Symbol: cm

santimantal

Characterized by sentiment, sentimentality or excess emotion.

santimantalite

An act or state of being sentimental.

santimetre

(metrology) An SI unit of length equal to 10−2 metres. Symbol: cm

şantiye

(construction) The site, the place where a building is located, is currently under construction, or shall be constructed (including structures other than buildings).

şantör

A person who sings, often professionally.

Santoron

An island in the Cyclades, Greece.

şantöz

A person who sings, often professionally.

santrifüj

By extension, any device which rotates in order to produce artificial gravity (in the form of centrifugal force)

sap

The part of an object which is (designed to be) held in the hand when used or moved.

şap şap yürümek

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

sapan

(chiefly, American, AU, Philippines) A Y-shaped stick with an elastic sling between the arms used for shooting small projectiles.

şapel

(UK) A place of worship of a denomination not in conformity with the Church of England, usually Protestant.

şaperon

(biochemistry) A protein that assists the non-covalent folding/unfolding and the assembly/disassembly of other macromolecular structures, but does not occur in these structures when the latter are performing their normal biological functions.

sapık

Turned aside while against something, splitting off from a thing.

sapınç

(astronomy) A small periodical change of the apparent positions of the stars and other heavenly bodies, due to the combined effect of the motion of light and the motion of the observer. [Mid 18th century.]

şapır

(informal) One who chats or talks to excess.

şapka

A diacritical mark (ˆ) placed over a vowel in the orthography or transliteration of many languages to change its pronunciation; while in some other languages over a consonant.

şapkacı

A person who makes, sells, or repairs hats.

sapkınlık

(astronomy) A small periodical change of the apparent positions of the stars and other heavenly bodies, due to the combined effect of the motion of light and the motion of the observer. [Mid 18th century.]

şaplak

(countable) A blow, especially one given with the open hand, or with something broad and flat.

saplantılı

Intensely preoccupied with or by a given topic or emotion; driven by a specified obsession.

saplı tencere

(countable, cookware) A deep cooking vessel with a long protruding handle and sometimes a lid; used for boiling, stewing and making sauces.

sapma

(astronomy) A small periodical change of the apparent positions of the stars and other heavenly bodies, due to the combined effect of the motion of light and the motion of the observer. [Mid 18th century.]

sapmak

(intransitive) To wander, as from a direct course; to deviate, or go out of the way.

şapşal

(colloquial) A silly person.

saptamak

(transitive) To prove and cause to be accepted as true; to demonstrate.

sapyoseksüel

A person who is sapiosexual.

Sara

(biblical character) The wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac in the Bible.

sarahat

The property of being lucid; lucidness.

şarampol

(military) A wall of wooden stakes, used as a defensive barrier.

şarap

An alcoholic beverage made by fermenting grape juice, with an ABV ranging from 5.5–16%.

şarap garsonu

The member of staff at a restaurant who keeps the wine cellar and advises the guests on a choice of wines; a wine steward / stewardess, a wine waiter / waitress / server.

şarap içmek

(intransitive) To drink wine.

şarap rengi

(uncountable) The color of red wine, a deep reddish purple.

şarapnel

(military) Any shot, fragments, or debris thrown out by an exploding shell, bomb, or landmine.

sararmak

(intransitive) To become yellow or yellower.

sarartmak

(intransitive) To become yellow or yellower.

Saray

The capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, built on the Miljacka river.