yol
1. road; path; way; passage; course; route; channel; conduit. 2. rate of speed, speed (of a ship). 3. style; manner. 4. way of behaving. 5. method, system. 6. means, way; solution. 7. purpose, end (used in either the locative or the dative): Bu yolda çok emek harcadık. We´ve expended a lot of effort on this. Vatan yoluna savaştılar. They fought for the sake of the fatherland. 8. stripe (in cloth). 9. time: Bir yol bize geldi. He came to see us once. --unda 1. for the sake of. 2. in good order, going as it should, going well, fine. 3. in the style of, in the manner of. --uyla 1. by way of, via. 2. by means of, by, through. 3. in a suitable manner. -- açmak /a/ to pave the way for. --unuz açık olsun! Have a good trip!/Bon voyage! -- ağzı mouth of a road, junction. -- almak to proceed, move forward. --u almak to reach the end of one´s journey. -- aramak to look for a way (to solve a problem). -- ayrımı fork in a road. -- azığı food for a journey. --una bakmak/--unu beklemek /ın/ to await the arrival of, expect (someone who´s traveling a long way). -- boyunca 1. throughout the journey; all the way: Yol boyunca durmadan konuştu. He talked incessantly all the way. 2. beside the road, along the road. --unu bulmak /ın/ to find the way to do (something), find the way to get (something) done. --a çıkarmak /ı/ to see (someone) off (on a journey). --a çıkmak to set off (on a journey). (aynı, bir) --a çıkmak (for one thing) to lead to the same result (as another). --dan çıkmak 1. (for a train) to be derailed; (for a car, etc.) to go off the road. 2. (for someone) to go astray, depart from the straight and narrow. --una çıkmak /ın/ 1. to meet (someone, something) by chance. 2. to go to meet (a traveler). --a düşmek to set off (on a journey). --lara düşmek to go out and wander far and near/wide (in search of someone, something). --u düşmek 1. /a/ to happen on, chance on, happen to pass (a place). 2. /ın/ (for the right moment for something) to be at hand. (...) --una düşmek to set out for (a place). --a düzülmek to set off (on a journey). -- erkân the right way to do (something). -- erkân bilmek to know how to behave properly. -- etmek /ı/ to go to (a place) very often. --a gelmek to come round (to another´s point of view); to see reason; to straighten up and do as one is supposed to do. --a getirmek /ı/ to bring (someone) round (to another´s point of view); to make (someone) see reason; to make (someone) straighten up and do as he is supposed to do. --una girmek (for something) to begin to go well. --a gitmek to set off (on a journey). -- görünmek /a/ to sense that the time has come for (one) to pack up one´s traps and leave. -- göstermek /a/ 1. to show (someone) how to get to a place. 2. to show (someone) how to solve something. 3. to guide (someone). -- halısı runner (rug used to carpet a hall or staircase). -- harcı travel allowance. -- iz bilmek to know how to behave oneself properly. --dan/--undan kalmak to be prevented from setting out on a journey. --larda kalmak to be delayed on the road. --u kapamak to block the road. --unu kaybetmek to lose one´s way. -- kesmek naut. to slow down, reduce speed. --unu kesmek /ın/ 1. to stop, waylay (someone). 2. to waylay (someone) (in order to rob him). --una koymak /ı/ to set/put (a matter) to rights. --a koyulmak to set off (on a journey). -- parası 1. travel allowance. 2. road tax, tax which goes towards the upkeep of roads. --a revan olmak to set off (on a journey). --unu sapıtmak (for someone) to go astray, depart from the straight and narrow. -- sormakla bulunur. proverb You learn how to do something properly by asking those who know how to do it. --unu şaşırmak 1. to take a/the wrong turning, be on the wrong road. 2. not to know which road to take. 3. to go astray, depart from the straight and narrow. -- tepmek to walk a long way. (...) -- tutmak to begin to live in (a certain) way; to live in (a certain) way. --u tutmak (for police, etc.) to take control of a road; to blockade a road at various points. -- üstü/uğrağı 1. place which lies on one´s road. 2. place which is on a main road. 3. (place) which lies on one´s road. 4. (place) which is on a main road. -- vermek /a/ 1. to let (someone, something) pass; to make way for. 2. to fire, give (someone) the sack. 3. to cause (one´s horse) to speed up. -- yakınken while there´s still time, before it´s too late. --unu yapmak /ın/ to lay the groundwork for the success of (something). -- yol striped (cloth). -- yordam the right way to do (something). -- yordam bilmek to know how to behave properly. -- yürümek to walk. -- yürümekle, borç ödemekle tükenir. proverb With perseverance anything can get done.