No. 3,259 in Turkish
gözaltı
Detention.
In a sentence
Polis şüpheliyi gözaltına aldı.
The police detained the suspect.
Here, 'gözaltı' is used in its literal sense of detaining someone for questioning.
Geceyi gözaltıda geçirdi.
He spent the night in custody.
In this sentence, 'gözaltı' refers to the state of custody or detention.
Gözaltı torbaları için nemlendirici kullanmalıdır.
He should use moisturizer for the under-eye bags.
This instance utilizes 'gözaltı' in its anatomical sense, referring to the area under the eyes.
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