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| acclaim [sb/sth] as [sth] vtr + prep | often passive (praise, applaud) | يشيد بشخص/بشيء باعتباره شيئًا، ينوّه بشخص/بشيء باعتباره شيئًا |
| | Critics acclaimed her as the greatest actress of the 20th century. |
| according as conj | formal, dated (depending on whether) | بحسب ما إذا |
| | Some days he carries an umbrella and some days he does not, according as it is forecast to rain. |
| act as [sth/sb] vi + prep | (perform function) | يؤدّي دور شيء/شخص، يقوم بدور شيء/شخص |
| | | يُستخدم كـ... |
| | When they first met each other, it was her sister who acted as matchmaker. |
| | The man's trousers were held up by a bit of rope that was acting as a belt. |
address [sb],
address [sb] as [sth]⇒ vtr | (use a title) | يخاطب شخصًا، يخاطب شخصًا بشيء |
| | "Your Holiness" is the correct way to address the Pope. |
| | يجب مخاطبة بابا الفاتيكان بكلمة "قداستك". |
| also known as prep | (alias) | معروف أيضًا باسم |
| | Eva Perón, also known as Evita, was a controversial figure in Argentine politics. |
| appear as though v expr | (seem) | يبدو أن |
| | It appears as though your father is having a mid-life crisis. |
| appoint [sb] as [sth] vtr + prep | (give a role, job) | يعيّن |
| | The board of directors appointed Mark as head of the party-planning committee. |
| | عيّن مجلس الإدارة مارك رئيسًا للجنة تنظيم المناسبات الاجتماعية. |
| as adv | (equally) | نفس، بـ |
| | Bob is five feet ten and Janet is as tall. |
| | طول بوب 178 سنتيمترًا وجانيت بنفس الطول. طول بوب 178 سنتيمترًا وجانيت بطوله. |
| as adv | (considered to be) | - |
| | | كَـ |
| | He thinks of himself as a great photographer. |
| | يعتبر نفسه مصوّرًا بارعًا.. |
| as adv | (in the manner) | كما |
| | | مثلما |
| | As promised, here are the books on Shakespeare. |
| | أحضرت لك الكتب عن شكسبير كما وعدتك. |
| as conj | (in the same manner as) | كما |
| | | مثلما |
| | Do as I say, not as I do. |
| | افعل كما أقول لا كما أفعل. |
| as conj | (while) | بينما، فيما |
| | As he was climbing the ladder, his hammer slipped from his belt. |
| | بينما كان يصعد على السلم انزلقت مطرقته من حزامه. |
| as conj | (since, because) | بما أن، لأن |
| | I made you some coffee, as you don't like tea. |
| | أعددت لك القهوة لأنك لا تحب الشاي. |
| as conj | (though) | مع أن، على الرغم من أن، رغم |
| | Tired as I was, I carried on working till the sun came up. |
| | رغم تعبه، استمر في العمل حتى شروق الشمس. |
| as prep | (function) | كـ |
| | Steve, Julie and I work well as a team. |
| | أنا وستيف وجولي نبرع في العمل كفريق. |
| as prep | (while being) | بما أن، نظرًا لشيء |
| | | بوصفه، بصفته |
| | As a teacher in a deprived area, Jenna had worked with a lot of troubled youngsters. |
| | بما أن جينا تدرّس في منطقة محرومة، فقد عملت مع كثيرين من المراهقين ذوي المشاكل. |
as ... as,
so ... as conj | (correlative: such that) | بقدر |
| | He's not so clever as everyone thinks. |
| | ليس ذكيًا بقدر ما يعتقد الجميع. |
| as... as adv | (expressing similarity or equality) | كـ، بقدر |
| | This wine is as nice as that one. |
| | That joke is as old as the hills. |
as … as all get out,
as all get out expr | US (extremely) | جدًّا، منتهى |
| | What? That's silly as all get out! You can't grow bananas in the desert. |
| as a bonus adv | informal (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, Fiona was scared of dogs but she 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 advice) | كصديق |
| | You know I say this as a friend, but I don't think that you should date him. |
| as a general rule adv | (usually) | بالإجمال، عادةً |
| | I don't eat meat as a general rule, but I make an exception for my mother's cooking. |
| | Sometimes I'm late, but as a general rule I always try to be on time. |
| 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 course expr | (as part of normal routine) | عادةً، كإجراء متَّبع |
| as a matter of fact expr | (in fact, on the contrary) | على العكس |
| | I'm not ignoring your brother; as a matter of fact, I invited him for dinner tonight. |
| as a matter of principle expr | (on moral grounds) | كمسألة مبدأ، كقضية مبدأ، أخلاقيًّا |
| as a replacement for adv | (as a substitute for) | كبديل، بديلًا |
| | Margarine is widely used as a replacement for butter. |
| as a result adv | (consequently) | نتيجة لذلك، بسبب ذلك، ولهذا |
| | The little girl kept jumping in puddles, and as a result her new shoes were ruined. |
| as a result of expr | (due to, because of) | بسبب |
| | As a result of your disobedience, your parents punished you. |
| as a rule expr | (usually) | بوجه عام، عادةً |
