face karşılaşmak; karşı karşıya olmak (bknz sözlük)
- the front pat of the head including forehead, eyes, nose, checks, mouth and chin, the outer seen parts of a surface, to cover, to turn, to stand, to be opposite to something, to bear bravely,
- The face of the wall is covered with pictures.
- They faced the wall with marble.
- He faces every danger with courage.
- He came in with a smile on his face.
- Her face lit up when John came into the room.
- The north face of the mountain.
- He put the cards face down on the table.
- When she saw what was for dinner she pulled a face.
- The children made faces behind the teacher’s back.
- I wanted to say that I was sorry to her face, not on the phone.
- Can you all face the front, places?
- There are several problems facing the government.
- We are faced with a difficult decision.
- Let’s face it, we can’t afford a holiday this year.
- She had to face up to the fact that she was wrong.
facilitate kolaylaştırmak; yardımcı olmak
- to make something possible or easier,
- The new doors will facilitate the entry of wheelchairs.
facility kolaylık; yetenek, kabiliyet
- ease, a talent, the means to do something,
- She speaks English with great facility.
- He has a facility for solving problems.
- There are facilities for cooking meals in the hostel.
- Our town has excellent sports facilities.
- This word processor has a facility for checking spelling.
fail başarısız olmak, bozulma arıza, kaybetmek, düş kırıklığına uğratmak, kusur, o da yoksa
- to be unsuccessful, to break down or stop the working, to be not enough, to reject a candidate, to disappoint, a weakness, if something is not possible,
- They failed in their attempt.
- I failed my exam.
- I failed to post the letter.
- The breaks failed.
- His courage failed him.
- The examiner failed half the class.
- She promised to send him a present, and she didn’t fail him.
- Six passes and two fails.
- You should try to forgive people’s failings.
- Wear a suit, or failing that, your school uniform.
- She was upset by her failure in the exam.
- There was a failure in the electricity supply.
- He felt he was a failure.
- I was surprised by his failure to reply.
- I shall do it tomorrow without fail.
- I feel that I have failed – I’m 25 and I still haven’t got a steady job.
- The examiners failed half of the candidates.
- She never fails to do her homework.
- If the crops fail, people will starve.
- I think the government has failed us.
- My breaks failed on the hill but I managed to stop the car.
- The postman comes at 8 o’clock without fail.
- That’s not very patient – that’s her only failing.
- Ask Jackie to go with you, or failing that, try Anne.
faith inanç, güven, iman, itikat, sadık, vefalı
- belief in something without any explanation, true, loyal, trust, religious belief, loyalty someone or to a promise,
- She has a strong faith in God.
- We kept faith with our friends.
- A faithful friend.
- He was faithful to his promise.
- Give me a faithful account of what happened.
- Her parents have faith in her because they love her a lot.
- We all have faith in God.
- She is a faithful friend, I can depend on her.
- Before we sign a letter, we say ‘’ faithfully yours’’.
- I have got great faith in his ability to do the job.
- I have lost faith in him.
- I bought the car in good faith. I didn’t know it was stolen.
- Peter has been a faithful friend.
- He was always faithful to his wife.
fair sarışın, dürüst, bulutsuz, epey çok, panayır,orta
- just, right, true, light in color, with light appearance, not very good but quite good, justice, truth, an open place, where people gather and see things displayed and also have a good time, fine without rain, quiet good, quiet big, long etc, fairly, justly, honestly, rather, honest and equal treatment, a large market held and at fixed times, a piece of land where fairs are held, an old story of fairies, magic etc, a lie, a fairy story,
- Many Scandinavian people are fair.
- Fair weather.
- To play fair in a game.
- The competition was fairly judged.
- The work was fairly hard.
- She won a doll at the fair.
- A trade fair.
- You are giving the small apple to me and the big one to her, it isn’t fair.
- She is fair, her eyes are blue and her hair is blond.
- This is a fair copy of the letter, I couldn’t make it better.
- I can speak English fairly well, but not very well.
- The International Fair of Izmir starts on the 20 th of August every year.
- That’s a fair price for that house.
- I think it is fair to say that the number of homeless people is increasing.
- That’s not fair – he got the same number of mistake as I did and he’s got a better mark.
- It wasn’t fair on her to ask her to stay so late.
- They have a fair chance of success.
- The referee is there to ensure fair play during the match.
- We have had more than our fair share of trouble this year.
