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relation

 
 
/rɪˈleɪʃən/ noun

Translation

CONNECTION [C, U] a connection between two or more things
ilgi, ilişki, bağ, münasebet
the relation between smoking and lung cancer1963
FAMILY [C] someone who belongs to the same family as you
akraba
He's called Ken Russell, no relation to (= he is not from the same family as) the film director.626
in relation to sth when compared with something
...a/e göre/oranla; ...ile kıyaslandığında/mukayese edildiğinde
Salaries are low in relation to the cost of living.2179
about or relating to something
...a/e göre/nazaran
I'd like to ask you something in relation to what you said earlier.1719
(Definition of relation noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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