Word of the Day

Now, I continue the series of "Word of the Day". You know I am using this blog to improve my English also. Maybe you like it. I always think "Excess knowledge isn't redundat knowledge." (I hope this sentence isn't wrong :))  ) Anyway, word of the day is "bridge the gap/gulf".

bridge the gap/gulf :

- açığı kapamak
- to make the difference between two things smaller:      This course is designed to bridge the gap between school and work 
Link : http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/learner-english/bridge_2

Reading (English Passages)

BBC English news are very useful to improve English reading. I continue giving passages from that web site. Keep calm and carry on learning...

Cleaning up space junk

The International Space Station is to be moved into a different orbit to avoid the possibility of a collision with a piece of space junk. The station, which is currently home to six astronauts, will fire booster rockets to avoid a fragment travelling at around 28,000 kilometres per hour. It's estimated there are around 21,000 pieces of dangerous debris in low earth orbit.

Reporter : Matt McGrath

Keeping an eye out for dangerous debris is a critical part of operating the international space station. A week ago, Russian controllers were ready to take evasive action when two pieces of junk loomed close. Further inspection indicated a move wasn't necessary at that point. This new threat is believed to be slightly more serious.Controllers take a very few risks with the station - they move it if the chances of a collision are greater than one in 10,000. Earlier this year, astronauts had to take refuge in escape capsules, when a piece of debris from a satellite was detected too late to move the ISS. But the space junk missed by about 23 kilometres.NASA tracks pieces of debris bigger than ten centimetres. Their numbers are estimated to have increased by 50 percent over the past five years, the result of a collision between two satellites in 2009. In 2007 China used a missile to destroy one of its own satellites and, in the process, created more than 3,000 trackable objects. For the six crew currently on board, the manoeuvre to avoid this piece of junk might provide a bit more excitement than recent activities, which have included mending a broken toilet.

debris çöp, enkaz
take evasive action yolundan çekilmek
loomed close tehlikeli yakın geçiş
collision çarpışma
to take refuge sığınmak
satellite uydu
tracks takip ediyor
missile roket, füze
manoeuvre manevra
mending onarmak

Link : http://www.bbc.co.uk/turkce/ingilizce_dersleri/2012/10/121008_le_space_junk.shtml

Word of the Day-24

churn out : - seri üretim yapmak, bol miktarda üretmek.

If the 500 million-pound project goes through, the array will be Europe’s largest wind farm, capable of churning out roughly 1 per cent of Britain’s total electrical needs - and generating some badly needed jobs and cash for the people of Lewis. Eğer 500 milyon sterlinlik proje gerçekleşirse, burası Britanya’nın toplam elektrik ihtiyacının yaklaşık %1 ‘ini karşılayabilme kapasitesine sahip Avrupa’nın en büyük rüzgâr çiftliği olacak ve Lewis halkının çok ihtiyacı olan yeni iş imkânları ve para getirecek.

Word of the Day-23

commence

başlamak; başlatmak; dava açmak; doktora derecesi almak

to begin something

We will commence building work in August of next year.

Shall we let the meeting commence, gentlemen?

[+ -ing verb] Unfortunately, he commenced speaking before all the guests had finished eating.

Word of the Day-22

wary

- dikkatli, ihtiyatlı, temkinli
- not completely trusting or certain about something or someone
       I'm a bit wary of/about giving people my address when I don't know them very well.

Word of the Day-21

defeat

bozguna uğratmak; mağlup etmek; son vermek; yenilgi; iptal etmek

to win a victory over someone in a fight, war or competition

Napoleon was defeated by the Duke of Wellington at the battle of Waterloo.

If we can defeat the Italian team, we'll be through to the final.

to cause someone or something to fail

The proposal to change the rules was narrowly (= only just) defeated by 201 votes to 196.

Our ambitions for this tournament have been defeated by the weather.

I'm afraid anything that involves language learning has always defeated me (= I have been unable to do it).

when someone loses against someone else in a fight or competition, or when someone or something is made to fail (noun)

At the last General Election, they suffered a crushing/humiliating defeat.

After their defeat in battle, the soldiers surrendered.

She admitted/conceded defeat well before all the votes had been counted.

admit defeat

to accept that you cannot do something

Word of the Day-20

pour :

dökmek; dökülmek; akıtmak; akmak; beton dökmek; koymak (çay vb)

[I or T] to make a substance flow from a container, especially into another container, by raising just one side of the container that the substance is in

I spilled the juice while I was pouring it.

Pour the honey into the bowl and mix it thorough

ly with the other ingredients.

[+ two objects] Would you like me to pour you some more wine?

Would you like to pour (= pour a drink into a glass or cup) while I open some bags of nuts?

Word of the Day-19

set out :

düzenleme, düzenlemek; göstermek; hareket etmek; koyulmak; sergilemek; seyahate çıkmak; başlamak; yola çıkmak

set out on a journey : yolculuğa çıkmak

set out a condition : koşul öne sürmek

set out the bait : yem takmak

set out for (somewhere) : yoluna düşmek

as set out by : öngörüldüğü üzere

set out to : kalkışmak; koyulmak; girişmek

set out in full : tam olarak açıklamak

set out here : burada belirtilen

- to start an activity with a particular aim

She set out with the aim of becoming the youngest ever winner of the championship.

