| صيغ مركبة |
| above and beyond adv | (more than) | وفوق كل ذلك |
| | He was honored for performance above and beyond the call of duty. |
| aches and pains npl | (minor ailments) | أوجاع خفيفة |
| | I have a lot of aches and pains; it's part of growing older! |
| action and reaction n | (physics: opposing forces) | فعل ورد فعل |
| after all is said and done adv | (ultimately, in the end) | بعد كل ما قيل |
| again and again adv | (many times, repeatedly) | مرة تلو الأخرى، مرارا وتكرارا |
| | When you practice you must do the same thing again and again. |
| aid and abet vtr | (be an accomplice to) | يشترك في جريمة |
| | This type of crime will no longer be tolerated and those guilty and those who aid and abet them will face the full force of the law. |
| alive and kicking adj | colloquial (in good health) | بصحة جيدة |
| | It's my father's 98th birthday, and he's still alive and kicking. |
| | That lobster's alive and kicking, but not for long. |
| all hot and bothered adj | informal (flustered) | مختلط، متلبك |
| all hot and bothered adj | euphemism (sexually excited) | مهتاج جنسياً |
| | Just looking at him gets me all hot and bothered. |
| an arm and a leg n | slang (high price, high cost) | سعر عالي، تكلفة مرتفعة |
| | It cost me an arm and a leg. |
| | No, the price is too high, he wants an arm and a leg for that old car. |
| and all | informal (as well, into the bargain) | كذلك |
| | I managed to stuff everything into my suitcase, clothes, shoes, souvenirs and all. |
| and all that adv | informal (and everything which) | وكل شيء |
| and all that adv | (and that entire matter, and all those things) | وكل هذا الأمر |
| and all that goes with it adv | informal (and everything that it entails) | وكل ما يحمله ذلك من |
| | She gave her sister a birthday party, with cake, ice cream, and all that goes with it. |
| and all that sort of thing adv | informal (and the like, and similar) | وكل ما شابه، وكل ما له علاقة |
| | They found sea shells, driftwood, and all that sort of thing at the beach. |
| and all the rest of it adv | informal (et cetera, etc.) | إلخ، وهلم جرا، وهكذا |
| and all the rest of it adv | US (et cetera) | إلخ، وهلم جرا، وهكذا |
| and also conj | informal (and in addition, and … as well) | وكذلك |
| | Could you buy some bread...oh, and also some milk. |
| and everything else adv | (et cetera, etc.) | إلخ، وهلم جرا، وهكذا |
| and God knows what n | informal (and sth unknown) | والله أعلم |
| | I sent him out to do the shopping and he came back with a new TV and God knows what. |
| and so adv | (therefore) | لذلك، ونتيجة لذلك |
| | The student did not turn in his final research paper, and so he earned a failing grade for the course. |
| and so forth adv | (et cetera, etc.) | وهكذا دواليك، وهلم جرا |
| and so on adv | (et cetera, etc.) | إلى آخره، وما شابه ذلك |
| and the like n | (and similar) | وما شابه |
| | There are a lot of waterfowl out on the lake -- mergansers, geese, coots, and the like. |
| and the rest n | (et cetera, etc.) | إلخ، وهلم جرا، وهكذا |
| and the rest is history expr | idiom (what happened next is well known) | وما حدث فيما بعد وعرف جيداً |
| | I met your mum in a bar, and the rest is history! |
| and then adv | (immediately afterwards) | ومن ثم، وبعد ذلك |
| | We'll finish painting, and then we'll eat dinner. |
| and then some adv | informal (even more) | وأكثر من ذلك |
| | If you will sell me your car, I will give you your price and then some. |
| and what have you adv | informal (and the like, and similar) | وما شابه |
| and what not adv | informal (and the like, and similar) | وما شابه |
| armed and ready adj | (prepared for battle) | مستعد للمعركة |
| | I'm armed and ready to prevent my home from being invaded. |
| arts and crafts npl | (fine arts and handicrafts: making things) | فنون وحرف |
| | Being a mother of ten children, Madeline learned to love arts and crafts. |
| arts and crafts n, adj | (English design and manufacturing movement, c 1860) | حركة تصميم وتصنيع إنجليزية في عام 1860 |
| | William Morris was a prominent textile designer of the Arts and Crafts movement at the end of the nineteenth century. |
| assault and battery n | (crime: direct physical assault) | اعتداء على الغير بالضرب |
| assets and liabilities npl | (finance, accounting: value of things owned and monetary obligations ) | أصول وخصوم |
