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Word Kelime Sb Sth I Noun Sözcük  /Wɜːd  

Level A1 
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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