- I felt that the teacher didn’t treat us fairly.
fancy arzu etme, canı çekme, hayal düş, fantazi, karnaval kıyafeti, hoşlanmak,
- a desire, thought, small, decorative but can be broken or ruined easily, beautiful; used for unusual occasions, to think as if, to imagine, to like the idea of having or doing something, to attract someone,
- I used to have quite a fancy for pickled onions.
- I was sure I saw her in the crowd, but it was just my fancy.
- I fancy a cup of tea.
- Do you fancy going for a swim?
- I fancied you were angry.
- He went to the party in fancy dress.
- A fancy-dress party.
- He bought that house because his wife took a fancy to it.
- None of these pictures takes my fancy.
- It is a fancy to think of her as the beauty she isn’t beautiful.
- Be careful with the fancy glasses, you may break them.
- She had her fancy shoes on at the party, they were high-heeled.
- What do you fancy to eat?
- I don’t fancy going out in this rain.
- My father doesn’t like fancy food.
- I just want a pair of black shoes – nothing fancy.
- If you see something that takes your fancy I will buy it for you.
- It was a great party and everyone went in fancy dress.
fare bilet ücreti, ilerlemek; başarılı olmak
- money we pay for traveling on a vehicle as train, bus, ship etc, to do , to get on,
- He hadn’t enough money to pay the bus fare.
- How did you fare in the examination?
- The team from the other school fared badly against our team.
- What is the fare to Birmingham?
- Adults pay full fare, children pay half fare.
- How did you fare in your examination?
fascinated büyülenmiş, cazibe, çekicilik
- to attract or interest someone very strongly,
- The children were fascinated by the monkey in the zoo.
- Chinese culture has always fascinated me.
feature özellik; nitelik, yüz hattı, özel makale, konulu film, yer almak, önemli yeri işgaletmek
- the face as a whole or parts of a face, the well known characteristic, a special, quality, a piece of writing in a newspaper, the main film in a cinema program, to have as an important part,
- Sport is a strong feature of life at this school.
- This exhibition features the work of two young artists.
- He features in some of my stories, but certainly not all of them.
- She has beautiful features, her eyes nose and mouth look wonderful.
- Hot summers are a feature of the southern part of turkey.
- Mountains and lakes are the main features of the landscape of Wales.
- Noise is a feature of city life.
- Her eyes are her best feature.
- There is a feature on kangaroos in this magazine.
- The film features many well-known actors.
- Does marriage feature in your future plans?
feed beslemek, besin, yem
- to supply with food,
- He fed the child with a spoon.
- Cows feed on grass.
- Have you given the baby his feed?
- Mothers must feed their babies, they can’t eat by themselves.
- What the horses feed on in winters?
- This channel feeds us with news and information 24 hours a day.
- When is the baby’s next feed due?
- Bats feed at night.
feedback geri bilgilendirme,
- information or comments about something that you have done which tells you how good or bad it is,
- We are waiting for feedback from the student’s parents on the new scheme for buying school-books.
- The teacher spent five minutes with each of us to give feedback on our homework.
fed up bıkkın, bıkmış, usanmış, bezmiş.
- bored and annoyed,
- I’m fed up with all this work!
- What is the matter? You look really fed up.
- I am fed up with waiting for the phone to ring.
figure rakam, miktar, endam, vucut biçim,resim,şekil,ufak heykel, sanmak, planlamak,çözmek
- the number used in mathematics, to calculate, to make plans for, the form or shape of a person, a drawing to explain something, model or small statue, to think, to guess, to understand,
- ‘240’ has three figures.
- A figure of 1000 pound was paid.
- That girl has a good figure.
- The parts of a flower are shown in figure.
- There was a wooden figure of Buddha on the table.
- I figured that you would arrive before half past eight.
- I figure on finishing the book by the end of the year.(planlamak)
- I can’t figure out why he said that.(çözmek)
- Are you good at figures? (aritmetik)
- Her face isn’t beautiful but she has a nice figure. She is tall and slender.
- Mary figured the sum of 7 and 8, it is 15.
- Did you figure out how you are going to travel?
- The unemployment figures are lower this month.
- What sort of figure are you thinking of for your house?
- She has got a beautiful slim figure.
- Two figures were coming towards us in the dark.
- Women don’t figure much in his novels.
- I figured he was here because I saw his car outside.
- I figure on arriving in New York on Wednesday.
- I can’t figure out why she married him in the first place.
firm kararlı biçimde; kuvvetle, sabit oynamaz, sımsıkı
- solid, strong, not chancing its shape with force, the gathering of people for business purposes, strong and steady, not changing your mind, a business company,
- The castle was built on firm ground.
- A firm decision.
- The building is very firm, an earthquake won’t harm it.
