line
/laɪn/ nounTranslation
MARK [C] › a long, thin mark
çizgi, hat
a horizontal/straight/vertical line Sign your name on the dotted line. Draw a line around your hand.1391ROW [C] › a row of people or things
kuyruk, sıra, dizi
a line of trees We formed two lines, men on one side and women on the other.12661888ROPE ETC [C] › a piece of rope or wire with a particular purpose
ip, sicim, kordon, tel, olta, hat
a clothes/fishing line1272TELEPHONE [C] › the connection between two telephones
telefon hatları
I've got Neil on the line for you (= waiting to speak to you). I'll be with you in a moment - could you hold the line (= wait), please?1219WAITING [C, U] US ( UK queue) › a row of people waiting for something, one behind the other
kuyruk, sıra
We were standing in line for hours to get tickets.1266SONG/POEM [C] › a row of words on a page, for example in a song or poem
satır, dizi, mısra
The same line is repeated throughout the poem.3332217 lines › the words spoken by an actor in a performance
oyuncunun söylediği sözler, replik, rol
I don't know how actors remember all their lines.1471OPINION [C] › the official opinion of an organization
resmî fikir/düşünce/anlayış/tavır
[usually singular] the government's line on immigration1106 along the lines of sth › based on and similar to something
gibi, şeklinde; ...lerden
He gave a talk along the lines of the one he gave in Oxford.18711878 sb's line of reasoning/thinking, etc › your reasons for believing that something is true or right
birinin akıl yürütme/düşünme vs. biçimi/sınırı/şekli
1866PRODUCT [C] › a type of product that a company sells
ürün çizgisi/serisi/yelpazesi/türü
They're advertising a new line in garden furniture.1330DIRECTION [C] › the direction that something moves in
hat, yol, güzergâh
He can't kick the ball in a straight line.1676 lines › the marks that older people have on their faces, when the skin is loose
yüzdeki çizgiler/kırışıklıklar
592BORDER [C] US › a border between two areas
sınır, çizgi, hat
the New York state line154653 be on the line › If someone's job is on the line, they may lose it.
tehlikede/kaybetmek üzere olmak
1438 be in line for sth › to be likely to get something good, especially a job
...için sırada olmak; ...almaya hak kazanmış ve almak üzere olmak
1757 be in line with sth › to be similar to and suitable for something
bir sırada/aynı hizada olmak; uyum halinde/uygun olmak
a pay increase in line with inflation18892178draw the line at sth › to never do something because you think it is wrong
yanlış olduğunu düşündüğünü yapmamaya karar almak; yapmayı reddetmek
I swear a lot but even I draw the line at certain words.1863toe the (party) line › to do what someone in authority tells you to do although you may not agree with it
→ See also the bottom line → See also dotted line → See also front line → See also hard lineaynı fikirde olmasa da yetkilinin söylediklerini yapmak, kurallara uymak
962664(Definition of line noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish
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