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| Cross my heart and hope to die interj | infantile (promise) | أقسم، صدقاً |
| | Mum, I'll clean my room in the morning. Cross my heart and hope to die! |
cross my heart,
cross my heart and hope to die interj | (I promise, I swear) | أقسم!، أحلف |
| cruel and unusual punishment n | (treatment: barbaric) | عقوبة قاسية وغير معتادة |
| | The death penalty is considered cruel and unusual punishment in almost all civilized countries. |
| Customs and Excise n | UK, obsolete (tax department) | قطاع الضرائب |
| ملاحظة: replaced by HM Revenue and Customs |
| | The matter has been referred to Customs & Excise. |
| cut and paste [sth] v expr | (move: text on screen) | يقصّ ويلصق شيئًا |
| | To cut and paste text, first highlight the text you wish to move. |
| cut and paste [sth] into [sth] v expr | (move: text on screen) | يقصّ ويلصق شيئًا في شيء |
| | You can cut and paste internet images into the word processing document. |
| cut and run v expr | (leave a place quickly) | يهرب، يلوذ بالفرار |
| cut and run v expr | informal (get out of a difficult situation quickly) | ينسحب |
| cut and thrust n | (sports: fencing move) | ضربة برأس وحدّ السيف |
| the cut and thrust of [sth] n | figurative (lively competition) (مجازي) | معترَك |
| | (مجازي) | حدَّة |
cut-and-dried,
cut and dried adj | figurative (already decided or prepared) | مُعدّ مسبقًا |
| ملاحظة: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | The suspect offered the police a cut-and-dried explanation of his activity on the night of the crime. |
| cutting and sticking n | (simple craft activity) | القصّ واللصق |
damned if you do,
damned if you do and damned if you don't adj | figurative (in no-win situation) | نتائجه سيئة أيمّا فعلت، عواقبه مكروهة على أية حال |
| dark and gloomy adj | (weather: with grey skies) | مكفهرّ، متلبّد |
| | Bring your coat with you - it's dark and gloomy out. |
| dark and gloomy adj | (mood, outlook: pessimistic) | تشاؤميّ، سلبيّ |
| | The economic forecast for the next year is dark and gloomy. |
| dark and gloomy adj | (scene, house: ominous grim) | كئيب |
| | The place was dark and gloomy during the winter months. |
| day and night adv | (all the time) (طوال الوقت) | ليل نهار، بُكرة وعشية |
| | Edgar's been working day and night to get the house ready in time. |
day in,
day out,
day in and day out adv | informal (every day) | يومًا بعد يوم |
| | It's so boring, doing the same thing day in, day out. |
| dead and buried adj | (dead, deceased) | ميت |
| | I remember my fourth grade teacher, but she's long since been dead and buried I'm sure. |
| dead and buried adj | (no longer in effect) | منتهٍ |
| | That law is dead and buried. |
| dead and gone adj | (dead, deceased) | ميت، متوفى |
| | Cyril has been dead and gone for over twenty years now. |
| dead and gone adj | figurative (long since over, finished) | زائل من الوجود |
| | | أكل عليه الدهر وشرب |
| | The mining industry in this country is dead and gone. |
| deaf and dumb adj | dated, offensive!! (unable to hear, speak) | أصم وأبكم |
| debits and credits npl | (expenditures and income) | القيد المزدوج، من وإلى |
| | The first stage in creating accounting records is to record debits and credits. |
| decide (between [sth] and [sth]) vi + prep | (choose from among) | يختار بين شيء وشيء |
| | I couldn't decide between the two dresses, so I bought both. |
| | لم أعرف ماذا أختار بين الفستانين، فاشتريتهما كليهما. |
| declare [sth] null and void v expr | (invalidate) | يعتبر شيئًا لاغيًا وباطلاً |
