Level | A1 |
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Kind | noun |
Front | word |
IPA | /wɜːd / noun |
Back | sözcük, kelime |
Back 2 | word (noun) /wɜːd
/ noun
1 [countable]
a sound or letter or
group of sounds or letters that expresses a particular meaning
sözcük, kelime
What's the Greek word for ‘mouth’?
What does this word mean?
2 [countable]
a thing that you say;
a short statement or comment
iki
çift laf, birkaç sözcük
Could I have a word with you in
private?
a few words of thanks
Don't say a word about this to anyone.
3 [singular]
a promise
söz
I give you my word that I won't tell
anyone.
I'll keep my word to her and lend
her the money.
You'll just have to trust him not to go
back on his word.
IDIOMS
a
dirty word
an idea or thing that
you do not like or agree with
çirkin
kelime, kötü kelime
Work is a dirty word to Frank.
(not)
breathe a word (of/about sth) (to sb)
to (not) tell sb about
sth that is secret
kimseye
bir şey söylememek
If you breathe a word of this to my mother,
I'll never speak to you again!
not
get a word in edgeways
to not be able to
interrupt when sb else is talking so that you can say sth yourself
konuşma
fırsatı elde etmemek, araya laf sıkıştırmamak
have,
etc. the last word
to be the person who makes
the final decision or the final comment
son
sözü söylemek, noktayı koymak
in
other words
used for saying sth in
a different way
başka
deyişle, yani
My boss said she would have to let me go.
In other words, she sacked me.
lost
for words
not knowing what to
say
nutku
tutulmak, dili tutulmak
put
in a (good) word for sb
to say sth good about
sb to sb else
birinin
hakkında iyi şeyler söylemek, birinin lehinde
konuşmak
If you could put in a good word for me, I
might stand a better chance of getting the job.
take
sb's word for it
to believe what sb
says without any proof
sözüne
güvenmek
word
for word
1
repeating sth exactly
kelimesi
kelimesine
Sharon repeated word for word what he had
told her.
2
translating each word separately, not looking at the general meaning
kelime
kelime
a word-for-word translation
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