What does Can in Turkish mean?

What is the meaning of the word Can in Turkish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use Can in Turkish.

The word Can in Turkish means ruh, can, yaşam kaynağı, can, can, ciddi, önemli, can çekişme, diriltmek, sinir bozucu, can sıkıcı, istekli olmak, hevesli olmak, isteyen, arzu eden, arzusunda olan, üzücü, sıkıcı, can sıkan, çan kulesi, çan, zor durum, can sıkıcı durum, dert, can sıkıntısı, can damarı, çan çiçeği, yaban sümbülü, can sıkıcı kimse, can sıkıcı şey, can sıkıntısı, sıkıcı, can sıkıcı, can sıkan, can sıkıcı, rahatsız eden, rahatsız edici, çan sesi, çan, çok istemek, arzu etmek, kritik, can alıcı, ölmek, vefat etmek, ölmek, vefat etmek, can vermek, sıkıcı, can sıkıcı, zor duruma sokan, can sıkıcı, sıkıntı, can sıkıntısı, ölmek, dayanak noktası, destek noktası, rahatsız edici, rahatsız eden, can yeleği, cankurtaran yeleği, çan, sıkıcı, can sıkıcı, can simidi, özlemini çekmek, ölmek, can vermek, baş belası, çok önemli, can alıcı, zil sesi, çan sesi, çınlama, dost, can yoldaşı, kilise kulesi, çok önemli, can alıcı, can almak, öldürmek, (çan) ağır ağır çalmak, can sıkıcı, sinir bozucu, sinir bozan, bell. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word Can

ruh, can

(soul)

Ruhun bedenden çıktığını sadece filmlerde görebilirsiniz.
Only in the movies can you see somebody's spirit leaving their body.

yaşam kaynağı

(literary (blood: symbol of life)

She watched as his eyes slowly closed and his lifeblood seeped away.

can

(human being)

Twenty lives were lost in the bombing.

can

(figurative (precious person) (değerli kişi, mecazlı)

I love my boy. He is my life.

ciddi, önemli

(problem: severe)

Due to the drought, the city is facing an acute shortage of water.

can çekişme

(esp. literary (death throes)

The convict whispered his confession in his agony before death.

diriltmek

(bring to life)

Frankenstein is a story about a scientist who builds a man and animates him using electricity.

sinir bozucu, can sıkıcı

(thing: irritating)

Trafiğin hiç durmayan gürültüsü çok sinir bozucuydu.
The constant noise of the traffic was annoying.

istekli olmak, hevesli olmak

(be eager)

The avid fans were anxious to meet their favorite author.

isteyen, arzu eden, arzusunda olan

(would-be, hopeful)

The publisher has announced a competition for aspiring authors.

üzücü

(upsetting)

I'm afraid I have some bad news for you.

sıkıcı, can sıkan

(dull, ordinary, unoriginal)

I'm afraid to say I find all his books thoroughly banal.

çan kulesi

(bell tower of a church)

As part of our tour of the church, we climbed 300 steps to the belfry.

çan

(large: rung in tower) (kilise, vb.)

Father Brown is going to let Alistair ring the bell next Sunday before church.

zor durum, can sıkıcı durum, dert

(figurative, informal (difficult situation)

That's a major bind Jeff's gotten himself into.

can sıkıntısı

(informal, US (dissatisfied feeling)

We are only two weeks into summer vacation and already I've been hit by the blahs.

can damarı

(figurative (life) (mecazlı)

Years of struggle drained the blood from him.

çan çiçeği, yaban sümbülü

(woodland bellflower)

There are bluebells all over the woodland floor.

can sıkıcı kimse

(uninteresting person)

Don't invite that bore Quentin to the party.

can sıkıcı şey

(dull event)

This play is such a bore; let's leave at intermission.

can sıkıntısı

(lack of interest)

Dexter's weekend was filled with boredom.

sıkıcı, can sıkıcı

(sth: tedious, dull)

Bu tekdüze hayat canına yetmişti.
I want to leave this boring class.

can sıkan, can sıkıcı, rahatsız eden, rahatsız edici

(annoying, inconvenient)

Having to make three bus changes to get to work is bothersome.

çan sesi

(often plural (sound of bells)

The chime of the church bells on a Sunday morning is a familiar sound in our village.

çan

(musical bells) (çalgı)

Chimes are frequently used for sound effects in cartoons.

çok istemek, arzu etmek

(long for, desire)

He covets wealth and power above everything else.

kritik, can alıcı

(critical, decisive)

It's a crucial moment for the Serbian Olympic team.

ölmek, vefat etmek

(cease to live)

Marina's husband died yesterday.

ölmek, vefat etmek, can vermek

(suffer a given kind of death)

He died a painful death.

sıkıcı, can sıkıcı

(figurative (boring) (mecazlı)

The man I went out with was a little dry.

zor duruma sokan, can sıkıcı

(comment)

Teenagers normally think everything their parents say is embarrassing.

sıkıntı, can sıkıntısı

(literary, from French (boredom)

After winning the lottery, Jasmine suffered from ennui because she no longer worked.

ölmek

(die)

He fell in battle, dying like a hero.

dayanak noktası, destek noktası

(pivot)

The plank was balanced on a central fulcrum.

rahatsız edici, rahatsız eden

(irritating, annoying)

Your nail biting is so irksome!

can yeleği, cankurtaran yeleği

(life jacket)

Everyone must have his or her jacket on before we launch.

çan

(ringing bell)

The knell of the church bell filled the small town.

sıkıcı, can sıkıcı

(figurative, informal (boring)

Nate left the party early because it was lame.

can simidi

(US (flotation ring, lifebelt)

The lifeguard always carried her lifesaver when patrolling the beach.

özlemini çekmek

(yearn)

He longed to be back home with his family. I long to travel, but I don't have the money or the time to do so.

ölmek, can vermek

(die)

Several passengers perished when the ferry sank.

baş belası

(informal (troublesome)

These pesky insects are ruining our picnic.

çok önemli, can alıcı

(figurative (crucial)

The pivotal moment of the game came in the last quarter.

zil sesi, çan sesi, çınlama

(sound of a bell)

Zil sesi beni uyandırdı.
The ring of the bell woke me up.

dost, can yoldaşı

(figurative (companion) (mecazlı)

The nurse was the doctor's shadow.

kilise kulesi

(church tower)

Lightning damaged the original steeple in 1895 so it was replaced.

çok önemli, can alıcı

(action, move: crucial) (hareket, vb.)

His strategic catch saved the game in the last minute.

can almak, öldürmek

(kill, end: a life)

The murderer has taken many lives.

(çan) ağır ağır çalmak

(bell: ring slowly)

The church bells were tolling in the distance.

can sıkıcı, sinir bozucu, sinir bozan

(annoying) (kişi)

Their kids can be incredibly troublesome at times.

bell

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