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I Doğru Wrong Opposite En Sth Right/Wrong Adjective

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Kind adjective
Front right 
IPA  /raɪt   / adjective
Back doğru, uygun
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right (adjective)

 /raɪt   / adjective
 
MORALLY GOOD
1 (used about behaviour, actions, etc.) fair; morally and socially correct
doğru, uygun
 It's not right to pay people so badly.
 It was right of her to give you the news at once.
 What do you think is the right thing to do?
OPPOSITE WRONG1
CORRECT
2 correct; true
doğru, haklı
 I'm afraid that's not the right answer.
 Have you got the right time?
 You're quite right – the film does start at 7 o'clock.
 You were right about the weather – it did rain.
 ‘You're Chinese, aren't you?’ ‘Yes, that's right.’
OPPOSITE WRONG1
MOST SUITABLE
3 right (for sb/sth)
best; most suitable
(en) iyi, (en) uygun, (en) doğru, (en) isabetli
 I don't think this is the right colour for the walls.
 I hope I've made the right decision.
 I'm sure we've chosen the right person for the job.
 I would help you to wash the car, but I'm not wearing the right clothes.
OPPOSITE WRONG1
NORMAL
4 healthy or normal; as it should be
düzgün, doğru dürüst, iyi
 The car exhaust doesn't sound right – it's making a funny noise.
 I don't know what it is, but something's just not right.
NOT LEFT
5 [only before a noun]
on or of the side of the body that faces east when a person is facing north
sağ
 Most people write with their right hand.
 He's blind in his right eye.
OPPOSITE LEFT2
COMPLETE
6 [only before a noun](British, spoken)
(used for emphasizing sth bad) real or complete
tam
 I'll look a right idiot in that hat!
 You've made a right mess of painting those shelves!
IDIOMS
get/start off on the right/wrong foot (with sb)
(informal)
to start a relationship well/badly
 (ilişki) iyi/kötü bir başlangıç yapmak
 I seem to have got off on the wrong foot with the new boss.
get on the right/wrong side of sb
to please/annoy sb
huyuna gitmek, yaranmak/damarina basmak
 He tried to get on the right side of his new boss.
on the right/wrong track
having the right/wrong idea about sth
doğru/yanlış yolda
 That's not the answer but you're on the right track.
put/set sth right
to correct sth or deal with a problem
düzeltmek
 There's something wrong with the lawnmower. Do you think you'll be able to put it right?
right (you are)!
(spoken)
‘yes, I will’ or ‘yes, I agree’
tamam, olur
 ‘See you later.’ ‘Right you are!’
SYNONYM OK1
(as) right as rain
completely healthy and normal
yolunda, tıkır tıkır işleyen;
sağlığına kavuşmuş
 

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