| صيغ مركبة |
| act as vtr | (perform function of) | بالنيابة |
| | When their first met each other, it was her sister who acted as matchmaker. |
| also known as adj | (having as an alternative name) | والمدعو أيضاً، والمسمى كذلك |
| | Eva Perón, also known as Evita, was a controversial figure in Argentine politics. |
| as … as all get out adj | (extremely) | جداً، بإفراط، إلى حد بعيد |
| | What? That's silly as all get out! You can't grow bananas in the desert. |
| as a bonus adv | (in addition) | كزيادة، كعلاوة |
| | We're going on a hike in the mountains today, and as a bonus we'll have a picnic. |
| as a child adv | (during childhood) | في فترة الطفولة |
| | As a child Henry was scared of dogs, but he later went on to become a vet. |
| as a consequence adv | (so, therefore) | نتيجة لذلك |
| | The boy failed his math test. As a consequence, he cannot visit his friends this weekend. |
| as a friend adv | (preface to giving difficult news or advice) | كصديق |
| | You know I say this as a friend, but I don't think that you should date him. |
| as a joke adv | (for humorous effect) | من قبيل المزاح |
| | Don't be upset, that comment was meant as a joke. |
| as a matter of fact adv | (in fact, on the contrary) | في واقع الأمر، في الحقيقة |
| | I'm not ignoring your brother, as a matter of fact I invited him for dinner tonight. |
| as a replacement for adv | (as a substitute for) | كبديل |
| | Margarine is widely used as a replacement for butter. |
| as a result adv | (consequently) | نتيجة لذلك، تبعاً لذلك |
| | The little girl kept jumping in puddles, and as a result her new shoes were ruined. |
| as a result of prep | (due to, because of) | نظراً لـ، بسبب |
| | As a result of your disobedience, your parents punished you. |
| as a rule adv | (in general, usually) | بوجه عام |
| | As a rule, we go to bed early on weeknights. |
| as a substitute for adv | (to replace, instead of) | كبديل عن |
| | She used two cups of milk as a substitute for three eggs called for by the recipe. |
| as a whole adv | (all considered together) | جملة، ككل |
| | Some students need to improve, but the class as a whole is very good. |
| as always adv | (as is invariably the case) | كما هو الحال دوماً |
| | As always, Sally was chatting up the Australians. |
| as an alternative to adv | (instead of) | بدلاً من |
| | Soy milk can be used as an alternative to cows' milk for some recipes. |
| as at prep | (as it stands on: a given date) | حتى، بتاريخ |
| as best you can adv | (to the best of your ability) | قدر المستطاع |
| | Muddle through as best you can, and we'll fix the mistakes later. |
| as compared with prep | (in comparison to) | مقارنة مع، بالمقارنة |
| | As compared with American English, Brittish English seems more formal. |
| as easy as pie adj | (very easy) | سهل جداً |
| as ever adv | (as is always the case) | كما هو الحال دوماً |
| | He is handsome as ever. |
| | The bus was late, as ever! |
| as expected adv | (as thought probable) | كما هو متوقع |
| | As expected, all the crops withered because of the drought. |
| as far as prep | (the same distance as) | بقدر ما |
| | Our new grocery store is just as far as the old one. |
| as far as I am concerned adv | (in my opinion) | حسب اعتقادي |
| | As far as I'm concerned, that was the best film of the year. |
| as far as I am concerned adv | (as for me, as regards me) | بالنسبة لي |
| | As far as I'm concerned, I never want to eat another fried alligator steak. |
| as far as I know adv | (to my knowledge) | حسب معرفتي، حسب علمي |
| | As far as I know, the bank approved the loan. |
| | The boss is in his office, as far as I know. |
| as far as possible adv | (to the greatest possible extent) | بقدر الإمكان |
| | Please avoid cell phone usage as far as possible during your visit. |
| as follows adv | (in the following way) | كالتالي: كما يلي |
| | The instructions are as follows:. |
| as for prep | (with regard to) | بخصوص، فيما يخص، فيما يتعلق بـ |
| | As for this guy, I don't think he's going anywhere in life. |
