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Public People Adjective Sth  /ˈpʌblɪk   Halk Kamu Herkes

Level A2 
Kind adjective
Front public 
IPA  /ˈpʌblɪk   / adjective
Back halk; kamu
herkes tarafından tanınmak/ bilinmek
Back 2

public (adjective)

 /ˈpʌblɪk   / adjective
 
 1 [only before a noun]
connected with ordinary people in general, not those who have an important position in society
halk; kamu
 Public opinion (kamuoyu) was in favour of the war.
 The rubbish tip is a danger to public health.
 How much public support is there for the government's policy?
 2 provided for the use of people in general
genel;
kamuya ait
 a public library/telephone
 public spending
OPPOSITE PRIVATE1
 3 known by many people
herkesçe bilinen;
aleni
 We're going to make the news public soon.
Keep sth secret karşılaştırın.
OPPOSITE PRIVATE1
IDIOMS
be common/public knowledge
to be sth that everyone knows
herkes tarafından tanınmak/bilinmek
 Their money problems are common knowledge.
go public
1 to tell people about sth that is a secret
bilgileri halkla paylaşmak
 The sacked employee went public with his stories of corruption inside the company.
 2 (used about a company) to start selling shares to the public
halka arz etmek
in the public eye
often appearing on TV, in magazines, etc.
halkın gözü önünde
 Most famous actors get fed up with living in the public eye.
 

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