leaf

/liːf/ noun [C] (plural leaves /liːvz/)

Translation

› a flat, green part of a plant that grows from a stem or branch

yaprak

an oak leaf a lettuce leaf the falling leaves527530

take a leaf out of sb's book mainly UK › to copy something good that someone else does

birinin yaptığını kopya etmek, kopyasını çıkarmak

1333

turn over a new leaf › to start to behave in a better way

yeni bir sayfa açmak, daha iyi bir davranış sergilemek

I'm not drinking any more - I've turned over a new leaf.1840

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

to manage not to be destroyed, harmed or permanently affected by the difficult situation you...

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