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شَوَّهَ \ blot out: to cause sth. not to be seen any more: Clouds blotted out (the view of) the mountain. distort: to twist (one’s face, the truth, etc.): He gave a distorted account of the accident. maim: to wound seriously; cause to lose an arm or a leg. mutilate: to damage (a body, a valuable paper, etc.) by tearing or cutting off a part. \ See Also طمس (طَمَسَ)‏ \ شَوَّهَ المَنظر بأشياءَ مُبَعْثرة \ litter: to cover with scattered objects that will have to be removed: The floor was littered with books.

صَانِع \ workman: sb. who works with his hands at a skilled job. \ صَانِع \ jeweller, jeweler: sb. who makes or sells jewels and objects that are fitted with jewels. \ See Also بائِع الجَوَاهِر \ صَانِع \ watchmaker: sb. who makes or repairs watches. \ See Also مُصَلِّح السَّاعات \ صَانِع... \ maker: (esp. in compounds) sb. who makes things: a shoemaker. \ صَانِع البنَادق \ gunsmith: sb. who makes guns. \ صَانِع الحِذَاء \ shoemaker: sb. who makes shoes. \ صَانِع فَنِّي \ craftsman (craftsmen): sb. skilled with the hands.

صَيَّرَ \ get (got, gotten): to cause (a certain condition); to cause (sth.) to be done (by mistake or on purpose): Please get breakfast ready. I got my hair cut. I got my finger caught in the machine. make: (with two objects) to cause to become; appoint: They made my father a judge. render: (usu. passive) to cause (sth. or sb.) to be in a certain state: His arm was rendered useless by a fall. \ See Also جعل (جَعَل)، أحدث (أَحْدَثَ)، تسبب في (تَسَبَّبَ في)‏ \ صَيْرَفة \ exchange.

ضَخْم \ big: large. bulky: (of objects) large and difficult to handle. colossal: of very great size. enormous: very big gigantic. of very great size:: a gigantic tree. gross: very fat; very big: a gross stomach; a gross mistake. huge: very large: An elephant is a huge animal. husky: (of men) big and strong. immense: very large: There was an immense improvement in her work. mammoth: unusually large. strapping: big, strong and healthy: a strapping boy. tremendous: very great: a tremendous explosion. vast: very large: a vast ocean. \ See Also هَائِل، جسيم (جَسِيم)، بدين (بَدين)، قَوِيّ البِنْيَة \ ضَخْم جدًّا \ giant: very large: a giant snake. \ ضَخْم الجسم \ burly: (of men) big and strong, usu. with wide shoulders. \ ضَخْم وثقيل جدًّا \ massive: very large and heavy: An elephant is a massive animal.

ضِرْس \ tooth, teeth: one of the bony objects with which we bite; any tooth-like part of an instrument or machine.

عامِّيّ \ slangy: of slang; like slang: a slangy expression. vulgar: (of a person) rude; (of speech or behaviour) displeasing; going against accepted polite standards; (of objects) showing a lack of good judgement about what is suitable or beautiful. \ See Also سوقي (سُوقِيّ)‏

عَدَسة \ lens: a piece of specially shaped glass, for use in eye-glasses or in photographic equipment, etc.. \ عَدَسة مُكبِّرة \ magnifying glass: a simple glass for enlarging small print or closely examining small objects.

عِقْد \ necklace: a string of small ornamental objects, worn round the neck: a gold necklace. string: a row of ornaments (beads, pearls, etc.) that are set on a string, esp. for wearing round the neck, etc.: a string of jewels.

العَقْعَق (طَائِر)‏ \ magpie: a noisy black-and-white bird that steals bright objects.

