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1 backwards
adverb1) towards the back:إلى الوَراءHe glanced backwards.
2) with one's back facing the direction one is going in:إلى الخَلْف، باتِّجاهٍ عَكْسيThe child walked backwards into a lamp-post.
3) in the opposite way to that which is usual:بِطَريقَةٍ عَكْسِيَّةٍCan you count from 1 to 10 backwards? (= starting at 10 and counting to 1).
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2 backwards and forwards
جِيْئَةً وذَهابًا \ back and forth: moving first one way, then another, many times, first in one direction, then in the other. backwards and forwards: moving first one way, then the other, many times: He drives backwards and forwards to work every day. to and fro: this way and that way: The guards were marching to and fro. up and down: first one way, then the other: The guard marched up and down. -
3 backwards and forwards
ذهَابًا وإِيَابًا \ backwards and forwards: moving first one way, then the other, many times. to and fro: this way and that way: The guards were marching to and fro. \ مُقْبِلاً مُدْبِرًا \ backwards and forwards: moving first one way, then the other, many times. to and fro: this way and that way: The guards were marching to and fro. -
4 backwards and forwards
in one direction and then in the opposite direction:إلى الوَراء ثًمَّ إلى الأَمامThe dog ran backwards and forwards across the grass.
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5 bend over backwards
to try very hard:يُحاوِلُ بِكُلِّ جُهْدِهِHe bent over backwards to get us tickets for the concert.
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6 fall over backwards
to try very hard:يُحاوِلُ بِكُلِّ جُهْدِهِHe bent over backwards to get us tickets for the concert.
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7 know backwards
to know extremely well or perfectly:He knows his history backwards.
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8 بالطريق الراجع
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9 reverse
[rəˈvəːs]1. verb1) to move backwards or in the opposite direction to normal:يَسير إلى الخَلْف، يَعْكِسُ اتِّجاه سَيْرِهHe reversed the film through the projector.
2) to put into the opposite position, state, order etc:يَنْعَكِس، يَنْقَلِبThis jacket can be reversed (= worn inside out).
3) to change (a decision, policy etc) to the exact opposite:يَعْكِس القَرار او السِّياسَه، يَتَحَوَّل إلى الإتِّجاه المُعاكِسThe man was found guilty, but the judges in the appeal court reversed the decision.
2. noun1) ( also adjective) (the) opposite:"Are you hungry?" "Quite the reverse – I"ve eaten far too much!'
عَكْس، نَقيضI take the reverse point of view.
2) a defeat; a piece of bad luck.هَزيمَه، نَكْسَه3) (a mechanism eg one of the gears of a car etc which makes something move in) a backwards direction or a direction opposite to normal:يَجْعَل السَّيّارَه تَسير إلى الوَراء( also adjective) a reverse gear.
الجِهَة الأخْرى لِقِطْعَة النُّقودthe reverse (side) of a coin.
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10 shuttle
[ˈʃatl] noun1) in weaving, a piece of equipment for carrying the thread backwards and forwards across the other threads.مَكّوك2) a piece of machinery for making loops in the lower thread in a sewing-machine.وَشيعَة3) an air, train or other transport service etc which operates constantly backwards and forwards between two places:قِطار أو طَيارَه مكوكيَّهspace shuttle (= a craft travelling between space stations).
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11 اتجاه
اِتِّجاه \ attitude: a way of thinking or behaving: What is your attitude to employing female teachers?. bearings: direction, where one is in relation to other places: He lost his bearings in the desert and wandered about helplessly. Let me get my bearings and I’ll find the right road course. direction: the way that sb. or sth. goes: He went in the wrong direction. line: a course; a direction: One road follows the line of the river; the other follows the coastline. track: the course that is taken when one is tracking, the course that is being followed in any planned action: I think she’s on the right track. trend: the general direction of a change: a trend towards greater freedom for women. way: a direction: Which is the way to London? I’ve lost my way. It’s a long way away (it’s far away). Please lead the way (Please go in front). \ See Also ناحية (ناحِيَة)، مثيل (مَثيل)، وجهة (وِجْهَة)، سَبِيل \ الاتِّجاه المُعَاكِس \ reverse: (of a machine) going backwards: He put his car into reverse. \ بِاتِّجاه \ on: (showing a direction) towards: She turned her back on me. His eyes were on the door. towards: in the direction of: My window faced towards the east. \ بِاتِّجاه الخَلْف \ in reverse gear: going backwards (in the reverse direction). \ بِاتِّجاه الشَّرْق \ east: in or towards the direction in which the sun rises: We flew east for several hours. eastwards: towards the east. \ بِاتِّجاه الشَّمَال \ northward(s): towards the north. \ بِاتِّجاه عقارب الساعة \ clockwise: in the direction taken by the hands of a clock: To open this lock, turn the key clockwise (or in a clockwise direction). \ بِاتِّجاه مجرَى النَّهْر \ downstream: (moving) in the way the water flows, towards the mouth of a river, etc.: I threw a stick into the water and watched it float downstream. -
12 جيئة وذهابا
جِيْئَةً وذَهابًا \ back and forth: moving first one way, then another, many times, first in one direction, then in the other. backwards and forwards: moving first one way, then the other, many times: He drives backwards and forwards to work every day. to and fro: this way and that way: The guards were marching to and fro. up and down: first one way, then the other: The guard marched up and down. -
13 back and forth
جِيْئَةً وذَهابًا \ back and forth: moving first one way, then another, many times, first in one direction, then in the other. backwards and forwards: moving first one way, then the other, many times: He drives backwards and forwards to work every day. to and fro: this way and that way: The guards were marching to and fro. up and down: first one way, then the other: The guard marched up and down. -
14 to and fro
جِيْئَةً وذَهابًا \ back and forth: moving first one way, then another, many times, first in one direction, then in the other. backwards and forwards: moving first one way, then the other, many times: He drives backwards and forwards to work every day. to and fro: this way and that way: The guards were marching to and fro. up and down: first one way, then the other: The guard marched up and down. -
15 up and down
جِيْئَةً وذَهابًا \ back and forth: moving first one way, then another, many times, first in one direction, then in the other. backwards and forwards: moving first one way, then the other, many times: He drives backwards and forwards to work every day. to and fro: this way and that way: The guards were marching to and fro. up and down: first one way, then the other: The guard marched up and down. -
16 to and fro
ذهَابًا وإِيَابًا \ backwards and forwards: moving first one way, then the other, many times. to and fro: this way and that way: The guards were marching to and fro. \ مُقْبِلاً مُدْبِرًا \ backwards and forwards: moving first one way, then the other, many times. to and fro: this way and that way: The guards were marching to and fro. -
17 reverse
الاتِّجاه المُعَاكِس \ reverse: (of a machine) going backwards: He put his car into reverse. \ عَادَ \ reverse: to go (or cause to go) backwards: He reversed (his car) out of the gate. \ See Also أعادَ إلى الخلف \ عَكْسِيّ \ reverse: backward; opposite: in reverse order; the reverse side of a plate. -
18 sideways
جانِبيًّا \ sideways: to the side; not forwards or backwards: She stepped sideways to avoid the bus. \ مُجَانَبَةً \ sideways: to the side; not forwards or backwards: She stepped sideways to avoid the bus. \ See Also جانبا (جانِبًا) -
19 daf'
a push (backwards), repelling [dafa'a] Hin dafa, Per daf' borrowed from Ar -
20 الى الوراء
adv. aback, backward, in reverse, backwards
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