İngilizce Kelime

damage    zarar vermek, tazminat, zarar ziyan

- a harm or injury which causes loss, to hurt, to injured, to spoil, payment for loss or injury suffered by someone,

• The storm caused a lot of damage.
• She suffered brain damage as a result of the accident.
• The fire damaged several buildings.
• The book was damaged in the post.
• The court awarded him 5000 pound damages.
• Fire caused a great damage to many buildings last night.
• Three men were damaged by the accident.
• Earthquakes can cause terrible damage in urban areas.
• It will take weeks to repair the damage done by the vandals.
• Mrs. Rees, who lost a leg in the crash, was awarded damages of $100 000.
• The roof was damaged by the storm.
• These rumors could be damaging to her reputation.  

dare  cesaret etmek, meydan okumak

- to have enough courage to do something, to be brave enough to do something, to tell a person to do something as proof of courage, bold, courageous, I suppose,

• I daren’t go.
• He wouldn’t dare do a thing like that.
• Don’t you dare say such a thing again.
• I dare you to jump off the wall.
• She made a daring attempt to rescue the climber.
• I dare say you are right. ( diyebilirimki.)
• How dare you speak to your sister this way?
• I dare say my mother can’t visit you today. She is very busy.
• I daren’t ask her to lend me any more money.
• We were so frightened that we didn’t dare to go into the room.
• Can you jump off that wall? Go on, I dare you!
• He dared his friend to put a mouse in the teacher’s bag.
• Don’t you dare tell my parents about this!
• How dare you speak to me like that!
• ‘I think you should accept the offer’ ‘I dare say you are right.’
• ‘Why did you try to swim across the river?’ ‘For a dare.’ 

deal   pazarlık, alıp satmak, kağıt dağıtmak(with)ilgili olmak hakkında olmak, ilişki

- to share something between persons, to buy and sell, to be about, to have to do with, to take care of, bargain or agreement, to do business, to distribute playing cards, contact, to be concerned with something, to take action about something,  to hit,

• I think he deals in stocks and shares.
• I will have no dealings with dishonest people.
• The book deals with methods of teaching English.
• She deals with all the difficult problems.
• She spent a great deal of money on the necklace. (pek çok )
• When we play a card game we deal the cards to the players.
• We deal with that grocery store for food.
• Jill’s father deals in export and import.
• He gave me a book which deals with great adventures.
• A school principle has to deal with students’ problems.
•  I have to go out, deal with your little sister.
• We have done a great deal of studying today.
• Start by dealing seven cards to each player.
• He deals in second-hand cars.
• Our firm deals with customers all over the world.
• He was dealt a nasty blow to the head in the accident.
•  This news dealt a terrible blow to my father.
• The profits will be dealt out among us.
• He is a difficult man. Nobody quite knows how to deal with him.
• My secretary will deal with my correspondence while I’m away.
• This chapter deals with letter-writing.
• We are hoping to do a deal with an Italian company.
• Let’s make a deal not to criticize each other’s work.
• The new law aims to giving cards to players in a card game.
• I have spent a great deal of time on this report.
• We had some dealings with that firm several years ago.  

debate  tartışma, görüşme, şüpheli

- discussion in a group of people, to discuss, to hold a formal discussion about something, not certain, that can be argued about,

• Parliament will debate the question tomorrow.
• It is debatable whether animal fats are really bad for you.
• The new law was debated in the Parliament.
• It is debatable whether people have a better lifestyle these days.
• There has been a lot of debate about the cause of acid rain.
• They debated whether to go or not.  

decade onyıl

- ten year period,

• The first decade of this century. 

deception     aldatma, hile, yanıltıcı; aldatıcı

- an act of deceiving, a trick or lie,

• His clever deception fooled the enemy into thinking he was on their side.
• She made the process look deceptively easy ( aldatıcı biçimde )
• He had obtained the secret papers by deception. 

decline  reddetmek, geri çevirmek, kötüleşmek, kötüye gitmek

- to say that we don’t want something, to say ‘’ no’’ , to refuse, to become less strong or less good, 

• We declined his offer of a light in his car.
• His health has declined recently.
• There has been a decline in the number of student.
• Jill wanted to help her brother for his homework but he declined her help.
• He offered to take me home by his car but I declined him and went home by bus.
• The standard of education has declined in this country.
• Thank you for the invitation but I am afraid I have to decline.
• As an industrial power, the country is in decline.
• He offered to take me home by his car but I declined him and went home by bus. 

