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,-ğzı 1. mouth. 2. rim, brim (of a cup or an opening). 3. muzzle (of a gun). 4. intersection, corner (of roads). 5. cutting edge, blade (of a knife). 6. dialect; regional accent. 7. persuasive talk, forceful way of speaking. 8. mus. regional form. 9. time: iki ağız twice. üç ağız three times. 10. brink. --dan 1. orally, verbally. 2. by mouth. --ından 1. as heard directly from. 2. in the name of. --ıyla (to tell) personally. --ını açacağına gözünü aç. Don´t stand gaping, open your eyes. --ını açıp gözünü yummak to swear a blue streak, rant and rave. --ı açık 1. open, uncovered (receptacle). 2. idiotic, moronic. --ı açık ayran delisi halfwit, simpleton. --ı (bir karış) açık kalmak to gape with astonishment. --ını açmak 1. to open one´s mouth. 2. to speak up. 3. to give vent to one´s feelings. 4. to gape with astonishment. --/--ını açmamak not to open one´s mouth; to be silent, hold one´s tongue. -- açtırmamak /a/ to give (someone) no opportunity to talk. -- ağıza to the brim. -- ağıza dolu brimful, brimming. -- ağıza vermek to whisper privately to each other. --dan ağıza by word of mouth, by rumor. --dan ağıza yayılmak (for a rumor) to be spread by word of mouth. --a alınmaz/alınmayacak obscene, very vulgar, unmentionable. -- alışkanlığı the habit of using a certain expression. --ına almamak /ı/ not to mention, not to let pass one´s lips. --/--ını aramak /ın/ to sound out (a person). -- armonikası harmonica, mouth organ. --ına atmak /ı/ to put (something) in one´s mouth. --ı aya, gözü çaya bakmak to be absentminded, be inclined not to pay attention to one´s work. --ına bakakalmak /ın/ to be spellbound by (one´s) words. --ından baklayı çıkarmak to put aside considerations and speak out, let the cat out of the bag. --ında bakla ıslanmamak not to be able to keep a secret. --ına bakmak /ın/ 1. to wait for (someone´s) words. 2. to obey blindly. --ına/--ının içine baktırmak to have great charm in talking. --ından bal akmak to talk sweetly. --ını bıçak açmamak to be too distressed to talk, have one´s mouth sealed with grief. --ı bir in agreement on what to say. --ına bir kemik atmak /ın/ to throw (someone) a bone, give (someone) money to keep him quiet. --ına bir parmak bal çalmak /ın/ to try to put (someone) off by promises or petty gains. --ına bir şey/çöp koymamak not to eat a thing. --ına bir zeytin verip altına/ardına bir tulum tutmak to do a small favor and expect a big return. --ını bozmak to swear, use bad language. --ı bozuk foulmouthed, scurrilous. -- bozukluğu abusiveness. -- burun birbirine karışmak 1. (for one´s anger, sadness, or fatigue) to show in one´s face. 2. (for one´s face) to be battered and bruised. --ına burnuna bulaştırmak /ı/ to mess up (a job). --ını burnunu dağıtmak /ın/ to pound (one´s) face, beat (someone) up. --ı burnu yerinde good-looking, attractive, handsome. --ı büyük boastful. --ında büyümek (for food) to be hard to swallow. --ından çıkanı/çıkan sözü kulağı duymamak/işitmemek not to realize what one is saying, to (get angry and) explode. --ından çıkmak to slip out without being intended. --ından çıt çıkmamak not to divulge a word, (for someone´s mouth) to be sealed. --ı çiriş çanağına dönmek to have one´s mouth get dry and bitter. --da dağılmak (for pastry) to be delicious, be delectable. --ını dağıtmak /ın/ colloq. to hit (someone) in the mouth, sock (someone) in the kisser. -- dalaşı/dalaşması quarrel, row. --ına değin up to the brim. -- değişikliği variety in food. --ı değişmek to change one´s tune. -- değiştirmek to change one´s tune. --ı dili bağlanmak not to open one´s mouth, be silent. -- dil vermemek to be too sick to talk. --ı dili yok. He submits meekly./He doesn´t protest. --ından dirhemle laf/söz/lakırdı çıkmak to be someone of few words, be tight-lipped: Şadan´ın ağzından dirhemle laf çıkar. Şadan is a man of few words. --dan dolma muzzle-loading. -- dolusu küfür unrestrained swearing. --ından dökülmek 1. to be said unconvincingly or halfheartedly. 