No. 1,595 in Turkish
ortada
"Ortada" means "in the middle" or "in plain sight" in English.
In a sentence
Ortada kimse yoktu.
There was nobody in the middle.
'Ortada' means 'in the middle' or 'around forming a center'. Here it expresses location.
Bu durumda suçlu çok açık bir şekilde ortada.
In this situation, the culprit is very clearly evident.
'Ortada' translates to 'evident' or 'obvious'. It is used idiomatically to mean 'apparent'.
Ortada dolaşan dedikodular doğru mu?
Are the circulating rumors true?
'Ortada' implies 'circulating' or 'present in discourse', used metaphorically for something being talked about by many.
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