No. 769 in Turkish
kartal
Eagle.
In a sentence
Kartal gökyüzünde süzülüyor.
The eagle is gliding in the sky.
Here, 'kartal' is used to directly refer to the bird eagle, highlighting its aerial movement.
Beşiktaş futbol takımının simgesi kartaldır.
The symbol of the Beşiktaş football team is the eagle.
In this context, 'kartal' metaphorically represents a symbol associated with a sports team.
Yüksekten uçan bir insanı 'kartal gibi' deriz.
We say someone who excels is 'like an eagle.'
In this sentence, 'kartal' is used metaphorically to describe excellence or superiority, inspired by the eagle's characteristics.
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