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1024/KPDS-ÜDS kelimeleri(t)

talent    yetenek

- the natural ability, a special ability or skill,

  • A talent for drawing
  • A talent pianist.
  • She doesn’t have a talent for music. She took special lessons to play the guitar but she still can’t play it well.
  • She has a talent for painting.
  • His work shows great talent. 

task  iş; görev

- duty, a piece of work, a duty that must be done,

  • Household tasks.
  • My task at home is to put the washed dishes away.
  • You first task will be to type these letters. 

tempt    aklını çelmek, baştan çıkarmak, ayartma, ayartılma, cezbedici

- to provoke to make or do something, to make some one want to do something especially something wrong, attractive,

  • He was tempted to steal the purse when he saw it lying on the table (para çantasının masada durduğunu görünce çalmak için şeytan dürtmüştü)
  • The sight of the blue sea and the golden sand tempted them into the water for a swim
  • He knew cigarettes were bad for him, but he found it hard to resist the temptation to smoke
  • We are all surrounded by temptations
  • The cake looks tempting.
  • The delicious cake tempted me to cut a piece and eat.
  • No temptation makes him lazy, he always studies hard.
  • His dream of riches had tempted him into a life of crime.
  • She was tempted to stay in bed all morning.
  • I managed to resist the temptation to tell him what I really thought.
  • She wanted a cigarette badly, but didn’t give in to temptation.
  • All that money is certainly a big temptation. 

tend  bakmak, bakım göstermek, meyilli olmak, eğilim; yönelme; yatkınlık

- to be apt to happen, to move towards, to take care of, to keep something in good condition, to be likely to do something, inclination,

  • He’s in the garden tending his roses (bahçede güllerin bakımıyla uğraşıyor)
  • She tended her sick mother all weekend
  • Plants tend to die in hot weather
  • He tends to get angry too easily
  • He has a tendency to forget things.
  • This milk tends to be spoilt, use it immediately or else you’ll have to throw it away.
  • This path tends to the old building I told you about.
  • She is a nurse, she tends the sick at the hospital.
  • Women tend to live longer than men.
  • There tends to be a lot of heavy traffic on that road.
  • My brother tends to talk a lot when he’s nervous.
  • I tend to think that we shouldn’t interfere. 

term   sömestir, demek, adlandırmak, bakış açısı, ilişki, alaka, …..vadede, sure terim koşul; şart (sözleşme,ödeme vs.) açısından ; bakımından ; ilgili olarak; dayanarak

- word or group of words used for a special meaning in connection with different subjects as art, medicine, science, business, a period of time in a school year or in any work or business, a limited period of time, a division of a school or university year, a word, to call, a way of looking at a subject, a relationship between people,

  • A term of imprisonment
  • A term of office
  • The autumn term
  • Myopia is a medical term for short-sightedness
  • Pictures that try to represent feelings or ideas rather than real objects are termed ‘abstract’ (gerçek nesnelerden ziyade fikirleri veya duyguları temsil eden resimlere ‘soyut’ denir
  • The directors of the firm and the employees had a meeting to arrange terms for a new pay settlement
  • I’d enjoy the job, but in terms of my career
  • It wouldn’t be a very good move
  • They are on friendly terms
  • We can expect large profits in the long term, but we must have short-term cuts first.
  • A doctor uses some medical terms to explain about illness.
  • A painter or a sculptor uses some art terms to explain his work.
  • He was the president for a long term.
  • A school year is divided into two terms and we name them the fall term and the spring term.
  • What exactly do you mean by the term ‘racist’?
  • The flat would be ideal in terms of size, but it is very expensive.
  • Under the terms of the contract you must give a week’s notice.
  • Both sides agreed to the peace terms.
  • The US President is now in his second term of office.
  • The period of history that is often termed the ‘Dark Ages’. 

testimonial    tavsiye metubu, referans, tanıklık, ifade

- a written statement about someone’s character, skills and abilities,

  • He asked his previous employer for a testimonial when he applied for the new job. 

theme  konu; tema

- the main idea of a written work or speech, the subject of a discussion, essay,

  • The theme for tonight’s talk is education.
  • The theme of the speaker was patriotism.
  • The theme of today’s discussion will be ‘Our changing cities’.  

threat  tehdit; tehlike; uyarı, kçtü bir şeyin belirtisi, tehdit etmek;uyarı işareti vermek

- statement of what will be done to hurt or punish someone, a sign of something bad to happen, to make a threat, a warning that you are going to hurt or punish someone, a source of danger, to be about to come,

  • The teacher carried out his threat to punish the children
  • A threat of rain
  • The threat of war
  • The Tirpitz was a major threat to Allied shipping
  • She threatened to kill herself
  • He threatened me with violence
  • A storm is threatening.
  • The man’s threat to cut their ball stopped the boys playing football in his garden.
  • The strong wind and black clouds are threats of rain or snow.
  • The farmer threatened to beat the boys if they entered into his garden once more.  

thorough    ….den arasından,bir yandan öbür yana, baştan sona, nin sonucu olarak, vasıtasıyla, sayesinde, direkt, bütünüyle

- in one side and out of the other, in the midst of, by means of, as a result, from the beginning to the end, over, having finished, without changing, because of, by way of, with the help of, from…to…,

