unit 11

***squander

parayı çarçur etmek He squandered all his savings.

fork out

istemeden para ödemek

• I had to fork out €200 for repairs.

sink money into

bir şeye çok para yatırmak/gömmek

They sank a lot of money into the project.

shell out

• We shelled out for concert tickets.

• We shelled out for concert tickets.yüklü para ödemek

funnel money into

parayı belirli bir yere aktarmak

The company funneled money into advertising.

siphon off money

gizlice para aktarmak/çalmak Officials siphoned off public funds.

hoard money

para biriktirip saklamak, istiflemek

• Some people hoard money during crises.

-husky

boğuk sesli

deep and slightly rough

She spoke in a husky voice.

-stern

sert, ciddi

strict and serious

His stern voice scared the children.

-gravelly

çatallı sesli

rough and low

The old man had a gravelly voice.

-shrill

tiz ve rahatsız edici

very high and sharp

She gave a shrill scream.

-slurred

peltek / anlaşılmaz

unclear because words run together

His speech was slurred after the accident

-velvety

yumuşak sesli

smooth and soft

The singer had a velvety voice.

-grating

kulağı tırmalayan

unpleasant and annoying

His grating laugh annoyed everyone.

-high-pitched

ince tiz

very high in sound

The child had a high-pitched voice

-booming

gür ve güçlü

loud and deep

The teacher spoke in a booming voice.

-whiny

complaining in an annoying way

Stop using that whiny voice.

-hushed

alçak/fısıltılı

very quiet

They talked in hushed voices.

-matter-of-fact

düz ve duygusuz

practical and unemotional

She answered in a matter-of-fact tone.

-mellifluous

kulağa hoş gelen

sweet and smooth sounding

He had a mellifluous voice.

-tremulous

titrek

shaking because of fear or emotion

Her tremulous voice showed her fear.

-gruff

kaba ve sert

rough and unfriendly

The guard spoke in a gruff voice.

-plummy

aristokrat aksanlı

sounding like an upper-class accent

He spoke with a plummy accent.

-taut

gergin

tense and nervous

His taut voice revealed his stress.

*swindle

dolandırmak

They swindled people out of their savings.

*peddling

• seyyar satış yapma

• He made money by peddling goods.

*to the tune of

to the tune of

miktarı kadar

They lost money to the tune of $1 million.

*be in the market for something

bir şeyi satın almak istemek

***be on the market

satışta olmak

*freeze out

dışlanmak

niche market

A small, specialized part of the market for a particular group of customers.

This company sells products for a niche market of vegan athletes.

(Bu şirket vegan sporculardan oluşan belirli bir küçük pazara ürün satıyor.)

***take off

başarılı olmaya başlamak

become successful quickly

Her business really took off last year.

flunk

başarısız olmak, kalmak

fail badly

He flunked the math exam.

bomb

çok kötü başarısız olmak

fail completely

The movie bombed at the box office.

go down a storm

çok sevilmek, büyük başarı kazanmak

become very popular

The concert went down a storm.

lapse

hata, kısa süreli başarısızlık RELAPSE

temporary failure or mistake

It was just a lapse in concentration.

on the rocks

yetersiz hissetmek

in a situation too difficult for you

I felt out of my depth in the new job.

blow it

fırsatı kaçırmak, mahvetmek

ruin an opportunity

He blew it in the final interview.

come unstuck

işler ters gitmek

fail after difficulties

Their plan came unstuck quickly.

flop

fiyasko olmak

fail badly

The new show was a flop.

sail through

kolayca başarmak

succeed easily

She sailed through the exam.

rest on your laurels

geçmiş başarılarla yetinmek

stop trying because of past success

You can’t rest on your laurels forever.

p s

pozitif / negatif ayrımı pozitifleri bil geri kalan negatif.

**lay off

fire

**dismissal

işten çıkarma ihraç vs

***rip-off

rip-off = kazık / aşırı pahalı ve kötü ürün

***have a head for

çok iyi bilmek, o işte usta olmak vb.

***have a bearing on

etkisi olmak, ilgili olmak

***be/keep AFLOAT

ayakta kalmak, zarar ettirmemek vs.