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61 دار (فعل)
دَارَ (فِعْل) \ circle: to move in a circle; move around sth.: The aeroplane circled over us. The earth circles the sun. circulate: to move or pass round: Blood circulates round the body. go: to work: This clock goes by electricity. orbit: to move in orbit (around sth.): The moon orbits our earth. turn: to move round in a circle: Wheels turn. The bus turned (round) the corner. wheel: (often with round) to turn quickly and face in another direction: He wheeled round when I called his name. \ دَارَ \ revolve: to go (or cause to go) round in a circle: The earth revolves around the sun. \ See Also أدار (أدَارَ) \ دَارَ \ rotate: to go round; make (sth.) go round: Wheels rotate. The earth rotates. We rotate crops (plant different ones in a certain field each year). swivel: to swing round on a central point, as a wheel does: She swivelled round to see who was behind her. pivot: to turn, as on a pivot. \ See Also أدَارَ على مِحْوَر \ دَارَ \ run: (of an engine or machine) to be in action; be working: Don’t leave your engine running while you buy petrol. \ See Also اشتعل (اِشْتَعَلَ) \ دَارَ \ round: to go round (a corner). \ See Also اِنْعَطَفَ حَوْلَ \ دَارَ في خَلَدِه \ feel, felt: to think: I feel that you could try harder. -
62 درجة
دَرَجَةٌ \ class: (mostly in compounds) a level of quality: I travelled in a second-class carriage. Is that a good-class hotel?. degree: a measure of quality: His work shows a high degree of skill. grade: a step or level, in quality or rank: Aeroplanes use a high grade of petrol. mark: a sign (usu. a number, sometimes A, B, C, etc.) that is given by a teacher to show the quality of a piece of work in school: low marks; full marks; a bad mark. point: a particular position in space or time, or in a course or change: the highest point on the road; the most difficult point in our talks; the boiling point of water. rank: a social or official position of a certain level: He was a nobleman of the highest rank. A captain holds a much lower rank than a general. step: a flat place for one’s foot, when one walks from one level to another: the front doorstep; mind the step. \ See Also فئة (فِئَة)، منزلة (مَنْزِلَة)، مرتبة (مَرْتَبَة)، علامة (علامَة)، نقطة( نقطة) -
63 ذات
ذَات \ one: (in expressions of time, with no prep.) a certain: I met him in town one day last week. same: not different; not another: We were born on the same day. This is the same hat that I wore yesterday. self: the actual person or thing: He told me himself (or He himself told me). I asked the boy himself if he was willing. One must learn a thing oneself before one can teach it. \ ذَاتُ الأجْراس (أَفْعَى سامّة تُصْدِر خَشْخَشة بِذَيْلِها) \ rattlesnake: rattler a poisonous American snake that makes a noise with its tail when it is angry. \ ذَاتَ مَرَّة \ once: at one time in the past: We once lived in London. \ ذَاتَ مَسْؤولِيَّة (للوظيفة) هامَّة \ responsible: (of a position) needing trustworthiness: He is hardly the person to have such a responsible job as teaching. -
64 شعر
شَعَرَ \ feel (felt): to know that sth. is touching or having an effect on oneself: I felt his hand on my arm. I felt a pain in my stomach, think I feel that you could try harder, (with an adj.) to be, or seem to be, in a certain condition I felt sure that you would come. Do you feel ill? This chair feels comfortable. \ شَعَرَ \ fidget: to be unable to sit still or stand still; be restless: Children fidget if they have to wait for long. \ See Also تَحَرَّك بِمَلَل، بِضَجَر \ شَعَرَ بِـ \ have: to experience: I had a bad dream. He had a pain. realize: to understand (the truth of sth.): Does she realize her mistake? (does she know about it?). Do you realize that you are in great danger?. sense: to feel (sth. that is