| | Their business relationship ended when the judge declared their contract null and void. |
| Department of Health and Human Services n | (HHS: US government agency) (وكالة أميركية) | إدارة الصحة والخدمات البشرية |
| Department of Health and Social Security n | UK, obsolete (DHSS: former government ministry) | وزارة الصحة والضمان الاجتماعي |
| DHSS n | UK, initialism, obsolete (Department of Health and Social Security) | وزارة الصحة والضمان الاجتماعي |
| differentiate between [sth] and [sth] vi + prep | (see difference) | يفرّق/يميّز بين شيء وشيء |
| | It can be hard to differentiate between a severe panic attack and a heart attack. |
| dine and dash n | (leaving restaurant without paying) (بعد أن يأكل في مطعم) | يغادر دون أن يدفع |
| dinner and a movie n | informal, US (entertainment: meal and cinema) | الخروج لتناول العشاء وحضور عرض لأحد الأفلام |
| | Our first date was very traditional -- dinner and a movie. |
| | كان لقائنا الأول تقليديًا جدًا -- الخروج لتناول العشاء وحضور عرض لأحد الأفلام. |
| dinner and a show n | US, informal (entertainment: meal and theatre) | الخروج لتناول العشاء ومشاهدة أحد العروض |
dinner theater,
dinner and a show n | US (entertainment: meal and a show) | مسرح عشاء |
| | We recently saw Cabaret at a dinner theater where the food was more lively than the performers. |
| | شاهدنا مؤخرًا عرض كاباريه في مسرح عشاء كان مستوى الطعام فيه أفضل من مستوى مؤدي العرض. |
| discriminate between [sth] and [sth] vi + prep | (differentiate between things) | يميّز بين أشياء |
| | It's hard to discriminate between the individual cells. |
| distinguish between [sth] and [sth] vi + prep | (know the difference) | يميّز بين |
| | I can't distinguish between the black and the dark brown. |
| divide and rule expr | (strategy to gain power) | فرّق تسد |
| do's and dont's npl | (set of rules) | قواعد التصرُّف، ما يجوز وما لا يجوز |
| | Mandy will explain the do's and don'ts of hosting a dinner party. |
| dodge in and out of [sth] v expr | (weave in and out) | يتفادى شيئًا يمنة ويسرة |
| | The car was speeding along the busy road, dodging in and out of the traffic. |
| dog and pony show n | informal, figurative, pejorative (event: to gain support) | عرض تسويقيّ، عرض ترويجيّ |
doom and gloom,
gloom and doom n | informal (pessimistic outlook) | نظرة تشاؤم |
| | The news on TV these days is nothing but doom and gloom. |
dos and don'ts,
do's and don'ts npl | informal (rules and regulations) | ما يجب فعله وما يجب عدم فعله |
| | Here's a useful list of dos and don'ts for keeping tropical fish. |
dot the i's and cross the t's,
dot your i's and cross your t's v expr | figurative (attend to detail) | يحرص على أدقّ التفاصيل |
| down-and-out n | informal (destitute person) | شخص معدِم، شخص معوز |
down-and-out,
down and out adj | informal (person: destitute) | محروم، شديد الفقر |
| | | متشرد |
| | When we met Rick again some years later, he was down-and-out and couldn't help us. |
| draw a parallel between [sth] and [sth] v expr | (identify as being similar) | يحدد وجه الشبه بين شيء وشيء |
| | We can draw a parallel between restrictions on law making powers of the earliest British Parliaments, and that of the modern European Parliament. |
| dribs and drabs npl | informal (small amounts) | نُتَف، قليل |
| | There are only dribs and drabs of information at the moment. |
| drink and drive v expr | (operate vehicle while drunk) (يقود سيارة بعد شرب الكحول) | - |
| | It is illegal to drink and drive. |
drive a wedge between [sb],
drive a wedge between [sb] and [sb] v expr | figurative (cause bad feeling between) (مجازي) | يدقّ إسفينًا بين شخص وشخص |
