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100.       salukvadze
82 posts
 31 Dec 2005 Sat 12:43 pm

101.       miss_ceyda
2627 posts
 31 Dec 2005 Sat 01:21 pm

saluk: when u say "temel's language" hehe i think u mean karadeniz language ha??

and can someone else put them all in one list now?? i want them to be all together so i can print them out all together.. look iv put them in the lists up to now (A)

and btw: WOWWW.. THERE IS LOADS.. GREAT..

102.       Deli_kizin
6376 posts
 31 Dec 2005 Sat 01:25 pm

Dear admin,
I hope uve seen this thread!!! It's amazin!
Maybe this is good to put under the language-section, just the complete list like Ceyda has already made a couple of times. Well done!

Happy new year (Gelukkig Nieuwjaar, in dutch)

103.       ramayan
2633 posts
 01 Jan 2006 Sun 02:26 am

i think der r agents among us....look''dear admin'''....hheheeehhe....u will pay dis........dudes ....wad u think about dis friend???need punishment???*

104.       AlphaF
5677 posts
 01 Jan 2006 Sun 09:36 am

koşa koşa
güle güle
akşam akşam
hızlı hızlı
garip garip
pırıl pırıl
tıkır tıkır
şırıl şırıl
şarıl şarıl
gurul gurul
patır patır
takır takır
löpür löpür
gıdım gıdım
uslu uslu
kibar kibar

105.       miss_ceyda
2627 posts
 03 Jan 2006 Tue 03:04 pm

OK HERE IS THE FULL LIST TO DATE.. CAN WE PLEASE HAVE THE TRANSLATIONS/ MEANINGS FOR THE LAST ONES PLEASE..
ALSO IF THERE ARE ANY MORE (WHICH I DOUBT!) PLEASE POST THOSE TOO AS IM PLANNING TO MAKE A FINAL LIST AND PUT IT IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER I WILL THEN, AFTER PRINTING A COPY FOR MYSELF TO MEMORISE HİHİ, POST HERE SO MY TC FAMILY CAN ALSO SHARE THE BENEFITS

