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leg

 
 
/leg/ noun [C]

Translation

PART OF BODY one of the parts of the body of a human or animal that is used for standing and walking
bacak
My legs are tired after so much walking. He broke his leg in the accident. There were cuts on her arms and legs. She had bare legs and wore only a light summer dress. 5055541267
FOOD the meat of an animal's leg eaten as food
but
a chicken leg858
FURNITURE one of the vertical parts of a chair, table, etc that is on the floor
(sandalye, masa vb.) bacağı
a chair/table leg 1267805
CLOTHES the part of a pair of trousers that covers one of your legs
(pantolon) bacağı
He rolled up his trouser legs and waded into the water.829
PART OF JOURNEY one part of a journey or competition
(yarışma, seyahat) ayak, etap, menzil
the first/second/third leg of the journey12592273
not have a leg to stand on informal to have no chance of proving that something is true
destekten yoksun olmak; kuvvetli/inandırıcı kanıtı olmamak
If you don't have a witness, you don't have a leg to stand on.1906
be on its last legs informal If a machine is on its last legs, it will stop working soon because it is so old.
(makine) çok yıpranmış, her an bozulabilir durumda olmak
We've had the same oven for twenty years now and it really is on its last legs.1978
stretch your legs informal to go for a walk
yürüyüşe çıkmak, yürüyüş yapmak
1608
(Definition of leg noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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