chalk

/tʃɔːk/ noun

Translation

ROCK [U] › a type of soft, white rock

kireç

1273

WRITING [C, U] › a small stick of chalk that is used for writing and drawing

tebeşir

a piece of chalk 1196

be like chalk and cheese UK › If two people are like chalk and cheese, they are completely different from each other.

birbiriyle taban tabana zıt olmak, farklı olmak

2177

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

something which threatens to cause problems or unhappiness in the future

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