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Usages of el
Yardımcı olmak istiyorsan önce ellerini iyice yıka, sonra sofrayı kurmaya başla.
If you want to be helpful, first wash your hands clean, then start setting the table.
El güzel.
The hand is beautiful.
Ben ellerimi yıkıyorum.
I am washing my hands.
Hafta sonu düğün var, davetiye elime yeni ulaştı.
There is a wedding this weekend; the invitation just arrived in my hands.
Eldivenlerimi takmadan önce ellerimi yıkamak zorundayım.
(I have to wash my hands before putting on my gloves.)
Elindeki kitap kolunu yordu.
The book in your hand wore out your arm.
Elimi sabunla yıkayıp duruladım.
I washed my hands with soap and rinsed them.
Bu yedek sigorta el altında olmadığı için tamirat uzadı.
The repair was prolonged because this spare fuse was not immediately at hand.
Naylon eldivenler, laboratuvarda kimyasal maddelerle çalışırken elinizi kontaminasyondan korur.
Nylon gloves protect your hands from contamination when working with chemicals in the laboratory.
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