style

/staɪl/ noun

Translation

WAY [C, U] › a way of doing something that is typical of a particular person, group, place, or period

tip, stil, tarz, biçim, teknik

a style of painting/writing1849

DESIGN [C, U] › a way of designing hair, clothes, furniture, etc

tasarım, tarz, biçim, zevk, tavır, usul

She's had her hair cut in a really nice style.830

QUALITY [U] › the quality of being attractive and fashionable or behaving in a way which makes people admire you

şıklık ve kibarlık, zerafet ve incelik

She's got style.15715662423

do sth in style › to do something in a way that people admire, usually because it involves spending a lot of money

bir şeyi çok para harcayarak çok güzel bir tasarımla yapmak

If we ever get married we'll do it in style.1849

cramp sb's style › to prevent someone from enjoying themselves, especially by going somewhere with them

eğlencenin içine etmek; berbat etmek; keyfini bozmak, eğlenmesine mani olmak

Are you sure you don't mind me coming with you? I'd hate to cramp your style.1872

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

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