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فُسْحَة \ extent: the distance that something stretches: He held out his arms to their full extent. interval: a space (in time or distance) between two things: an interval of ten minutes between two parts of a play; a wire fence, with posts at three metre intervals. space: room; enough empty area: There is space for three more chairs in this row, an empty area; a distance between things Leave a space between the lines. \ فُسْحَة في الكتابة \ blank: an empty space on paper: Leave a blank for any word you don’t know.

فَعَّال \ active: busy; not lazy; able to do things: My father is old but still active. He takes an active part in village affairs. businesslike: having or showing the ability to succeed in business; doing things quickly and sensibly. dynamic: (of a person) having a forceful character. effective: having a good or useful effect: Her efforts to improve the school have been very effective. forceful: full of force: a forceful description. powerful: having strength or force: a powerful blow; a powerful engine. \ See Also نشيط (نَشيط)، قوي (قويّ)‏

فَلاَّحيّ \ rustic: (of country things, compared with town things) plain and simple.

قَاسٍ \ austere: (of people) severe, self-controlled and serious: He always has an austere expression, and never smiles. bad, (worse, worst): (of things that are never good) serious; severe: a bad accident; a bad cold. brutal: having no feeling; cruel: a brutal war; a brutal act of violence. callous: (of the skin) hardened and thick. cruel: liking to hurt others; unkind; causing pain: It is cruel to lock up a child. He struck her a cruel blow. fierce: (of people, their actions and feelings) violent: a fierce attack; a fierce hatred. grim: very serious; ready to suffer or to make others suffer; not yielding; merciless: he faced his enemy with a grim smile. hard: firm; not soft: as hard as iron, not gentle; unkind; demanding complete obedience He’s a hard father. He’s hard on his children. harsh: (of people and punishments) hard; cruel. inhuman: cruel; lacking natural human kindness. merciless: showing no mercy. relentless: pitiless. rigid: stiff; not bending unable to bend. ruthless: merciless; pitiless: a ruthless enemy. severe: (of things) bad or violent, causing anxiety; (of people) hard and merciless: a severe illness; a severe judge. stern: severe demanding obedience: stern treatment; a stern father. stringent: (of conditions, rules, etc.) severe; demanding exact fulfilment. tough: not easily cut or torn or broken: tough meat; tough glass. violent: using force; fierce: a violent attack; a violent temper. virulent: very harmful to the health; poisonous; full of hate: a virulent disease; a virulent political speech. \ See Also عنيف، خبيث( خبيث)، جامد( جامد)، عديم الشفقة، صارم (صَارِم)، مؤلم (مُؤْلِم)، شنيع( شنيع)، وحشي (وَحْشِيّ)، غليظ( غليظ)‏ \ قاسٍ (إنْسَان)‏ \ brute: a cruel person. \ See Also فَظّ \ قَاسٍ جدًّا \ scathing: severely faultfinding; bitterly unkind in one’s blame: a scathing report. \ قَاسٍ كالصَّخْر \ rocky: full of rocks; as hard as rock: a rocky coast. \ See Also صخري (صَخْرِيّ)‏

