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خَطّ \ band: a line of material that is different from the rest, esp. in colour: A red band was painted round the tin. line: a long thin mark: a pencil line; the white lines on a football field. streak: an irregular thin strip of colour: streaks of red cloud at sunset. stripe: a long narrow band of colour: a flag with green, yellow and blue stripes. trail: a track left by sb. or sth.: The storm left a trail of destruction. The police were on his trail (were following signs, in search of him). \ See Also شريط (شَرِيط)، أَثَر \ خَطّ \ graph: a line drawn on squared paper, to show the change in amount at different times or under different conditions: He drew a graph of the monthly rainfall. \ See Also رَسْم بَيَانِيّ \ خَطّ الاسْتِواء \ equator: an imaginary line around the earth, halfway between its most northern and southern points. \ خَطّ أنابِيب \ pipeline: a large pipe through which liquid or gas is carried for long distances (esp. oil from an oilfield to a port). \ خَطّ قَضيب سِكّة الحديد \ railway, railroad: a track along which trains run: The road crosses the railway (line) by a bridge. \ خَطّ كتَابة باليَد \ handwriting: sb.’s way of writing: I can’t read your handwriting. \ خَطّ مَجْرى التَّفْكير \ line: the course of an idea: a line of thought. \ خَطّ حَديدي جانِبِيّ \ siding: a short piece of railway track beside a main line (for loading goods, etc.). \ خَطّ السَّاحِل \ coastline: a line following the shape of the coast, esp. as seen from the sea. \ خَطّ سَفَر جَوِّي \ airline: air transport system for public use. \ خَطّ سِكَّة الحَديد \ line: a railway track: the main line to London; a branch line. \ خَطّ السَّمْت \ meridian: an imaginary line drawn from the top point of the earth to the bottom, used on maps to show position. \ خَطّ سَيْر \ line: a course; a direction: One road follows the line of the river; the other follows the coastline. path: the line along which sth. moves: the moon’s path round the earth. route: the way that one takes from one place to another: Which is the safest route up the mountain?. \ See Also طريق (طَرِيق)‏ \ خَطّ الطُّول \ longitude: one of a set of imaginary lines round the world that are drawn on maps to show how far east or west sth. is (see latitude). \ خَطّ العَرْض \ latitude: one of a set of imaginary lines round the world that are usual on maps to show how far north or south sth. is (see longitude): In northern latitudes, daylight lasts for 20 hours in the summer. parallel: an imaginary line on a map, for describing the position of anything (see latitude): The 49th parallel (of latitude) forms a border between Canada and the USA. \ خَطّ القِتال \ line: (in war) a row of defended positions: in the front line; behind the enemy lines. \ خَطّ قَصير (عَلامَة وَصْل) (شَرْطَة قصيرة)‏ \ hyphen: (-) that is used for joining two words, as in: blood-red. \ خَطّ قُطْري \ diagonal: (in the direction of) a straight line joining two opposite corners of a square; (of) any straight line which runs in a sloping direction: a cloth with a diagonal pattern. \ خَطّ اليَد \ script: handwriting, not printing. \ خَطّ الدَّرْز \ seam: the line where two edges of cloth or leather meet (and are sewn or stuck together): the seam of one’s trouser leg. \ خَطّ حُدود مَلْعَب (الكُرَة)‏ \ touchline: the line down each side of a football field. \ خُطوطٌ رئيسيَّة \ outline: a statement of the main facts: an outline of English history. \ خَطَأٌ \ amiss: wrong; out of order: There’s something amiss with this telephone. error: mistake. fault: sth. that is wrong; a weakness: The lights have gone out; there must be an electrical fault. mistake: an incorrect act or thought: It was a mistake to lend him money. Your English is full of mistakes. wrong: not right; unjust; against custom; against the law: It is wrong to tell lies or to steal, not correct; mistaken; unsuitable That’s the wrong answer, and the wrong way to do it. She came in the wrong clothes for riding, (a) wrong action, a crime; an injustice If you do no wrong, you will not be punished. \ أَخْطَاء (أَغلاطٌ كِتابيَّة أو مَطبعيَّة)‏ \ errata.