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human

 
 
/ˈhjuːmən/ adjective

Translation

relating to people or their characteristics
insanî, insana ait/özgü
the human body human behaviour The accident was caused by human error (= a person's mistake).466
be only human to not be perfect
mükemmel olmamak, hata yapabilecek olmak
Of course Tom makes mistakes - he's only human.1926
(Definition of human adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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