كَثِير \ ample: enough or more than is necessary: There is an ample supply of food. We have ample time to catch the train. considerable: great (of amount, cost, difficulty, distance, etc.). constant: happening very often: He paid constant visit to the doctor. good: fairly large: It cost a good deal of money. many: a large number (of): He has (very) many friends. Many (of them) are at school with him. Many hands make light work (A job is done faster if we help each other). many a: used with a singular noun, equal in sense to a plural noun: I’ve been there many a time (many times). plentiful: (esp. of fruit or vegetables) obtainable in large numbers: Apples are plentiful this year. We had a plentiful supply of fruit. \ بِكَثِير \ all: (with comparatives) much: If you run you’ll get there all the sooner. by far: by a long way or very much: He is by far the better player of the two. He plays better by far. far: (comparing things) much: He works far harder than you do. lot: a lot very much: I feel a lot better today. He likes her a lot. much: (in comparisons; before more, etc., and before too) a lot; by a great amount: This is much more useful than that. I feel much better today. It’s much too expensive. well: quite a long way: He’s well over 60. Stand well back from the line. \ كَثِير الأحلام \ dreamy: having an appearance of dreaming; inattentive to what is around one. \ كَثِير الأعشاب الضَّارَّة \ weedy: full of weeds or weed. \ كَثِير إلى هذا الحَدّ \ so many, so much: such a lot of: I never knew that you had so many brothers. \ كَثِير الإنتاج \ productive: (of land, work, plans, etc.) producing (many) goods or results. \ كَثِير التِّلال \ hilly: (of a country or roads) full of hills. \ كَثِير التَّنقُّل \ on the move: moving; travelling: He’s always on the move and never settles for long. \ كَثِير الجِبال \ mountainous: (of land) full of mountains. \ كَثِير جدًّا \ a good many, a great many: very many: a good many people. immensely: very much: I enjoyed myself immensely. in abundance: in large quantities. so many, so much: such a lot of: I never knew that you had so many brothers. \ كَثِير الحِجارة \ stony: having many stones: stony soil. \ كَثِير الحَرَاشِف \ scaly: covered with scales: A scaly creature; a scaly surface. \ كَثِير الدُّخَان \ smoky: producing much smoke; full of smoke; of a greyish brown colour. \ كَثِير الرّياح \ windy: having a lot of wind: Windy weather; a windy hillside. \ كَثِير الرِّيح \ breezy: (of weather) rather windy; fresh. \ كَثِير السُّؤَال \ inquisitive: too eager to know about other people’s affairs. \ كَثِير الشَّعْر \ hairy: covered with hair: hairy legs. \ كَثِير الضَّباب \ foggy: not clear because of fog: a foggy day. \ كَثِير الضَّجيج \ noisy: making a lot of noise: noisy children. \ كَثِير العَدَد \ numerous: great in number; very many: numerous mistakes. \ كَثِير العُشْب \ grassy: covered with grass. \ كَثِير العُصَارة \ juicy: (of fruit, etc.) containing a lot of liquid: a juicy apple. \ كَثِير العَظْم \ bony: (of fish or meat) full of bones. \ كَثِير العَمَل \ busy: working; having much to do: My wife is busy cooking. I’ve had a busy day at the office. \ See Also مشغول (مَشْغُول)‏ \ كَثِير مِن \ a lot of, lots of: a great deal of (but much or many is more common in questions or negative sentences): He has a lot of money but he hasn’t much sense. a good deal, a great deal: a lot: he suffers a good deal of pain. He has a great deal of money. dozen: a lot: I have dozens of relations. masses: a lot: I’ve got masses of work to finish. much: (it should be used: (a) only with nu nouns; use many for nc. nouns; (b) in negative sentences or questions; (c) in statements only when it describes the subject or when it follows how, too, so or as; in other statements use a lot, plenty of, a good deal of) a large amount of: We haven’t much food. Much money was spent on repairs. You eat too much sugar. \ كَثِير النُّتُوءات \ lumpy: full of lumps; covered with lumps; not smooth. \ كَثِير النِّسْيَان \ forgetful: often failing to remember things. \ كَثيرًا \ lot: a lot very much: I feel a lot better today. He likes her a lot. much: (only in negative sentences or questions; always after the verb) often: Does he come here much?, (with p.p) greatly a much-loved friend, (with verbs (a) it must not come between the verb and its object, (b) it may come at the end of a negative sentence or question, (c) it may only come at the end of a statement if it follows very) greatly: I don’t much like it or (I don’t like it). often: many times: It often rains in winter. \ كَثيرًا جدًّا \ highly: greatly; very; very much: I was highly delighted at his success. This substance is highly poisonous. She is a highly experienced taecher. I value your advice highly. \ كَثيرةُ الأرجُل (من المَفْصِليّات)‏ \ millepedes or millipedes, Myriapoda. \ _(field) Zool.

