| صيغ مركبة |
| a lot to say about n | (much to contribute on the topic of) | قول كثير |
| | Wow, he has a lot to say about my sister's engagement. |
| about time adv | (overdue, not too soon) | على نحو متأخر، فات موعده |
| | It's about time you got home, after worrying us sick! |
| about to prep | (on the point of) | على وشك |
| | I was just about to step into the bath when the doorbell rang. |
| about to become prep | (on the point of becoming) | على وشك التحول إلى |
| | She is about to become the youngest scientist to win the Nobel Prize. |
| about to happen prep | (on the point of happening) | على وشك الحدوث |
| | You want me to give you money? That's not about to happen. |
| about-face n | figurative (reversal of policy or opinion) | تغيير كامل و مفاجئ |
| | Following a strong public outcry, the politician did an about-face regarding his position on global warming. |
| about-face n | literal (military: turn, change of direction) | تغيير الاتجاه |
| | Company halt! About face! Forward march! |
| all about adv | UK (in the surrounding area, all around) | في كل مكان |
| all about adj | (on the topic of) | حول موضوع كذا |
| | I want to hear all about your trip. |
| ask about vtr | (enquire about) | يستفسر، يستعلم |
| at about adv | (time: at approximately) | حوالي، تقريباً |
| | Class starts at one, shall we meet at about quarter to? |
| bad feeling about n | (misgivings, suspicions with regard to) | هاجس، شعور سيء |
| | I have a bad feeling about this place; I think we should leave. |
| be about vtr | (have as its subject) | يطرح أو يقدم للنقاش |
| | My presentation is about the effects of alcohol. |
| be about adv | (be near) | يكون على وشك |
| | That's about where I left him. |
| | Her house should be about a mile past the stop sign. |
| be about to vtr | (be on the point of) | على وشك |
| | You're lucky, you caught me just as I was about to leave. |
| be nuts about vtr | slang (person: love passionately) | يعشق، يهيم |
| | Wow, Romeo certainly was nuts about Juliet! |
| | I don't know what she sees in him, but she's nuts about him. |
| be nuts about vtr | (activity, etc.: like intensely) | يتحمس لـ |
| | I do like peanut butter, but it is chocolate that I'm nuts about! |
| be wild about sb v | informal (love sb passionately) | يعشق، يهيم في |
| be wild about sth v | informal (like sth intensely) | يحب باستماتة |
| be worried about vtr | (be concerned or anxious about) | يقلق، يخشى |
| | I was worried about my exam results, but I did well. |
| beat about the bush v | figurative (avoid getting to the point) | يراوغ |
| | Let's not beat about the bush; I know exactly what you did. |
| boast about sth v | (praise one's own achievement) | يفتخر، يتفاخر |
| brag about vtr | (talk boastfully about) | يتبجح |
| | He is always bragging about how rich he is. |
| | During bridge games, all the grandmas brag about their grandchildren. |
| bring about vtr | (cause) | يسبب، يجلب |
| | He promised that he would bring about change. |
| buzz about n | informal (excited anticipation of sth) | انفعال |
| care about vtr | (think is important) | يهتم |
| | I care about the issue of global warming. |
| care about vtr | (feel affection, concern for) | يعتني بـ |
| | I care about my elderly neighbour's failing health. |
| cast about vi | (search) | يبحث |
| | I'm casting about for some really good example sentences. |
| clown about vi | informal (play the fool, behave in a silly way) | يهرج |
| | One can never take him seriously; he's always clowning about. |
| combine to bring about vtr | (be the joint cause of) | يوحد لقضية ما |
| | Republicans and Democrats combined their vote to bring about changes to the Banking industry. |
| come about vi | (happen) | يحدث |
| come about vi | (nautical: tack) | يغير الاتجاه في البحر |
| complain about vtr | (be critical of) | يشتكي من، يتذمر |
| | She never stops complaining about her lazy, useless husband. |
| couldn't care less about v | (feel completely apathetic towards) | يشعر بفتور نحو |