- to start a journey

set sth out

-(formal set sth forth) to give the details of something or to explain it, especially in writing, in a clear, organized way

The management board has set out its goals/plans/proposals for the coming year.

Your contract will set out the terms and conditions of your employment.

- to arrange something, usually a number of things, in an attractive or organized way

The market was full of brightly coloured vegetables set out on stalls.

Every evening Michael sets out the breakfast things on the table, ready for the morning.

set off/out

- to start a journey

What time will we have to set off for the station tomorrow?

Jenny set off down the road on her new bike.

They've just set off on a round-the-world cruise.

Word of the Day-18

consultation :

konsültasyon, muayene; danışma, müzakere

- a meeting to discuss something or to get advice

After consultations with our accountants, we've decided how to cut costs within the company.

- when you discuss something with someone in order to get their advice or opinion about it

He chose his study course in consultation with his parents and teachers.

Word of the Day-17

inquiry [ noun (QUESTION) ]

sorgu, anket, araştırma, bahis, danışma, sondaj

- (the process of asking) a question

• I've been making inquiries about/into the cost of a round-the-world ticket.
• (Formal) Inquiry into the matter is pointless - no one will tell you anything.

inquiry [noun (PROCESS)]

an official process to discover the facts about something bad that has happened

• a judicial inquiry
• Citizens have demanded a full inquiry into the government's handling of the epidemic.

inquire after sb

to ask for information about someone, especially about their health, in order to be polite

• She inquired after his grandfather's health.

inquire into sth

to try to discover the facts about something

• When the authorities inquired into his background, they found he had a criminal record.

inquire within

written on a notice on a building, meaning that information can be found inside

• Saturday staff needed - Inquire within.

inquiring
(of someone's behaviour) always wanting to learn new things, or (of someone's expression) wanting to know something

• You have a very inquiring mind, don't you?
• He gave her an inquiring look.

inquiringly [ adverb]

• She looked at her mother inquiringly.

Word of the Day-16

considerable

hatırı sayılır derecede, hayli, kaydadeğer, oldukça, önemli, büyük

large or of noticeable importance

The fire caused considerable damage to the church.

considerably (significantly)

bir hayli, çok, epeyce, oldukça

He's considerably fatter than he was when I knew him.

attentive

dikkatli, özenli, dikkat eden, dikkatle izleyen, ince, kibar, nazik

listening carefulluy

an attentive audience

attentively

dikkatlice

Word of the Day-15

reluctant

isteksiz, tereddütlü, gönülsüz

not willing to do something and therefore slow to do it

[+ to infinitive] I was having such a good time I was reluctant to leave.

Many parents feel reluctant to talk openly with their children.

She persuaded her reluctant husband to take a trip to Florida with her.

reluctantly adverb

She reluctantly agreed to step down as managing director.

Word of the Day-14

settle down

"It took a while after the baby was born for things to settle down again.

" They put up their tents and settled down for the night.

1	sakin olmak
2	yuva kurmak fiil
3	yerleşmek
4	durulmak
5	uslanmak
6	çöreklenmek
7	yerleştirmek
8	demir atmak fiil
9	kurulmak
10	yola gelmek
11	sakinleşmek
12	to kendini (bir işe) vermek, (bir işi) cidden yapmaya başlamak. 5
13	rahat bir şekilde oturmak
14	yerleş
15	1- yerleşmek , oturmak , kurulmak 2- bir yerde yerleşmek Fiili Deyim
16	rahatça oturmak. settle down to sth. kendini bir şeye vermek, zihnini bir noktaya toplamak deyim
17	evlenip durulmak deyim
18	settle down to	dikkatini vermek
19	settle down to	koyulmak
20	settle down to	kendini vermek
21	settle down to	kendini adamak
22	settle down to	kendini (bir işe) vermek
23	settle s.o. down	birini sakinleştirmek
24	settle s.o. down	in birini (rahat bir yere) oturtmak
25	settle someone down	birini uslandırmak
26	settle someone down	birini yola getirmek

27	To become quiet and calm after a period of restlessness
28	To establish a settled lifestyle, and especially to marry
29	When someone settles down, they start living a quiet life in one place, especially when they get married or buy a house. One day I'll want to settle down and have a family Before she settled down in Portugal, she had run her own antiques shop in London
30	become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation; "After the fight both men need to cool off "; "It took a while after the baby was born for things to settle down again "
31	become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style; "He finally settled down"
32	If you settle down for the night, you get ready to lie down and sleep. They put up their tents and settled down for the night
33	If a situation or a person that has been going through a lot of problems or changes settles down, they become calm. It'd be fun, after the situation in Europe settles down, to take a trip over to France
34	If you settle down to do something or to something, you prepare to do it and concentrate on it. He got his coffee, came back and settled down to listen They settled down to some serious work
35	stay in one place; adopt a more regular secure lifestyle; become established; calm down fiil
36	settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground; "dust settled on the roofs"