adam
1. man. 2. human being. 3. person, individual. 4. a good person. 5. employee; servant; retainer; helper. 6. agent, representative. 7. follower, supporter, man. 8. one, a person. 9. prov. husband, man. Adamım! colloq. My friend! -- adama defans sports man-to-man defense. -- adama savunma sports man-to-man defense. -- almamak (for streets) to be very crowded with people, be teeming with people. -- azmanı enormously large person. -- başına apiece, each, for each person. -- beğenmemek to be overcritical of people. -- boyu the height of a man. --ını bulmak /ın/ to find the right person to do (a job). --a çevirmek /ı/ to put (something) in good repair, put (something) in good shape. -- değilim! colloq. I´ll be damned. --a dönmek/benzemek to look presentable; to look like somebody; to look like something. --ına düşmek (for a job) to come the way of someone who is really suited to do it. -- etmek /ı/ 1. to be the making of (someone); to mature, make a man/a woman of. 2. to put (something) in good repair, rejuvenate. 3. to set (a place, an organization) to rights, put (a place, an organization) on its feet; to make (a place, an organization) into something, make (a place, an organization) thrive. -- evladı a person of good family and upbringing. -- gibi 1. properly, suitably, in the right way. 2. worthy, genuine, real. --ına göre (adapting one´s approach) to suit the individual. -- içine çıkmak/karışmak to mix with people. -- istemek (for a project, for someone) to require a good man, need a person who´s really worth his salt. -- kaldırmak to kidnap someone, abduct someone. -- kıtlığı/yokluğu shortage of qualified and capable people. -- kullanmak 1. to know how to use someone for one´s own benefit. 2. to know how to get someone to work, know how to get work out of someone, know how to work someone. -- olmak 1. to grow up and become a responsible member of society. 2. (for something in disrepair) to be given a new lease on life, be put in good repair. --ı olmak /ın/ 1. to be very good at, be highly skilled in (a job). 2. to be the right person for (a job). 3. to be (someone´s) man, be one of (someone´s) men, be in the employ of; to be a retainer of. 4. to be someone whom one can rely on, be someone whom one can trust. -- öldürmek to murder someone, commit murder. -- sağmak to trick a man out of his money, milk people. --/insan sarrafı a good judge of people. --dan saymamak /ı/ see -- yerine koymamak. -- seçmek to show favor, play favorites, not to give a fair chance to everyone. -- sen de! colloq. Don´t worry./Take it easy!/Never mind. -- sırasına geçmek/girmek to win a place of respect and responsibility. -- vurmak to commit murder. -- yerine koymamak /ı/ to think (someone) to be beneath consideration, consider (someone) to be of no importance.