tek tek=one by one
yavas yavas= slowly
tekrar tekrar = again and again
sabah sabah= early in the morning
anneanne=Mothers mother
adim adim= step by step
böyle böyle= in this way
bir bir= one by one
çabuk çabuk= very quickly
hemen hemen= almost
baska baska= anything else
hizli hizli= speedy
hadi hadi!= cut it short!
agir agir= slowly
haydi haydi= easily/ with no trouble
hafif hafif= gently/ slowly
kötü kötü= angrily, malevolently; maliciously
kötü kötü düsünmek= to brood, think of troubling things
direk direk bagirmak= to shout at the top of one´s voice
güzel güzel= beautifully calmly
tatli tatli= pleasantly
aci aci= painfully/ harshly
parça parça= in pieces
sicak sicak= piping hot (food)
simdi simdi= not until recently
göz göz= full of holes
bak bak= just look
bosu bosuna= uselessly
yan yan= sideways
yan yana= side by side
bile bile= knowingly
zaman zaman= occasionally
bazi bazi= from time to time
derece derece/ asama asama= gradually
derin derin= deeply/ profoundly
sekil sekil= all kinds of
minimini= teeny weeny
pek pek= at the very most
bol bol= gernerously
ince ince= subtly
kolay kolay= (with negative verbs only) easily
alev alev= with a lot of flames
ev ev= from house to house
gizli gizli= secretly
yer yer= here and there
yok yok= No! No!
bas basa= face to face.
bastan basa= from end to end
bas basa vermek= to work together (put heads together)
can cana/ bas basa - everyone for himself
aksi aksi= irritably
kuzu kuzu= like a lamb, sweetly, without protest
ayri ayri= separate
ciddi ciddi= seriously
vakit vakit/ zaman zaman= from time to time
pul pul= flaky
el ele= hand in hand
yüz yüze gelmek= to meet face to face
yüz yüze bakmak= to be in the position of often having to meet each other face to face.
günü gününe=day by day.
erkek erkege= man to man
olsa olsa= at the most
noktasi noktasina= exactly
saniyesi saniyesine - right on the second
dakikasi dakikasina - right on the minute
dakikasi dakikasina uymaz - temperamental
karsi karsiya - face to face
nefes nefese - out of breath
saç saça gelmek - to start to fight with each other (for women)
siz siz olun – don’t ever (do something)
dis dis - serrated
parmak parmak - like a finger
bacak bacak üstüne atmak - to cross one's legs
ayak ayak üstüne atmak - to cross one's legs
burun buruna - close together (nose to nose)
burun buruna gelmek - to run into, to come face to face
dudak dudaga - lip to lip.
dudak dudaga gelmek - to kiss each other
gir gira almak - (slang) to make fun of somebody.
gir gir geçmek - (slang) 1. to make fun of. 2. to waste time laughing and joking.
göz göre göre - according to one's opinion / blatantly
Güle güle - aah to smile to smile - goodbye! (when someone else is leaving)
Güle güle gidin - good luck !(have a good trip)
Güle güle giyin - Enjoy wearing it! (said when someone is wearing new clothing)
Güle güle kullanin - Enjoy it! (said to someone who has recently acquired something)
Gününü gün etmek - to be having a really good time
gürül gürül 1. with a loud, roaring sound, rumblingly, thunderously. 2. with a loud, strong voice, boomingly, with booming fluidity.
gürül gürül akmak to flow with a loud, roaring sound.
gürül gürül okumak - to read in a loud, strong voice.
iplik iplik - thread by thread/ separately
iplik iplik olmak - to become threadbare
isi is olmak - for affairs to go well
beterin beteri - the very worst
boy boy - assorted, various sizes
boyu boyuna, huyu huyuna uymak – (slang) good match/ suitable
huyu huyuna, suyu suyuna uygun - (slang) They get on well together
suyunun suyu - something that has only a faint connection with something else
kendi kendine - alone, of one's own accord
kendi kendini yemek - to eat one´s heart out, to worry oneself to death.
kendi kendine yeterli - self-reliant, self-sufficient
kirita kirita - flirtatiously
kirita kirita yürümek – to walk flirtatiously, coquettishly
kol kola - arm in arm
kol kola girmek - to link arms
körü körüne - blindly, carelessly
dilden dile dolasmak - to be talked about, become renowned or notorious