لَخْبَطَ \ jumble: to mix things in a confused way: a jumbled heap of clothes. mess about: to put things into disorder: Stop messing about - I’m trying to work! Don’t mess about with that paint. muddle: to confuse; bring into disorder: They muddled me with their various accounts of the event. \ لَخْبَطَ \ shuffle: to mix (playing cards, papers, etc.). \ See Also خَلَطَ وَرَق اللَّعِب

مُحَافِظ \ governor: sb. who is appointed (usu. by the government) to control sth. (a state, bank, prison, college, etc.). old-fashioned: (of people) holding on to old ideas and customs; (of things) not modern; no longer used. \ مُحافِظ (شَخْص)‏ \ conservative: (a person) disliking great or sudden changes from the customary way of doing things; (a person) belonging to the British political party that wishes to preserve the country from too much government control of industry. \ See Also متحفظ (مُتَحَفِّظ)‏ \ مُحَافِظ على القانون \ law-abiding: (of a person) obeying the law. \ مُحَافِظ على المَواعِيد \ punctual: at the right time; neither early nor late: Trains are not always punctual. The meeting began punctually at 8.00. \ مُحَافِظ على النِّظَام \ orderly: well arranged; (of a crowd) well behaved.

مُحِبّ \ in love: having a special fondness and (usu.) sexual desire for sb.: My son and his daughter are very much in love (with each other). lover: one of a pair who are in love; sb. who takes pleasure in sth.: a music lover. loving: feeling or showing love: a loving kiss. tender: gentle and kind: a mother’s tender care. \ مُحِبّ لِذَاتِه \ selfish: caring only for oneself: He’s too selfish to share his food with anyone. \ مُحِبّ للاطلاع \ curious: eager to know (esp. sth. that is secret or strange or does not concern one): I’m curious about those noises in the night. She’s too curious about her neighbours. \ مُحِبّ للامتِلاك \ possessive: (of people) liking to possess and keep away from other people (things; a person’s love or presence): She’s possessive about her books, and refuses to lend them to anyone. He’s a possessive husband. \ مُحِبّ للانْشِراح \ jovial: merry; very cheerful (esp. of sb. who is always so, by nature). \ مُحِبّ للجَدَل والنّقاش \ argumentative: fond of arguing. \ مُحِبّ للخِدْمة العامّة \ public-spirited: ready to do useful things for one’s fellow citizens without payment. \ مُحِبّ للسِّلْم \ peaceful: loving peace; not violent: peaceful nations. \ مُحِبّ للسَّيطرة \ masterful: having a strong character, so that one likes to control others. \ مُحِبّ للشّر (شقيّ)‏ \ mischievous: fond of mischief: causing trouble. \ مُحِبّ للعُزْلَة \ retiring: (of people) quiet in manner; not fond of social life or of talking. \ مُحِبّ الماء \ hydrophilic. \ _(field) Chem., Bot. \ See Also إلْفُ الماء \ مُحِبّ للمَظَاهِر \ ostentatious: taking care to be noticed: an ostentatious way of dressing; too ostentatious with her gifts to the poor. \ مُحِبّ للنزاع \ quarrelsome: fond of quarreling; bad-tempered. \ مُحِبّ للهَزْل \ frivolous: silly but amusing; not serious: a frivolous complaint. \ مُحِبّ لِلوَطَن \ patriotic: of or like a patriot: Patriotic songs.

مَخْزَن \ depot: a store-house, esp. one for army supplies. store: a large shop, which sells a variety of things. storeroom: a room where stores are kept. warehouse: a storehouse for a trader’s goods. shed: a hut for storing things: a toolshed; a woodshed. \ مَخْزَن \ department store: a big shop, selling various goods (clothes, furniture, food, etc.) in different areas. \ See Also مَتْجَر جامِع \ مَخْزَن (في مركب)‏ \ hold: the space for goods in the bottom of a ship. \ See Also مستودع، عنبر البضاعة \ مَخْزَن البُنْدُقِيَّة \ magazine: the part of a gun that holds a supply of ammunition. \ مَخْزَن الحُبُوب \ granary: a storehouse for grain. barn: a farm building for storing corn, etc.. \ See Also الغِلال \ مَخْزَن الذَّخيرة \ magazine: a store for arms, gunpowder, etc.. \ مَخْزَن كُتب \ bookshop, bookstore: a shop where books are sold. \ مَخْزَن مَكْشُوف \ dump: space for storing supplies, such as petrol for an army.

