roof

/ruːf/ noun

Translation

› [C] the surface that covers the top of a building or vehicle

çatı, tavan

a flat/sloping roof He climbed onto the roof.7561671

the roof of your mouth › the top part of the inside of your mouth

damak; tavan

542

a roof over your head › somewhere to live

başını sokacak bir yer, oturacak/yaşayacak bir yer

773772

go through the roof › If the level of something, especially a price, goes through the roof, it increases very quickly.

(fiyat, ücret) tavan yapmak, hızla yükselmek, süratle artmak

1422

hit the roof informal › to become very angry and start shouting

tepesi atmak, küplere binmek, çok kızmak, köpürmek

If I'm late again he'll hit the roof.2417

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

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