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Line Countable Sth Hat Long People Noun çizgi

Level A1 
Kind noun
Front line 
IPA  /laɪn   / noun
Back çizgi, hat
sıra, kuyruk, satır, mısra
Back 2

line (noun)

 /laɪn   / noun
 
LONG THIN MARK
1 [countable]
a long thin mark on the surface of sth or on the ground
çizgi, hat
 to draw a line
 a horizontal/vertical/diagonal/parallel line
 a straight/wiggly/dotted line
 The old lady had lines on her forehead.
 The ball was definitely over the line.
 the finishing line of a race
DIVISION
2 [countable]
a border or limit between one place or thing and another
sınır, çizgi
 to cross state lines
 There's a thin line between showing interest and being nosy.
ROW
3 [countable]
a row of people, things, words on a page, etc.
sıra, kuyruk;
satır;
mısra
 There was a long line of people waiting at the Post Office.
 a five-line poem
 Start each paragraph on a new line.
SERIES
4 [countable]
a series of people in a family, or of things or events that follow each other in time
soy, silsile
 He comes from a long line of musicians.
WORDS
5 (lines)
[plural]
the words that are spoken by an actor in a play, etc.
rol
 to learn your lines
STRING
6 [countable]
a piece of rope or string
ip
 Hang out the clothes on the (washing) line, please.
 a fishing line
TELEPHONE
7 [countable]
a telephone or electricity wire or connection
 (telefon, elektrik vb.) hat
 I'm sorry – the line is engaged. Can you try again later?
 The strong winds blew down many power lines.
 I'll just check for you. Can you hold the line (hatta beklemek)?
 There need to be clearer lines of communication between management and workers.
RAILWAY
8 [countable]
a section of railway track
 (demiryolu) hat
 The accident was caused by a cow on the line.
DIRECTION
9 [countable, usually singular]
a direction or course of movement, thought or action
yöntem, tarz, yol
 He was so drunk he couldn't walk in a straight line.
 Could you move, please – you're in my line of vision.
 The answer's not quite correct, but you're on the right lines.
 The two countries' economies are developing along similar lines.
 The police are taking a hard line against/on drug dealers.
ACTIVITY
10 [countable]
something that you do as a job, do well, or enjoy doing
meslek, meşguliyet
 I can't help you, I'm afraid – computers are not really (in) my line.
 What line of business/work are you in?
PRODUCT
11 [singular]
one type of goods in a shop, etc.
seri, ürün tipi
 a new line in environment-friendly detergents
TRANSPORT
12 [countable]
a company that provides transport by air, ship, etc.
 (hava, deniz vb.) taşıma şirketi
 an airline
ARMY
13 [countable]
the place where an army is fighting
hat
 a spy working behind enemy lines
 There's renewed fighting on the front line.
IDIOMS
draw the line at sth/doing sth
to say ‘no’ to sth even though you are happy to help in other ways
çizgiyi çekmek, orada dur demek
 I do most of the cooking but I draw the line at washing up as well!
drop sb a line
(informal)
to write a letter to sb
mektup yazmak, iki satır yazmak
 Do drop me a line when you've time.
in line for sth
likely to get sth
sırada
 You could be in line for promotion if you keep working like this.
in line with sth; out of line with sth
(not) similar to sth; (not) in agreement with sth
uygun;
uyumlu olmayan
 These changes will bring the industry in line with the new laws.
on line
connected to or available on a computer system
bilgisayara bağlı
overstep the mark/line
to behave in a way that people think is not acceptable
çok ileri gitmek, çizgiyi aşmak
 She realized she had overstepped the mark and quickly apologized.
somewhere along/down the line
 See SOMEWHERE
take a hard line (on sth)
to deal with sth in a very serious way that you will not allow anyone to change
katı davranmak
 The government has taken a hard line on people who drink and drive.
toe the (party) line
to do what sb in authority tells you to do, even if you do not agree with them
kurallara uymak
 

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