No. 2,151 in Turkish
gözaltına
"Under custody" or "detained."
In a sentence
Polis, şüpheliyi gözaltına aldı.
The police took the suspect into custody.
The word 'gözaltına' is used to denote taking someone into custody, typically by authorities.
Gözaltına alınan kişiler sorguya çekiliyor.
The individuals taken into custody are being interrogated.
Here, 'gözaltına' is part of the term 'gözaltına alınan', referring to people subjected to custody.
Gece boyunca, göz altına alınacağına dair korku yaşadı.
Throughout the night, he experienced fear of being taken into custody.
In this instance, 'göz altına' references the state of being taken into custody, emphasizing the emotional reaction. The separation of 'göz' and 'altına' alters the meaning slightly to fit a figurative usage.
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