didik didik - pulled apart, torn to shreds.
didik didik etmek - to pull apart
didik didik olmak - to be pulled apart
zir zir – in an extreme way / in a nerve-racking way
ziril ziril aglamak – to cry like a baby (incessantly)
dört dörtlük – perfect
diri diri - alive, while living / rare, undercooked
lokur lokur – an idiom – for the sound of boiling water
fikir fikir kaynamak - to boil with a bubbling sound
fikir fikir - with a bubbling sound / bubbly, flirtatious
tipis tipis gitmek/yürümek - move with pattering footsteps
tipis tipis gitmek - to go whether one wants to or not.
zangir zangir - rattlingly, shaking violently
zonk zonk - used to intensify zonklamak (to show pain)
cana can katmak – to increase one's pleasure and health (add soul to soul)
cayir cayir yanmak - to burn furiously
tiklim tiklim – extremely crowded
taban tabana zit 1. diametrically opposite (to), antipodal (to). 2. completely dissimilar, totally unlike, very different, antipodal. 3. complete opposite.
çatir çatir çatlamak - to splinter into pieces / to be eaten up with jealousy
yol yol - striped (cloth)
fitil fitil burnundan gelmek= for an unexpected event to spoil one's pleasure
el ele vermek= to co-operate
kahramanlar kahramanı= the most heroic, super-hero!
fellik fellik aramak / fellek fellek aramak= to search high and low
durdu durdu= to postpone something time and time again
uma uma döndük muma= to wait in vain / to wait for something then give up hope
aç açına= on an empty stomach
aç açık= hungry and homeless
karşı karşıya= face to face
karşıdan karşıya= across
şaka şaka!= just a joke!
takım takım= in groups
küme küme= in groups, in heaps
grup grup= in groups
öbek öbek= in scattered groups, masses, heaps, or piles.
yaprak yaprak= multilayered
pare pare= in bits and pieces
bölüm bölüm= a little at a time
kısım kısım= in parts
topu topu= all in all, altogether
geri geri gitmek= to move backwards, to draw back in fear
bıçak bıçağa= knife to knife, at daggers drawn
şeytan şeytan= devilishly, very mischievously
top top= very round
renk renk= colorful, multicoloured
rahat rahat= comfortably, easily, smoothly
Tel tel= resembling a rope or cord
çizgi çizgi= striped
temiz temiz= cleanly, immaculately
çekişe çekişe pazarlık etmek= to haggle, bargain hard
sıkı sıkıya= very tightly
sözüm söz= You have my word on it. (slang)
harfi harfine= to the letter
benek benek= speckled, dotted / in little groups
dizi dizi= lined up in rows
sıra sıra= row upon row of
söz sözü açar= One topic leads to another
laf lafı açar= One topic leads to another
şÃ¶yle böyle= so so
aptal aptal= foolish,foolish
saçma sapan= nonsense,nonsense
sırt sırta vermek= to stand back to back / to support each other, to help each other
kafa kafaya vermek= to put their heads together
diz dize oturmak= to sit close together
gün günden= from day to day, gradually
günü gününe uymamak= to be capricious, be fickle
saati saatine uymamak= to be capricious, be very unpredictable
saati saatine= on time, punctually
biz bize= by ourselves
sen sen ol= never
ben ben demek= to keep saying I, to be egotistic
akşam akşam= this time of the night
akşamdan akşama= every evening
yemek yemek= to eat
çok çok= at the very most
kapıdan kapıya= door-to-door
kapı kapı dolaşmak = 1. to visit many people. 2. to go from office to office (trying to get one's business done)
kulaktan kulağa= on the grapevine (news travelling)
açık açık - openly, frankly
bilek bilek akmak - to flow out in a strong stream
yüzde yüz= certainly
daha daha?= And so? (slang)
kaça kaç?= What´s the score?
pırıl pırıl = shining, twinkling
tıkır tıkır = the sound of softly ticking, knocking
şırıl şırıl = swishing sound. (like swissshh in the wind )
şarıl şarıl = foaming / splattering / crackling (sound)
gurul gurul = rumbling (when ur hungry )
patır patır = trippling, pattering, stamping
takır takır = [sound] like a gun shot
löpür löpür = greedy and noisy
gıdı gıdı = gichi gichi, giggle, for little kids

