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1. work, labor. 2. job, employment, work. 3. duty, job. 4. occupation, line of work, work. 5. business, trade, commerce. 6. business, matter, affair. 7. the important thing; the chief problem. 8. secret or dubious side (of an affair). 9. slang trick. 10. event, something. 11. way of behaving; course of action. 12. something worth doing. 13. phys. work. --ler açılmak for trade to become brisk. --inin adamı a man who knows his job. -- akdi labor contract. --in alayında olmak not to take (a thing) seriously; to take (it) as a joke. --ten alıkoymak /ı/ to interrupt (someone) at his work. --i Allaha kalmak (for someone) to be in the soup, be beyond help. --i altın. colloq. He is prospering. --ten anlamak to know what one is doing, know one´s business. -- anlaşmazlığı labor dispute. --ten artmaz, dişten artar. proverb You save money not by making more but by spending less. --ten atmak /ı/ to fire, dismiss. -- ayağa düşmek for a project to fall into the hands of irresponsible and incompetent people. --i azıtmak to go too far, overstep the mark. --ine bak. colloq. Mind your own business. --e bakmak to get to work on something; to be at work on something. --e balta ile girişmek to set about doing something like a bull in a china shop. -- başa düşmek to have to do something oneself. -- başarı belgesi letter of recommendation, recommendation. --in başı the crux, the central point. -- başında 1. on the job. 2. during work time. -- başındakiler the leaders. --i başından aşmak/aşkın olmak to be extremely busy. -- başında bulunmak to be working. -- başına geçmek to take the lead; to come to power. --ler becermek to be up to no good. --i bırakmak 1. to quit a job. 2. to stop working. 3. to go on strike. --ten (bile) değil! colloq. It´s very easy. -- bilenin kılıç kuşananın. proverb 1. The person who knows how to use something properly is the one who is entitled to possess it. 2. Possession creates a claim of ownership. -- bilmek to be skillful; to be capable. --ini bilmek 1. to know how to exploit a situation to one´s own advantage. 2. to be conscientious about one´s job. 3. to be well-qualified for one´s job. -- birlikli collective, joint, common. -- bitirmek 1. to complete a job successfully. 2. (for something) to be suitable for the job in hand. --ini bitirmek 1. to finish one´s own work. 2. /ın/ to finish (another´s) job. 3. /ın/ colloq. to cook (someone´s) goose. 4. /ın/ colloq. to finish off, bump off, kill. -- bitmek 1. for an affair to be settled. 2. /dan/ for the outcome of a job to depend on (someone´s) efforts. --i bitmek 1. for a job in hand to finish. 2. colloq. to be very tired, be worn to a frazzle. --i bozulmak for one´s business affairs or an undertaking to go awry/take a downward turn. -- buyurmak /a/ to order (someone) around; to tell (someone) to do a job. -- çatallanmak for a job to get complicated. -- çığırından çıkmak for a situation to get out of hand. -- çıkarmak 1. to do a lot of work. 2. /a/ to give (a person) something disagreeable to do. 3. to cause trouble; to create difficulties. -- çıkmak 1. for work to be done/be turned out/be produced. 2. for trouble or a problem to come up/arise. -- çıkmaza girmek for things to reach an impasse. -- dayıya düştü. colloq. It´s time for an expert to take over. -- donu shalwars, very baggy trousers. --i dökmek /a/ 1. unintentionally to become, turn into: İşi öğretmenliğe döktü. He´s unintentionally become a teacher. 2. to act as if: İşi oyuna döktü. He acted as if it were a game. --i duman olmak slang to be in the soup, be in trouble. -- düşmek /a/ for a job or duty to fall to or on. --i düşmek /a/ 1. to have to go (somewhere or to someone) on business. 2. to need (someone´s) help. -- edinmek /ı/ to make (something) one´s special concern. --ten el çektirmek /a/ to remove (someone) from office. --/--inin eri a person who does his job well. -- geçiştirme perfunctory work. --ine gelmek to suit one´s interests, accord with one´s plans. --e girişmek to embark on a job enthusiastically. --e girmek to become employed, begin working. -- görmek 1. (for someone) to work, do a task. 2. (for something) to be of use, be of service. --ini görmek 1. to do one´s job. 2. to work, do the job. 3. /ın/ to do (another´s) work. 4. /ın/ colloq. to give (someone) a beating. 