buckle

/ˈbʌkl/ verb

Translation

FASTEN [I, T] › to fasten a belt or strap with a buckle

bağlamak

1654

BEND [I, T] › to bend, or to cause something to bend because of too much weight, heat, etc

eğilmek, bükülmek, yamulmak, bel vermek

His legs buckled as he reached the finishing line.16261920

SUFFER [I] › to suffer and stop working effectively because of too many problems or too much work

iş çokluğundan veya sorunlardan ötürü yeteri kadar verimli çalışamamak, sıkıntı çekmek

1920

buckle down phrasal verb

› to start working hard

çok çalışmaya koyulmak

I must buckle down to some work this afternoon.1357

(Definition of buckle verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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