| | I couldn't care less about the tabloid headlines. |
| crazy about adj | slang (infatuated with: sb) | مفتون بـ |
| | He's so crazy about her he sends her flowers every day. |
| crazy about adj | slang (very enthusiastic about: sth) | متحمس لـ |
| | He's crazy about basketball - the only time I don't see him on the court is when he's watching a game on TV. |
| cry about vtr | figurative (mourn, lament) | يندب، ينوح |
| | Spilled milk is nothing to cry about. |
| cry about vtr | literal (shed tears for) | يذرف الدموع |
| | What on earth are you crying about? |
| discourse about vtr | (discuss: sth) | يناقش |
| enthusiastic about adj | (keen on, a fan of) | مولع بـ، شديد الاهتمام بـ |
| | I'm not enthusiastic about the new the tax system. |
| enthusiastic about adj | (excited at the prospect of) | متحمس لـ |
| | I'm enthusiastic about the prospect of starting college. |
| fiddle about with vtr | informal (play absent-mindedly with) | يلعب وهو مغيب الذهن |
| fiddle about with vtr | slang (alter or adjust unhelpfully) | يتململ |
| | He loved to fiddle about with old cars, but never actually fixed them up. |
| find out about vtr | (obtain information about) | يحصل على معلومات حول |
| | I read his biography to find out about his life. |
| flutter about vi | (flap) | يرفرف |
| | The butterfly fluttered about the flower garden. |
| flutter about vtr | (make small quick movements) | يخفق، يرفرف |
| | The leaves on the trees would flutter about in the breeze. |
| flutter about vtr | (move around nervously) | يتحرك بغضب |
| forget about it interj | slang (don't mention it, you're welcome) | عفواً: رداً على الشكر |
| | A: You have done so much for me! B: Forget about it! |
| | Forget about it! You don't owe me a thing. |
| forget about it interj | slang (don't worry, it's not important) | انسى الأمر |
| | Look, it's not such a big deal that I lied to you, so forget about it already! |
| forget about it interj | (stop thinking about it) | لا تفكر في الأمر |
| f*** about vi | slang, vulgar, offensive (behave in a time-wasting way) | يهدر الوقت |
| | Stop f***ing about and get on with your homework! |
| get about vi | informal (travel) | يسافر |
| get about vi | informal (walk, move on own power) | يمشي، يتحرك |
| | Though 98 years old, my grandfather still gets about like he was half that age. |
| get excited about vtr | (look forward impatiently to) | يستلحم، يتشوّق إلى |
| get excited about vtr | (be enthused by) | يتحمّس |
| go about vi | (conduct oneself) | يسلك، يتصرف |
| | You should always go about your business in a professional manner. |
| go about vtr | (approach, tackle: a task) | يعالج مسألة |
| | Isn't it time you went about fixing the broken table? |
| | How am I to go about painting the ceiling when I have no ladder? |
| go about vi | (move from place to place) | يطوف، يجول |
| | He goes about from place to place, taking casual jobs wherever he can get them. |
| go on about vtr | slang (talk incessantly about) | يتحدث باستمرار عن |
| | The teacher went on about the topic he had chosen regardless of the fact that many students were asleep. |
| go on about vtr | slang (talk unintelligibly about) | يتحدث باستمرار عن |
| | An elderly person may go on about the past. |
| go on and on about vtr | slang (talk incessantly about) | يتحدث باستمرار عن |
| | She went on and on about the various celebrities she had met. |
| good feeling about n | (sb: positive evaluation of) | شعور جيد عن |
| | I've got a good feeling about you. I think you'll go far in this company. |
| good feeling about n | (sth: premonition that sth will turn out well ) | شعور إيجابي |
| | I've got a good feeling about this party. I think it will be great! |
| hack about | | يعبث |
| hack about | | يتلاعب |
| hang about vi | informal (wait, be kept waiting) | ينتظر |
| | Hurry up! I haven't got time to hang about for ever! |
| hang about interj | slang (stop, wait a moment) | ينتظر قليلاً |
| | Hang about, do you mean to say you knew about that the whole time and just didn't tell me?! |
