Level | A1 |
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Kind | noun |
Front | ear |
IPA | /ɪə(r) / noun |
Back | kulak |
Back 2 | ear (noun) /ɪə(r)
/ noun
1 [countable]
one of the two parts
of the body of a person or an animal that are used for hearing
kulak
Elephants have large ears.
He pulled his hat down over his ears.
2 [singular]
an
ear (for sth)
an ability to
recognize and repeat sounds, especially in music or language
(müzik, dil) kulak, yatkınlık
Kimiko has a good ear for languages.
3 [countable]
the top part of a
plant that produces grain
başak
an ear of corn
IDIOMS
sb's
ears are burning
used when a person
thinks that other people are talking about them, especially in an unkind way
birisi
hakkında hoş olmayan şekilde konuşulduğunu düşünüldüğünde kullanılır
go
in one ear and out the other
(used about
information, etc.) to be forgotten quickly
bir
kulağından girip diğerinden çıkmak
Everything I tell him seems to go in one
ear and out the other.
play
(sth) by ear
to play a piece of
music that you have heard without using written notes
kulaktan
çalmak, notasız çalmak
She can read music, but she can also play
by ear.
play
it by ear
to decide what to do
as things happen, instead of planning in advance
oluruna
bırakmak, duruma göre hareket etmek
We don't know what Alan's reaction will be,
so we'll just have to play it by ear.
prick
up your ears
(used about an animal)
to hold up the ears in order to listen carefully to sth
(hayvan) kulaklarını
dikmek
(figurative) Mike
pricked up his ears when he heard Emma's name mentioned.
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