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day

 
 
/deɪ/ noun

Translation

24 HOURS [C] a period of 24 hours
gün
the days of the week January has 31 days. Matthew runs five miles every day. I saw her the day before yesterday.15721575
LIGHT HOURS [C, U] the period during the day when there is light from the sun
gündüz, gün boyu
a bright, sunny day We've been travelling all day. These animals sleep during the day and hunt at night.1572
WORK HOURS [C] the time that you usually spend at work or school
iş günü
She's had a very busy day at the office.1572
the other day a few days ago
birkaç gün önce
I saw Terry the other day.1579
day after day every day for a long period of time
gün be gün, günlerce
Day after day they marched through the mountains.1588
one day used to talk about something that happened in the past
bir gün (geçmişte)
One day, I came home to find my windows smashed.1579
one day/some day/one of these days used to talk about something you think will happen in the future
elbet bir gün, gelecekte bir gün
One of these days I'll tell her what really happened.1580
days used to talk about a particular period of time when something happened or existed
o günlerde, o günler
in my younger days This book was written before the days of computers.1579
a long time
günlerce, günler boyu
I haven't seen Jack for days.1551
these days used to talk about the present time
bu günlerde
I don't go out much these days.1578
in those days used to talk about a period in the past
o günlerde, o zamanlar
In those days, boys used to wear short trousers.1579
the old days a period in the past
eski günler
1579
call it a day informal to stop doing something, especially working
özellikle işi ya da bir şeyi yapmayı sonraya bırakmak; bu günlük bu kadar; yeter
It's almost midnight - let's call it a day.788
it's early days UK something that you say when it is too early to know what will happen
daha konuşmak için çok erken; henüz belli değil
Both teams are at the bottom of the league, but it's early days yet.1759
make sb's day to make someone very happy
birisini mutlu etmek; gününü şenlendirmek
Go on, ask him to dance - it'll make his day!976
save the day to do something that solves a serious problem
ciddi bir sorunu çözmek için bir şeyler yapmak
My neighbour saved the day by agreeing to babysit at the last moment.1839781
→ See also April Fool's Day → See also Boxing Day → See also Christmas Day → See also at the end of the day → See also field day → See also Independence Day → See also Mother's Day → See also New Year's Day → See also open day → See also polling day → See also Valentine's Day
(Definition of day noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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