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earth

 
 
/ɜːθ/ noun

Translation

PLANET [no plural] ( also the Earth) the planet that we live on
dünya
325
SUBSTANCE [U] soil or ground
toprak, yer
a mound of earth395
ELECTRICAL WIRE [C] UK ( US ground) a wire that makes electrical equipment safer
topraklama/toprak hattı
1314
cost/charge, etc the earth UK informal to cost/charge, etc an extremely large amount of money
büyük miktara malolmak; son derece fazla ücret ödemek; pahalıya malolmak
1424
come (back) down to earth to start dealing with life and problems again after you have had a very exciting time
çok keyifli bir dönemden sonra normal yaşama dönmek, problemlerle uğraşmaya başlamak
After our wedding, it took us a long time to come back down to earth again.17791751
how/what/why, etc on earth? informal used when you are extremely surprised, confused, or angry about something
Allah aşkına ...; Yahu ...; Acaba neden...?
Why on earth didn't you tell me before?1247
(Definition of earth noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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