106.       Deli_kizin
6376 posts
 03 Jan 2006 Tue 05:29 pm

Filled in a few of the blanks with help of my dictionary. Not sure if they are right, because some of them were like sounds, quite hard to translate.
Copied the whole liste again in order to make it easier for Jda.


tek tek=one by one
yavas yavas= slowly
tekrar tekrar = again and again
sabah sabah= early in the morning
anneanne=Mothers mother
adim adim= step by step
böyle böyle= in this way
bir bir= one by one
çabuk çabuk= very quickly
hemen hemen= almost
baska baska= anything else
hizli hizli= speedy
hadi hadi!= cut it short!
agir agir= slowly
haydi haydi= easily/ with no trouble
hafif hafif= gently/ slowly
kötü kötü= angrily, malevolently; maliciously
kötü kötü düsünmek= to brood, think of troubling things
direk direk bagirmak= to shout at the top of one´s voice
güzel güzel= beautifully calmly
tatli tatli= pleasantly
aci aci= painfully/ harshly
parça parça= in pieces
sicak sicak= piping hot (food)
simdi simdi= not until recently
göz göz= full of holes
bak bak= just look
bosu bosuna= uselessly
yan yan= sideways
yan yana= side by side
bile bile= knowingly
zaman zaman= occasionally
bazi bazi= from time to time
derece derece/ asama asama= gradually
derin derin= deeply/ profoundly
sekil sekil= all kinds of
minimini= teeny weeny
pek pek= at the very most
bol bol= gernerously
ince ince= subtly
kolay kolay= (with negative verbs only) easily
alev alev= with a lot of flames
ev ev= from house to house
gizli gizli= secretly
yer yer= here and there
yok yok= No! No!
bas basa= face to face.
bastan basa= from end to end
bas basa vermek= to work together (put heads together)
can cana/ bas basa - everyone for himself
aksi aksi= irritably
kuzu kuzu= like a lamb, sweetly, without protest
ayri ayri= separate
ciddi ciddi= seriously
vakit vakit/ zaman zaman= from time to time
pul pul= flaky
el ele= hand in hand
yüz yüze gelmek= to meet face to face
yüz yüze bakmak= to be in the position of often having to meet each other face to face.
günü gününe=day by day.
erkek erkege= man to man
olsa olsa= at the most
noktasi noktasina= exactly
saniyesi saniyesine - right on the second
dakikasi dakikasina - right on the minute
dakikasi dakikasina uymaz - temperamental
karsi karsiya - face to face
nefes nefese - out of breath
saç saça gelmek - to start to fight with each other (for women)
siz siz olun – don’t ever (do something)
dis dis - serrated
parmak parmak - like a finger
bacak bacak üstüne atmak - to cross one's legs
ayak ayak üstüne atmak - to cross one's legs
burun buruna - close together (nose to nose)
burun buruna gelmek - to run into, to come face to face
dudak dudaga - lip to lip.
dudak dudaga gelmek - to kiss each other
gir gira almak - (slang) to make fun of somebody.
gir gir geçmek - (slang) 1. to make fun of. 2. to waste time laughing and joking.
göz göre göre - according to one's opinion / blatantly
Güle güle - aah to smile to smile - goodbye! (when someone else is leaving)
Güle güle gidin - good luck !(have a good trip)
Güle güle giyin - Enjoy wearing it! (said when someone is wearing new clothing)
Güle güle kullanin - Enjoy it! (said to someone who has recently acquired something)
Gününü gün etmek - to be having a really good time
gürül gürül 1. with a loud, roaring sound, rumblingly, thunderously. 2. with a loud, strong voice, boomingly, with booming fluidity.
gürül gürül akmak to flow with a loud, roaring sound.
gürül gürül okumak - to read in a loud, strong voice.
iplik iplik - thread by thread/ separately
iplik iplik olmak - to become threadbare
isi is olmak - for affairs to go well
beterin beteri - the very worst
boy boy - assorted, various sizes
boyu boyuna, huyu huyuna uymak – (slang) good match/ suitable
huyu huyuna, suyu suyuna uygun - (slang) They get on well together
suyunun suyu - something that has only a faint connection with something else
kendi kendine - alone, of one's own accord