2. to be evident from one´s words. --ı dört köşe olmak slang to be all smiles. --a düşmek to be in everybody´s mouth, be a subject of common gossip. --ından düşürmemek /ı/ to talk about (someone, something) constantly. -- eğmek to plead, insist, beg. --ına geldiği gibi (to speak) without careful consideration. --ına geleni söylemek 1. to talk without thinking, rattle on. 2. to scold or swear unreservedly. --ına gem vurmak /ın/ to silence, not to let (another) speak. --ında gevelemek 1. /ı/ to withhold (pertinent information). 2. to hem and haw, avoid giving a clear answer, beat around the bush. --ı gevşek garrulous, indiscreet. --ından girip burnundan çıkmak /ın/ to get around (someone) with persuasive words. --ı havada 1. stupid, perpetually bewildered and confused. 2. always talking about exalted things. --ını havaya/poyraza açmak to be left out in the cold, not to get what one hoped for. --ını hayra aç! colloq. Don´t say such an ill-omened thing!/Heaven forbid!/Don´t say it! --ını ıslatmak slang to drink, have a drink. --ının içine bakmak /ın/ to listen eagerly to (one). --ının içine baktırmak to be someone one listens to eagerly, be someone one really wants to listen to. --ı ile kuş tutsa no matter how well he does. --ından kaçırmak /ı/ to let (something) slip out. --ına kadar up to the brim. -- kâhyası one who tries to interfere in another´s expression of his thoughts. -- kalabalığı confused flow of words. -- kalabalığı etmek to be verbose, wander off the subject. -- kalabalığına getirmek /ı/ to confuse (the issue) by a flow of words. --ı kalabalık 1. garrulous, full of chatter. 2. charlatan, quack, humbug. --ının kalayını vermek /ın/ to scold, tell (someone) off. --ını kapamak 1. to close one´s mouth, shut up, be silent. 2. /ın/ to silence (another) with a bribe. --dan kapmak to learn by ear. --ından kapmak/almak /ı, ın/ to anticipate what (someone) is going to say and say (it) first. --ı kara 1. (one) who enjoys giving bad news. 2. (one) whom others want to exclude from their associations. --ının kaşığı/kalıbı olmamak to be too exalted for (one) to be worthy of mentioning (him/her/it). -- kavafı one who overinsists or overpersuades with much talking. -- kavgası hot argument, quarrel, battle of words. --ının kaytanını çekmek slang to stop making gloomy predictions. --ı kilitli/kenetli 1. secretive, close-lipped. 2. unable to speak. 3. white-lipped (horse). --ına kilit vurmak 1. to say nothing, keep silent. 2. /ın/ to keep (someone) from speaking. --ına kira istemek not to talk without being urged. --ını kiraya vermek to prefer not to talk. --ı kokmak to have bad breath. -- kokusu 1. bad breath. 2. willful caprices, whims. --ının kokusunu çekmek /ın/ to put up with (someone´s) caprices. --a koyacak bir şey something to eat. --ına koymamak /ı/ not to eat. --ı köpürmek to foam at the mouth. --ı kulaklarında very happy. --ı kulaklarına varmak to grin from ear to ear, be extremely pleased. -- kullanmak to suit one´s speech to the situation. --ını kullanmak /ın/ to quote the ideas of (another) as one´s own. --ı kurusun. May he suffer for predicting evil. --ıyla kuş tutsa .... Even if he works miracles .... --ından laf almak /ın/ to wangle information out of (someone). --ı laf/lakırdı yapmak to be able to speak effectively and to the point. --ına/--lara layık delicious. --ından lokmasını al! colloq. He´s a real pushover! --ından lokmasını almak /ın/ to take from (someone) that which is rightfully his/hers. --ının mührü ile 1. while fasting. 2. /ın/ without being opened. --ı oynamak 1. to nibble, snack. 