decrease   azalma; eksilme; düşme

- to become less, a growing less,

• The number of pupils has decreased.
• A decrease of fifty per cent.
• A gradual decrease in unemployment.
• The population of the world decreases during the war-time.
• There is a decrease in the population of the villages in Turkey. Because the village people come to the big cities to work.
• Profits have decreased by 15%.
• Decrease speed when you are approaching a road junction.
• A 10% decrease in sales. 

deficit   hesap açıgı; zarar

- the amount by which a sum of money etc is too little,

• The total should have been 500 pound, but there was a deficit of 49 pound. 

define  tanımlamak; belirlemek

- to explain something, to state the exact meaning a word etc,

• Words are defined in a dictionary.
• What is the definition of ‘’wing’’? I don’t know what it means.
• How would you define ‘happiness’?
• We need to define the problem before we can attempt to solve it. 

definite kesin, kuşkusuz

- clear, certain, fixed

• I’ll give you a definite answer later.
• She definitely said that she’d arrive at 9.00a.m
• Her dress is definitely red.
• I have definite plans for future.
• I must definitely finish my homework tonight.
• I will give you a definite decision in a couple of days.
• There has been a definite change in her attitude recently.
• I will definitely consider your advice. 

defy    açıkça karşı gelmek, hiçe saymak, meydan okumak, başarısız bırakmak

- to be ready to fight, to show no respect, to disobey openly, to be too difficult to explain or understand,

• He defied the headmaster’s authority.
• I defy you to prove me wrong.
• The beauty of the place defies description.(yerin güzelliğini tanımlamak imkansız)
• John defied the boy who was much stronger than himself.
• We can defy all the difficulties if we have enough courage.
• She defied her parents and continued seeing him.
• I defy you to prove me wrong.
• It is such a beautiful place that it defies description. 

deliberate   kasıtlı; önceden düşünülmüş, yavaş ve telaşsız,enine boyuna düşünmek.

- to do something by planning carefully, done on purpose, intentional; not by accident, slow and careful, to think carefully before making a decision, the committee carried on its deliberations in secret, 

• That was a deliberate insult.
• He had a very deliberate way of talking.
• I’m still deliberating over the job offer.
• The committee carried on its deliberations in secret.(kurul muzakereyi gizli olarak sürdürdü)
• You made me fall, it was deliberate movement.
• Was it an accident or was it deliberate?
• She spoke in a calm, deliberate voice.
• The judges deliberated for an hour before announcing the winner.
• I didn’t break it deliberately, it was an accident.
• After much deliberation I decided to reject the offer.
• He spoke with great with delibration.  

demand  talep etmek; istemek; gerektirmek

- to need something and ask for it, to require, wanted a lot of people, whenever you ask for it,

• I demanded an explanation
• This demands careful thought.
• The employees made a demand for higher wages.
• There is no demand for books of this kind.
• A demanding job.
• In demand (aranan rağbette) good teachers will always be in demand.
• A country demands educated citizens.
• The people who live in the east part of turkey have a great demand for doctors.
• I was amazed by their demand that I should leave immediately.
• Running a marathon makes huge demands on the body.
• We no longer sell that product because there is no demand for it.
• I’m in demand this weekend – I have three invitations!
• This treatment is available from your doctor on demand.
• I walked into the office and demanded to see the manager.
• She demanded that I pay her immediately.
• Your behavior was disgraceful and I demand an apology.
• A sport that demands skill as well as strength.
• I will be a demanding schedule – I have to go six cities in six days.
• Young children are very demanding.   

demonstrate  göstermek; açıklamak, gösteri yapmak

- to show the right way of doing something by giving examples, to show clearly, showing feeling, especially affection, openly and easily,

• That silly answer he gave demonstrated the new vacuum cleaner.
•  A crowd collected to demonstrate against the new taxes.
• The salesman gave me a demonstrate of all the things the dishwasher could do.
• The teacher demonstrated how to write a good composition.
• Using this chart, I’d like to demonstrate to you what has happened to our sales.
• The crew demonstrated the use of life jackets just after take-off.
• I’m not sure what you mean – could you demonstrate?
• Enormous crowds have been demonstrating against the government.
• This accident is a clear demonstration of the system’s faults.
• The salesman gave me a demonstration of what the computer could do.    

