flap

/flæp/ noun

Translation

CLOTH [C] › a piece of cloth or material fixed along one edge to cover or close an opening

kanatlı kapak/örtü

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EXCITEMENT [C, U] US › when someone is worried or excited, or a situation that causes them to feel this way

telaş, endişe, vesvese

The President's remarks caused a huge flap.2422

be/get in a flap mainly UK informal › to be or become worried or excited

telaşlanmak, endişelenmek

You shouldn't get in such a flap about things.568

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

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