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Bit Small Informal Biraz I Noun Singular Countable

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Front bit 
IPA  /bɪt   / noun
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bit (noun)

 /bɪt   / noun
 
SMALL AMOUNT
1 (a bit)
[singular]
slightly, a little
biraz
 I was a bit annoyed with him.
 I'm afraid I'll be a little bit late tonight.
 Could you be a bit quieter, please?
 I think these strawberries need a bit more sugar.
 2 (a bit)
[singular]
a short time or distance
 (zaman; mesafe olarak) biraz
 Could you move forward a bit?
 I'm just going out for a bit.
A LOT
3 (a bit)
[singular] (informal)
a lot
bayağı, epeyce
 It must have rained quite a bit during the night.
SMALL PART
4 [countable]
a bit of sth
a small piece, amount or part of sth
parça, kırıntı
 There were bits of broken glass all over the floor.
 Could you give me a bit of advice?
 Which bit of the film did you like best?
COMPUTING
5 [countable]
the smallest unit of information that is stored in a computer's memory
 (bilgisayar) bit
FOR A HORSE
6 [countable]
a metal bar that you put in a horse's mouth when you ride it
gem
IDIOMS
bit by bit
slowly or a little at a time
yavaş yavaş, azar azar, adım adım
 Bit by bit we managed to get the information we needed.
a bit much
(informal)
annoying or unpleasant
biraz fazla
 It's a bit much expecting me to work on Sundays.
a bit of a
(informal)
rather a
bayağı
 I've got a bit of a problem …
 Pets can be a bit of a nuisance at times.
bits and pieces
(informal)
small things of different kinds
ıvır zıvır, öte beri, pılı pırtı
 I've finished packing except for a few bits and pieces.
do your bit
(informal)
to do your share of sth; to help with sth
üzerine düşeni yapmak
 It won't take long to finish if we all do our bit.
not a bit
not at all
hiç mi hiç
 The holiday was not a bit what we had expected.
to bits
1 into small pieces
parça parça; bölük pörçük, paramparça
 She angrily tore the letter to bits.
 2 very much
çok fazla
 I was thrilled to bits when I won the competition.
 

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