Level | B1 |
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Kind | noun |
Front | sight |
IPA | /saɪt / noun |
Back | görme yeteneği, görme görüş alanı |
Back 2 | sight (noun) /saɪt
/ noun
ABILITY TO SEE
1 [uncountable]
the ability to see
görme
yeteneği, görme
He lost his sight in the war.
My grandmother has very poor sight.
ACT OF SEEING
2 [singular]
the
sight of sb/sth
the act of seeing
sb/sth
görüş, görme
We flew over Paris and had our first sight
of the Eiffel Tower.
I liked that painting at first, but now I'm
sick of the sight of it.
I feel ill at the sight of blood.
HOW FAR YOU CAN SEE
3 [uncountable]
a position where
sb/sth can be seen
görüş
alanı, göz önü
They waited until the plane was in/within
sight and then fired.
When we get over this hill the town should come
into sight.
She didn't let the child out of her sight.
I didn't see the goal because someone was
standing in my line of sight.
WHAT YOU CAN SEE
4 [countable]
something that you see
görüntü
It was good to be back home, amid all the
familiar sights and sounds.
The burned-out building was a terrible
sight.
INTERESTING PLACES
5 (sights)
[plural]
places of interest
that are often visited by tourists
görülmeye
değer yerler, turistik yerler
When you come to New York I'll show you the
sights.
PERSON/THING
6 (a
sight)
[singular] (informal)
a person or thing that
looks strange or amusing
manzara, hal
You should have seen Anna in my jacket –
she did look a sight!
ON GUN
7 [countable,
usually plural]
the part of a gun that
you look through in order to aim it
(tüfek) nişangâh, arpacık
He had the deer in his sights now.
-SIGHTED
8 (-sighted)
[in compounds]
having eyes that are
weak in a particular way
...
gören
short-sighted
miyop
long-sighted
hipermetrop
IDIOMS
at
first glance/sight
when first seen or
examined
ilk
bakışta
The task seemed impossible at first glance,
but it turned out to be quite easy.
catch
sight of sb/sth
to see sb/sth for a
moment
gözüne
ilişmek;
bir
an görmek
I caught sight of the man at the end of the
street.
in
sight
likely to happen or
come soon
görünürde, ufukta
A peace settlement is in sight.
lose
sight of sb/sth
to no longer be able
to see sb/sth
gözden
kaçırmak
We eventually lost sight of the animal in
some trees.
(figurative) We
mustn't lose sight of our original aim.
on
sight
as soon as you see
sb/sth
görür
görmez
The soldiers were ordered to shoot the
enemy on sight.
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