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1 fall between two stools
to lose both of two possibilities by hesitating between them or trying for both.يَخْسَر الفُرْصَتَيْن بِسَبَب تَرَدُّدِه -
2 fall
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3 فصل
فَصْل \ act: a division of a play. chapter: a division of a book. insulation: being insulated against heat, sound or electricity. quarter: three months of the year: We pay the rent every quarter. separation: separating; being separate. \ فَصْل \ class: a group of students being taught together: That boy is in my class. \ See Also صَفّ دِراسِيّ \ فَصْل (من مُسَلْسَل) \ instalment: one part of sth. (payment, a story in a weekly paper, etc.) that is being done regularly bit by bit: I paid for my new car by monthly instalments. \ See Also جزء (جُزْء) \ فَصْل (في قِصّة) \ episode: an event in a set of events, esp. in a story. \ See Also حادِثَة \ فَصْل الخَرِيف \ autumn: the period of the year between summer and winter. fall: Autumn: We’ll visit Europe in the fall. \ فَصْل دِراسي (في جامعة) \ semester: either of the two periods into which a year at universities, esp. in the USA, is divided. \ فَصْل الرَّبيع \ spring: the time of year (between winter and summer) when plants begin to grow: Many hot countries have no spring. \ فَصْل الشتاء \ winter: the coldest period of the year (November to February in northen countries; June to August in southern countries). \ فَصْل الصَّيْف \ summer: the hottest period of the year (June to August in northern countries; December to February in southern countries). summertime: the summer period. \ فَصْل مُثير \ drama: an exciting event or excited scene: We heard the drama of their escape from the prison camp. Don’t let’s have dramas about going to bed on time, children. \ فَصْل من فُصُول السَّنَة \ season: (not in countries near the equator) one of the four divisions of the year (spring, summer, autumn, winter). -
4 collapse
[kəˈlæps] verb1) to fall down and break into pieces:يَسْقُط، يَتَداعىThe bridge collapsed under the weight of the traffic.
2) (of a person) to fall down especially unconscious, because of illness, shock etc:يَنْهارShe collapsed with a heart attack.
3) to break down, fail:يَتَوَقَّف، يَفْشَلThe talks between the two countries have collapsed.
4) to fold up or to (cause to) come to pieces (intentionally):يَتَهاوى، يَتَكَسَّرDo these chairs collapse?
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5 autumn
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6 تخلل
تَخَلّلَ: تَوَسّطَto intervene, interpose, intermediate, lie (fall, occur, be, come, go) between or in between -
7 توسط
تَوَسّطَ: كانَ أو جَلَسَ بِالوَسَط، تَخَلّلَto be or sit in the middle or center (of); to intermediate, interpose, intervene, lie (fall, be, occur, come, go) between or in between
См. также в других словарях:
fall between two stools — ► fall between two stools Brit. fail to be or take either of two satisfactory alternatives. Main Entry: ↑stool … English terms dictionary
fall between two stools — phrasal : to fail or come to naught because of inability to choose between or reconcile two alternative or conflicting courses of action a story of falling between two stools the stool of election promises to balance the budget and reduce taxes,… … Useful english dictionary
fall between two stools — mainly British, mainly British if something falls between two stools, it fails because it is neither one type of thing nor another and if someone falls between two stools, they fail because they try to combine two different types of thing that… … New idioms dictionary
fall between two stools — verb a) To fit into neither of two categories and, hence, be neglected or fail. “ She [<nowiki/>] could not bear to lose the land she had got by a swindle; and then she could not bear the loss of her lover. So she fell between two stools. ” … Wiktionary
fall between stools — If something falls between two stools, it is neither totally one thing nor another, and is therefore unsatisfactory. The book didn t sell because it fell between two stools. It appealed neither to historians nor to the general public … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
fall between the cracks — See fall through the cracks … English idioms
fall between two stools — phrasal to fail because of inability to choose between or reconcile two alternative or conflicting courses of action … New Collegiate Dictionary
fall between two stools — fail because one hesitated between two opportunities, attempt two things at once and fail at both … English contemporary dictionary
fall between two stools — not clearly one type or the other, neither fish nor fowl This vehicle is part bike and part car. It falls between two stools … English idioms
fall between — be overlooked, go unnoticed … English contemporary dictionary
fall between two stools — Brit. fail to be or take either of two satisfactory alternatives. → stool … English new terms dictionary