- Teacher must use firm words to make the students obey.
- This is a firm ground, it is dry and not sandy.
- The teacher looked at us firmly and told us to be quiet.
- Our teacher is known for his firmness.
- His father is the head of a firm dealing with furniture.
- Which firm do you work for?
fit saglıklı; zinde; formda ; uygun; dogru, uyma, oturma, yerleştirmek,uyum sağlamak
- to be the right size, to put in its right place, being the suitable one for a purpose, to say in good health, to fix something, to equip with something, being healthy, especially as a result of exercise, made or cut to fit a particular space and fixed there, right, to be able to live peacefully with others, to provide someone with everything necessary, a sudden occurrence; a sudden attack, often stopping and starting again,
- I am feeling very fit.
- A dinner fit for a king.
- Your dress is a very good fit.
- The coat fits very well.
- This dress won’t fit me any more.
- His speech fitted the occasion.
- You must fit a new lock on the door.
- He fitted the cupboard with shelves.
- Fitness classes.
- A fitted carpet. A fitted kitchen.(döşenmiş, kurulmuş)
- It seemed fitting to make a short speech.(döşeme,tesisat)
- She doesn’t fit in with the other children.
- The shop fitted them out with everything they needed for their journey.(dükkan onlara, seyehatleri için gerek duydukları herşeyi sağladı)
- A fit of laughter (gülme krizi)
- A fit of coughing (öksürük nöbeti)
- He hit her in a fit of anger. (ani bir öfkeyle ona vurdu)
- We progressed in fits and starts.( düzensiz, gelişi güzel)
- These trousers fit him, they aren’t big or small.
- If you fit this piece in the pictures the puzzle will be completed.
- He isn’t fit to be a teacher, he doesn’t like children.
- Mary keeps fit by following a proper diet.
- This dress doesn’t fit me any more.
- The doctor managed to fit me in this morning.
- The new girl found it difficult to fit in at school.
- Do you think she is fit for the job?
flood sel basmak
- great amount of water covering a dry land suddenly, a large amount of anything,
- If it goes on raining like this we shall have floods.
- There is always a flood of letters at Christmas.
- The river burst its banks and flooded the fields.
- She left the tap running and flooded the bathroom.
- There were floodlight in the sports stadium.(projector)
- Many people lost their homes and land because of flood.
- I sent a flood of invitations for my party, many people were invited.
- I left the taps on and flooded the bathroom.
- Since the television program was shown, phone calls have been flooding into the studio.
- At the end of the day all his worries came flooding back.
- Many people have been forced to leave their homes because of the floods.
- She received a flood of letters after the accident.
flourish gelişmek, büyümek, serpilmek, elinde sallamak, çalım fiyaka
- to grow in good health, to be successful, to wave something as a show, threat etc, a grand gesture with an arm or a hand,
- My plants are flourishing.
- His business is flourishing.
- He flourished his sword.
- He removed his hat with a flourish.
- Flowers and plants flourish if the soil is rich.
- He opened the door for her with a flourish.
force güç zorlamak; etkilemek
- energy, strength, to use force, the officers of law, soldiers of the army, violence, to break, powerful, in large numbers, in or into operation,
- The force of the wind.
- There are many forces we do not control.
- They used force to make him do what they wanted.
- The police force.
- He forced me to give him money.
- They forced the door open.
- Forces (silahlı kuvvetler)
- The police were out in force when the president visited the city.(çok sayıda)
- The new law is now in force.(yürürlükte)
- The force of the boiling water moved the cover of the kettle.
- If you don’t do your homework I will make you do it by force.
- Her mother forced the child to go to bed although she didn’t want to.
- The force of the explosion knocked them to the ground.
- The government wants to bring new anti-pollution legislation into force next year.
- The police were present in force at the football match.
- The new speed limit is now in force.
- The two companies joined forces to win the contact.
- She forced herself to speak to him.
- The president was forced into resigning.
- To force the issue, I gave him until midday to decide.
forge demirhane, taklit etmek, yavaş yavaş ilerlemek,
- a place where metal is heated and hammered into shape, to copy a letter, a signature etc, for a dishonest purpose, to paint a picture etc and say it is by another more important artist, in order to make money dishonestly, to move steadily,
- He forged a horseshoe out of an iron bar.(demir çubuğunu döverek bir at nalı yaptı)
- He forget my signature on the cheque.
- They forged ahead with their plans.(projelerinde ilerleme kadettiler)
- Our school has forged links with a school in Romania.
