No. 4,027 in Turkish
fox
The Turkish word "fox" means "fox," referring to the clever, reddish-brown wild animal.
In a sentence
Tilki ormanın kenarında sessizce bekliyordu.
The fox was waiting silently at the edge of the forest.
In this sentence, 'tilki' is used as a noun, referring to the animal 'fox'.
O, kurnaz bir tilki gibi plan yapıyordu.
He was planning like a cunning fox.
Here, 'tilki' is used metaphorically to describe a person as cunning, akin to the characteristics of a fox.
Yeni kurulan yazılım, kötü amaçlı yazılımları tespit eden bir güvenlik aracı olarak bir tilki gibi akıllıca davranıyor.
The newly developed software acts smartly like a fox as a security tool that detects malware.
In this example, 'tilki' symbolizes intelligence and cleverness, attributing these traits to a non-human entity.
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