kendi kendini yemek - to eat one´s heart out, to worry oneself to death.
kendi kendine yeterli - self-reliant, self-sufficient
kirita kirita - flirtatiously
kirita kirita yürümek – to walk flirtatiously, coquettishly
kol kola - arm in arm
kol kola girmek - to link arms
körü körüne - blindly, carelessly
dilden dile dolasmak - to be talked about, become renowned or notorious
didik didik - pulled apart, torn to shreds.
didik didik etmek - to pull apart
didik didik olmak - to be pulled apart
zir zir – in an extreme way / in a nerve-racking way
ziril ziril aglamak – to cry like a baby (incessantly)
dört dörtlük – perfect
diri diri - alive, while living / rare, undercooked
lokur lokur – an idiom – for the sound of boiling water
fikir fikir kaynamak - to boil with a bubbling sound
fikir fikir - with a bubbling sound / bubbly, flirtatious
tipis tipis gitmek/yürümek - move with pattering footsteps
tipis tipis gitmek - to go whether one wants to or not.
zangir zangir - rattlingly, shaking violently
zonk zonk - used to intensify zonklamak (to show pain)
cana can katmak – to increase one's pleasure and health (add soul to soul)
cayir cayir yanmak - to burn furiously
tiklim tiklim – extremely crowded
taban tabana zit 1. diametrically opposite (to), antipodal (to). 2. completely dissimilar, totally unlike, very different, antipodal. 3. complete opposite.
çatir çatir çatlamak - to splinter into pieces / to be eaten up with jealousy
yol yol - striped (cloth)
fitil fitil burnundan gelmek= for an unexpected event to spoil one's pleasure
el ele vermek= to co-operate
kahramanlar kahramanı= the most heroic, super-hero!
fellik fellik aramak / fellek fellek aramak= to search high and low
durdu durdu= to postpone something time and time again
uma uma döndük muma= to wait in vain / to wait for something then give up hope
aç açına= on an empty stomach
aç açık= hungry and homeless
karşı karşıya= face to face
karşıdan karşıya= across
şaka şaka!= just a joke!
takım takım= in groups
küme küme= in groups, in heaps
grup grup= in groups
öbek öbek= in scattered groups, masses, heaps, or piles.
yaprak yaprak= multilayered
pare pare= in bits and pieces
bölüm bölüm= a little at a time
kısım kısım= in parts
topu topu= all in all, altogether
geri geri gitmek= to move backwards, to draw back in fear
bıçak bıçağa= knife to knife, at daggers drawn
şeytan şeytan= devilishly, very mischievously
top top= very round
renk renk= colorful, multicoloured
rahat rahat= comfortably, easily, smoothly
Tel tel= resembling a rope or cord
çizgi çizgi= striped
temiz temiz= cleanly, immaculately
çekişe çekişe pazarlık etmek= to haggle, bargain hard
sıkı sıkıya= very tightly
sözüm söz= You have my word on it. (slang)
harfi harfine= to the letter
benek benek= speckled, dotted / in little groups
dizi dizi= lined up in rows
sıra sıra= row upon row of
söz sözü açar= One topic leads to another
laf lafı açar= One topic leads to another
şÃ¶yle böyle= so so
aptal aptal= foolish,foolish
saçma sapan= nonsense,nonsense
sırt sırta vermek= to stand back to back / to support each other, to help each other
kafa kafaya vermek= to put their heads together
diz dize oturmak= to sit close together
gün günden= from day to day, gradually
günü gününe uymamak= to be capricious, be fickle
saati saatine uymamak= to be capricious, be very unpredictable
saati saatine= on time, punctually
biz bize= by ourselves
sen sen ol= never
ben ben demek= to keep saying I, to be egotistic
akşam akşam= this time of the night
akşamdan akşama= every evening
yemek yemek= to eat
çok çok= at the very most
kapıdan kapıya= door-to-door
kapı kapı dolaşmak = 1. to visit many people. 2. to go from office to office (trying to get one's business done)
kulaktan kulağa= on the grapevine (news travelling)
açık açık - openly, frankly
bilek bilek akmak - to flow out in a strong stream
yüzde yüz= certainly
daha daha?= And so? (slang)
kaça kaç?= What´s the score?