عِلْم \ knowledge: what one knows: His knowledge of radio is very wide. His general knowledge is slight. learning: knowledge that is gained by long serious study: He is a man of great learning. scholarship: the qualities of a very learned person: This writer on Shakespeare is famous for his scholarship. science: the careful study of any serious subject: political science; the science of language. \ بِغَير عِلْمِه \ behind sb.’s back: when someone is not present: He tells untrue stories about me behind my back. \ عِلْم الآثار القَديمة \ archaeology, archeology: the scientific study of life in the distant past by digging up ancient cities, examining buried objects, etc. \ عِلْم الاجْتِماع \ sociology: the study of society and human behaviour in groups. \ عِلْم الإِحْصَاء \ statistics: (with pl. verb) facts that are shown by numbers; (with sg. verb) the science of showing facts by numbers: National statistics of births and deaths are collected regularly. Statistics is a modern science. \ عِلْم الأَحْياء \ biology: the science of living things. \ عِلْم الأخلاق \ ethics: the study of good and bad in human behaviour. \ عِلْم الأرصاد الجوّيّة \ meteorology: the science of the weather. \ عِلْم الأساطير \ mythology: myths in general; the study of myths. \ عِلْم الاشْتِقاق (في علم اللُّغَة)‏ \ etymology: the study of the history of words. \ عِلْم الأصوات \ phonetics: (as subject of study; pl. as a practical activity) the science of speech sounds; the signs used for these sounds; the practical use of this science: Phonetics is a modern science. Are these phonetics correct? Phonetics help foreigners to pronounce words. \ عِلْم الاقتصاد \ economics: the science of national economy. \ عِلْم الإنْسَان \ anthropology: the scientific study of man, his way of life, religions, races, etc. \ عِلْم بالوُصُول \ acknowledg(e)ment: a note of receipt: I sent the money but I’ve had no acknowledgement. \ عِلْم التاريخ \ history: an orderly record or study of past events: a student of history; the history of Europe. \ عِلْم التَّحْليل النَّفْسي \ psychoanalysis: (the scientific study of) a way of treating disorders ot the mind by examination of all that sb. can remember of his past life, dreams, feelings, etc.. \ عِلْم التَّدْبِير المنزليّ \ domestic science: the study of cooking and other housekeeping skills. \ عِلْم التَّنْجيم \ astrology: the study of the stars in relation to human fate. \ عِلْم الجَبْر \ algebra: a branch of mathematics, using signs and letters as well as numbers. \ عِلْم الجُغْرافيا \ geography: the scientific study of the structure, produce and use of the earth’s surface. \ عِلْم الحَرْب \ warfare: the science of making war; fighting. \ عِلْم حَرَكة السوائل \ hydraulics: the science of controlling and using liquid pressure, esp. for engineering purposes. \ عِلْم الحَشَرات \ entomology: the study of insects. \ عِلْم الحَيَوان \ zoology: the scientific study of animal life. \ عِلْم الرِّياضيّات \ mathematics: the science of numbers and space; the practical use of this science: Mathematics is an exact science. maths: the usual shortening of mathematics. \ عِلْم الزراعة بدون تُربة \ hydroponics: the science of growing plants in water, without soil. \ عِلْم السِّيَاسَة \ politics: (sg. as an art or activity; pl. as personal beliefs, etc.) the art of government; the affairs of government; one’s opinions on government: Is politics an art or a science? My politics are my private concern. \ عِلْم الصحّة \ hygiene: the study and practice of how to keep good health, esp. by paying attention to cleaniness. \ عِلْم صيانة الأحراش \ forestry: the science of growing trees for man’s use as wood. \ عِلْم الطّبّ \ medicine: the science and the art of dealing with disease. \ عِلْم طَبَقات الأرض \ geology: the study of the rocks that make up the earth. \ عِلْم الطبيعة \ physics: the science of heat, light, sound, Motion, etc.: Physics is an important branch of science. \ See Also الفيزياء \ عِلْم طبيعيّ \ science: the study of the substances, forces, etc. found in nature (esp. Biology; Chemistry; Physics): Schools teach science. \ عِلْم الطُّيُور \ ornithology: the scientific study of birds. \ عِلْم الفَلَك \ astronomy: the scientific study of the stars. \ عِلْم الكِيمْياء \ chemistry: the science that studies the nature and behaviour of all substances. \ عِلْم المالية \ finance: the science of controlling money. \ See Also إدارة المال \ عِلْم المَنْطِق \ logic: the science of reasoning. \ عِلْم النَّبَات \ botany: the scientific study of plants. \ عِلْم النَّفْس \ psychology: the scientific study of the mind. \ عِلْم الهَنْدَسة \ geometry: the science of lines, angles, surfaces and solid figures, and of their measurements.

عِيار \ weight: sth. of known heaviness, that is used on a pair of scales for weighing other objects (by comparison). \ See Also معيار (مِعْيَار)، مثقال (مِثْقَال)‏ \ عِيَار ماسُورَة البُنْدُقِيَّة \ bore: the width of the inside of a pipe, gun, etc.: this pipe has a large bore.