not openly expressed): He sensed their anxiety. \ شَعَرَ برغبة في (القيام بعمل ما) \ feel like: to feel ready for; want: Do you feel like a swim?. \ شَعَرَ برغبة في الحَكّ (الجلد)/ يَسْتَحِكّ \ itch: (of the skin) to have a hot or pricking feeling, so that one wants to rub it with one’s fingernails: My feet itch between the toes. \ شَعَرَ بالغَثَيَان \ be sick: to throw food (from the stomach) out of the mouth. \ شَعَرَ بمَيْل إلى \ feel like sth.: to feel ready for sth.: Do you feel like (having) a swim?. \ See Also رغبة في \ شَعَرَ بوخز خفيف (على أثر ضربة أو بَرْد أو اهْتِيَاج) \ tingle: to have a stinging feeling when the blood comes back to the skin (after a blow, after getting very cold, etc.): The warmth of the fire made my frozen fingers tingle. -
65 شكل
شَكَّلَ \ constitute: to make up: Seven days constitute a week. form: to shape or make: The children formed a circle round her. I formed a good opinion of him. make up: to form jointly: This machine is made up of sixty different parts. Let’s make up a team to play football. model: to shape sth: We enjoy modelling (animals) out of clay in our art lessons. (modelar). mould (mold): to form a soft material into a certain shape: He moulded the clay into the form of a man’s head. shape: to give (sth.) a form: The potter shaped the clay with his fingers. \ See Also كون (كَوَّنَ) \ شَكَّل الحديد بالإحماء والطّرق \ forge: to shape (an iron or steel object) by hammering it when it is hot. -
66 شكل
شَكْل \ figure: a drawing that explains sth.; a shape: A circle is a round figure. form: a kind: Ice is a solid form of water. A bus is a form of vehicle. formation: sth. shaped, arranged or formed: The weather can sometimes be guessed from cloud formation. pattern: any (usu. pleasing) arrangement of shapes: the pattern of leaves against the sky. shape: appearance; a form: What shape is it? Round or square? Houses in different places have different shapes. \ See Also هيئة (هَيْئَة)، نوع (نَوْع)، تكوين (تَكْوِين) \ بِأيّ شَكْل \ any: (with comparative words): Do you feel any better? He’s too old to go any faster. \ بِشَكْل \ somehow: in some way or the other, by some means or other: I’ll pay for it somehow, even if I have to ask someone to lend me the money. \ See Also بِطَريقة ما \ بِشَكْل جُنونيّ \ madly: in a mad way; very much: He’s madly keen on football. \ بِشَكْل دائريّ \ round: in a circular way: The wheels were turning round. The hands go round the clock. \ بِشَكْل رَديء أو سَيِّئ \ poorly: badly: a poorly built house. \ بِشَكْل طبيعيّ \ naturally: in a natural way (in all senses). \ See Also بِشَكْل عاديّ \ بِشَكْل عام \ on the whole: considering everything; general view: On the whole, he behaved quite well. \ بِشَكْل غريب \ peculiarly: strangely. \ بِشَكْل غير مُتقَن \ roughly: not carefully: a roughly made knot. \ بِشَكْل غير مُنتظم \ fits and starts: in short bursts; starting and stopping: The engine only goes in fits and starts. \ بِشَكْل فادِح \ grossly: very much; unpleasantly: He was grossly rude to the young girl. \ بِشَكْل مُرْضٍ \ all right: also alright satisfactorily: They got back all right, in spite of the storm. The box shuts all right, but it doesn’t lock properly. \ بِشَكْل مُطَّرِد \ steadily: in a steady way: He is steadily improving. \ بِشَكْل مُطْلَق \ flatly: directly and firmly: He flatly refused to help. \ بِشَكْل مُعْتَدِل \ mildly: only slightly; not strongly: I was only mildly surprised. \ بِشَكْل مُفْرِط \ grossly: very much; unpleasantly: She is grossly fat. He was grossly rude to the young girl. \ بِشَكْل واسع \ widely: greatly: He is widely known as a singer. \ شَكْل \ form: shape; appearance: The building was in the form of a letter H. \ شَكْل بَلّوري \ crystal: the regular shape of certain substances (e.g. salt, sugar, snow, ice, etc.) when solid. \ شَكْل الجِسْم البَشَري \ figure: a human form: A dark figure was standing in the moonlight. That girl has a graceful figure. \ الشَّكْل العام \ outline: a line that shows the shape of sth.: The outline of a ball is a circle. We could see the outline of a building against a moonlit sky. \ شَكْل القلب \ heart: (on playing cards, or as a sign of love) a shape like this < coeur>. \ شَكْل مُتَوَازي الأَضْلاع \ parallelogram: a flat figure (with 4 straight sides) whose opposite sides are parallel. \ شَكْل مُخْتلِف لِـ \ variation: (a) change or difference (in amount, etc.); (a) different form: This music takes the form of several variations on an old song. \ شَكْل مُرَبَّع \ square: a shape with four equal sides and equal angles. \ شَكْل مُسْتَطِيل \ rectangle: any foursided figure with squared corners, like a door or the top of a box. \ شَكْل نَجْمَة \ star: a sign on paper that is shaped like a star (sometimes called an asterisk). -
67 شهادة
شَهَادَة \ certificate: official writing that declares a certain fact: My birth certificate proves the date of my birth. diploma: an official paper that proves success in a course of study: Some doctors hold a Diploma in Public Health. testimonial: a written statement of sb.’s qualities (used when asking for work): My last employer gave me a generous testimonial. \ شَهَادَة تَزْكِيَة \ reference: a statement about sb.’s character or ability: If you want a job, you need good references from former employers. \ شَهَادَة جامعيّة \ degree: a title obtained by examination at a university: My son is studying for the degree of Master of Arts at Edinburgh University. \ شَهَادَة الزُّور \ perjury: the crime of telling lies in court, after making a solemn promise to tell the truth. -
68 عمل
عَمَلٌ \ act: a deed; sth. done: Men judge us by our acts, not by our words. action: doing things: We want more action and less talk. activity: sth. one does; a form of work or play: Music and swimming are among our school activities. affair: a happening; event; action: The meeting was a noisy affair. appointment: the position for which sb. is chosen: I hope to get a government appointment. business: one’s work: My business is writing books. career: one’s job in life: What career shall I follow on leaving school? A business career?. deed: sth. done; an act: an evil deed. doing: (an) action: This damage was not my doing. Tell me about your doings in London. employment: work; activity: I am growing lazy for lack of employment. function: special work or duty: The function of an ear is to hear. job: regular employment: He has an office job. They lost their jobs when the factory closed, a piece of work I have several jobs to do in my garden. labour: hard work (esp. work with the hands; digging, lifting, carrying, etc.): Heavy labour is very tiring. occupation: employment; job: What is your occupation? Are you a teacher?. operation: the working of a machine or plan: The law is not yet in operation - it comes into operation next year. performance: (an act of) performing: Our team’s performance has been very good this year. There were seven performances of the play. post: a job with particular duties; an official position: He held the post of headmaster for ten years. profession: (used loosely, in a general sense) any work or job. thing: an action: You did the wrong thing. undertaking: a job that has been undertaken: a dangerous undertaking. work: doing or making sth.; sth. that needs doing; the opposite of rest and play: school work; office work; work in the home; a brain always at work (always busy), employment; a paid job He has left school and started work. I’m out of work (unemployed). Jane is at work (at her place of work), sth. sb. has made or done Writers have to sell their work. This crime was the work of a madman.. A work