| at your beck and call adv | (available to serve you at any time) | تحت أمرك |
| | I will be at your beck and call. |
| back and forth adv | (to and fro) | ذهاباً وإياباً |
| | They went back and forth over the same points a hundred times and never made any progress. |
| backwards and forwards adv | (to and fro) | ذهاباً وإياباً |
| backwards and forwards adv | (thoroughly) | بانتظام |
| bed and breakfast n | (small hotel offering half board) | نزل مبيت وإفطار |
| | I like to stay in a bed and breakfast instead of in a big hotel. |
| bed and breakfast n | (half board) | مبيت وإفطار |
| beginning and end n | (the totality of) | البداية والنهاية |
| | That's the beginning and end of the matter, I won't discuss it further. |
| between now and then adv | (from this moment until a specified future time) | من الأن وحتى |
| | You'd better do a lot of work between now and then. |
| between you and me adv | (confidentially, in confidence) | بيني وبينك |
| black and blue adj | informal (badly bruised) | مصاب برضوض عديدة |
| | The bullies beat the unfortunate child until he was black and blue. |
| black and tan adj | UK (drink: mix of pale and dark beer) | خليط من الجعة |
| | Black and tans are made with Guinness and an ale of your choice. |
| black and white, black-and-white n | literal (image: monochrome) | اللون الأحادي: أبيض وأسود |
| black and white, black-and-white n | figurative (clarity of typed text) | نص واضح |
| black and white, black-and-white adj | literal (in monochrome) | أحادي اللون |
| | Black and white photography relies on composition rather than color. |
| black and white, black-and-white adj | figurative (straightforward, clear cut) | مباشر، صريح، مستقيم |
| | The terms are laid out in black and white on page 10. |
| black-and-white film n | (movie filmed in black and white) | فيلم بالأبيض والأسود |
| | I love watching silents, those old black-and-white films with no sound. |
| black-and-white film n | (monochrome camera film) | فيلم كاميرا أبيض وأسود |
| | All our early home movies were on black-and-white film. |
| black-and-white photography n | (taking monochrome photos) | تصوير بالأسود والأبيض |
| | He specialized in black-and-white photography. |
| black-and-white television n | (TV set that cannot display colours) | تلفزيون أبيض وأسود |
| | My parents remember the days when black-and-white television was the only type of TV available. |
| black-and-white television n | (TV shows filmed in black and white) | عرض تلفزيوني أبيض وأسود |
| boom-and-bust cycle n | (alternating extremes in economic situation) | طفرات إقتصادية يليها تدهور |
| | Arnold's life had followed a boom-and-bust cycle, rich one moment, broke the next. |
| bound hand and foot adj | (with hands and feet tied) | مربوط اليدين والقدمين |
| | The kidnappers left him bound hand and foot in the trunk of the car. |
| | The criminal was bound hand and foot so he couldn't escape. |
| bound hand and foot adj | figurative (inescapably obligated) | مجبر لا محالة |
| | Every child is bound hand and foot by their parents' rules. |
| bow and arrow npl | (weapon used in archery) | قوس وسهم |
| | The crossbow replaced the bow and arrow as a weapon. |
| bread and butter n | literal (bread with butter spread on it) | خبز وزبدة |
| | A glass of milk with bread and butter for breakfast is the best. |
| bread and butter n | informal, figurative (livelihood, means of earning a living) | طرق كسب العيش |
| | Cooking is his bread and butter; he's a chef. |
| bread and butter adj | informal, figurative (staple, basic) | أساسي، رئيسي |
| break down and cry v | (burst into tears) | ينهال بالبكاء |
| breaking and entering n | (forced entry into sb else's property) | اقتحام |
| | The youth was arrested on suspicion of breaking and entering the victim's home. |
| bribery and corruption n | (crime: abuse of legal power) | سوء استخدام السلطة: رشوة وفساد |
| | Mayor Price's term in office was marked by many cases of bribery and corruption. |
| bricks and mortar, bricks-and-mortar npl | literal (building materials) | مواد بناء |
| ملاحظة: hyphen used when term is used as adj before noun |
| | We can either erect a fence around the garden or build a wall with bricks and mortar. |
| bricks and mortar, bricks-and-mortar adj | figurative (existing physically: not virtual) | كائن، موجود، مقام |