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koşa koşa =
garip garip =
pırıl pırıl = shining, twinkling
tıkır tıkır = the sound of softly ticking, knocking
şırıl şırıl = swishing sound. (like swissshh in the wind )
şarıl şarıl = foaming / splattering / crackling (sound)
gurul gurul = rumbling (when ur hungry )
patır patır = trippling, pattering, stamping
takır takır = [sound] like a gun shot
löpür löpür = greedy and noisy
gıdım gıdım =
uslu uslu =
kibar kibar =

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gıdı gıdı = gichi gichi, giggle, for little kids

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107.       miss_ceyda
2627 posts
 03 Jan 2006 Tue 05:40 pm

koşa koşa =
gıdım gıdım =
uslu uslu =
kibar kibar=

can anyone tell us the meanings for these?


garip garip= 1. in bewilderment, confusedly.
2. strangely.


108.       Barkin
0 posts
 03 Jan 2006 Tue 05:50 pm

koşa koşa = in a hurry
garip garip = strangely
gıdım gıdım = in/with very small amounts/pieces
uslu uslu = innocently, quietly, calmly
kibar kibar = gently/politely/kindly

repeatations are always used to streghten the expressions!

tekrar tekrar = again and again

109.       miss_ceyda
2627 posts
 03 Jan 2006 Tue 06:02 pm

tek tek=one by one
yavas yavas= slowly
tekrar tekrar = again and again
sabah sabah= early in the morning
anneanne=Mothers mother
adim adim= step by step
böyle böyle= in this way
bir bir= one by one
çabuk çabuk= very quickly
hemen hemen= almost
baska baska= anything else
hizli hizli= speedy
hadi hadi!= cut it short!
agir agir= slowly
haydi haydi= easily/ with no trouble
hafif hafif= gently/ slowly
kötü kötü= angrily, malevolently; maliciously
kötü kötü düsünmek= to brood, think of troubling things
direk direk bagirmak= to shout at the top of one´s voice
güzel güzel= beautifully calmly
tatli tatli= pleasantly
aci aci= painfully/ harshly
parça parça= in pieces
sicak sicak= piping hot (food)
simdi simdi= not until recently
göz göz= full of holes
bak bak= just look
bosu bosuna= uselessly
yan yan= sideways
yan yana= side by side
bile bile= knowingly
zaman zaman= occasionally
bazi bazi= from time to time
derece derece/ asama asama= gradually
derin derin= deeply/ profoundly
sekil sekil= all kinds of
minimini= teeny weeny
pek pek= at the very most
bol bol= gernerously
ince ince= subtly
kolay kolay= (with negative verbs only) easily
alev alev= with a lot of flames
ev ev= from house to house
gizli gizli= secretly
yer yer= here and there
yok yok= No! No!
bas basa= face to face.
bastan basa= from end to end
bas basa vermek= to work together (put heads together)
can cana/ bas basa - everyone for himself
aksi aksi= irritably
kuzu kuzu= like a lamb, sweetly, without protest
ayri ayri= separate
ciddi ciddi= seriously
vakit vakit/ zaman zaman= from time to time
pul pul= flaky
el ele= hand in hand
yüz yüze gelmek= to meet face to face
yüz yüze bakmak= to be in the position of often having to meet each other face to face.
günü gününe=day by day.
erkek erkege= man to man
olsa olsa= at the most
noktasi noktasina= exactly
saniyesi saniyesine - right on the second
dakikasi dakikasina - right on the minute
dakikasi dakikasina uymaz - temperamental
karsi karsiya - face to face
nefes nefese - out of breath
saç saça gelmek - to start to fight with each other (for women)
siz siz olun – don’t ever (do something)
dis dis - serrated
parmak parmak - like a finger
bacak bacak üstüne atmak - to cross one's legs
ayak ayak üstüne atmak - to cross one's legs
burun buruna - close together (nose to nose)
burun buruna gelmek - to run into, to come face to face
dudak dudaga - lip to lip.
dudak dudaga gelmek - to kiss each other
gir gira almak - (slang) to make fun of somebody.
gir gir geçmek - (slang) 1. to make fun of. 2. to waste time laughing and joking.
göz göre göre - according to one's opinion / blatantly
Güle güle - aah to smile to smile - goodbye! (when someone else is leaving)
Güle güle gidin - good luck !(have a good trip)
Güle güle giyin - Enjoy wearing it! (said when someone is wearing new clothing)
Güle güle kullanin - Enjoy it! (said to someone who has recently acquired something)
Gününü gün etmek - to be having a really good time
gürül gürül 1. with a loud, roaring sound, rumblingly, thunderously. 2. with a loud, strong voice, boomingly, with booming fluidity.
gürül gürül akmak to flow with a loud, roaring sound.
gürül gürül okumak - to read in a loud, strong voice.
iplik iplik - thread by thread/ separately
iplik iplik olmak - to become threadbare
isi is olmak - for affairs to go well
beterin beteri - the very worst
boy boy - assorted, various sizes
boyu boyuna, huyu huyuna uymak – (slang) good match/ suitable
huyu huyuna, suyu suyuna uygun - (slang) They get on well together
suyunun suyu - something that has only a faint connection with something else
kendi kendine - alone, of one's own accord
kendi kendini yemek - to eat one´s heart out, to worry oneself to death.
kendi kendine yeterli - self-reliant, self-sufficient
kirita kirita - flirtatiously
kirita kirita yürümek – to walk flirtatiously, coquettishly
kol kola - arm in arm
kol kola girmek - to link arms
körü körüne - blindly, carelessly
dilden dile dolasmak - to be talked about, become renowned or notorious