  • The water flows through a pipe the door ( su bir borunun içinden akar)
  • He walked through the door (kapıdan geçip içeri girdi)
  • He walked trough the town
  • She read through the magazine
  • He lost his job through his own stupidity
  • He got the job through a friend
  • Monday through Friday
  • He opened the window and climbed through
  • I drove through to the other side of the town
  • Your shirt is wet through
  • There isn’t a through train to Perth – you will have to change (aktarma yapmam lazım)
  • As far as I am concerned, you and I are through.
  • I pushed the needle through the cloth.
  • The school children marched through the city.
  • We look out through the window.
  • He passed his class through a hard work.
  • I read the book through in one night.
  • He traveled Turkey through and saw all the cities in five years.
  • Now I am busy but I’ll be through in half an hour.
  • We took a through bus to Ankara, we didn’t change on the way.
  • We drove through the centre of London.
  • Food supplies will not last through the winter.
  • We’re halfway through the book.
  • He read the letter through and handed it back.
  • He lifted the rope to let us through.
  • They are staying Monday through Friday. 

tow  yedeğe alıp çekmek, çekmek, peşinde, beraberinde

- to pull something with a rope, chain or cable, accompanying, following along,

  • The tugboat towed the ship out of the harbor. (Römorkör, gemiyi limanın dışına çekti)
  • The car had to be towed to the garage
  • The car broke down and a lorry gave us a tow to the nearest garage (araba arıza yaptı ve bir kamyon bizi en yakındaki bir tamirciye çeti)
  • She arrived at the party with her whole family in tow.
  • My car was towed away by the police.
  • He arrived with his wife and five children in tow. 

tradition  anane, adet, geleneksel

- old customs, beliefs, stories, opinions passed from parents to children, customs, beliefs, stories,

  • These song have been preserved by tradition.
  • It’s a tradition to stand up in class when the teacher comes in.
  • We serve Turkish coffee to our quests as a tradition.
  • It’s a traditional custom in Turkey to visit old people during holidays.
  • By tradition, the bride’s family pays the costs of the wedding. 

transaction  ticaret, işlem, iş,konu

- a piece of business, such as the buying and selling of something,

  • The manager gave a report on the important business transactions that had taken place during the year. 

transition    değişim, intikal, değişim dönemi, geçiş, gelip geçici

- a change from one place, state to another,

  • The transition from child to adult can be difficult
  • Her good mood was only transitory.
  • The transition from childhood to adolescence. 

treat  davranmak, muamele etmek, kimyasal işleme tabi tutmak, ısmarlamak, tedavi etmek, bakım

- to act toward, to serve, to cure, the act of treating, to deal with, or behave towards a thing or person, in certain manner, to try to cure a person or a disease, injury, to put something through a process, to buy a meal, present for someone,

  • She treated her dog very kindly
  • The doctor treated her for earache
  • How would you treat a broken leg?
  • The woodwork has been treated with a new chemical
  • I’ll treat you to lunch
  • He took them to the theatre as a treat
  • This chair seems to have received rough treatment (bu sandalye hor kullanılmışa benziyor)
  • This patient requires urgent treatment (bu hastanın acil tedaviye ihtiyacı var)
  • What is the right treatment for this disease (bu hastalığı tedavi etmenin doğru yolu nedir?)
  • Mother treats all her children the same.
  • A doctor treats his patients by examining them and giving medicines.
  • Teenagers hate being treated like children.
  • You should treat older people with respect.
  • I decided to treat his comment as a joke.
  • The article treats this question in great detail.
  • The boy was treated for burns at the hospital.
  • I have brought some cream cakes as a treat.
  • It is a real treat for me to stay in bed late.
  • The treatment of the prisoners of war was very harsh. 

treaty    antlaşma, pakt

- the agreement signed between two nations or groups,

  • The two presidents signed a peace treaty at the end of the war.
  • You broke the treaty between us by not doing what you promised to do. 

trend   moda, eğilim, genel yöneliş

- a fashion, the direction of progress, following the latest fashions,

  • She follows all the latest trends in clothing
  • The trend in education is towards more helpful teaching methods
  • A trendy club.
  • The current trend is towards smaller families.
  • He always followed the latest trends in fashion. 

trial     test, deneme, sınama, duruşma, mahkeme, üzüntü, dert, çile, denemekte, yargılama

- the act of trying and testing, the questioning done in a court to decide if the person is guilty or not, for trying, a test, a legal process by which a person is judged in a court of law, a source of trouble or anxiety,

  • Give the new car a trail
  • Their trail will be held next week
  • My son is a great trail to me
  • She is on trail for murder
  • The new computer is on trial
  • He learned to cook by trail and error.
  • He gave his car a second trial to see if it works.
  • The robber was caught and brought to trail.
  • We had a trail examination to get ready for the final exams.
  • He was on trial for murder.
  • New drugs must go through extensive trails. 

type    tür, çeşit, tip, kims, …tip, daktilo etmek, daktiloya çekmek

- to write by using a typewriter, kind, symbol, a sort, a person of a particular kind,

  • What type of house would you prefer to live in?
  • A hood is a type of hat
  • Harriet wasn’t the nervy type (harriet sinirli biri değildir)
  • Can you type?
  • The words were printed in heavy type (sözcükler kalın harflerle basılmıştı)
  • An electric typewriter
  • A typewritten letter.
  • The secretary types a lot of letters everyday.
  • Can you type with ten fingers or do you only use two of your fingers?
  • These are the best type of apples I have ever eaten.
  • She is a fire type of a secretary. She does everything a good secretary must do.
  • Which type of paint should you use on metal?
  • You meet all types of people in this job.

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