| as for me adv | (as far as I am concerned) | بالنسبة لي، فيما يتعلق بي |
| | My husband is going to work. As for me, I will stay home and take care of the baby. |
| as from prep | (starting on) | بدءاً من تاريخ كذا |
| | You will need to arrive 10 minutes earlier as from tomorrow. |
| as good as prep | (of equal quality to) | مثلما, كما |
| | | في الواقع |
| | He is as good at maths as my brother. |
| as good as prep | (more or less) | بأكثر أو أقل |
| | I've worked all night on the picture so it is as good as finished. |
| as good as new adj | (successfully repaired or restored) | مثل الجديد |
| | John fixed my bike and now it's as good as new! |
| as good as they come adj | (the best available) | أفضل المتوفر |
| as if conj | (as though) | كما لو، كأن |
| | He looked as if he wanted to say something. |
| as if interj | familiar (expressing scepticism) | كما لو أن |
| | You're going to help me clean the house? As if! |
| as if to say adv | (in a way suggestive of sth) | بطريقة إيحائية |
| | He nodded at her as if to say goodbye. |
| as is adv | (in its current state) | كما هو، على حاله |
| | The TV is sold 'as is', there is no implicit nor explicit warrenty. |
| as it is adv | colloquial (as the situation stands) | كما هو الحال |
| | As it is, we'll be lucky to arrive before dark! |
| as it is adv | (in its current state) | بوضعه الحالي |
| | We'll have to make do with the vehicle we have, such as it is. |
| as it ought to be adv | (the correct, proper state of affairs) | كما ينبغي |
| as it ought to be adv | (in an ideal state) | بطريقة مثالية |
| as it should be adv | (the correct, proper state of affairs) | كما ينبغي |
| as it should be adv | (in a desirable state) | بطريقة مرغوبة |
| as it were adv | idiom (so to speak) | إذا جاز التعبير |
| as little as prep | (a quantity as small as) | أقل ما يمكن |
| | The cat is as little as a mouse. |
| as long as conj | (providing that) | ما دام |
| | I am happy as long as the sun always comes back around. |
| as long as conj | (while) | أثناء، طالما |
| | He told me I should be waiting for him as long as I possibly could. |
| as long as prep | (equal in length to) | بنفس الطول |
| | My garden is as long as a football pitch. |
| as luck would have it adv | idiom (fortunately) | لحسن الحظ |
| | As luck would have it, the strike started the day I was due to fly home. |
| as many as adv | (the same number as) | ما يصل إلى |
| | The Lakers had as many all-stars as the Bulls but still lost the game by 20 points. |
| as many as adv | (up to, a possible total of) | حتى، ما مجموعه |
| | On a good day I have seen as many as 80 species of birds. |
| as may be adv | (may be the case) | كما هو الحال |
| as much idiom | (the same thing, so) | بنفس الكمية أو القدر |
| | So, you're pregnant. I thought as much. |
| as much adv | (to an equal amount or degree) | بقدر أو كمية متساوية |
| | Nobody can eat as much as my brother! |
| as much as conj | (even though) | بالرغم من |
| | As much as I love Mel Gibson, this movie is just too violent for me. |
| as much as prep | literal (equally to) | مساو بالقدر أو الكمية لـ |
| | I love you as much as I love your sister. |
| as much as adv | (almost, in effect) | غالباً |
| as much as possible adv | (to the greatest feasible extent) | بقدر المستطاع، قدر الإمكان |
| | I try to exercise as much as possible. |
| as much as possible adv | (the greatest feasible amount) | أكثر ما يمكن |
| | I always eat as much as possible at Thanksgiving dinner. |
| as necessary adv | (according to what is needed) | كما تقتضيه الضرورة، حسب الضرورة |
| | Apply the ointment to the wound as necessary. |
| as needed adv | (according to what is necessary) | بقدر الحاجة |
| | Take the pain medication as needed. |
| as of adv | (starting from) | بدءاً من |
| | As of Monday the office will be closed. |
| as of now adv | (from this moment onwards) | من الآن فصاعداً |
| | As of now, you are no longer welcome in my house. |
| as of now adv | (at this moment) | في هذه اللحظة |
| | As of now, we have collected nearly 80% of the funds we need to complete the project. |
