| صيغ مركبة |
| a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush expr | proverb (sth that you already have is better than the promise of sth better) | عصفور في اليد خير من عشرة على الشجرة |
| | I'm told I can do better if I keep looking for opportunities, but I'll stay at this job for now: a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. |
| cut in two vtr | (slice into two parts) | يقطع إلى نصفين |
| | The magician appeared to cut his beautiful assistant in two. |
| divide in two vi | (split into halves, cut in half) | ينقسم إلى قسمين |
| | I only have one but we'll divide it in two and share it. |
| fifty-two, fifty two adj | (52: of sth) | اثنان وخمسون |
| ملاحظة: hyphen omitted when term is a noun or an adj before a noun |
| for two adv | (intended for two persons) | لشخصين، مخصص لشخصين |
| | Would you like a table for two? |
| give sb your two cents v | US, figurative (tell sb your opinion) | يعبّر عن وجهة نظره |
| in two adv | (into halves) | مناصفة |
| | He cut the orange in two, and gave half to me. |
| kill two birds with one stone v | informal, figurative (achieve 2 things at once) | يضرب عصفورين بحجر واحد |
| | I can stop by your house on the way to the grocery store, so I'll kill two birds with one stone. |
| know a thing or two v | informal (be experienced in sth) | يملك خبرة جيدة |
| | After 20 years on the job, he knows a thing or two about construction. |
| learn a thing or two v | (become knowledgeable) | يصبح ذا معرفة |
| | Stick around and watch; you may learn a thing or two. |
| number two n | (cardinal numeral: 2) | العدد اثنان |
| | Contestant number two, please step forward. |
| number two n | euphemism (bowel movement, defecation) تعبيرياً | التبرّز( رقم إثنين) |
| | Good boy, Johnny! You went number two in the potty! |
| one-two punch n | US, figurative (very forceful combination of two things) | شيئان مدمجان بقوة |
| one-two punch n | literal (boxing: two successive blows) ملاكمة | ضربتان متتاليتان |
| | Joe knocked John down with a one-two punch to the head and stomach. |
| put two and two together v | figurative, informal (deduce sth) | يستدل، يستنبط |
| | I think you can figure out who sent you the Valentine's Day card. Just put two and two together! |
| set of two n | (pair) | زوج |
| | He bought a set of two candles in matching colors. |
| seventy two n | (cardinal number: 72) | اثنان وسبعون، اثنتان وسبعون |
| | Seventy two is the highest number I've ever counted to. |
| seventy two adj | (72 years old) | في الثانية والسبعين من العمر |
| | My grandpa is 72 today. |
| seventy two adj | (72 of sth) | ترتيب اثنان وسبعون، اثنتان وسبعون |
| split in two vtr | (halve, divide in half) | يقسم إلى نصفين |
| | If we split the cake in two, we can have half each. |
| | King Solomon ordered that the baby be split in two to find out who its real mother was. |
| twenty two n | (cardinal number: 22) | اثنان وعشرون، اثنتان وعشرون |
| twenty two adj | (22 of sth) | اثنان وعشرون، اثنتان وعشرون بالعدد |
| twenty two adj | (22 years old) | في الثانية والعشرين من العمر |
| twenty-two n | (cardinal number: 22) | اثنان وعشرون |
| twenty-two adj | (22 years old) | في الثانية والعشرين من العمر |
| twenty-two adj | (22: of sth) | اثنان وعشرون |
| two days before prep | (two days prior to) | قبل يومين |
| | Unfortunately, the hurricane struck two days before their wedding. |
| two days before adv | (two days earlier) | قبل يومين |
| | I got there two days before you did. |
| two days grace, two days' grace n | (allowance period of 2 days) | إجازة مدتها يومان |
| | The electric company gave us two days grace to pay the bill before disconnecting our service. |
| two dozen n | (twenty-four, 24) | دزينتان: أربع وعشرون |
| two dozen adj | (twenty-four, 24: of sth) | أربع وعشرون: دزينتان |
| | There are two dozen hours in one day but we usually say twenty-four. |
| two fifths n | (40 per cent) | خمسان: أربعون بالمائة |
| | Over two fifths of the students in this school are having major difficulty in mathematics. |
| two hundred n | (cardinal number: 200) | مائتان |
| | Two hundred customers ate at the restaurant today. |
| two hundred adj | (200 of sth) | مائتان بالعدد |
| two o'clock n | (2 P.M., 1400 hours, 2 in the afternoon) | الثانية بعد الظهر |
| | Each day at about two o'clock I get sleepy. |
| two o'clock n | (2 A.M., 0200 hours, 2 in the morning) | الثانية صباحاً |
| two thirds npl | (two parts out of three) | ثلثان |
| | He ate two thirds of the pie. |
| two thousand n | (cardinal number: 2000) | ألفان |
| | I want to earn two thousand dollar per month. |
| two thousand adj | (2000 of sth) | ألفان بالعدد |
| two times adv | (twice) | مرتان |
| | We've circled the block two times now and still can't find her house. |
| two times prep | (multiplied by two) | مرتان |
| two weeks npl | (period of 14 days, fortnight) | أسبوعان |
| | You should always give a notice of two weeks when you intend to leave a job. |
| two-four time n | (music: time signature of 2/4) | تعبير ختام موسيقي |
| two-piece swimsuit n | (bikini, tankini) | بيكيني(لباس سباحة) |
| | She wore a two-piece swimsuit to the beach party. |
| two-two time n | (music: time signature of 2/2) | اثنان في اثنين( ختام موسيقي) |
| two-way communication n | (interaction, discussion) | اتصال باتجاهين |
| two-way mirror n | (mirror with window on reverse) | مرآة بوجهين |
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