No. 1,634 in Turkish
top
"Top" in Turkish means "ball."
In a sentence
Çocuklar parkta top oynuyor.
Children are playing ball in the park.
The word 'top' here refers to a spherical object used in games or sports, such as a ball.
Bahçede düşen elma top gibi yuvarlandı.
The apple that fell in the garden rolled like a ball.
In this sentence, 'top' is used metaphorically to describe the round shape of the apple, implying it rolled similarly to how a ball rolls.
Küresel sorunları çözmek, topun hükûmette olduğunu gösteriyor.
Solving global problems indicates that the responsibility is in the hands of the government.
Here, 'top' is part of an idiomatic expression 'top hükûmette', which means the responsibility or turn is with the government, likened to the ball being in someone's court in English.
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