tam
1. whole, full; complete, perfect: tam ekmek a whole loaf of bread. tam maaş full salary. tam iki kilo a full two kilos. tam yetki full authority/full power. tam istihdam full employment. tam üye full member. tam pansiyon full pension/full room and board. tam bir Fransız a Frenchman through and through. tam bir ziyafet a real banquet. tam bir rezalet an out-and-out disgrace. 2. exactly; right; immediately; precisely; just: Orada tam yedi yıl çalıştı. He worked there for exactly seven years. Tam zamanında geldin. You´ve come right on time. Tam karşımda oturuyordu. She was sitting immediately opposite me. Şimdi tam sırası! Now´s just the right time! Tam istediğiniz gibi yaptım. I did it just as you wanted me to. 3. fully, completely: tam teşekküllü bir hastane a fully equipped hospital. Görevini tam yapmanı istiyorum. I want you to carry out your duty to the full. -- açı geom. perigon. -- adamını bulmak to choose just the right person for the job. -- adamına düşmek for either the best or the worst person possible to fall to one´s lot. -- bölen math. factor. -- çiçek bot. perfect flower, monoclinous flower. -- gelmek (for something) to be a perfect fit. -- gölge astr. umbra. -- maaşla tekaüt jocular (someone) who´s got it easy (because he has a well-paid sinecure). --/--ı tamına completely; in full. -- teçhizat 1. mil. all the gear ordinarily issued to a soldier. 2. all the equipment needed to do a job. -- teçhizat gelmek to come bringing all the necessary gear; to come fully equipped. -- tertip thoroughly. -- tutulma astr. total eclipse. -- üstüne basmak 1. to hit the nail right on the head. 2. to find just what one has been looking for. -- vaktinde/zamanında 1. right on time, right on the dot. 2. at just the right moment. -- yol/yolla at full speed, at top speed, as fast as it/he/she can go.