Level | C1 |
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Kind | verb |
Front | shed |
IPA | /ʃed / verb [transitive] (present participle shedding; past tense, past participle shed) |
Back | (bir şeyden) kurtulmak, atmak dökmek |
Back 2 | shed (verb) /ʃed /
verb [transitive] (present participle shedding; past
tense, past participle shed)
1 to
get rid of or remove sth that is not wanted
(bir şeyden) kurtulmak, atmak
She was forced to shed some of her
responsibilities through illness.
Firms in the area have shed thousands of jobs
in the past year.
2 to
lose sth because it falls off
dökmek
This snake sheds its skin (deri
değiştirir) every year.
Autumn is coming and the trees are
beginning to shed their leaves.
A lorry has shed its load and the
road is blocked.
IDIOMS
shed
blood
(written)
to kill or injure
people
kan
dökmek
Much blood was shed during the war.
shed
light on sth
to make sth clear and
easy to understand
ışık
tutmak, aydınlatmak
Unfortunately, the new evidence didn't shed
much light on the case.
shed
tears
to cry
gözyaşı
dökmek
Most of the class shed a few tears when we
said goodbye.
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