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between the devil and the deep blue sea,
between a rock and a hard place,
between Scylla and Charybdis expr | figurative (facing a dilemma) | واقع في معضلة |
| | | أمامه خياران أحلاهما مُرّ |
| | (في بعض المناطق) | واقع بين شاقوفين |
between you and me,
between ourselves adv | (confidentially, in confidence) | بيني وبينك |
| | Between you and me, I think Stella has fallen in love with him. |
bits and pieces,
bits and bobs npl | UK (assorted small items) | مقتنيات صغيرة |
| black and blue adj | informal, figurative (badly bruised) | مصاب برضوض |
| | The bullies beat the unfortunate child until he was black and blue. |
| black and tan adj | UK (drink: mixed beers) | خليط بيرة داكنة |
| | Black and tans are made with Guinness and an ale of your choice. |
| black and white n | (grayscale) | الأبيض والأسود |
| | He asked the director why she had chosen to use black and white for her movie. |
black and white,
black-and-white adj | (in grayscale) | بالأبيض والأسود |
| ملاحظة: Hyphens are used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | Black-and-white photography relies on composition rather than color. |
black and white,
black-and-white adj | figurative (clear, defined) | واضح، بديهيّ |
| | (مجازي) | أبيض وأسود |
| | The situation may seem very black and white to you, but actually it's more complicated. |
black and white,
black & white n | US, informal (police car) | سيارة شرطة |
| ملاحظة: قد تجد أقرب مرادف للتعبير الإنجليزي بالعامية نظرًا لاختلاف الأسلوب بين الفصحى والعامية |
black-and-white film,
black-and-white movie n | (movie: without colour) | فيلم بالأبيض والأسود |
| | I love watching silents, those old black-and-white films with no sound. |
| black-and-white film n | (camera film: without colour) (لكاميرا) | فيلم أبيض وأسود |
| | All our early home movies were on black-and-white film. |
| black-and-white photography n | (taking photos without colour) | تصوير بالأسود والأبيض |
| | He specialized in black-and-white photography. |
| black-and-white television n | (TV set: cannot display colors) | 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 | uncountable (TV shows in black and white) | برامج تلفزيونية بالأبيض والأسود |
| block and tackle npl | (ropes, chains used to hoist) | رافعة ببكرة، بكَّارة، رافعة دولابية |
| blood and guts n | informal (gore) | عنف دمويّ، دماء |
| blood and guts n | informal, figurative (violent struggle, effort) | مجهود قاسي |
| | It takes blood and guts to win a war. |
| blood-and-thunder n as adj | figurative (violent, intense) (مجازي) | حامٍ |
| | Tonight's match is set to be a blood-and-thunder encounter. |
| blow hot and cold v expr | figurative (waver, vacillate) | يتقلب، يكون موقفه متقلبًا |
| blur the boundaries between [sth] and [sth] v expr | figurative (make less distinct) | يزيل الحواجز بين الأشياء |
| blur the lines between [sth] and [sth] v expr | figurative (make less distinct) | يزيل الحدود بين شيئين |
| board and batten n | (wood siding) | تغطية بألواح خشب مع تضليع |
| | The modest house was finished in weathered board and batten. |
bob,
bob along,
bob up and down vi | used in compounds (move up and down: on water) (مجازي) | يتمايل، يتراقص |
| | | يهتز |
| | The toy boat bobbed along on the surface of the lake. |
| body and soul adv | figurative (completely, with all one's being) | بكل كيانك |
| boom-and-bust cycle n | (economy: alternating extremes) | طفرات إقتصادية يليها تدهور |
| | Arnold's life had followed a boom-and-bust cycle, rich one moment, broke the next. |
Bosnia-Herzegovina,
Bosnia and Herzegovina n | (Bosnia: Balkan republic) | البوسنة والهرسك |
| both ... and adj | (one and the other: person) | كلاهما |
| | Both he and his brother are left-handed. |
| | هو وأخوه كلاهما أعسران. |
| both ... and adv | (equally) | وأيضًا، على السواء |
| | He's both tall and handsome. |
| | هو طويل ووسيم على السواء. |
| both ... and conj | (equally) | وأيضًا، على السواء |
| | She's admired both for her kindness and for her talent. |
| | تلقى الإعجاب بسبب لطفها وأيضًا بسبب موهبتها. |
bound hand and foot,
tied hand and foot expr | (with hands and feet tied) | مربوط اليدين والقدمين |
| | The kidnappers left him bound hand and foot in the trunk of the car. |
be bound hand and foot,
be tied hand and foot v expr | (have hands and feet tied together) | يكون مربوط اليدين والقدمين |
| | The criminal was bound hand and foot so he couldn't escape. |
| be bound hand and foot v expr | figurative (inescapably obligated) (مجازي) | مقيّد لا محالة |
| | | ملزم لا محالة |
| | Every child is bound hand and foot by their parents' rules. |
| bow and arrow n | (archery: weapon) | قوس ونشاب |