| have a lot to say about vtr | (openly share one's opinions on) | يشارك في الرأي |
| | As a working mother she has a lot to say about childcare facilities and unpaid, unscheduled overtime. |
| have doubts about vtr | (not be entirely convinced by) | يشكّك في |
| | He has a good heart, but I have doubts about his wisdom. |
| have doubts about vtr | (not be entirely certain about) | يشكّك في صحة كذا |
| have information about vtr | (know sth important about) | لديه معلومات حول.... |
| | Anybody having information about the accident should report it to the police. |
| have thoughts about vtr | (consider: doing sth) | ينظر في، يضع في الحسبان |
| hear about vtr | (learn the latest news of) | يسمع آخر الآخبار |
| | Did you hear about the earthquake in Japan? |
| horse about vi | (behave in a silly, playful way) | يتلاعب |
| | I yelled at my kids to stop horsing about, since they were driving me crazy. |
| horse about vi | US (horse around) | يخيّل |
| | The children were horsing about, splashing each other at the edge of the ocean. |
| how about that interj | (expressing delighted surprise) | للتعبير عن شيء ممتع |
| | My sister is expecting twins. How about that! |
| how about that! interj | (expressing that one is impressed) | للتعبير عن شيء مؤثر |
| It's nothing to write home about. | informal (It is not impressive or special) | الأمر عادي أو طبيعي |
| | I enjoyed his last film, but this new one is nothing to write home about. |
| jig about vi | (jump or dance around) | يهزهز، يرقص |
| jump about vi | literal (leap around) | يقفز |
| | The children are jumping about outside. |
| jump about vi | figurative (lack narrative coherence) | يروي بدون ترابط |
| | The film jumps about and makes no sense. |
| jump about vi | (do things without order) | يعمل دون ترتيب |
| | I jumped about my house doing chores all day. |
| just about adv | (more or less) | أكثر أو أقل |
| | Well, I think that just about covers it, so let's end this discussion here. |
| know about vtr | (be aware of) | يدرك، يعي |
| | Do you know about the recent policy changes? |
| know about vtr | (be well informed about) | على معرفة |
| | That professor really knows about European history. |
| laze about vi | (be idle, lounge around) | يتكاسل، يسترخي |
| | Are you just going to laze about the house all day? |
| learn about vtr | (become informed about) | يأخد علماً بـ |
| | How did you learn about our company? |
| learn all about vtr | (become fully informed about) | يأخذ علماً بكل شيء |
| | Before I invest in a company, I am always sure to learn all about their history and business practices. |
| loaf about v | informal (sit idly) | يجلس بتكاسل |
| | I can't loaf about, watching television; I have to go to work. |
| | The lazy student loafed about instead of doing his homework. |
| mad about prep | informal (passionate about) | مفتون بـ |
| | I'm mad about that singer; I own all his CDs and I'm president of his fan club. |
| mad about prep | informal (angry about) | غاضب من |
| | His jaws are clenched. He must be mad about something. |
| mess about vi | informal (behave in a frivolous way) | يعبث، يداهن |
| | Don't mess about with that motor; you don't know how to repair it. |
| moon about vi | informal (be apathetic, gloomy) | يكتئب |
| | Why don't you go out and do something useful instead of mooning about in here all day? |
| move about vi | (fidget, be restless) | يتململ |
| move about vi | (relocate frequently) | يتنقل |
| move about vi | (be mobile or active) | يتحرك |
| muck about vi | slang (behave in a frivolous way) | يعبث، يتلاعب |
| | Stop mucking about and get to work. |
| nothing to say about prep | (no information or opinion about) | لا شيء يذكر |
| | When the reporter asked about his alleged affair, he answered "I have nothing to say about that." |
| order sb about v | informal (be bossy towards sb) | يتزعم على |
| out and about adv | (busy, active outside the home) | مشغول |
| | He's always out and about; I never see him at home. |
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