عَيَّنَ \ appoint: to choose for a position: He was appointed captain of the team. determine: to decide; be the cause of; control: We must determine the rights and wrongs of the case. The weather determines the size of the crop. make: (with two objects) to cause to become; appoint: They made my father a judge. nominate: to suggest or name (sb.) officiallly for a position: She was nominated for President of the club. post: to send (sb.) to a place of duty: He was posted to his firm’s branch office in Rome. set: cause (sb.) to do sth.: I set the boy to work in my shop. specify: to state clearly, giving a name or an exact description: She asked for flowers, but she did not specify the kind that she wanted. \ See Also سمى (سَمَّى)، رشح (رَشَّحَ)‏

الفَظّ \ walrus: a large sea animal with two very long teeth. \ See Also فِيل البحر \ فَظّ \ abrupt: (of speech or behaviour) rough and not polite. beastly: very nasty. blunt: speaking plainly without trying to be polite: a blunt refusal.. coarse: (of people and their manners) rough; rude: a coarse fellow; a coarse laugh. crude: (of manners, ideas, pieces of works, etc.) rough. gruff: rough and sometimes unfriendly in voice or manner. ill-mannered: having bad manners. impolite: not polite; rude. off-hand: careless and impolite: an off-hand reply to a serious question. rough: not gentle: a rough game. rowdy: rough and noisy (person, behaviour, etc.). rude: not polite. surly: acting in a rough unfriendly way and saying little. uncouth: lacking good manners; strange in one’s appearance: It is uncouth to push your knife into your mouth when eating. Modern young men don’t condiser it uncouth to wear their hair long. vulgar: (of a person) rude; (of speech or behaviour) displeasing; going against accepted polite standards; (of objects) showing a lack of good judgement about what is suitable or beautiful. \ See Also غريب (غَريب)، سوقي (سُوقيّ)، جاف (جافّ)، خشن (خَشِن)، سَيِّئ الأدب

القَاق (طَائِر الزّاغ)‏ \ jackdaw: a black and grey bird that often steals bright objects.

قَصير \ brief: (of sth. said, written or done) short; lasting a short time: a brief speech; a brief visit. little: small; (of children) very young and small; (of time or distance) short: a little book; two little boys; Wait a little while. short: not long: a short time; a short distance; short grass; a short stick. \ قَصير البَصَر \ short-sighted: unable to see distant objects clearly. \ قَصير القَامَة \ short: not tall: a short fat woman. \ قَصير النَّظَر \ short-sighted: unwisely, thinking only of the present; not considering the future: short-sighted plans for a school, which will soon be too small. \ قَصير ومُمْتَلئ \ stocky: (of a person) short, strong and solidly built.

قِلادَة \ necklace: a string of small ornamental objects, worn round the neck: a gold necklace.

كَسَا \ clothe: to dress; put clothes on or supply clothes for: A man must feed and clothe his family. coat: to put a covering on sth.: His shoes were coated with mud. cover: to scatter over; put here and there: He covered her face with kisses. The trees were covered with fruit, put (sth.) over the surface of sth. else so as to hide or protect it She covered her face as I passed. We cover meat against flies. Clouds covered the sun. Cats are covered with fur. dress: to put clothes on (sb.): She dressed her children in cotton clothes. A baby cannot dress itself. \ See Also غطى (غَطَّى)، ألبس (أَلْبَسَ)‏ \ كَسَا \ strew, (strewed, strewn): to scatter; cover with scattered objects: The floor was strewn with bits of paper. \ See Also غَطَّى بِـ \ كَسَا بالقرميد \ tile: to cover with tiles. \ See Also البَلاَط \ كَسَا بالقَطْران \ tar: to cover with tar: a tarred road.

مَادّيّ \ concrete: real; that can be seen and felt; about facts and objects: A gift may be a concrete expression of friendship or gratitude. material: of matter or substance; of the body: The storm did a lot of material damage (to buildings, etc.) She’s too poor to satisfy her family’s material needs (food, clothing, etc.). mercenary: having a strong desire for money or other gain: When he helped us I thought he was being kind, but it turned out that his reasons were mercenary. tangible: which can be seen or touched; real: The lion’s footmarks were tangible proof that he had gone to the stream to drink.

مُبْتَذَل \ vulgar: (of a person) rude; (of speech or behaviour) displeasing; going against accepted polite standards; (of objects) showing a lack of good judgement about what is suitable or beautiful.

مِترَاس \ barricade: a quickly-built wall of heavy objects, to defend or block sth. (a street, a door way, etc.).