| ملاحظة: Used with a singular verb when referring to a system of weaponry, but with a plural verb when indicating the articles themselves. |
| | The crossbow replaced the bow and arrow as a weapon. |
| bow and scrape v expr | figurative (be servile) | يتصرّف بخنوع |
box plot,
box-and-whisker plot n | (statistics diagram) (رسم في الإحصائيات) | رسم مربَّع |
| bread and butter n | (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 | figurative, informal (livelihood) | طرق كسب العيش |
| | Cooking is his bread and butter; he's a chef. |
bread and butter,
bread-and-butter adj | informal, figurative (staple, basic) | أساسي، رئيسي |
| bread and butter pudding n | UK (dessert made with bread and eggs) | بودينج بالعيش والزبدة |
| break down and cry v expr | (burst into tears) | ينفجر باكيًا |
| | Helen broke down and cried when she heard the sad news. |
| breaking and entering n | (breaking into 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) | فساد في السلطة، رشوة |
| | Mayor Price's term in office was marked by many cases of bribery and corruption. |
| bricks and mortar npl | (building materials) | آجر وملاط، طوب وملاط |
| | We can either erect a fence around the garden or build a wall with bricks and mortar. |
bricks-and-mortar,
brick-and-mortar n as adj | (made of bricks and mortar) | مصنوع من آجر وملاط، مصنوع من طوب وملاط |
| | Most houses here are stick-built, but in countries where wood is expensive, they're bricks-and-mortar buildings. |
| bricks-and-mortar n as adj | figurative (existing physically: not virtual) | كائن، موجود |
| | It's so easy to buy books on the internet but I prefer browsing in a bricks-and-mortar store on the High Street. |
| 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 | informal (at an early hour) | في ساعة مبكرة |
| | Let's start the hike bright and early so we can finish before it gets too hot. |
| brother and sister npl | (male and female siblings) | أخوان، أخ وأخت |
| | You can tell they're brother and sister; in fact, they both look just like their mother. |
| | من الواضح أن الشاب والفتاة هما أخوان، فهما يشبهان والدتهما كثيرًا. |
| bubble and squeak n | UK (vegetable dish) (طبق بريطاني) | البطاطا والملفوف، البطاطس والكرنب |
| | Bubble and squeak originated as a way to use up leftover cabbage and potatoes. |
| buy and sell v expr | (trade) | يتاجر |
| buying and selling n | (trade, business) | تجارة، بيع وشراء |
| by and by adv | (in a short while) | شيئًا فشيئًا، ما لبث |
| | Josie asked a stranger in the waiting room if he knew what time it was; by and by, the two of them were chatting like old friends. |
| by and by adv | (eventually) | عما قريب، في الآخِر |
| | Be patient! I'll get around to it by and by. |
| by and large adv | (in general, on the whole) | بشكل عام، على العموم |
| | Not everything about my job is good, but by and large, I enjoy it. |
by leaps and bounds,
in leaps and bounds expr | (rapidly) | بسرعة كبيرة |
| | The city has grown by leaps and bounds--the population has doubled in the last ten years. |
| | تتّسع مساحة المدينة بسرعة كبيرة. فقد تضاعف عدد سكانها مرتين في آخر عشر سنين. |
calico (US),
tortoiseshell-and-white (UK) n as adj | (cat: with colored markings) (هرّ) | متعدد الألوان |
| | The cat gave birth to one calico kitten and two white. |
calico colored,
calico-colored (US),
tortoiseshell and white,
tortoiseshell-and-white (UK) adj | US (cat: tortoiseshell and white) (أشقر وأسود وأبيض) | بلون الكاليكو |
| ملاحظة: A hyphen is used when the term precedes the noun |
calm and collected,
cool,
calm and collected adj | (person: composed) | رابط الجأش، رزين، هادئ |
| cap and gown n | (formal academic clothing) | اللباس الجامعي، الرداء الأكاديمي |
| cap-and-trade adj | (denoting carbon trading) (ما يتعلق بالانبعاثات الكربونية) | تحديدِ سقف الانبعاثات والتداول فيها |
| carriage and pair n | historical (vehicle pulled by two horses) | عربة تجرها الخيول |
| | Before the car was invented a popular form of transport was a carriage and pair. |
cash-and-carry,
cash and carry n | countable (kind of store) (من أنواع متاجر الجملة) | متجر جملة بطريقة ادفعْ واحملْ/واستلمْ |
cash-and-carry,
cash and carry adj | uncountable (paid at time of purchase) | جملة بطريقة ادفعْ واحملْ/واستلمْ |
| cat and mouse expr | figurative (gamelike relationship) | مثل القطّ والفأر |
| cat and mouse n | (children's game) (من ألعاب الأطفال) | لعبة القطّ والفأر |
| cause and effect n | (principle of causality) | السبب والنتيجة |
| | The law of cause and effect (Karma) is an important principle in Buddhism. |
| cease and desist v expr | (stop) | يتوقف، يكفّ |
| chapter and verse n | (authority or exact reference) | المرجع الدقيق |
| checks and balances npl | (system: self-regulation) | رقابة وتوازن، مراجعة وترصيد، ضوابط وموازين |
