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1 something like
نَحْوَ \ about: not exactly; a little before or after; a little more or less: about 9 o’clock; about 50 boys. approximately: nearly, but not exactly: The box weighed approximately 10 kilos. for: towards: We set off for home. more or less: about, but not exactly: It’s 20 miles away, more or less. She’s more or less ready, but she can’t find her handbag. on: (showing a direction) towards: She turned her back on me. His eyes were on the door. some: (with numbers) about: Some 70 people attended the meeting. something like: (with numbers) about: He owns something like 400 cattle, about It cost something like $3. to: in expressions of place and time; showing where sb. or sth. goes; showing an aim or limit; showing a point that is reached: We walked to school. He jumped on to the table. towards: in the direction of: My window faced towards the east., in regard to What are your feelings towards her?. -
2 something like
حَوَالَى \ about: not exactly; a little before or after; a little more or less: about 9 o’clock; about 50 boys. close on: nearly: There were close on a hundred people at the meeting. near: close to, in time: It was near midnight when he got home. nearly: almost: She’s nearly ready. It’s nearly six o’clock.. odd: (after a guessed number which is the nearest 10 or 100 or 1000 below the actual number) and more: 50-odd boys (between 50 and 60); 600-odd girls (between 600 and 700). roughly: (with numbers and amounts) not exactly; about: roughly 50 trees; roughly a mile away. some: (with numbers) about: Some 70 people attended the meeting. something like: (with numbers) about: He owns something like 400 cattle; It cost something like $3. towards: (of time) near; just before: Towards evening it began to rain. \ See Also تقريبا (تَقْريبًا) -
3 about
نَحْوَ \ about: not exactly; a little before or after; a little more or less: about 9 o’clock; about 50 boys. approximately: nearly, but not exactly: The box weighed approximately 10 kilos. for: towards: We set off for home. more or less: about, but not exactly: It’s 20 miles away, more or less. She’s more or less ready, but she can’t find her handbag. on: (showing a direction) towards: She turned her back on me. His eyes were on the door. some: (with numbers) about: Some 70 people attended the meeting. something like: (with numbers) about: He owns something like 400 cattle, about It cost something like $3. to: in expressions of place and time; showing where sb. or sth. goes; showing an aim or limit; showing a point that is reached: We walked to school. He jumped on to the table. towards: in the direction of: My window faced towards the east., in regard to What are your feelings towards her?. -
4 about
حَوَالَى \ about: not exactly; a little before or after; a little more or less: about 9 o’clock; about 50 boys. close on: nearly: There were close on a hundred people at the meeting. near: close to, in time: It was near midnight when he got home. nearly: almost: She’s nearly ready. It’s nearly six o’clock.. odd: (after a guessed number which is the nearest 10 or 100 or 1000 below the actual number) and more: 50-odd boys (between 50 and 60); 600-odd girls (between 600 and 700). roughly: (with numbers and amounts) not exactly; about: roughly 50 trees; roughly a mile away. some: (with numbers) about: Some 70 people attended the meeting. something like: (with numbers) about: He owns something like 400 cattle; It cost something like $3. towards: (of time) near; just before: Towards evening it began to rain. \ See Also تقريبا (تَقْريبًا) -
5 something like
1) about:تَقْريباWe have something like five hundred people working here.
2) rather like:بالأحْرى مِثْلA zebra is something like a horse with stripes.
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6 something that is done in order to avoid doing something else that you do not want to think about
General subject: displacement activityУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > something that is done in order to avoid doing something else that you do not want to think about
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7 feel bad (about something)
to feel upset or ashamed about something:يَشْعُرُ بالخَجَل والأضطِرابI feel bad about forgetting to telephone you.
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8 feel bad (about something)
to feel upset or ashamed about something:يَشْعُرُ بالخَجَل والأضطِرابI feel bad about forgetting to telephone you.
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9 think twice about (doing) something
to be very careful about considering (doing) something:يُفَكِّر مَرَّتين، يَكونُ حَذِراI wouldn't think twice about sacking him.
Arabic-English dictionary > think twice about (doing) something
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10 think twice about (doing) something
to be very careful about considering (doing) something:يُفَكِّر مَرَّتين، يَكونُ حَذِراI wouldn't think twice about sacking him.
Arabic-English dictionary > think twice about (doing) something
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11 what about?
1) used in asking whether the listener would like (to do) something:What about a glass of milk?
ما رأيَك فيWhat about going to the cinema?
2) used in asking for news or advice:What about your new book?
ماذا بِخُصوصWhat about the other problem?
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12 get something off one's chest
to tell the truth about something that is worrying one.يُزيحُ عَن صَدْرِهِ عِبئاً -
13 To think about overnight before deciding.
Jargon: (something) sleep on it (Let me sleep on it, and I'll have an answer for you tomorrow. Я подумаю об этом вечером, а утром дам тебе знать.)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > To think about overnight before deciding.
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14 poke about
to look or search for something among other things.يُفَتِّش -
15 take (something) in good part
a) not to be upset, offended or annoyed (eg by a joke, remark etc):يَتَقَبَّل الفُكاهَه ، لا يَنْزَعِج من النُكْتَه عَلَيْهِJohn took the jokes about his accident with the pot of paint all in good part.
b) to accept without being hurt or offended:يُحْسِن الظَّن في، يَحْمِل على مَحْمَل حَسَنHe took their jokes in good part.
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16 take (something) in good part
a) not to be upset, offended or annoyed (eg by a joke, remark etc):يَتَقَبَّل الفُكاهَه ، لا يَنْزَعِج من النُكْتَه عَلَيْهِJohn took the jokes about his accident with the pot of paint all in good part.
b) to accept without being hurt or offended:يُحْسِن الظَّن في، يَحْمِل على مَحْمَل حَسَنHe took their jokes in good part.
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17 to talk about something that you should not talk about or that you know nothing about
General subject: shoot your mouth off (Don't go shooting your mouth off.)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > to talk about something that you should not talk about or that you know nothing about
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18 Knee-jerk thinkers, politicians and other individuals of the far left who tend to (a) believe force is never an answer, (b) talk about problems, rather than do something about them, and/or (c) be relatively uninforme
General subject: KumbayaУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > Knee-jerk thinkers, politicians and other individuals of the far left who tend to (a) believe force is never an answer, (b) talk about problems, rather than do something about them, and/or (c) be relatively uninforme
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19 Knee-jerk thinkers, politicians and other individuals of the far left who tend to believe force is never an answer, talk about problems, rather than do something about them, and/or be relatively uninforme
Универсальный русско-английский словарь > Knee-jerk thinkers, politicians and other individuals of the far left who tend to believe force is never an answer, talk about problems, rather than do something about them, and/or be relatively uninforme
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20 To think about (something) overnight before deciding.
Jargon: sleep on it (Let me sleep on it, and I'll have an answer for you tomorrow. Я подумаю об этом вечером, а утром дам тебе знать.)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > To think about (something) overnight before deciding.
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