deny  yalanlamak, inkar etmek

- to say that something is not true, to refuse someone who asked for something, to say that we did not do something as someone claims that we did,

• He denied the charge of number.
• He was denied a change to put his side of the story.
• I deny your talking about John; I think he is a nice boy.
• I denied giving my pen to John, I am using it.
• I deny your accusation, I didn’t steal the money.
• In court he denied all the charges.
• She denied telling lies/that she had told lies.
• She was denied permission to remain in the country. 

depend  güvenmek, bel bağlamak; …e bağlı olmak

- to need, to trust, to rely on, to be decided by something, able to be trusted, relying on someone for support, it is uncertain until something else is known,

• You can’t depend on your parents to keep giving your money.
• You can depend on Jack – he is very reliable.
• If I were you, I wouldn’t depend on getting a day off school.
• Our success depends on everyone working hard.
• I know he’ll remember to buy the drinks – he is very dependable.
• All her friends depend on Jill.
• Being successful depends on how much you work.
• It depends on you- you can do it if you really want to do.
• John is a dependent person. He can’t do anything by himself, he always needs somebody by.
• ‘Can you lend me some money?’ ‘That depends. How much do you want?’
• I don’t know whether I will see him. It depends what time he gets here.
• If you ever need any help, you know you can depend on me.
• You can’t depend on the trains. They are always late.
• I was depending on getting the money today.
• Our organization depends on donations from the public.
• His whole future depends on these exams.
• The bus service is very dependable.  

dependant   bakmakla yükümlü olunan kimse

- a person who is supported by another,

• He has five dependants to support – a wife and four children.
• Insurance cover for you and all your dependants. 

dependent    bağımlı, bağlı

- relying on someone for support

• A child is dependent on his parents.
• John is a dependent person. He can’t do anything by himself, he always needs somebody by.
• The industry is heavily dependent on government funding.
• Do you have any dependent children?
• The price you pay is dependent on the number in your group. 

dependence bağımlılık

- needing something or someone constantly,

• Drug dependence.
• I don’t know whether we will have a picnic – it depends on the weather.
• The country wants to reduce its dependence on imported oil. 

depict  betimlemek; tasvir etmek; anlatmak; simgelemek

- to describe with words, to draw or paint someone or something,

• The artist depicted the king on horseback.
• Her book depicts the life of a policewoman.
• The novel depicts rural life a century ago. 

depress  üzmek, keyfini kaçırmak

- to push or pull down, to make unhappy, sadness and low spirits,

• It depressed her to think that maybe she would never get a job.
• The news made me very depressed.
• She was treated by the doctor for depression.
• We always depress the shutters before leaving home.
• Jill was very depressed by her sister’s bad behavior.
• The thought of going to work tomorrow really depresses me.
• The reduction in the number of tourist has depressed local trade.
• He’s been very depressed since he lost his job.
• The country was in the grip of economic depression.
• Rainwater collects in shallow depression in the ground. 

deprive  yoksun bırakmak, elinden almak, muhtaç

- to prevent from something, not having the advantages in life that most people have,

• They deprived him of food and drink
• Deprived children.
• Her mother deprives Mary to watch T.V. too much.
• The prisoners were deprived of food.
• He came from a deprived back ground. 

derive  bir şeyden türemek, çıkmak gelmek

- to come or develop from something, a word that has been formed from another,

• The word caterpillar derives from an old French word.
• “Teaching” and “teacher” are derivates of “teach”.
• I derive great satisfaction from my work.
• The town drives its name from the river on which it was built. 

deserve  hak etmek;hak kazanmak layık olmak

- to get something as a result of doing something good or bad, to have earned something by what you have done, rightly, that deserves help or rewards,

• She deserves to be called the best pupil in the class.
• He deserves a good mark.
• She was expelled from the school – deservedly in my opinion.
• To give money to a deserving cause. ( haklı bir davaya para vermek )
• A hardworking student deserves to be successful and a bad student deserves to fail at school.
• We have done a lot of work and we deserve a break.
• He deserves to be punished severely for such a crime.
• There are other aspects of the case deserving attention.
• This charity is a most deserving cause. 