5. /ın/ colloq. to kill (someone). -- görmezlik nedeniyle because of a physical disability. -- göstermek /a/ to give (someone) a job to do. --ine gücüne bakmak to mind one´s own business. --i gücü yok. colloq. 1. He´s unemployed. 2. He´s an idler. -- güç 1. occupation, one´s work or trade. 2. miscellaneous bits of work. 3. a thing that needs to be done. --ten güçten kalmak to be kept from doing one´s work. -- hukuku labor laws. --in içinden çıkamamak to be unable to work out a solution. --in içinden çıkmak 1. to escape from a difficult situation; to get out of doing something complicated. 2. to work out a solution for something complicated. --in içinde iş var. colloq. There is something behind all this. --in içinden sıyrılmak to escape from a difficult situation; to get out of doing something complicated. -- inada binmek 1. for a dispute to turn into a battle of wills. 2. to be stubbornly determined to succeed in doing something. -- insanın aynasıdır. proverb One can learn a lot about a person by seeing how he works. --imiz iş! colloq. We are lucky! --i iş olmak for (one´s) affairs to go very well. -- işten geçmek for it to be too late to do anything about something. -- işlemek to do embroidery. --inden kalmak to be kept from doing work, be interrupted. -- kanunu (a) labor law, (a) law governing relations between employers and employees. -- karıştırmak 1. to confuse the situation, complicate things. 2. to set people against each other. -- kazası work-related accident; industrial accident. --e koşmak /ı/ to make (someone) do a job. -- medreseye düşmek for something to become the subject of endless discussion. --in mi yok? colloq. Don´t you have anything better to do?/ That´s ridiculous!/It´s not worth your time!/Don´t waste time on it! -- odası office, business office. -- ola/olsun! colloq. What he´s doing is eyewash, not real work. -- olacağına varır. proverb What´s been ordained to happen will surely happen./You can´t change what´s predestined to happen. --i olmak 1. to have work to do. 2. for something to turn out well. 3. to be a job that can only be handled by (a certain person). 4. /la/ to have to contend with (a difficult person). --inden olmak to lose one´s job. --i oluruna bırakmak/bağlamak to let matters take their natural course. -- olsun diye 1. so as to appear busy. 2. merely for the sake of doing it, for no particular reason at all. -- peşinde koşmak 1. to go hither and thither in order to get a job done. 2. to go about in search of a job. --i pişirmek 1. to have done everything necessary to make something succeed. 2. (for two lovers) to begin to sleep with each other, begin to have sexual intercourse with each other. --i rast gitmek 1. for (one´s) affairs to go well. 2. to have luck on (one´s) side, be in luck. --i resmiyete dökmek to make an existing situation official. --i sağlama/sağlam kazığa bağlamak to take measures to ensure that a matter will turn out as desired. -- sarpa sarmak for something to become complicated. --in sonu the outcome. -- sözleşmesi labor contract. -- şirazesinden çıkmak for a situation to get out of hand. --i tıkırında. colloq. His business is flourishing./He´s doing very well. -- tutmak 1. to take a job, become employed. 2. to embark on a project. --in ucu bana dokundu. colloq. In the end it was I who suffered./In the end I suffered as well. -- üç nalla bir ata kaldı. colloq. He starts fantasizing at the drop of a hat. -- var. colloq. /da/ 1. He´s a capable person./He can get things done. 2. It´s something that can be of use. --im var. I´m busy. İ-- ve İşçi Bulma Kurumu the Turkish Employment Office (a government bureau). -- vermek /a/ to show (someone) the work to be done; to assign (someone) a task. -- yapımı performance, accomplishment. -- yapmak to work. -- yaptın. colloq. You´ve spoiled it all. --e yaramak to be useful, be of use, come in handy. --e yaramaz useless. (...) -- yok. /da/ colloq. ... is/are no good/of no benefit.: O arabayı alma. Onda iş yok. Don´t buy that car. It´s no good. --i yokuşa sürmek to make trouble about something. --i/--leri yolunda olmak for things to go well. --i yüzüne gözüne bulaştırmak to make a complete mess of something.