public

/ˈpʌblɪk/ adjective

Translation

public awareness/health/support, etc › the awareness/health/support, etc of all ordinary people

halk bilinci/farkındalığı/sağlığı/desteği vs.

Public opinion has turned against him. Is it really in the public interest (= useful for people) to publish this information?662

public parks/toilets/transport, etc › parks/toilets/transport, etc that are for everyone to use and are not private

umumî parklar/tuvaletler; toplu taşım araçları

Smoking should be banned in public places.662

a public announcement/appearance/statement, etc › an announcement/appearance/statement, etc that can be seen or heard or known by everyone

umumî ilan/duyuru/görünüm/açıklama, ifade vs.

The Prime Minister is due to make a public statement later today.1047

make sth public › to allow everyone to know about something

açıklamak, umumî efkâra duyurmak; kamuya ilan etmek

The government does not plan to make its findings public.11511152

public funds/services/spending, etc › funds/services/spending, etc controlled or supplied by the government and not by a private company

kamu fonu/hizmetleri/harcamaları vs.

662

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

to do something that spoils someone's plans

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