desire    istek, arzu, dilek,

- strong wish, causing desire, pleasing or worth having,

• I have a sudden desire for a bar of chocolate.
• After a day’s work, all I desire is a hot bath.
• A desirable house.
• Being successful is everyone’s desire.
• He desired to be very rich.
• Those dresses are desirable.
• The desire for a peaceful solution to the crisis.
• I have no desire to visit that place again.
• They have everything they could possibly desire.
• The service in the restaurant left a lot to be desired. 

detect  sezmek, hissetmek, keşfetme

- to find out, to notice, discovery, a person who tries to find criminals or watches suspected persons, an instrument used to discover the presence of something,

• She detected a slight smell of gas as she opened the door.
• Some crimes escape detection for many years.
• She was questioned by detectives.
• The police detected who the criminal was.
• Sherlock Holmes was a great detective.
• I detected a slight change in his attitude.
• Traces of blood were detected on his clothes.
• The crime escaped detection for years.  

deteriorate  gerileme; bozulma; çürüme

- to become worse,

• Her health began to deteriorate after her husband’s death.
• The political tension is deteriorating into civil war. 

determine  belirlemek; kararlaştırmak, azimli, karalı

- to decide firmly to do something, firmness of character, to fix,

• Together they determined the rules of the game.
• He tried to determine what had gone wrong.
• She is determined to win the prize.
• Jill determined to be a hardworking student.
• She showed her determination by refusing to give way.
•  We need to determine what happened immediately before the accident.
• The results of the tests will determine what treatment you need.
• Age and experience will be determining factors in our choice of candidate.
• A date for the meeting has yet to be determined.
• He is determined to leave school, even though his parents want him to say.
• She is a very determined athlete.  

detest iğrenmek, tiksinmek

- to dislike strongly, to hate, detestable, disgusting,

• I detest cruelty.
• They absolutely detest each other.

detonate  patla(t)mak

- to explode with a noise, to cause a bomb etc to explode,

• The bomb was detonated. 

device     araç; aygıt

- something planned or adapted for a special purpose,

• This is a new device for opening cans.
• A security device which detects any movement.
• Labor-saving devices such as washing machines and vacuum cleaners.
• Critics dismissed the speech as a political device for winning support. 

differ (from)    benzememek; …den ayrılmak

- to be alike, to disagree,

• Our opinions always differed.
• Her house differs from mine.
• She differed from me on that question.
• How does this car differ from the more expensive model?
• I am afraid I differ with you on that question. 

discern  sezmek; görmek  anlamak, zevk sahibi.

- to see clearly (by brain), to see or notice something with difficulty, that can be seen, observed, noticed or realized, good at judging the quality of things or people,

• I discerned a note of fear in his voice.
• A faint scar was discernible on her left cheek.
• She was a discerning judge of character.
• I discerned a note of anger in his voice.
• The shape of a house was just discernible through the mist.
• The discerning music lover will appreciate the excellence of this recording.  

discrepancy  çelişki; uyumsuztuk; ayrım

- an unexpected, difference,

• They have discovered some discrepancies in the accounts.
• Something is wrong here. There is a discrepancy between these two sets of figures. 

discuss   tartışmak; görüşmek

- to tell different opinions on a subject, to talk about something, being discussed,

• We had a meeting to discuss our plans for the future.
• I think there has been too much discussion of this subject.
• His parents had a discussion with his teacher a bout his work.
• The company’s future is still under discussion.
• We discussed about going to university after high school. Some people want to go, others want to start working.
• We had a discussion at school today.
• I must discuss the matter with my parents before I make a decision.
• After much discussion we all agreed to share the cost.
• We had a long discussion about art.
• Plans to reform the Health Service are under discussion in Parliement. 

disease   hastalık; rahatsızlık

- illness of living things,

• She’s suffering from a disease of the heart.
• The diseased tree had to be destroyed. ( hastalıklı ağaç yok edilmeliydi)
• These children suffer from a rare disease.
• Rats and flies spread disease.
• Smoking causes heart disease.
• His diseased kidney had to be removed. 