2. to talk. --ının ölçüsünü almak to be reproved for saying something. --ının ölçüsünü vermek /a/ to scold (someone) and make him ashamed of what he has said. --ını öpeyim/seveyim! I should like to kiss your mouth for saying such nice things! --ı paça slang on top of the world. --ı paça olmak slang to be foolishly happy; to be all smiles. --ının payını almak to have a bitter experience, be greatly disappointed, get bitten. --ının payını vermek /a/ to scold (someone) and make him ashamed of what he has said. --ı pek secretive, discreet. --ını pek tutmak to be able to keep a secret, be able to keep one´s mouth shut. --ının perhizi yok. colloq. He says whatever comes to his mind. --ı pis foulmouthed. --ına sağlık! colloq. Well said! --da sakız gibi çiğnemek /ı/ to keep saying (something) over and over. --ına sakız olmak /ın/ to be the subject of (one´s) gossiping. -- satmak to brag, boast. --ına sıçayım! vulg. Shit on you!/Fuck you! (usually used by women). --ına sıçmak /ın/ vulg. 1. to put (someone) in the shit, put (someone) in a bad situation. 2. to make a balls-up of, mess (something) up, ball (something) up. --ı sıkı secretive, discreet. --ını sıkı tutmak to be able to keep a secret, be able to keep one´s mouth shut. --ıyla söylemek to say it oneself. --ı sulanmak /a/ to have one´s mouth water (for). --ının suyu akmak to long hungrily for something. --ının suyunu akıtmak /ın/ to make (one´s) mouth water. --ına sürmemek /ı/ not to touch (a food). --ı süt kokmak to be naïve, be innocent. -- şakası joke. --ını şapırdatmak to smack one´s lips. -- tadı harmony; peace and tranquillity. -- tadı ile 1. enjoying the flavor. 2. enjoying the occasion. 3. with everything going well. --ının tadını almak/dan/ to have had a bitter experience (with). --ının tadını bilmek 1. to be a gourmet. 2. to be a connoisseur of beautiful things, be a person of taste, be someone who appreciates nice things. --ının tadını bozmak/kaçırmak /ın/ to throw (someone´s) tranquil way of life into disarray, shatter (someone´s) tranquillity. --nın tadı bozulmak/kaçmak to have one´s tranquil life thrown into disarray; to have one´s tranquillity shattered. -- tamburası çalmak 1. to try to console one. 2. to have one´s teeth chatter from the cold. --ına taş almış. colloq. He won´t talk. --a tat, boğaza feryat. colloq. 1. The food was good but there was not enough. 2. What was done was good but it was not enough. --ına tat bulaşmak to get the taste of something and want to do it again. -- tatsızlığı unpleasant atmosphere in a group. --ı teneke/tenekeyle kaplı (someone) who has a cast-iron stomach, who can eat or drink anything with relative ease. --ını tıkamak /ın/ to stop (someone) from talking. --ını topla! Watch your language! (said to someone who is cursing or using foul language). --ı torba değil ki büzesin! colloq. /ın/ You can´t stop (someone) talking! --ını tutmak to hold one´s tongue. -- tüfeği blowgun. --ına tükürdüğümün damn, despicable. -- tütünü chewing tobacco. --ları uymak to agree in what they say. -- ünlüsü phonetics oral vowel. -- ünsüzü phonetics oral consonant. --ı var, dili yok. colloq. He is very quiet. He is no bother. --ı varmamak /a/ not to have the heart to say (something). --ına verilmesini beklemek/istemek to sit back and let others do it for one. --ına vur, lokmasını al! colloq. He´s a real push-over. --ına yakışmamak (for something one has said) not to befit one, not to be worthy of one (owing to its abusiveness or vulgarity). --ı yanmak /dan/ to have a painful experience (with). -- yapmak 1. to try to explain away a matter. 2. to make empty boasts. --ında yaş kalmamak to have expressed an opinion to the same person many times. -- yaymak to avoid speaking directly and clearly. --ından yel/yeller alsın! colloq. Heaven forbid! --nı yırtarım! vulg. Hold your tongue./Stop it or I´ll hit you. --ını yoklamak /ın/ to sound out (a person).