مُضَادّ \ contrary: (the) opposite: in the contrary direction; He told me the contrary. \ See Also عكس (عَكْس)‏ \ مُضَادّ حَيَوِيّ \ antibiotic: (material such as penicillin) able to destroy harmful things in our bodies. \ مُضَادّ للجَرَاثيم \ antibiotic: (material such as penicillin) able to destroy harmful things in our bodies. \ مُضَادّ للطَّائِرَات \ anti-aircraft: used against aircraft.

مَعْمَل \ factory: a building where things are made, esp with machines. lab: (short for laboratory) a room or building where scientists work. laboratory: a room or building where scientists work. mill: a factory for certain kinds of work: a cotton mill; a steel mill. work: (pl. but often treated as sg. with an attrib. noun) a factory; a place where sth. is produced: The steel works are closed for the weekend. workshop: a place where things are made or repaired; a room in a factory; a classroom for learning skilled trades. \ See Also وَرْشَة \ مَعْمَل تَكْرِير \ refinery: a factory where oil, sugar, etc., is made pure.

مَفْصِل \ join: a place or line where two pieces of material are joined together. joint: a place where two things join; a part that joins two things (in the body, in machinery, pipes, etc.): the knee joint. \ مَفْصِل الإِصْبَع \ knuckle: a joint in the finger. \ وَجَع المفاصِل \ rheumatism: a painful disease, causing swollen muscles or joints.