disgust  tiksinti vermek; tiksindirmek; igrendirmek

- strong feeling of hate or dislike, to cause strong feeling of dislike,

• The smells of that soup disgust me.
• She was disgusted by the mess. (dağınıklıktan nefret etti)
• She left the room in disgust.
• I was disgusted with myself for not trying harder.
• What a disgusting smell.
• Jill looked at the dirty room with disgust.
• The smell of the spoiled eggs is disgusting.
• The film was so bad that we walked out in disgust.
• Much to my disgust, I found a hair in my soup.
• Cruelty towards animals absolutely disgusts me.
• The way he eats with his mouth open completely disgusts me.
• We were disgusted at the standard of service we received.
• What a disgusting smell!
• Our neighbors are disgustingly rich.
• The kitchen was disgustingly dirty. 

displace   yerinden çıkarmak; yerini degiştirmek

- to put something out of place,

• There was a revolution and the government was displaced by a group of army officers.
• She hoped to displace Seles as the top tennis player in the world.
• Refuges displaced by the war.   

dispose  elden çıkarma; atma

- to finish with, to get rid of, to want to, intented to be thrown away or destroyed after use,

• I have disposed of your old coat.
• Disposable cups. ( kullanılıp atılan kap )
• He wants to dispose of the house because it is very old.
• I supposed to help Mary but she didn’t want my help. 

dissuade   vazgeçirmek, caydırmak

- to persuade someone not to do something,

• She tried to dissuade me from going to London.
• I tried to dissuade her from spending the money, but she insisted. 

distinct   belirgin; kendine özgü

- can be seen or understood easily and clearly, different, in a clear and easy way, different from others; easy to distinguish and recognize,

• The distinctive color of the flamingo makes it easy to recognize.
• The explanation that the teacher gave was very distinct.
• Oranges are distinct from other fruit. They have a shape and taste of their own.
• There has been a distinct improvement in your work recently.
• I had the distinct impression that she was lying.
• Her books fall into two distinct groups; the novels and the travels stories.
• This region, as distinct from other part of the country, relies heavily on tourism.
• We must make a distinction between classical and popular music here.
• James got a distinction in maths.
• The soldiers were wearing their distinctive red berets.
• His behavior has been distinctly odd recently. 

distinguish  ayırmak, farklı yapmak, seçkinleştirmek

- to be able to recognize the difference between thins, well known, famous, to make something different from others, to see,

• What distinguished this school from all the others?
• He could just distinguish his friend in the crowd.
• I can’t distinguish between the two types of cheese – they both taste the same to me.
• He distinguished himself at school by winning a prize in every subject.
• You can distinguish twins from each other if you look at them carefully.
• John is a clever and hardworking student, those qualities make him distinguished.
• He doesn’t seem able to distinguish between what’s important and what isn’t.
• People who are color-blind often can’t distinguish red from green.
• The power of speech distinguishes humans from animals.
• I listened carefully but they were too far away for me to distinguish what they were saying.
• She distinguished herself in the exams.
• The male bird is distinguishable from the female by the color of its beak.
• The letter is so old that the signature is barely distinguishable. 

diversity    fark; başkalık; çeşitlilik, tür

- the state of being different, variety,

• Building in a great diversity of architectural styles.
• Cultural and ethnic diversity.  

divine   tanrısal; ilahi; mükemmel

- holy, concerning God, the study of religion

• She is doing divinity at university.
• Muslim believe in the divinity of Allah.
• Vishue is one of many Hindu divinities. 

drastic  belirgin, bariz, esaslı

- very great or severe,

• There has been a drastic reduction in the number of teachers at this school.
• There has been a drastic rise in crime in the area. 

dread  büyük korku, dehşet

- to be afraid of strongly, to feel great fear, causing fear, terrible,

• The thief lived in dread of being found out. ( hırsız, gerçek kimliğinin ortaya çıkarılacağı dehşeti içinde yaşadı)
• We were dreading having to see the headmaster.
• I’m off to see the dreaded dentist. ( korkunç dişçiyi görmeye gidiyorum)
• A dreadful accident.
• What dreadful weather!
• I dread of hawing an accident.
• Dying in a burning house must be dreadful.
• I am dreading the exams.
• She dreaded having to tell him what had happened.
• I dread to think what my father will say.
• He lived in dread of the same thing happening to him one day.
• We had a very dreadful journey – traffic jams all the way!
• I am afraid there has been a dreadful mistake.
• I am dreadfully sorry; I didn’t mean to upset you.
• The party went dreadfully and everyone left early.