| | | يسعى ليفرّق بين شخص وشخص |
| | I can't help feeling that your mother is trying to drive a wedge between us. |
ducks and drakes,
duck and drake n | (skipping stones on water) | لعبة قذف الحجر على سطح الماء |
play ducks and drakes with [sth],
make ducks and drakes of [sth] v expr | figurative (squander, handle recklessly) | يبدِّد شيئًا، لا يحافظ على شيء |
| dustpan and brush n | (tools for sweeping) (أداتا كنس تباعان معًا عادةً) | جاروف وفرشاة |
| ملاحظة: Takes a singular or plural verb |
| each and every adj | (all) | جميع، كل، كافة |
| | You need to check each and every quotation for word-for-word accuracy. |
| each and every one pron | (all) | الجميع |
| | Each and every one filed in and sat down. |
ear,
nose,
and throat (US),
ear,
nose and throat (UK) n as adj | (ENT: relating to otorhinolaryngology) | أذن وأنف وحنجرة |
| eat [sb] out of house and home v expr | (eat so much as to strain [sb]'s funds) | يأكل كل طعام في البيت، يأكل كثيرًا |
Eat,
drink and be merry expr | (make the most of life) | كُل واشرب وافرح |
| | Don't worry about that till you're 50. For now, eat, drink and be merry! |
| ebb and flow n | (tidal movement) | المد والجزر |
| | The boats move gently at their moorings in response to the ebb and flow of the tide. |
| ebb and flow n | figurative (fluctuations) | تقلبات |
| | Consumer spending on such products tends to follow the ebb and flow of the economy. |
| ECDC n | initialism (European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control) | المركز الأوروبي للوقاية من الأمراض ومكافحتها |
emergency room (US),
casualty department,
accident and emergency (UK) n | (hospital: casualty department) | غرفة الطوارئ، قسم الطوارئ |
| | The ambulance took the injured man to the emergency room. |
| | The casualty department was filled with victims of the accident. |
| ENT n as adj | initialism (medicine: ear, nose, and throat) | أذن وأنف وحنجرة |
| equal parts of [sth] and [sth] npl | (same quantities) | كمية متساوية من شيء وشيء |
| | Mix equal parts gin and vermouth and shake. |
| equal parts [sth] and [sth] adj | (same quantities) | كميات متساوية من شيء وشيء |
| | The cocktail is equal parts rum, vodka and orange juice. |
| equal parts [sth] and [sth] adj | figurative (both) | على حد سواء |
| | The show is equal parts tragedy and comedy. |
equate [sth],
equate [sth] and [sth]⇒ vtr | (consider equal) (يعتبر شيئًا مساويًا لشيء) | يساوي بين شيئين |
| | How can you equate wealth and moral authority? |
ever and anon,
ever and again expr | literary (now and then) | من حين لآخر |
| every now and again adv | (occasionally) | أحيانًا، مِن وَقتٍ لآخر |
| | I love a take-away curry every now and again. |
| every now and then expr | informal (occasionally) | بين الفينة والأخرى، بين الحين والآخر |
| | Every now and then, a stray cat comes into our yard. |
| | بين الفينة والفينة، يأتي قط ضال إلى فنائنا. |
| facts and figures expr | (statistical information) (معلومات إحصائية) | حقائق وأرقام |
| | The poster shows facts and figures about the city's population. |
fair and square,
fairly and squarely adv | (win: without cheating) | بنزاهة، بدون غش |
| | My nine-year-old daughter played a great game of chess; she beat me fair and square. |
fall for [sth] hook,
line and sinker v expr | figurative, informal (be duped) | يقع في شرك شيء |
| | | ينخدع في شيء |
| | She's so gullible, she fell for his story hook, line, and sinker. |
| far and away expr | (by a large margin) (للتشديد على التفوق) | بدون شك |
| | Pele was far and away the greatest footballer of his generation. |