| as often as not adv | (in about half of all instances) | في معظم الحالات |
| | I don't know if he will be here today. He shows up as often as not. |
| as often as you like adv | informal (whenever you wish) | وقتما تشاء |
| | Come and visit me as often as you like. |
| as often as you wish adv | (as many times as you like, whenever you want) | بقدر ما ترغب |
| | Feel free to stop by my office as often as you wish. |
| as one adv | (together, in unison) | معاً، سوياً |
| | The bride and groom stepped out of the church as one. |
| as one adv | (in agreement) | كجسد واحد، بتوافق |
| as opposed to conj | (rather than) | معارضة لـ |
| | Please shake my martini as opposed to stirring it. |
| as ordered adv | (according to an order placed) | حسب الطلب |
| | The waiter brought the customers their meal as ordered. |
| as ordered adv | (according to an order given) | حسب ما هو مطلوب |
| | You will show up in full uniform at 5 in the morning, as ordered. |
| as part of prep | (in the wider context of) | كجزء من السياق |
| | As part of a school project, we must write and perform a short play. |
| as part of adv | (as a member of) | كجزء من |
| as per prep | (in accordance with) | وفق، حسب، وفقاً لـ، طبقاً لـ |
| | As per your request, I have included the necessary information in this memo. |
| as promised adv | (according to a promise made) | تنفيذا للوعد |
| | As promised, I've brought the money to repay you for the loan. |
| as proxy for prep | (on behalf of, in place of) | وكيلاً عن، بالإنابة عن |
| | I have power of attorney to cast my vote as proxy for Aunt Sadie at the shareholder's meeting. |
| as regards prep | (with respect to) | بخصوص، فيما يخص، فيما يتعلق بـ |
| | As regards your letter of January 1, I shall no longer be able to provide you with my legal services. |
| as required adv | (according to what is needed) | كما هو مطلوب |
| | Be sure to fasten your seatbelt as required by law. |
| as sly as a fox adj | (devious, cunning) | ماكر كالثعلب |
| | Reynard was as sly as a fox as he wheedled his way into the hen house. |
| as soon as conj | (the moment that) | حالما |
| | I will pay for your ticket as soon as you make the reservation. |
| as soon as possible adv | (as early as is feasible) | في أسرع ما يمكن |
| | It's imperative that I speak with you as soon as possible. |
| | Please reply as soon as possible. |
| as such adv | (in itself, per se) | بحد ذاته، بصفته |
| as the case may be adv | (whatever the actual situation) | مهما كانت الظروف |
| as the crow flies adv | (in a straight line, by a direct route) | بخط مستقيم، بطريق مستوية |
| | As the crow flies, I live only 200 meters from your house. |
| as the saying goes adv | (according to the common expression) | كما جرت العادة، كما يقول المثل |
| | As the saying goes, you can't have your cake and eat it! |
| as the story goes adv | (according to what is said to have happened) | كما جرت العادة، كما يقول المثل |
| | As the story goes, Hector was out of town when the bank was robbed. |
| as they say adv | (according to what is commonly said) | كما يقال |
| | As they say, "It takes one to know one." |
| as though conj | (as if) | حتى ولو، وإن كان |
| as to prep | formal (with reference to, regarding) | فيما يتعلق بـ |
| | As to your request, I'm afraid I have to say no. |
| as usual adv | (in the habitual way) | كالمعتاد |
| as well adv | (also, in addition) | أيضاً، كذلك |
| as well as prep | (in addition to) | بالإضافة إلى |
| | Our neighbor brought cake as well as juice for everyone. |
| as with prep | (as in the case of) | بخصوص كذا |
| | As with any grammar rule, there are a lot of exceptions. |
| as yet adv | (up to now) | حتى الآن، حتى اللحظة |
| | | لا يزال |
| as you please adv | (as you wish, whatever you wish) | كما ترغب |
| | You've finished your work. Now you're free to do as you please. |
| as you say adv | (I agree that) | كما تقول، كما ترى |
| | As you say, that spaghetti is delicious! |
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