Level | A1 |
---|---|
Kind | noun |
Front | egg |
IPA | /eɡ / noun |
Back | yumurta |
Back 2 | egg (noun) /eɡ / noun
1 [countable]
an almost round object
with a hard shell that contains a young bird, insect or reptile (=
an animal that has cold blood and a skin covered in scales)
yumurta
crocodile eggs
A
female bird lays her eggs,
often in a nest, and then
sits on
them until they hatch.
2 [countable,
uncountable]
a bird's egg,
especially one from a chicken, etc. that we eat
yumurta
egg yolks/whites
Eggs
may be boiled, fried, poached or scrambled.
3 [countable]
(in women and female
animals) the small cell that can join with a sperm (= a
male seed) to make a baby
dişi
üreme hücresi, yumurta
an egg donor
IDIOM
put
all your eggs in one basket
to risk everything by
depending completely on one thing, plan, etc. instead of giving yourself
several possibilities
varını
yoğunu tek bir şeye bağlamak
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