top

/tɒp/ noun

Translation

HIGHEST PART [C] › the highest part of something

tepe, en üst/tepe

They were waiting for him at the top of the stairs. I want a cake with cherries on top.1716

SURFACE [C] › the flat, upper surface of something

tepe, üst, zirve

the table top1259

LID [C] › the lid or cover of a container, pen, etc

kapak

Put the top back on the bottle.1312

CLOTHING [C] › a piece of women's clothing worn on the upper part of the body

(elbise) üst, üst parçası/kısmı

821

TOY [C] › a toy that turns round and round when you move its handle up and down

topaç

1493

the top › the most important position in a company, team, etc

en üst mevki, üst düzey

At forty he was already at the top of his profession.2218672

at the top of your voice UK ( US at the top of your lungs) › shouting very loudly

çok yüksek sesle; en üst perdeden; bağırarak; haykırarak

1186

from top to bottom › completely

tepeden tırnağa kadar; tamamen

I've searched the house from top to bottom and still can't find it.1922

get on top of sb UK › If a difficult situation gets on top of someone, it upsets them.

bunaltmak; ...a/e çok fazla gelmek; ...ı/i aşmak; ...ın/in üstüne yığılmak

9851976

off the top of your head informal › If you say a fact off the top of your head, you say it immediately, from memory.

fazla/hiç düşünmeden; kafadan atarak; rastgele

"What date is their wedding?" "I couldn't tell you off the top of my head."10001605

on top of sth › in addition to something else that is bad

üstüne üstlük; ek olarak; ayrıca; bu yetmiyormuş gibi

And then, on top of everything else, her car was stolen.1817 › able to deal with or in control of something

başarıyla yürüten, hakkından gelen, üstesinden gelebilen

I'm not at all sure that he's on top of the situation.1874

be on top of the world informal › to be very happy

dünyalar onun olmak; çok mutlu olmak

973

over the top mainly UK informal › too extreme and not suitable

abartılı, aşırı, uygun değil; kabul edilemez

I thought her performance was way over the top.11551245

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