مِن \ by: (showing how sth. is done): We hold things by the handle. We know people by name. We learn by experience. We earn money by working. from: showing the time that sth. started: I waited from six o’clock till eight, showing where sth. began or was obtained Are men descended from monkeys? He read aloud from the newspaper, showing cause He suffered from stomach pains, showing the lower limit of costs, numbers, etc. New bicycles cost from $60 to $90 each, showing a change The price rose from 20 pence to 25 pence, showing difference I don’t know one from the other, showing the place that one has left He arrived from Glasgow. of: (after a noun) showing contents, amount, kind, etc.: a cup of coffee (a cup that contains coffee); a cupful of coffee (enough coffee to fill a cup); a pound of sugar (sugar that weighs a pound); a piece of bread (not a whole loaf), (after an adj. or verb) concerning; about: I’m sure of it. She’s afraid of mice, (after a verb) showing a cause He died of hunger, (after an adj.) showing who did sth. and how he did it It was kind of your father to invite me (Your father was kind...), (after a participle) showing how sth. is formed a dress made of silk. than: used in comparing two objects; here the second subject and verb are always left out: I like you better than him (I like you better than I like him), used in comparing two subjects; it is better to put in the second verb, although some writers leave it out He is taller than I (am). He runs faster than I (do). \ مِن أَجْل \ because of: as a result of: Because of his illness, he could not travel. for: because of: He jumped for joy. She was sent to prison for stealing. for sb. to do sth.: that sb. should do sth.: I’m anxious for him to pass his exams. sake, for the sake of, for sb.’s sake: for the desire of: Why ruin your health for the sake of a little pleasure?, for the good of; so as to help: Soldiers die for the sake of their county (or for their country’s sake). Don’t take any risks for my sake. towards: as a help to: He gave me $5 towards the cost of my bicycle. \ مِن أَجْل ذلك \ hence: (often with no verb) for this reason: My car broke down; hence my late arrival. \ مِن أحدث طِراز \ up to date: up to the present moment; modern; knowing or showing the latest facts: Give me an up-to-date report on political events in South America. \ مِن أَصْل \ out: from among: Ten out of the twenty people were late. \ مِن الأَفْضَل \ preferably: if possible: Any day suits me, but preferably not Sunday. \ مِن الأَفْضَل \ had better: would be wise to: You had better try again tomorrow. \ See Also الأَجْدى لِـ \ مِن الآن \ hence: from now: A week hence I shall be in Rome. \ مِن... إلى \ from... to...: (without a or the) showing passage of time, distance in space, or repeated action: He visits me from time to time. He went from house to house in search of work. \ مِن آن إلى آخر \ every now and again, every now and then: again and again, but with no regular space between. \ مِن الآن فَصَاعِدًا \ henceforth, henceforward: from now on; in future. on: onwards: From now on I shall be more careful. \ مِن البداية إلى النهاية \ through: passing from one side or place to another; making a continuous journey: a through train. \ مِن بَعْدُ \ since: after; during the period after: I saw him on Tuesday, but I haven’t seen him since. I’ve been thinking about him ever since. \ مِن بَعيد \ from afar: from a great distance. \ مِن بَين \ out of: from among: Ten out of the twenty people were late. \ مِن ثَمَّ \ subsequently: afterwards: He became ill in the winter, and subsequently died. \ مِن جَانِبٍ إِلَى آخر \ across: form one side to the other: Run across before a car comes. The river is half a mile across. over: so that a different side is upwards: Turn the page over. Roll the body over. \ مِن جَديد \ afresh: again; making a new beginning: Tear up this page and start afresh. \ مِن جَمِيع الجهَات \ around: on all sides (of); round; here and there: The boys were running around. A crowd gathered around me. \ مِن جَمِيع الوُجوه تقريبًا \ to all intents and purposes: in regard to all that matters: To all intents and purposes, the work is finished (though a few unimportant points remain to be dealt with). \ مِن جِهة \ in respect of, with respect to, respecting: concerning: a bill in respect of car repairs. on the part of: in the case of; so far as sb. is concerned: There was no mistake on her part (If there was a mistake, it was not hers). \ مِن جهة ومِن الجهة الأخرى \ on the one hand, on the other hand: comparing opposite facts or ideas; the first phrase is often left out: (On the one hand) you can live more cheaply in the country; on the other hand, work is harder to find there. \ مِن الحديد \ iron: made of iron; as strong as iron: an iron bar; an iron will. \ مِن حُسن التوفيق \ happily: fortunately: Happily, he was not hurt in the accident. a good job: a fortunate thing: It’s a good job that you crossed before the bridge fell. fortunately: adv. as the result of good fortune: He fell down but fortunately did not hurt himself. \ See Also لحسن الحظ (لِحُسْنِ الحَظّ)‏ \ مِن حَوْل \ around: on all sides (of); round; here and there: The boys were running around. A crowd gathered around me. \ مِن حَيْثُ شَخْصُهُ \ personally: as a person (in regard to character); socially: I like him personally, but I dislike his political ideas. \ مِن حِين لآخَر \ occasional: happening sometimes, but not regularly: We had an occasional quarrel. now and again, now and then: sometimes. \ مِن خِلال \ through: from one side to the other; from one end to the other: He drove a nail through (the board). A river ran through (the town). Water runs through pipes. I looked through the window, but I couldn’t see far through the mist. I read through my notes. \ مِن الدرجة الأولى \ first-class, first-rate: of the best quality: He is a first-class photographer. \ مِن سُخْرِية الأقدار \ ironic(al): (of events) like a cruel joke: It was ironical that she should break her leg just when she had at last got a job as a dancer. \ مِنَ الشرق \ eastern: belonging to the east. \ مِن صُنْعِ اليَد \ hand-made: made by hand, not by a machine: Hand-made shoes. \ مِن الضروريّ أن كما \ must: (p.t.. had to, neg.. needn’t, don’t/didn’t need to; don’t/didn’t have to) need to: You must go now, mustn’t you? Yes, I must. No, I needn’t go yet. \ مِن الطبيعيّ \ it goes without saying (that): naturally; of course: The invitation was sent to me; but it goes without saying that my wife is included. \ مِن الطراز القديم \ old-fashioned: (of people) holding on to old ideas and customs; (of things) not modern; no longer used. \ مِن طَرَف لآخر \ through: passing from one side or place to another; making a continuous journey: a through train. \ مِن عَجيب التَّقادِير \ ironic(al): (of events) like a cruel joke: It was ironical that she should break her leg just when she had at last got a job as a dancer. \ مِن عَلى ظهر السفينة \ overboard: over the side of a boat, and into the water: They jumped overboard when the ship was on fire. \ مِن غَيْر \ without: not with; not having: Without doubt, this is the best. I did it without his help. He took my bicycle without asking me. \ مِن غَيْر حَرَج \ freely: readily: They freely accepted my advice. \ مِنَ الفراء \ fur: animal skin, with the fur on it, used as clothing: a coat with a collar of fur; a fur hat. \ مِنَ الفِراش \ up: out of bed: I get up at 6.30 every morning. We stayed up very late last night. \ مِن فَضْلِك \ kindly: please!: kindly close the door!. please: (when asking) giving a polite order: Please stop that noise. A cup of coffee, please, asking for a favour or for permission Will you help me, please? Please, may I use your pen?. \ مِن فَوْق \ over: across, from one side of sth. to the other: He jumped over the fence. The gate was locked, so he climbed over. \ مِن فَوق سَطْح المَرْكَب \ overboard: over the side of a boat, and into the water: They jumped overboard when the ship was on fire. \ مِن قَبْل \ ago: before the present time: 100 years ago; a short while ago. already: before this time: She’s already married. before: at an earlier time (than): I have been here before. beforehand: before; early; in readiness: If you want your dinner early, warn the cook beforehand. \ مِن قِبَل \ by: (showing who or what did sth.): He was bitten by a dog. \ مِن قَلْبٍ مُخْلص \ heartily: thoroughly: I heartily agree with you. \ مِنَ المُؤسِف \ pity: (with a) an unfortunate fact or happening: It’s a pity that you can’t go with us to the cinema. \ مِنَ المُحَتَّم \ bound, (bind, bound) to: certain to: He’s bound to win. \ See Also المُؤَكَّد أَنّ \ مِنَ المُحْتَمَل \ likely: (usu. with very, most, more or quite) probably: She’s very likely right. well: (with may) very possibly; with good reason: He may well be late if the road is being repaired. \ مِن مُدّةٍ قريبة \ the other day: a few days ago: I met your son the other day. \ مِن المَرْتَبَة أو الدَّرَجة الثّانِية \ second-class: of the next level below that of top quality: The less comfortable second-class seats were much cheaper than the first-class ones. \ مِن المَفْروض أنّ \ be supposed to: to have a duty to; be expected to: You’re supposed to be working now, not playing. You’re not supposed to be here (You ought not be here). \ مِن مَكانٍ لآخَر \ about: from place to place in: We wandered about the town. \ مِن المُمْكِن \ could, (could not, couldn’t): (with an if clause, showing a possibility that depends on sth. else) would be able to: She could buy it if you lent her the money. possibly: perhaps: Possibly you can help. well: (with may) very possibly; with good reason: He may well be late if the road is being repaired.. \ مِنَ المُمْكِن أن \ could, (could not, couldn’t): (showing a simple possibility): You could telephone her (if you wanted to). might: expressing a weak possibility (future, present or past): She might do that tomorrow; she might be doing it at this moment; she might even have done it already (but I doubt that she has done it or ever will do it). \ مِنْ ناحية... مِنَ الناحية الأخرى \ on the one hand, on the other hand: comparing opposite facts or ideas; the first phrase is often left out: (On the one hand) you can live more cheaply in the country; on the other hand, work is harder to find there. \ مِن النّاحية النظريّة \ in theory: as an idea; according to ideas: Your plan may work in theory, but it will not work in practice. \ مِنَ النُّبَلاء \ earl: the title of a British nobleman. \ مِنَ النُّبَلاء \ noble: of high rank: a woman of noble birth. \ See Also الأشراف \ مِنْ نِتاج الوَطَن \ home-grown: (of food) grown in one’s own country, not in another country: home-grown vegetables. \ مِنْ نُسْخَتَين \ in duplicate: on two separate copies: Please complete this list in duplicate. \ مِنْ نَسْل \ descendant: sb. who is descended from a person: a descendant of Queen Victoria. \ See Also ذرية (ذُرِّيَّة)‏ \ مِنْ نَفْس البَلَد \ countryman, countrymen: (usu. fellow countryman) a person of the same nation as another. \ مِنْ نوع راق \ classical: of proved and lasting value: classical music. \ مَنْ هُم أَعْلَى مقَامًا \ betters, one’s betters: those who have more experience or higher rank than onself: Treat your betters with more respect. \ See Also أَرْفَع شَأنًا مِن \ مِن هُنَا \ away: (with verbs of movement) to a distance: Go away! We drove the dog away. by: past: Please let me (get) by. He smiled as he went by. \ مَن هو أَعْلَى دَرَجَةً \ superior: sb. of higher rank: You must obey your superiors. \ مِن واجبه أن \ up to: the duty of: It’s up to his father to punish him. \ مِن وَاحِد إلى آخَر \ over: across, from one person to another: She handed over the keys to a friend. \ مِن الواضح \ much: (in comparison; before most, etc.) without doubt; clearly: He is much the most experienced player in the team. \ مِن وَراءِ ظَهْرِه \ behind sb.’s back: when someone is not present: He tells untrue stories about me behind my back. \ مِن وَقْت لاِخَر \ now and again: sometimes. off and on, on and off: not continuously; at one time and another: It has been raining off and on the whole day. sometimes: at certain times but not always: Sometimes I win and sometimes I don’t. England sometimes has a hot summer, but not often.

