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1 barricade
[bærɪˈkeɪd]1. nounمِتْراس، حاجِزThere were barricades keeping back the crowds.
2. verbto block something (eg a street) with a barricade.يَحْجِز، يَسُد بِمِتْراس -
2 stop
[stɔp] past tense, past participle stopped1. verb1) to (make something) cease moving, or come to rest, a halt etc:يَقِفHe signalled with his hand to stop the bus.
2) to prevent from doing something:يوقِفI was going to say something rude but stopped myself just in time.
3) to discontinue or cease eg doing something:يَتَوَقَّف عَنIt has stopped raining.
4) to block or close:يَسُدHe stopped his ears with his hands when she started to shout at him.
5) to close (a hole, eg on a flute) or press down (a string on a violin etc) in order to play a particular note.يُعَدِّل النَّغَم بالضَّغْط على وَتَر الكَمان6) to stay:يُقيم او يَنْزِلُ في الفُنْدُقWill you be stopping long at the hotel?
2. noun1) an act of stopping or state of being stopped:تَوَقُّفWork came to a stop for the day.
2) a place for eg a bus to stop:مَوْقِف، مَحَطَّهa bus stop.
3) in punctuation, a full stop:عَلامَة وَقْفPut a stop at the end of the sentence.
4) a device on a flute etc for covering the holes in order to vary the pitch, or knobs for bringing certain pipes into use on an organ.أداة تَعْديل النَّغَمَة في آلةٍ موسيقِيَّه5) a device, eg a wedge etc, for stopping the movement of something, or for keeping it in a fixed position:أداة لِوَقْف حَرَكَة أي شيءa door-stop.
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3 set
[set] present participle ˈsetting: past tense, past participle set1. verb1) to put or place:يَضَعShe set the tray down on the table.
2) to put plates, knives, forks etc on (a table) for a meal:يُعِد المائِدَهPlease would you set the table for me?
3) to settle or arrange (a date, limit, price etc):يُحَدِّد، يُعَيِّنIt's difficult to set a price on a book when you don't know its value.
4) to give a person (a task etc) to do:يُعْطي، يُعَيِّنHe should set the others a good example.
5) to cause to start doing something:يَجْعَل، يُحَفِّزHis behaviour set people talking.
6) (of the sun etc) to disappear below the horizon:تَغيب الشَّمْسIt gets cooler when the sun sets.
7) to become firm or solid:يَجْمَد، يَتَخَثَّرHas the concrete set?
8) to adjust (eg a clock or its alarm) so that it is ready to perform its function:يَضْبِط السّاعَهHe set the alarm for 7.00 a.m.
9) to arrange (hair) in waves or curls.يُصَفِّف الشَّعْر10) to fix in the surface of something, eg jewels in a ring.يُثَبِّت، يُرَصِّع11) to put (broken bones) into the correct position for healing:يُجَبِّرThey set his broken arm.
2. adjective1) fixed or arranged previously:مُعَيَّن سَلَفاThere is a set procedure for doing this.
2) ( often with on) ready, intending or determined (to do something):مُصَمِّمHe is set on going.
3) deliberate:مَقْصودHe had the set intention of hurting her.
4) stiff; fixed:جامِد، مُتَصَلِّبHe had a set smile on his face.
5) not changing or developing:ثابِت، لا يَتَغَيَّرset ideas.
مُرَصَّعa gold ring set with diamonds.
3. noun1) a group of things used or belonging together:'طَقْمa complete set of (the novels of) Jane Austen.
2) an apparatus for receiving radio or television signals:جِهازa television/radio set.
3) a group of people:مَجْموعَهthe musical set.
4) the process of setting hair:تَصْفيف الشَّعْرa shampoo and set.
5) scenery for a play or film:مَشْهَدThere was a very impressive set in the final act.
6) a group of six or more games in tennis:سِتَّة ألعاب تِنِسShe won the first set and lost the next two.
7) set(t) a block of stone used in street paving.حَجَر يُسْتَعْمَل في بناء رَصيف الشّارِع -
4 interrupt
[ɪntəˈrapt] verb1) to stop a person while he is saying or doing something, especially by saying etc something oneself:يُقاطِعListen to me and don't interrupt!
يوقِفYou interrupted my thoughts.
3) to cut off (a view etc):يَحْجِب، يُقاطِعA block of flats interrupted their view of the sea.
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5 flat
[flæt]1. adjective1) level; without rise or fall:مُسَطَّح، مُنْبَسِطa flat surface.
2) dull; without interest:فاتِر، بارِد، غير مُثيرShe spent a very flat weekend.
3) (of something said, decided etc) definite; emphatic:صَريح، تام، مؤكَّدa flat denial.
4) (of a tyre) not inflated, having lost most of its air:مُفْرَغ من الهَواءHis car had a flat tyre.
5) (of drinks) no longer fizzy:لا طَعْمَ لَهُ( also adverb) My beer has gone flat.
6) slightly lower than a musical note should be:غير واضِح، أدنى من اللازِم( also adverb) The choir went very flat.
2. adverbstretched out:متَمَدِّدShe was lying flat on her back.
3. noun1) (American aˈpartment) a set of rooms on one floor, with kitchen and bathroom, in a larger building or block:شَقَّه سَكنيَّهDo you live in a house or a flat?
2) (in musical notation) a sign (♭) which makes a note a semitone lower.عَلامَة الخَفْض في الموسيقى3) a level, even part:راحَة اليَدthe flat of her hand.
4) ( usually in plural) an area of flat land, especially beside the sea, a river etc:أرض مُنْبَسِطَه، ساحِلmud flats.
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6 obstruct
[əbˈstrakt] verb1) to block or close:يَسُد، يَحْجِزThe road was obstructed by a fallen tree.
2) to stop (something) moving past or making progress:يَحْجِز، يوقِفThe crashed lorry obstructed the traffic.
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