| | There are many checks and balances in the system to ensure the minimum number of errors. |
chip shop,
fish and chip shop n | UK (take-away restaurant: sells fries) | مطعم سمك وبطاطا مقلية |
| chop and change v expr | informal (keep changing) | يتقلب |
| | | يغيّر كثيرًا، يتغيّر كثيرًا |
| cloak-and-dagger adj | figurative (mysterious, furtive, sinister) | غامض، سريّ |
| | | تجسّسيّ، مشوّق |
| | It was a great cloak-and-dagger novel; nobody was what they first seemed. |
| close the gap between [sth] and [sth] v expr | figurative (equalize [sth]) | يسدّ الفجوة بين شيء وشيء |
cock-and-bull story,
cock and bull story n | figurative, informal (far-fetched account) | حكاية لا تُصدَّق |
| collar and tie adj | (dress: formal) (الملابس) | رسمي |
| collar and tie adj | (event: requiring formal dress) (حفلات، مؤتمرات) | رسمي |
| | Our Sixth Form Prom was a collar and tie event. |
collide [sth],
collide [sth] and [sth]⇒ vtr | (smash two things together) | يصادم، يقوم بمصادمة |
| | Scientists collided the particles in a reactor. |
combine [sth] with [sth],
combine [sth] and [sth] vtr + prep | (add together) | يجمع شيئًا مع شيء، يجمع شيئًا وشيئًا |
| | Combine the sum from this column with the sum from that column to get the total. |
| | اجمع حاصل هذا العمود مع حاصل ذلك العمود لتحصل على المجموع العام. |
| come and get v expr | informal (fetch) | يأتي ويأخذ |
| | If you want it come and get it, but you better hurry 'cause it's goin' fast. |
| come and go v expr | (walk to and fro) | يسير هنا وهناك، يروح ويجيء |
| | During recess the students are allowed to come and go as they please. |
| come and go v expr | (be intermittent) | يتقطّع |
| | (مجازي) | يروح ويجيء |
| | The wireless reception is unreliable here, my connection keeps coming and going. |
| come and go v expr | (be fleeting) | غير ثابت |
| | As the Great Depression taught us, financial security can come and go. |
| come thick and fast v expr | (be profuse and rapid) | بكثرة وبوتيرة سريعة، بغزارة وبسرعة |
| | | ينهال، ينتشر |
| comings and goings npl | (appearance and disappearance) | ظهور واختفاء |
| | Parole officers have to keep track of the comings and goings of ex-convicts. |
| compare and contrast [sth] and/with/to [sth] v expr | (note similarities, differences) | يقارن بين شيئين، يقارن شيئًا بشيء |
| | The article compares and contrasts the works of Plato and Aristotle. |
| complete and utter confusion n | (lack of understanding) | عدم فهم، حيرة تامة |
| | The man's complete and utter confusion was obvious from the look on his face; I don't think he had a clue what I was talking about. |
| complete and utter confusion n | (disorder) | فوضى عارمة، إرباك شديد |
| | The prankster shouted "Fire!", which threw the crowd into complete and utter confusion. |
| complimentary food and drink n | (free refreshments) | وجبات خفيفة مجانية |
| | | أطعمة ومشروبات مجانية |
| conflate [sth/sb] and [sth/sb]⇒ vtr | (merge, bring together) | يجمع بين شخص/شيء وشخص/شيء |
| | It is important to try not to conflate real people and stereotypes. |
| continual coming and going n | (movement: many people) | مرور الناس جيئة وذهابًا |
| | The continual coming and going of library visitors made it impossible for me to concentrate. |
| continual coming and going n | (movement: one person) | تحرك الشخص جيئة وذهابًا |
| contrast [sth] and/with [sth]⇒ vtr | (show differences) | يظهر الفرق بين شيء وشيء |
| | Let me contrast the correct and incorrect posture for this dance. |
| | دعني أظهر الفرق بين الوقفة الصحيحة والوقفة غير الصحيحة في هذه الرقصة. |
| cops and robbers n | (children's game) (من ألعاب الأطفال) | لعبة الشرطي والحرامي |
| copy and paste [sth] vtr | (copy data and insert it elsewhere) | ينسخ ويلصق |
| | It's easy to copy and paste text to move it from one part of your document to another. |
correlate [sth],
correlate [sth] and [sth]⇒ vtr | (relate two or more things) | يربط، يربط بين |
| | Scientists can correlate brain activity and eye movement. |
| cost an arm and a leg v expr | slang, figurative (be expensive) | باهِظ الثمن |
country music,
country and western music,
country and western n | (pop music style of western US) (نوع موسيقى في غرب أميركا) | موسيقى الكانتري |
| | Garth Brooks dominated country music in the 1990's. |
| country-and-western adj | (of country music style) | موسيقى الريف |
| | | موسيقى الكانتري |
| | Dolly Parton is a famous country-and-western singer. |
| | دولي بارتون هي مغنية مشهورة بأغاني موسيقى الريف. |
| cowboys and Indians n | (children's game) | لعبة "بوليس وحرامية" |
| | When we were kids we played cowboys and Indians. |
cross [sth],
cross [sth] and [sth],
cross [sth] with [sth]⇒ vtr | (hybridize) | يهجّن |
| | The biologist was trying to cross a rose and a lily. |