مَيَّزَ \ discern: to see or understand (usu. with some difficulty): I could hardly discern the tree in the dark. discriminate: to make or see a difference (between two things). distinguish: to see the difference (between things): In the darkness I could not distinguish your car from the others. draw the line: to fix a limit to what can be allowed: I don’t mind your keeping rabbits, but I draw the line at rats (I cannot allow them). know: to be able to tell one from another; recognize: I know your son by sight, but we’ve never met. I know all the flowers in this garden. pick out: to recognize and separate (with one’s eyes or hands): Can you pick out your child in this school photograph?. recognize: to know again (sb. or sth. that one has seen before); know (from a picture or description): I recognized him at once by the mark on his face, know again (sth. that one has heard or smelt or felt, etc,. before) Do you recognize that music?. tell: (with can) to know; recognize: Can you tell a queen bee when you see one? Can you tell the difference between these two brothers? Can you tell one from the other? Can you tell them apart? (Can you see the difference between them?). \ See Also تبين (تَبَيَّنَ)، تَعَرَّفَ على \ مَيَّزَ \ make out: to see with difficulty: I could just make out two figures on the distant hillside. \ See Also أبْصَرَ بِصُعوبة

نَظَّفَ \ bathe: to wash (a wound, etc.). clean: to make sth. free from dirt: Clean your shoes.. clear: to make clear; free from anything that gets in the way: Please clear the table. \ نَظَّفَ \ sponge: to wash with a wet sponge. \ See Also غَسَلَ بالإسفنج \ نَظَّفَ \ brush: to clean or smooth with a brush: Brush your hair. \ See Also مَلَّسَ بالفرشاة \ نَظَّفَ (بالمَسْح)‏ \ wipe: to clean or dry (sth.) by rubbing it with a cloth: She wiped the table clean. Please wipe the dirt off that window. \ See Also نشف (نَشَّفَ)‏ \ نَظَّفَ بالدَّعك أو الفَرْك \ scrub: to rub hard with a wet brush; clean by rubbing with soap and water: She scrubbed the floor. \ نَظَّفَ بدَفْق الماء \ flush: to wash with a quick rush of water: The pipes seem to be blocked; try flushing them. \ نَظَّفَ بالغَسْل \ wash: to clean with water and often soap: Wash your face. Wash the dirt off it. \ نَظَّفَ بكرّاكة \ dredge: to keep (a harbour or waterway) deep enough for boats, by taking up mud and sand. \ نَظَّفَ بالكَنْس \ sweep: to clear or clean (the floor, a path, a chimney, etc.) with a brush; to remove or gather (dust, dead leaves, etc.) with a brush: Have you swept the stairs? Please sweep the snow off the path. \ See Also كنس (كَنَسَ)‏ \ نَظَّفَ بالمِمْسحة \ mop: to clean with a mop or a rough piece of cloth. \ See Also مسح (مَسَحَ)‏ \ نَظَّفَ على البُخار \ dry-clean: to clean (clothes) with chemicals, not with water. \ نَظَّفَ ما بداخل الشيء \ clean out: to clean the inside of sth. thoroughly: Clean out those cooking pots. \ نَظَّفَ ورَتَّبَ \ clean up: to make things clean; put things in order: Clean up in here before you leave. \ نَظَّفَ وصَقَلَ \ scour: to clean thoroughly: to scour pots. \ نَظْم \ verse: poetry. \ See Also شعر (شِعْر)‏ \ نَظْم \ regulation. \ See Also تنظيم( تنظيم)‏

