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ring

 
 
/rɪŋ/ noun [C]

Translation

JEWELLERY a round piece of jewellery that you wear on your finger
yüzük, alyans
a wedding ring a gold ring1257217
CIRCLE something that is the shape of a circle
halka, daire
The children sat in a ring around the teacher.1257
SOUND the sound a bell makes
zil, zil sesi
The ring of the doorbell woke him up.1092
a crime/drug/spy, etc ring a group of people who are involved in an illegal activity together
suç/uyuşturucu/casus vb. şebekesi, çetesi
6692458
a boxing/circus ring an area with seats around it where boxers (= people fighting) or people in a circus (= show) perform
boks ringi, sirk gösteri alanı, güreş minderi, arena
1480
give sb a ring UK to telephone someone
telefon etmek, telefonla aramak
If you want anything, just give me a ring. → See also key ring1219
(Definition of ring noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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