of art: the works of Shakespeare (his plays and poems; to be busy (for some good purpose) \ See Also نشاط (نَشاطٌ)، وظيفة (وَظيفَة) \ أَعمال \ works. \ See Also عمل (عَمَل) \ أَعْمال الخَشَب (في مَبْنى) \ woodwork: the wooden parts of a structure; the art of making things with wood. \ أَعْمال منزليّة \ housework: work done in taking care of a house, esp. cleaning. \ عَمَلٌ أَحْمَق \ folly: foolishness; an example of this; youthful follies. \ عَمَلٌ بارِع \ trick: a skilful act that is done for amusement: Animals can be taught to perform tricks. \ عَمَلٌ تافِه \ trash: worthless writing, painting, etc.. \ عَمَلٌ تِجاريّ \ business: to trade in general: Social disorder is bad for business. Business is quiet today. \ عَمَلٌ تَخريبيّ \ sabotage: serious damage that is done secretly by an enemy, so as to make sth. useless (esp. a machine, a factory, a ship, a railway, etc.). \ عَمَلٌ رَتيب \ chore: a piece of uninteresting or disliked work: It’s such a chore to do the shopping every day. \ عَمَلٌ رتيب مُتكرِّر \ routine: a usual and regular way of doing things: Her morning routine is to wash, dress, feed the cats, sweep the floor and prepare breakfast. \ عَمَلٌ سَهْل \ child’s play: sth. that is very easy to do: Climbing hills is child’s play for a mountaineer. \ عَمَلٌ شاقّ \ task: a piece of work (usu. hard work) that has to be done: I was given the task of preparing the sports field for the races. toil: old use hard work. \ عَمَلٌ طائش \ escapade: a wild or slightly dangerous act, usu. against the rules. \ عَمَلُ القِسّيس \ ministry: the work of a Christian priest. \ عَمَلٌ مُتّصِل \ application: continual hard work: You need application to learn a foreign language. \ عَمَلٌ مُثير لا فائدة مِنْه \ stunt: a clever, sometimes dangerous, but useless act, esp. one which aims to draw public attention. \ عَمَلٌ مَجيد \ exploit: a bold and exciting deed: The lion-hunter described his exploits. \ عَمَلٌ مُخْزٍ \ outrage: a shameful or violent act that shocks public opinion. \ عَمَلٌ مزيَّف \ fake: (often attrib.) sth. that is not what it pretends or seems to be: This ring isn’t real gold, it’s a fake. \ عَمَلٌ وَحْشيّ \ atrocity: a very cruel action. \ عَمَلٌ وِدِّيّ \ a good turn: a helpful action: You did me a good turn. \ عَمَلٌ يَدَويّ \ handiwork: sth. done or made by a certain person: These pictures are all my own handiwork. -
69 قطع
قَطَعَ \ cover: to travel a certain distance: We covered 300 miles in a day. cut: to separate, wound or treat with sth. sharp, esp. with a knife: I cut a branch off the tree. Please cut this apple in half. cut down: to cause to fall: He cut the tree down. cut off: to remove by cutting: He cut off the branch, to stop Our electricity supply was cut off till we paid the bill. cut short: to shorten: He cut short his visit because he felt ill. interrupt: to stop; prevent for a short time: The electricity supply was interrupted by the storm. sever: to cut through (or cut off) violently and completely: He severed the rope with a knife. His left arm was severed in the accident. shut off: to stop a supply: The water was shut off because the pipe burst. strike off: to cut off with a sharp blow: He struck the branch off with an axe. \ See Also اجتاز (اِجْتَازَ)، قصر (قَصَّرَ)، أَعَاقَ، منع (مَنَعَ) \ قَطَعَ (بانصهار الفصَّال) \ fuse: (of electrical things) to stop when the fuse melts; cause (sth. electrical) to stop in this way: The lights have fused. A worn wire in the radio fused the lights. \ See Also اِنْقَطَعَ التَّيار \ قَطَعَ الاتصال \ disconnect: to separate; pull out the wires of (sth. electrical) which join it to the main supply: The doctor disconnected the machine. \ قَطَعَ الأمل \ despair: to cease hoping: We despaired of finding our stolen car. \ See Also يئس (يَئِسَ) \ قَطَعَ بعضُه بعضًا \ cross: (of