- I think it is now time to forge ahead with our plans to open a new shop.
form biçim; şekil; tür;form oluşturmak; yapmak; şekil vermek
- a long seat with no back, the shape of an object or the plan of something, the good shape of human body, a paper that we fill in for some purposes as to send a telegram, a special mail or for applying for something, kind, to make, a school class, to grow, to organize,
- He thought he saw the form of a man in the darkness.
- There are many different forms of religion.
- If you would like to apply for the job, please fill in this application form.
- He is in the sixth form.
- The children formed a circle and held hands.
- Form yourselves into three groups.(üç gruba ayrılın)
- An idea slowly formed in his mind.
- They formed a drama club.
- These exercises form part of the lesson.
- I don’t like the form of this garden, I am going to change the places of some flower beds.
- Jill walks everyday to keep form.
- The students formed a circle around the teacher to ask her some questions.
- The plural form mouse is mice.
- These tracks were formed by rabbits.
- The survey formed part of a larger program of market research.
- I haven’t formed an opinion about the new boss yet.
former daha önceki; eski
- the one before the last mentioned, belonging to an earlier time,
- In former times people did not travel so much.
- Formerly, this large town was a small village.
- We visited America and Australia, staying longer in the farmer than in the latter.(ilkinde, ikincisinden daha uzun kalarak Amerika ve Avustralya’yı gezdik)
- Bill and John are good students but the former (Bill) is better.
- In former times people often had larger families.
fortunate talihli, şanslı
- lucky,
- It was fortunate that nobody was hurt in the accident.
- Fortunately (allahtan ki)
- It was fortunate that he was at home when you phoned.
- Fortunately the traffic wasn’t too bad so I managed to get to the meeting on time.
fraction parça; küçük bölüm, az pek az, azıcık
- a portion of a whole, a part of a whole, an amount that is not a whole number,
- This brand is fractionally better.
- ½ and ¼ are fractions.
- A fraction of the class couldn’t come because of the heavy snow.
- For a fraction of a second I thought the car was going to crash.
- She fell and fractured her ankle.
- A water pipe fractured and flooded the bathroom.
frontier hudut; bilimde buluş alanı
- the point where the settled area ends, first one who comes, boundary between two countries,
- We crossed the frontier between Germany and France.
- A frontier town.
- After the frontier of the city, the fields start.
- The frontiers came to America from England.
- The end of frontier controls in Europe.
- Scientific research is constantly pushing back the frontiers of our knowledge about the world.
frustrated engellemek, önlemek, hüsrana uğramış, moral bozucu.
- to stop somebody from doing something that he wants to do, to make someone or something fail, disappointed; not satisfied, making you angry and dissatisfied,
- His efforts were frustrated.
- We were frustrated in our attempt to swim across the river.
- She is unhappy and frustrated in her job.
- The boy frustrated my rest by asking unnecessary questions.
- It is the lack of money that really frustrates him.
- The rescue work has been frustrated by bad weather conditions.
- He felt very frustrated at his lack of progress in learning Chinese.
- He felt anger and frustration at no longer being able to see very well.
- Every job has its frustrations.
function merasim, tören, işlev ; görev, çalışmak
- to act in place of somebody or something, to work, do or carry out, specials duties of a person or organization, a special job of a machine, part of the body etc, an important social event,
- The function of the brake is to stop the car.
- The prince attends many different functions every month.
- This type writer isn’t functioning very well. (işlevsel)
- An umbrella functions like a sun shade sometimes.
- This book is functioning well in teaching chemistry.
- The function of a stamp club is to encourage people to collect stamps.
- The function of the heart is to pump blood through the body.
- The princess attends hundreds of officials functions every year.
- The system is now fully functional.
fundamental esaslar, son derecede önemli; temel, esasen
- very important, basic part of anything,
- Being interested in the subject is fundamental to learning it well.
- Learning to read is one of the fundamentals of education.
- There will be fundamental changes in the way the school is run.
- There is a fundamental difference between your opinion and mine.
- The government’s policy has changed fundamentally.
further daha uzağa; ileriye, başka, ayrıca üstelik,
- the comparative form of ‘’far’’, more, additional, to help to go forward, at or to greater distance, more, in addition, to help something to go forward quickly,
- I cannot go any further.
- I cannot explain further.
- There is no further news.
- He furthered our plans.
- Who lives furthest away?
- She ran further (farther) than I did.
- I need some further information about the work, this isn’t enough.
- The newspaper furthered the campaign of help to the poor people in the city.
- Are there any further questions?
- Please let us know if you require any further information.
- Can I have time to consider the matter further?
- I can’t remember any further back than 1970.