نَوْع \ class: a group of things of the same kind: Science divides living things into many classes. form: a kind: Ice is a solid form of water. A bus is a form of vehicle. kind: sort; class: An orange is a kind of fruit. make: a kind, as shown by the maker’s name or the trade name: What make of car is that? A Ford, or a Jaguar?. quality: worth; a general condition of goodness or badness: These goods are of poor quality. sort: kind: different sorts of fruit. species: a kind, esp. in the scientific grouping of creatures and plants. type: a kind: Men of that type can’t be trusted. Is this a new type of machine?. variety: a kind: There are many varieties of fish in this lake. \ See Also صنف (صِنْف)، شكل (شَكْل)‏ \ نَوْعًا ما \ a bit: rather: I’m a bit tired.. fairly: (with an adj. or adv.) slightly; not completely: a fairly easy job; fairly well done. moderately: reasonably; quite, but not very: I’m moderately sure about it. It was a moderately warm day. pretty: fairly; comparatively: a pretty cheap car (cheaper than most cars). rather: not very, but fairly: I was rather sorry to miss that meeting. We arrived rather (slightly) earlier than we expected. reasonably: fairly; enough, but not completely: I’m reasonably certain of sucesss. somewhat: rather: He’s somewhat older than you are.

هِيَ (لغير العاقل)‏ \ it: for lifeless things; for babies or animals (when the sex is unknown or unimportant): Write it down. The baby died soon after it was born, for any word or group of words, esp. when there is no natural subject It (the weather) is raining. It (the time) is ten o’clock. It (the distance) is sixty miles to London. Is it (what I have heard) true? It (what happened) was his fault. \ See Also ها \ هِيَ \ she: pron. used, as the subject of a sentence, for any female (note that certain things, esp. ships or countries, may be treated in English speech as female): My wife says that she knows you. The ship struck a rock, but she was not badly damaged. they: the pl. form of he, she and it: The girls say that they are hungry. \ هِيَ ذي! \ there: used for drawing attention: There she is! There’s the hospital.

وَابِل \ shower: a lot of things that fall or arrive at the same time: a shower of stones; a shower of invitations. torrent: a violent stream: a mountain torrent, rain falling in torrents. volley: a number of things that are thrown or fired together (in attack): a volley of stones; a volley of complaints. \ See Also سيل (سَيْل)، زخة (زَخَّة)‏ \ وَابِلٌ مِن المَطَر \ downpour: a heavy fall of rain. rain: a period of rain; a fall of rain: Heavy rains last week damaged the railway track. \ وَابِلٌ من نِيرَان المِدْفَعِيّة \ barrage: continuous firing from many big guns.

وُصْلَة \ link: sth. that joins two things together; one of the metal rings which make up a chain: This old photograph is a link with my childhood (makes me remember it). \ وُصْلَةُ مُهايأَة \ adaptor: a device for joining two or more things (usu. electrical) which are not made to fit together.

وَهَلُمَّ جَرًّا \ and so forth: (to shorten a list) and such things: He sells electrical goods: lamps and fires and so forth. and so on (and so forth): (to shorten a list) and such things: He sells electrical goods: lamps and fires and so on.