letters, roads, travellers, etc.) to meet and pass, going in different directions: Our letters crossed in the post. \ See Also تقاطع (تَقاطَع) \ قَطَعَ بفأس \ hew: to cut (with an axe, sword, etc.). \ قَطَعَ بالمِنْشار \ saw: to cut with a saw. \ قَطَعَ الشجرة \ chop down: to cause to fall by chopping: The men chopped down several trees. \ قَطَعَ الطريق على... \ intercept: to stop or catch sb. or sth. on the way: their secret message (or messenger) was intercepted by the police. One of their team intercepted the ball before it reached me. \ قَطَعَ على نَفْسِه عهدًا \ vow: to promise solemnly. -
70 لاحقة (كلامية)
لاحِقة (كَلامِيّة) \ suffix: sth. added to the end of a word, to make another word (as less is added to hope to make hopeless). \ لاحقِة لصياغة الفِعل (من الصِّفة في الغالب) \ -ize, ise: (often forming new verbs when new ideas have to be expressed) to cause or show a certain condition: ‘To nationalize’ is a new word for ‘to make national’. -
71 لام
لامٌّ \ convergent. \ _(field) Phys. \ See Also متلام (مُتَلامّ) \ لا مناصَ منه \ inevitable: that cannot be avoided; certain to happen: Accidents are inevitable when drivers have been drinking alcohol. -
72 محتمل
مُحْتَمَل \ borne, (bear): (except of birth) Her painful illness was bravely borne. The sounds were born on the wind.. light: (of work, punishment, etc.) easy to do or to bear. likely: probable: She seems a likely winner. It’s likely that she will win. possible: able to be done; able to happen: Is it possible to climb that mountain? Come as quickly as possible. probable: thought to be true; likely to happen or to be true: What was the probable cause of his death? It’s probable that he was poisoned. \ See Also ممكن (مُمْكِن) \ مُحْتَمَل \ imminent: (esp. of danger or trouble) expected to happen very soon: The storm was imminent. \ See Also قريب أو وَشيك الوُقُوع أو الحُدوث \ مَحْتُوم \ inevitable: that cannot be avoided; certain to happen: Accidents are inevitable when drivers have been drinking alcohol. -
73 محقق
مُحَقّق \ inevitable: that cannot be avoided; certain to happen: Accidents are inevitable when drivers have been drinking alcohol. \ مُحَقِّق أَسْباب الوَفَيات المُشْتَبه بها \ coroner: an officer of the law who inquires into the causes of unnatural deaths. -
74 مريض
مَرِيض \ bad, worse, worst: not healthy; causing trouble: My bad leg is painful. diseased: having a disease. ill: (of people) not well; sick: He fell ill. patient: sb. who is being treated by a doctor, at home or anywhere; sb. who is on the list of a certain doctor, who will treat him if he gets ill. sick: ill; unwell: a sick child. sickly: looking weak and ill: a sickly face. unwell: ill; not well: She stayed in bed because she felt unwell. \ مَرِيض (في مستشفى) \ in-patient: a patient who is lodged in a hospital. \ مَرِيض خارجيّ \ out-patient: sb. who visits a hospital for treatment but does not stay there. \ مُرِيع \ atrocious: very bad: It was an atrocious play, very cruel or shocking an atrocious crime. dreadful: terrible; very unpleasant: a dreadful accident; dreadful weather. fearful: causing fear; terrible: a fearful noise; fearful risks. ghastly: terrible; very unpleasant: a ghastly accident. horrid: unpleasant or unkind; nasty: She was horrid to me when I accidentally broke her teapot. monstrous: very evil; unbearably wrong: What a monstrous idea! Monstrous cruelty. outrageous: shocking; unexpected and very annoying: an outrageous burst of anger. -
75 مسبك
مَسْبَك \ mould, mold: a container of a certain shape; hot material (esp. plastic, glass or metal) is poured into it and takes its shape when cool and hard. -
76 مطاط
مَطَّاط \ elastic: able to spring back to its own shape after being stretched: Rubber is elastic. rubber: a springy material that is used for car wheels, balls, etc,; it flows from a certain tree when the wood is cut. -