| | It's so easy to buy books on the internet but I prefer browsing in a bricks-and-mortar store on the High Street. |
| bricks and mortar, bricks-and-mortar adj | literal (made of bricks and mortar) | مصنوع من مواد البناء |
| | Most houses here are stick-built, but in countries where wood is expensive, they're bricks-and-mortar buildings. |
| bride and groom n | (woman and man on their wedding day) | العروسان |
| | The bride and groom were showered in confetti as they left the church. |
| bright and early adj | (at an early hour) | في ساعة مبكرة |
| | Let's start the hike bright and early so we can finish before it gets too hot. |
| buy and sell v | (trade) | يتاجر |
| buying and selling n | (trade, business) | تجارة، عمل تجاري |
| by and by adv | (in a while from now) | قريباً |
| by and by adv | (after a while) | عما قريب |
| | Be patient! I'll get around to it by and by. |
| by and large adv | (in general, on the whole) | بشكل عام، على العموم |
| cap and gown n | (formal academic clothing) | اللباس الجامعي |
| cats and dogs npl | literal (felines and canines) | قطط وكلاب |
| | Look at all of the cats and dogs in this pet store. |
| cats and dogs npl | figurative (heavy rain) | مطر غزير |
| | I won't be going out today - it's raining cats and dogs out there. |
| cause and effect n | (principle of causality) | السبب والمسبب |
| checks and balances npl | (when branches of government limit one another) | الرقابة والتوازن |
| cloak-and-dagger, cloak and dagger adj | figurative (mysterious, furtive, sinister) | تآمرى، تجسسى، بوليسى، ملئ بالمغامرات |
| ملاحظة: hyphen used when term is before a noun |
| | It was a great cloak-and-dagger novel; nobody was what they first seemed. |
| come and get v | (fetch) | يجلب، يحضر |
| | If you want it come and get it, but you better hurry 'cause it's goin' fast. |
| come and go v | (walk to and fro) | يذهب ويعود |
| | During recess the students are allowed to come and go as they please. |
| come and go v | (be intermittent) | متغير |
| | The wireless reception is unreliable here, my connection keeps coming and going. |
| come and go v | (be fleeting) | يظهر في لمحات |
| | As the Great Depression taught us, financial security can come and go. |
| coming and going n | (walking to and fro) | ذهاباً وإياباً |
| | There are people coming and going everywhere in the busy city centre. |
| coming and going n | (appearance and disappearance) | ظهور واختفاء |
| | Parole officers have to keep track of the comings and goings of ex-convicts. |
| compare and contrast vtr | (note similarities and differences between) | يقارن |
| | The article compares and contrasts the works of Plato and Aristotle. |
| complete and utter confusion n | (total inability to understand) | ارتباك تام، عدم فهم |
| complete and utter confusion n | (extreme disorder ) | تشويش تام |
| | The prankster shouted "Fire!" throwing the crowd into complete and utter confusion. |
| continual coming and going n | (constant passing-by of people) | حركة مشاة واسعة |
| | The continual coming and going of library visitors made it impossible for me to concentrate. |
| continual coming and going n | (endless movement of one person) | إنسان دائم الحركة |
| copy and paste vtr | (copy data and insert it elsewhere) | ينسخ ويلصق |
| cowboys and Indians n | (children's role-playing game) | لعبة الأدوار للاطفال |
| | When we were kids we played cowboys and Indians. |
| cross my heart and hope to die interj | infantile (I promise, I swear) | أقسم، صدقاً |
| | Mum, I'll clean my room in the morning; cross my heart and hope to die. |
| cruel and unusual punishment n | (law: punishment considered barbaric) | عقاب بربري |
| | The death penalty is considered cruel and unusual punishment in almost all the civilized countries of the world. |
| cut and paste vtr | (cut data and insert it elsewhere) | يقص ويلصق البيانات |
| | You can cut and paste internet images into the word processing document. |
| dark and gloomy adj | (weather: with grey skies) | مظلم ومكفهر: السماء |
| | Bring your coat with you - it's dark and gloomy out. |
| dark and gloomy adj | (mood, outlook: miserable, pessimistic) | غامض وتشاؤمي |
| | The economic forecast for the next year is dark and gloomy. |
| dark and gloomy adj | (scene, house: ominous grim) | مشؤوم |
| | The place was dark and gloomy during the winter months. |
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