| | As a rule, we go to bed early on weeknights. |
| as a substitute for expr | (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) | بالإجمال، ككل |
| | Some students need to improve, but the class as a whole is very good. |
| as against conj | (as opposed to) | مقابل، مقارنةً بـ |
| as agreed adv | (in the way decided) | كما هو متَّفق عليه |
| as agreed with [sb] expr | (in the way decided with [sb]) | كما هو متَّفق عليه مع شخص |
| as always adv | (as usual) | كما هو الحال دومًا، كالعادة |
| | As always, Sally was chatting up the Australians. |
| as amended expr | (changed) | بصيغته المعدَّلة |
| | The document, as amended, shows that Mr. Smith is responsible for the damage. |
| as an afterthought expr | (do, add [sth]: afterwards, later) | اِسْتِدراك، فكرة مستدركة، فكرة لاحقة |
| | | إضافة لاحقة |
| as an alternative to [sth] prep | (instead of) | بدلاً من، كَبَديل |
| | Soy milk can be used as an alternative to cows' milk for some recipes. |
| | يُمكن استخدام لبن الصويا بدلاً من لبن الأبقار في بعض الوصفات. |
as anything,
as ... as anything adv | informal (perfectly, extremely) | جدًّا، للغاية، إلى أقصى درجة |
| as at prep | UK (at a particular time) | كما في، بتاريخ |
| ملاحظة: Used in finance and accounting. |
| 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 can be,
as ... as can be expr | (perfectly, extremely) | جدًّا، للغاية، إلى أقصى درجة |
| | My sister's new baby is cute as can be. |
| | The children were excited as could be when their dad arrived home with a puppy. |
| as compared with [sb/sth] expr | (in comparison to) | مقارنة مع، بالمقارنة |
| | As compared with American English, British English seems more formal. |
| as desired adv | (however and whenever one wishes) | بحسب الرغبة |
| | | كما تشاء، كما تريد |
| | The potatoes may be peeled or left unpeeled, as desired. |
| | The light can be turned on or off as desired. |
| as detailed below adv | (in the way described further on) | كما هو مفصَّل أدناه، كما هو محدَّد أدناه |
| | Construction of your model airplane should be carried out as detailed below. |
| as directed expr | (following instructions) | طبقًا للتوجيهات، طبقًا للتعليمات |
| as distinct from expr | (unlike, not) | بخلاف، على عكس |
| | | لا |
| as easy as falling off a log expr | (very, very easy) | بمنتهى السهولة |
| as ever adv | (as is always the case) | كما هو الحال دومًا، كالعادة |
| | As ever, I didn't understand a word of what he was saying. |
| | The bus was late, as ever! |
as ever,
as ... as ever adv | (as is always the case) | كما هو الحال دومًا، كالعادة |
| | I saw that comedian live recently and he was funny as ever. |
| as expected adv | (as was anticipated) | كما هو متوقع |
| | As expected, all the crops withered because of the drought. |
| as far afield as expr | (as distant as) | بعيد مثل |
| | The conference attracted people from countries as far afield as Japan and South Africa. |
| as far afield as expr | (as unlike the subject as) (موضوع) | يخرج عن |
| as far as prep | (the same distance as) (للمسافة) | بقدر ما |
| | Our new grocery store is just as far as the old one. |
| | تبعد بقالتنا الجديدة بقدر ما تبعد القديمة. |
| as far as prep | (all the way to) | حتى، وصولاً إلى |
| | I walked as far as the corner shop before realising I'd forgotten my purse. |
as far as I am concerned,
as far as I'm concerned adv | (in my opinion) | برأيي |
| | | أعتقد، أرى |
| ملاحظة: The contraction would normally be used in speech and informal writing. "I am..." is more formal. |
| | As far as I'm concerned, that was the best film of the year. |
as far as I am concerned,
as far as I'm concerned adv | (as for me, as regards me) | بالنسبة لي، من ناحيتي |
| ملاحظة: The contraction would normally be used in speech and informal writing. "I am..." is more formal. |
| | As far as I'm concerned, I never want to eat another fried alligator steak. |
| as far as I know adv | (to my knowledge) | على حدّ 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 it goes expr | (to some extent) | إلى حدّ ما |
| | This town is all right, as far as it goes, but there are probably better places to raise kids. |
| as far as it goes expr | (the end, last stop) | آخر نقطة، آخر محطة |
| | Everyone get off the bus, this is as far as it goes! |
| as far as [sth] is concerned expr | (regarding [sth]) | بالنسبة إلى شيء، في ما يخصّ شيئًا، في ما يتعلق بشيء |
| as far as possible adv | (to the greatest possible extent) | إلى أقصى حد ممكن |
| | Please avoid cell phone usage as far as possible during your visit. |
| as far back as prep | (long ago) | حتى في أيام... |