didik didik - pulled apart, torn to shreds.
didik didik etmek - to pull apart
didik didik olmak - to be pulled apart
zir zir – in an extreme way / in a nerve-racking way
ziril ziril aglamak – to cry like a baby (incessantly)
dört dörtlük – perfect
diri diri - alive, while living / rare, undercooked
lokur lokur – an idiom – for the sound of boiling water
fikir fikir kaynamak - to boil with a bubbling sound
fikir fikir - with a bubbling sound / bubbly, flirtatious
tipis tipis gitmek/yürümek - move with pattering footsteps
tipis tipis gitmek - to go whether one wants to or not.
zangir zangir - rattlingly, shaking violently
zonk zonk - used to intensify zonklamak (to show pain)
cana can katmak – to increase one's pleasure and health (add soul to soul)
cayir cayir yanmak - to burn furiously
tiklim tiklim – extremely crowded
taban tabana zit 1. diametrically opposite (to), antipodal (to). 2. completely dissimilar, totally unlike, very different, antipodal. 3. complete opposite.
çatir çatir çatlamak - to splinter into pieces / to be eaten up with jealousy
yol yol - striped (cloth)
fitil fitil burnundan gelmek= for an unexpected event to spoil one's pleasure
el ele vermek= to co-operate
kahramanlar kahramanı= the most heroic, super-hero!
fellik fellik aramak / fellek fellek aramak= to search high and low
durdu durdu= to postpone something time and time again
uma uma döndük muma= to wait in vain / to wait for something then give up hope
aç açına= on an empty stomach
aç açık= hungry and homeless
karşı karşıya= face to face
karşıdan karşıya= across
şaka şaka!= just a joke!
takım takım= in groups
küme küme= in groups, in heaps
grup grup= in groups
öbek öbek= in scattered groups, masses, heaps, or piles.
yaprak yaprak= multilayered
pare pare= in bits and pieces
bölüm bölüm= a little at a time
kısım kısım= in parts
topu topu= all in all, altogether
geri geri gitmek= to move backwards, to draw back in fear
bıçak bıçağa= knife to knife, at daggers drawn
şeytan şeytan= devilishly, very mischievously
top top= very round
renk renk= colorful, multicoloured
rahat rahat= comfortably, easily, smoothly
Tel tel= resembling a rope or cord
çizgi çizgi= striped
temiz temiz= cleanly, immaculately
çekişe çekişe pazarlık etmek= to haggle, bargain hard
sıkı sıkıya= very tightly
sözüm söz= You have my word on it. (slang)
harfi harfine= to the letter
benek benek= speckled, dotted / in little groups
dizi dizi= lined up in rows
sıra sıra= row upon row of
söz sözü açar= One topic leads to another
laf lafı açar= One topic leads to another
şÃ¶yle böyle= so so
aptal aptal= foolish,foolish
saçma sapan= nonsense,nonsense
sırt sırta vermek= to stand back to back / to support each other, to help each other
kafa kafaya vermek= to put their heads together
diz dize oturmak= to sit close together
gün günden= from day to day, gradually
günü gününe uymamak= to be capricious, be fickle
saati saatine uymamak= to be capricious, be very unpredictable
saati saatine= on time, punctually
biz bize= by ourselves
sen sen ol= never
ben ben demek= to keep saying I, to be egotistic
akşam akşam= this time of the night
akşamdan akşama= every evening
yemek yemek= to eat
çok çok= at the very most
kapıdan kapıya= door-to-door
kapı kapı dolaşmak = 1. to visit many people. 2. to go from office to office (trying to get one's business done)
kulaktan kulağa= on the grapevine (news travelling)
açık açık - openly, frankly
bilek bilek akmak - to flow out in a strong stream
yüzde yüz= certainly
daha daha?= And so? (slang)
kaça kaç?= What´s the score?
pırıl pırıl = shining, twinkling
tıkır tıkır = the sound of softly ticking, knocking
şırıl şırıl = swishing sound. (like swissshh in the wind )
şarıl şarıl = foaming / splattering / crackling (sound)
gurul gurul = rumbling (when ur hungry )
patır patır = trippling, pattering, stamping
takır takır = [sound] like a gun shot
löpür löpür = greedy and noisy
gıdı gıdı = gichi gichi, giggle, for little kids
koşa koşa = in a hurry
garip garip = strangely
gıdım gıdım = in/with very small amounts/pieces
uslu uslu = innocently, quietly, calmly
kibar kibar = gently/politely/kindly
tekrar tekrar = again and again

110.       Natlisa
355 posts
 03 Jan 2006 Tue 06:47 pm

As I said before, this really could go on forever and ever... But here are a few more for you:

akıl akıl, gel çengele takıl - (Colloq) I don’t see how we can solve this problem

akıl akıldan üstündür- Proverb It pays to consult others.

perde perde - by degrees, gradually.

lop lop - (eating) in huge bites.

lop lop yutmak - to bolt down, swallow (food) whole.

doğrudan doğruya - directly.

doğru doğru dosdoğru - The exact truth is that

doğruya doğru, eğriye eğri demek - to speak the simple truth; to call a spade a spade

koş koşu – dash

patla patlak – burst

azar azar – little by little

çiğ çiğ yemek - to be enraged at

say sayı - number

boğaz boğaza gelmek - to be at one another´s throats

karınca kararınca - doing as much as one can (even if it's only a little)

darı darına - barely

koyun koyuna - in each other's arms / in the same bed

Gez gezi - tour

ufak ufak - bit by bit / in small pieces

lokma lokma - a little at a time

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