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1 take (something) with a grain of salt
to receive (a statement, news etc) with a slight feeling of disbelief:يَسْمَع بِتَحَفُّظI took his story with a pinch of salt.
Arabic-English dictionary > take (something) with a grain of salt
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2 take (something) with a grain of salt
to receive (a statement, news etc) with a slight feeling of disbelief:يَسْمَع بِتَحَفُّظI took his story with a pinch of salt.
Arabic-English dictionary > take (something) with a grain of salt
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3 grain
حَبَّة \ grain: a small hard seed (of corn, rice, etc.); a piece (of salt, sand, etc.) of the smallest possible size. seed: the grain from which corn grows; the grain-like object from which any flowering plant grows: We plant most seeds in spring. -
4 grain
ذَرّة \ atom: the smallest part of matter that can take part in chemical change; very small bit: There’s not an atom of truth in his report. grain: a piece (of salt, sand, etc.) of the smallest possible size. molecule: the smallest bit into which any substance can be divided without chemical change. speck: a spot; a very small bit (almost too small to be seen): a speck of dust. -
5 مع ذرة من الملح
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6 حبة
حَبَّة \ grain: a small hard seed (of corn, rice, etc.); a piece (of salt, sand, etc.) of the smallest possible size. seed: the grain from which corn grows; the grain-like object from which any flowering plant grows: We plant most seeds in spring. \ حَبَّة دَوَاء \ pill: a small solid round bit of medicine, to be swallowed with water. \ حَبَّة من الرُّطَب \ date: the fruit of a kind of palm tree, often dried before it is eaten. -
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حَبَّة \ grain: a small hard seed (of corn, rice, etc.); a piece (of salt, sand, etc.) of the smallest possible size. seed: the grain from which corn grows; the grain-like object from which any flowering plant grows: We plant most seeds in spring. -
8 ذرة
ذُرَة \ corn: any plant that bears grain, <?th=7pt>MAIZE<?th=9pt>; the grain of such a plant. \ ذُرَةٌ بَيْضَاء \ millet: a kind of corn, with small grains on a tall plant. \ ذُرَةٌ صَفْراء \ maize: a kind of corn, with grains growing on a solid head that can be cooked whole. \ ذُرَةٌ صَفْرَاء مَشْوِيّة \ popcorn: grains of corn that have been swollen and burst by heat, usu. eaten warm with salt and butter. \ ذَرَفَ (دَمعًا) \ shed: (tears), to let tears fall: Babies shed tears. -
9 ذرة
ذَرّة \ atom: the smallest part of matter that can take part in chemical change; very small bit: There’s not an atom of truth in his report. grain: a piece (of salt, sand, etc.) of the smallest possible size. molecule: the smallest bit into which any substance can be divided without chemical change. speck: a spot; a very small bit (almost too small to be seen): a speck of dust. -
10 atom
ذَرّة \ atom: the smallest part of matter that can take part in chemical change; very small bit: There’s not an atom of truth in his report. grain: a piece (of salt, sand, etc.) of the smallest possible size. molecule: the smallest bit into which any substance can be divided without chemical change. speck: a spot; a very small bit (almost too small to be seen): a speck of dust. -
11 molecule
ذَرّة \ atom: the smallest part of matter that can take part in chemical change; very small bit: There’s not an atom of truth in his report. grain: a piece (of salt, sand, etc.) of the smallest possible size. molecule: the smallest bit into which any substance can be divided without chemical change. speck: a spot; a very small bit (almost too small to be seen): a speck of dust. -
12 speck
ذَرّة \ atom: the smallest part of matter that can take part in chemical change; very small bit: There’s not an atom of truth in his report. grain: a piece (of salt, sand, etc.) of the smallest possible size. molecule: the smallest bit into which any substance can be divided without chemical change. speck: a spot; a very small bit (almost too small to be seen): a speck of dust.
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