| | As far back as Cleopatra's time, sugaring has been used as a hair removal technique. |
| as far back as prep | (from a point in the past) | ما قبل... |
| | These cave paintings are believed to date as far back as 17,000 years. |
| as follows adv | (in the following way) | كالتالي، كما يلي |
| | The instructions are as follows: 'Remove lid, drink coffee'. |
| as for prep | (with regard to) | بخصوص، في ما يخص، في ما يتعلق بـ، بالنسبة إلى |
| | As for this guy, I don't think he's going anywhere in life. |
| as for me adv | (as far as I am concerned) | أما أنا |
| | My husband is going to work. As for me, I will stay home and take care of the baby. |
| as from prep | (starting on) | بدءًا من |
| | You'll need to arrive 10 minutes earlier as from tomorrow. |
| as f*** adv | vulgar, offensive!!, informal (extremely) | جدًّا، للغاية |
| | That guy over there is as cool as f***! |
| as good as expr | (of equal quality to) | ماهر مثل |
| | He is as good at maths as my brother. |
| as good as expr | (nearly; virtually) | يشارف على شيء، يشرف على شيء، يكاد |
| | I've worked all night on the picture and it's as good as finished. |
| as good as it gets expr | (the best circumstances) | هو من أفضل ما يكون |
| | The smaller football teams have no chance of finishing top of the league, so winning one of the cup competitions instead is as good as it gets. |
| as good as new expr | (successfully repaired or restored) | وكأنه جديد |
| | John fixed my bike and now it's as good as new! |
| | أصلح جون دراجته وعادت الآن وكأنها جديدة. |
| as good as they come expr | (the best available) | من أحسن ما يكون |
... as heck,
as ... as heck expr | slang, euphemism (extremely) | جدًّا، للغاية |
... as hell,
as ... as hell expr | figurative, slang (extremely) | للغاية، بشدّة |
| | You can tell by Bruce's reaction that he is guilty as hell. |
| as I see it adv | (in my opinion) | برأيي، أرى... |
| as I was saying adv | (to resume after interruption) | كما كنت أقول... |
| | As I was saying before being interrupted, the lady of the house is not home. |
| as if conj | (as though) | كما لو، كأن |
| | He looked as if he wanted to say something. |
| as if interj | informal (sceptical) (تهكمًا) | صدّقتك |
| | You're going to help me clean the house? As if! |
| | أنت ستساعدني في تنظيف البيت؟ صدّقتك. |
as if on cue,
as though on cue expr | (as though responding to a signal) | بشكل غير متوقع، كما لو أنه بإشارة منه |
| | Tom was thinking about his mother when, as if on cue, she knocked on his front door. |
| as if to say adv | (in a way that suggests [sth]) | كما لو أنه يقول، بما يعني أنه |
| | 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 warranty. |
| as is my wont adv | formal (as usual, as is my habit) | كالعادة، جريًا على عادتي |
| ملاحظة: as is his wont, as is her wont, etc. |
| as it emerges adv | (as has transpired) | في النهاية، في آخر الأمر |
| | The truth, as it emerges, is far more complex than anyone could possibly have imagined. |
| as it happens expr | (surprisingly, as a matter of fact) | واتَّفق أن... |
| as it is adv | colloquial (as the situation stands) | على هذه الحال |
| | As it is, we'll be lucky to arrive before dark! |
| | على هذه الحال، سنكون محظوظين إذا وصلنا قبل حلول الظلام. |
| as it is adv | (in its current state) | بوضعه الحالي |
| | We'll have to make do with the vehicle we have, as it is. |
| as it ought to be adj | (correct, proper) | كما ينبغي |
| | She completed her inspection and found that everything was as it ought to be. |
| as it ought to be adv | (in an ideal state) | كما يجب أن يكون |
| | Her speech gave us a vision of the world as it ought to be. |
| as it should be adj | (correct, proper state) | كما ينبغي |
| | The bus driver checked that everything was as it should be before switching on the engine. |
| as it should be adj | (in a desirable state) | بطريقة مرغوبة |
| | We felt that the hotel was not as good as it should be for the high price. |
| as it turns out adv | (as has transpired) | تبيّن أن... |
| | The candidate I offered the job to is, as it turns out, my boss's cousin! |
| as it was expr | (previous state) | كما كان عليه |
| | Harry preferred the room as it was, not with the new decor. |
| as it were adv | idiom (in a way, so to speak) | إذا جاز التعبير |
| | A Victorian lady's calling card was her social media profile, as it were. |
| as little as expr | (a quantity as small as) | فقط |
| | As little as 2 grammes of it is enough to kill you. |
| | غرامان فقط من هذه المادة تكفيان لقتلك. |
as long as,
so long as expr | (providing that) | ما دام |
| | I am happy, as long as the sun always comes back around. |