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The Plain English Meanings of Turkish Idioms 'R' Related Pages: The Turkish Idioms A-Z, Index Turkish Acronyms/Abbreviations The Idiomatic M-Doublets Idioms Origin Stories, Index Idioms Illustrated by Cartoons #1 We know you've seen reference books written for English speakers about English and American Idioms. And you may have seen books for Turkish speakers on the same subject. You may even have seen books for Turkish speakers about Turkish Idioms -- all in Turkish. But have you ever seen a reference for English speakers about Turkish Idioms? Well, when we couldn't find one after looking for seven years, we decided to do-it-ourselves. Observe our sampling just for Turkish idioms that begin with the letter R. Site visitors may navigate to other Turkish Idioms pages using the House-Favorite Idioms Page Index. Turkish Idioms beginning with the letter R The Turkish The Literal English Meaning The 'Plain' English Meaning Comments and Examples Ra   rafa koymak/ kaldırmak to put on a shelf to shelve (something), to put (something) aside Kitap yazma işini şimdilik rafa koyduk, ileride yeniden o konuya döneceğiz. We've shelved writing the book for now, we'll return to the subject again in the future. rahat (rahatlık) batmak to sink peace and quiet (for no apparent reason) to give up an easy life or a comfortable position for a different and less-pleasant life/position; to be 'a glutton for punishment' Neden başka şehre gidip sürüneceksin? Burada iyi evin, iyi bir işin var. Rahatlık mı battı? Why are you going to another city to live a miserable life? Here you have a nice home and a good job. Are you a glutton for punishment? rahat yüzü görmemek to not see peace and quiet face to be constantly plagued by troubles, not to have a moment's peace Ne gençliğinde ne de yaşlılığında rahat yüzü gördü. Neither in her youth nor in her old age did she ever have a moment's peace. rahatına bakmak to look to (your) peace and quiet to only look after one's own comfort Rahatına bakar, en yakınlarını bile düşünmez o. She's only out for herself, she doesn't even think of her closest friends. rahmet okutmak to cause to read God's mercy (for an unliked person) to make you miss (his/her predecessor) to rue the day that sb left Bu yeni patron Ahmet Bey'e rahmet okuttu.87 This new boss has made us rue the day that Ahmet Bey left. rahmetli olmak to be with God's mercy to die Geçen yıl rahmetli oldu dayım. My uncle died last year. rayına oturmak to sit down on a railway track to put (something) right, to put (something) on the right track, to make (something) run smoothly Genç karı koca uzun zaman konuştuktan sonra sorunlarını çözüp ilişkilerini rayına oturttular. After they talked things over for a long time, the young married couple solved their problems and got their relationship back on the right track. Re   renk vermemek (rengini belli etmemek) to not give color (to not make obvious color) to pretend to be unaware (of something), to feign ignorance to hide one's thoughts and feelings (from another), to not show one's 'true colors' Annem vazoyu kimin bilip bilmediğimizi sorunca kardeşim hiç renk vermedi. When my mother asked if we knew who broke the vase, my brother feigned ignorance. Bildiği halde hiç renk vermedi. Although he knew [about it], he hid his feelings. renkten renge girmek to enter from color to color for someone to flush/blush deeply (due to embarrassment) Öğretmen azarlayınca renkten renge gireriz. When the teacher reproves us, we blush from embarrassment. Ro   -da rol oynamak to play a role to have a role in, play a part in to put on an act, pretend, playact Çocuğun başarısında aile önemli rol oynar. The family plays an important role in a child's success [in life]. Ru   ruhu (bile) duymamak not to hear (even) spirit to be completely unaware of, not to notice in any way whatsoever Hırsız içeri girerken bekçinin ruhu bile duymamış. The watchmen was totally unaware when the thief entered [the premises]. Yüz dirhem yerine doksan dirhem sunsan, kimin ruhu duyar? Who's going to notice [the difference] -- whether you give 100 drachma or 90? A. Turan Oflazoğlu ruhunu teslim etmek (for) the spirit to be delivered to die Saat tam onda ruhunu teslim etti, yanında ben vardım. She died at exactly ten o'clock, I was by her side. Rü   rüyasında görse hayra yormamak to not tire if one sees it in one's dreams to not be able to dream that something so wonderful could happen (to someone) Piyangodan bana bu kadar çok paranın çıkacağını rüyamda görsem hayra yormazdım. Bak şu işe sen! I could never have dreamed that I'd win so much money in the lottery. And look at me now! rüzgar gelecek delikleri tıkamak the wind will come, the holes plugged to take precautions, to be prepared to meet trouble Çok düşünceli biridir, her şeyi hesaplar, rüzgar gelebilecek deliklerin hepsini tıkamıştır, hiç merak etmeyin. She's a very careful person. She takes everything into account, she'll be very well prepared -- you needn't worry at all. Related Pages: The Turkish Idioms A-Z, Index Turkish Acronyms/Abbreviations The Idiomatic M-Doublets Idioms Origin Stories, Index Idioms Illustrated by Cartoons #1 Unrelated fun: Frequently asked questions about Turkey and the Turkish language Frequently asked questions about Turkey and the Turkish language 'Erotik' Movies -- The Short Unhappy Life of Mine Mutlu Deep-inside Dilber Ay Figen Han -- Fire down below... Arzu Okay -- brainy 'erotik' bombshell The Feri Cansel Story -- an erotik 'Beauty and the Beast' Zerrin Egeliler - (most of) everything you always wanted to know The Seyyal Taner Center The Seher Şeniz Center Tarkan's Metamorphosis Album -- Christmas Day Release Turkish Music -- Tarkan Real-Life Weight Loss a la turc (with booklet) Habibullah and the Great Cannon Caper A simple Turkish 'thing'... Turkish Music -- Kayahan Turkish Belly Dancers Turkish Food and Beverage Turkish Terms Of Endearment Turkish Personal Names Politically Incorrect Turkish Humor Why Off-Color Turkish is important too Gossipy Turkish Who's Who Turkish Conventional and 'Erotik' Movies, Index We wish to extend thanks to Emin Özdemir, Osman Çizmeciler, Ömer Asım Aksoy, H. Fethi Gözler, Ferit Devellioğlu, Nermin and Muammer Yüzbaşıoğlu, Halil Uysal, Ali Püsküllüoğlu, and Ali Uslu for their Turkish Idioms source material -- on which some of this page is based.

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