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Ear Play Noun Kulak  /ɪə(R)   Countable Person Music

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Kind noun
Front ear 
IPA  /ɪə(r)   / noun
Back kulak
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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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