| far and wide expr | (in or to many places) | في كل مكان |
| | Alice searched far and wide for the perfect place to live, but eventually she decided to live in her hometown. |
| | بحثت أليس في كل مكان عن أنسب موقع للسكن، غير أنها قررت في الآخر أن تعيش في مسقط رأسها. |
| fauna and flora n | from Latin (animals and plants) | حيوانات ونباتات |
| | Many people visit the nature reserve to study its fauna and flora. |
| FDA n | US, initialism (Food and Drug Administration) | إدارة الغذاء والدواء، إدارة الأغذية والأدوية |
| features and benefits npl | (selling points of a product) | المُميّزات والخصائص |
| | | المُميّزات والمنافع |
| fetch and carry v expr | (do menial tasks) | يقوم بمهامّ بسيطة |
| fetch and carry for [sb] v expr | (do chores, run errands for [sb]) | يقوم بمهامّ بسيطة لأجل شخص |
| few and far between adj | colloquial (rare) | نادر الوجود |
| | | شحيح |
| | These days, public telephone boxes are few and far between. |
| fight like cats and dogs v expr | figurative (disagree ferociously) (مجازيّة: يختلف بحدّة) | يتناقر كما الديكة |
| | Those three boys are always fighting like cats and dogs. |
| fight tooth and nail v expr | idiom (fight fiercely) | يجاهد بقوة، يسعى بكل ما أوتي من قوة |
| | I'll fight tooth and nail to make a name for myself as an actor. |
fine line between [sth] and [sth],
a fine line between [sth] and [sth] n | figurative (little distinction) | فارق ضئيل |
| | (مجازي) | خيط رفيع |
| | There's a fine line between genius and insanity. |
fire-and-brimstone,
fire and brimstone n as adj | figurative (preaching damnation) (وعظ) | باللعنة الأبدية، بالنار والكبريت |
| ملاحظة: Hyphens may be used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| first and foremost adv | (primarily) | أولاً، في البداية |
| | First and foremost, let's review the minutes from last week's meeting. |
| first and foremost adv | (above all else) | قبل كل شيء، فوق كل شيء |
| | What parents want, first and foremost, is for their child to be happy. |
| first and last adv | (above all else) | في المقام الأول، قبل كل شيء |
| | His son's education comes first and last in his priorities. |
| fish and chip supper n | UK (evening meal: fish and chips) | وجبة سمك وبطاطا |
| | | وجبة سمك وبطاطس |
| fish and chips n | UK (British fried meal) | سمك مقلي مع شرائح البطاطس |
| | Fish and chips is a common Friday-night meal in the UK. |
| fitter and turner n | (type of machinist) | فنيّ تجميع وخراطة |
fix [sb] up with [sb],
fix up [sb] and [sb] v expr | informal (pair romantically) | يدبّر موعدًا غراميًّا لشخص مع شخص |
| | Joan is trying to fix me up with one of her single friends. |
| fixtures and fittings npl | (features of interior décor) | مُعدّات وتجهيزات |
| flesh and blood n | (human body, human nature) | اللحم والدم، الجسد، جسم الإنسان |
| | | الطبيعة البشرية |
| flesh and blood n | (relative, offspring) (من الأنسباء أو الذرية) | من العائلة |
| flotsam and jetsam n | figurative (discarded items, junk) | نفايات |
| | | أشياء تافهة |
| FO n | UK, initialism (Foreign Office) (في المملكة المتحدة) | وزارة الخارجية |
| food and drink n | (food industry, sector) | صناعة المأكولات والمشروبات |
| | Food and drink is big business in the United States. |
| food and drink npl | (refreshments) | مأكولات ومشروبات خفيفة |
| | There will be food and drink at the reception following the concert. |
| Food and Drug Administration n | US (government health agency) (هيئة حكوميّة أمريكية) | إدارة الأغذية والأدوية |
| foot-and-mouth disease n | (animal pathology) (مرض حيواني) | الحمّى القلاعيّة |