| 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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