77 مع
مَعَ \ along: with one: Bring your friend along. for: in favour of: Are you for this idea or against it?. to: (after an adj.): Be kind to her. with: in the company of: Come with me. I agree with you, against He quarrelled with her. She struggled with him. \ مَعَ الأَسَف \ unfortunately: by unhappy chance or bad fortune; sadly: She was unfortunately delayed. Unfortunately, he didn’t get the job that he wanted. \ مَعَ أَنَّ \ although: in spite of the fact that: Although (he was) ill, he went to work, and yet; but: I think it’s his coat, although I’m not certain.. as: though: Much as I want it, I can’t pay for it. \ مَعَ بَعْضِهم البعض \ together: in company; not separately: Let’s travel together. I went together with my brother. The pages were stuck together (to each other). \ مَعَ حُسْن نِيَّة (أو سُوء) \ with good (or evil) will (with good or ill): feelings towards others: He showed his good will by inviting us to a meal. \ مَعَ ذَلك \ after all: in spite of this: He refused my invitation but came after all. however: all the same; in spite of what has just been said: I’m very tired; however, I’ll come and help you. nevertheless: in spite of that: I told him it would be dangerous, but nevertheless he did it. still: in spite of that: We rarely win; but still, we enjoy playing. \ مَعَ السلامة \ good-bye: an expression used when parting from sb.: We said good-bye to our guests. Good-bye, David!. \ مَعَ شُمُول التارِيخَيْن \ inclusive: including the first and last number or date: The exams will last ten days, from June 3rd to June 12th inclusive. \ See Also الرقمَيْن، إلخ \ مَعَ المُمَانَعَة \ under protest: unwillingly, after complaining: He paid the bill under protest. \ مَعَ هذا \ herewith: (in business letters) with this: Herewith is your copy of the report. -
78 هل؟
هَل؟ \ shall: in questions with I or we, to offer to do sth.: Shall I get you some coffee?. \ هَلْ لَك بِـ؟ \ how about: what is your opinion of (a certain plan); would you like: How about a cup of coffee?. \ هَلْ لَك في؟ \ might: (not in questions or negative sentences) asking sb. in a friendly way to do sth.: You might buy me some stamps when you go to the post office (Will you buy me some stamps, please?). \ هَلْ لِي \ shall: in questions with I or we, to offer to do sth.: Shall I get you some coffee?. \ See Also لَنا أنْ \ هَلْ مِن بَأْس \ be the matter: to be wrong; be causing trouble: What’s the matter (with you)? Are you feeling ill?. -
79 هيكل
هَيْكَل \ frame: the structure (of bars, etc.) on which sth. is built: Modern tents are made of cloth over a metal frame. framework: frame (of an building, etc.). shell: the frame of sth. that is partly built or has been partly destroyed: the burnt-out shell of an old castle. structure: sth. that is built; a regular or clearly defined framework: The bridge was a solid structure of steel and woodwork. The structure of a sentence is formed by grouping words in certain ways. There is not enough structure in this poem. temple: a building where people pray (in India, in Japan, in ancient Egypt or Greece, etc.). \ See Also بنية (بِنْيَة) \ هَيْكَل \ hull: the body or framework of a ship. \ See Also جِسْم السفينة \ هَيْكَل عَظمِيّ \ skeleton: the bony framework of a body, esp. when it is dead: a human skeleton, 2000 years old. -
80 واقع
وَاقِع \ reality: truth; fact; not fancy. fact: sth. that is true and is not just an idea; sth. that has been done: This story is a mixture of fact and fancy. Tell the facts to the judge. situated: placed: The hotel was pleasantly situated in a sheltered valley. \ وَاقِع لا مَحالة \ inevitable: that cannot be avoided; certain to happen: Accidents are inevitable when drivers have been drinking alcohol.
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