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be | B.Eng. |
be checkered with [sth] (US),
be chequered with [sth] (UK) v expr | figurative (have a feature intermittently) | يتناثر |
| | The beach was checkered with umbrellas. |
| | كانت المظلات تتناثر في أرجاء الشاطئ. |
| be chuffed vi + adj | UK, informal (be pleased) | يكون مسرورًا جدًا |
| | I'm chuffed that you made it to the party. |
| be chuffed with [sth] v expr | UK, informal (be pleased with) | يكون مسرورًا جدًا بشيء |
| | I'm chuffed with your decision to come! |
| claim to be [sth] v expr | (say that you are) | يدعي أنه شيء، يزعم أنه شيء |
| | You claim to be a musician, but is this the truth? The young man claimed to be her long-lost son. |
| | تدَّعي بأنك موسيقي، ولكن هل تقول الصدق؟ زعم الشاب أنه الابن الذي فقدته قبل وقت طويل. |
be cockeyed,
be cock-eyed vi + adj | (have a squint) | يكون أحول |
| be cold vi + adj | (feel lack of heat) | يشعر بالبرد |
| | I'm cold; please would you close the window? |
| | أشعر بالبرد، أيمكنك إغلاق النافذة؟ |
| be cold vi + adj | (weather: uncomfortably low temperature) | يكون باردًا |
| | Put your coat on; it is cold outside today. |
| | ارتدِ معطفك، فالطقس بارد في الخارج اليوم. |
| come to be v expr | (come into existence) | يأتي إلى الوجود |
| | The scientists discussed theories of how the solar system came to be. |
| come to be v expr | (arise, happen) | يحدث |
| | How did it come to be that British and American English spell 'colour' differently? |
come within an inch of doing [sth],
be within an inch of doing [sth] v expr | figurative (almost do) | يكاد |
| be compelled to do [sth] v expr | (be forced, obliged) | يكون مرغمًا على شيء، يكون مجبرًا على شيء |
| be comprised of [sth/sb] v expr | (contain, be made up of) | مؤلَّف من أشياء/أشخاص، متألّف من أشياء/أشخاص |
| | All matter is comprised of atoms. |
be confident,
feel confident vi + adj | (have self-confidence) | يشعر بالثقة بنفسه، يكون واثقًا من نفسه |
| | Sue felt confident when she walked into the interview. |
| | دخلت سو لإجراء المقابلة وهي تشعر بالثقة بنفسها. |
| be confronted with [sth] adj | (have to face [sth]) | يواجهه شيء |
| | She broke into tears when she was confronted with her husband's infidelity. |
| be connected with [sb] adj + prep | (have an association with [sb]) | على تواصل مع شخص |
| | He said that he was not connected with Eva anymore, but I saw a text message from her on his phone. |
| be connected with [sth] adj + prep | (have to do with [sth]) | له علاقة بشخص، يرتبط بشخص |
| | The police say this missing-person case seems to be connected with a house fire thirty miles away. |
| be conscious that v expr | (with clause: aware that) | يدرك |
| | | مدرك |
| | When I took the exam, I was conscious that my parents were expecting a lot of me. |
| | عندما قدمت الامتحان، أدركت أن والديّ يتوقعان الكثير مني. |
| be conscious of [sth/sb] v expr | (aware) | يعي شيئًا، يدرك شيئًا |
| | He was conscious of the people around him, but did not acknowledge them. |
| | كان يدرك وجود الناس من حوله، غير أنه لم يعرهم انتباهًا. |
| be conscious of doing [sth] v expr | (aware of your actions) | يعي شيئًا، يدرك شيئًا |
| | We make judgements about people all the time without being conscious of doing so. |
| | نطلق الأحكام بحق الناس طوال الوقت دون أن نعي ما نفعله. |
| be conscious of [sth/sb] v expr | (self-conscious about [sth]) | يشعر بالخجل من شيء/شخص |
| | He was conscious of his big feet, so he avoided dancing. |
| | كان يجعل بالخجل من قدميه الكبيرتين، ولذا كان يتفادى الرقص. |
| be conscious of doing [sth] v expr | (mindful of your actions) | يكون متيقظًا، يكون منتبهًا، يكون حذرًا |
| | Be conscious of how you step, because the rocks are slippery. |
| | انتبه لخطواتك، فالصخور زلقة. |
| consider [sb/sth] to be [sth] v expr | (with a noun: judge as [sth]) | يعتبر شخصًا/شيئًا شيئًا |
| | I consider my actions that day to be a mistake. |
| | Many consider Mozart's "Requiem" to be his masterpiece. |
| | أعتبر أن تصرفي في ذلك اليوم كان خطأ. // كثيرون يعتبرون "قداس الموت" أروع ما ألفه موزار. |
| consider [sb/sth] to be [sth] v expr | (with an adjective: judge) | يعتبر شخصًا/شيئًا شيئًا |
| | Many people today consider corporal punishment to be wrong. |
| | كثيرون اليوم يعتبرون العقاب البدني خطأ. |
| continue to be v expr | (go on living, keep existing) | يبقى |
| | Even after we're dead, our love will continue to be. |
| | حتى بعد مماتنا، فإنّ حبّنا يبقى. |
| be controlled by [sb] adj | (person: be manipulated by [sb]) | واقع تحت سيطرة شخص، متحكَّم به من قبل شخص |
| | Stacy is controlled by her husband; she will do anything he wants her to do. |
| | زوج ستايسي يتحكم بها. فهي تفعل كل ما يريده منها |
| be conversant with [sth] v expr | (be knowledgeable about [sth]) | مطّلع على شيء |
| | To do this job, it helps to be conversant with Python. |
| Could be interj | informal (It's possible) | ممكن، ربّما |
| | "Do you think the neighbor is the murderer?" "Could be." |
| | "أتظن أن الجار هو القاتل؟" "من الممكن". |
be all it's cracked up to be,
be what it's cracked up to be v expr | (be as good as claimed) | جيّد كما يُزعم، بالروعة التي يُحكى عنها |
| ملاحظة: Often used in the negative. |
| | That film's not all it's cracked up to be; I didn't enjoy it at all! |
| | ليس الفيلم بالروعة التي يُحكى عنها، فأنا لم أستمتع بمشاهدته. |
| be crawling with [sth/sb] v expr | figurative (be very crowded with) | يعجّ بأشياء/بأشخاص |
| | In summer, the city centre is crawling with tourists. |
| | يعجّ وسط المدينة بالسيّاح في الصيف. |
| be your cup of tea v expr | figurative, informal (area of interest or liking) | مفضّل |
| | This is the sort of book that is exactly my cup of tea. |
| | Particle physics is not my cup of tea. |
| be cut out for [sth] v expr | informal, figurative (person: able, suited) | مناسب لشيء، مؤهل لشيء |
| | When he got caught the second time, he decided he wasn't cut out for a life of crime. |
| be cut out for doing [sth] v expr | informal, figurative (person: able, suited) | قادر على شيء، مُتمكِّن من شيء، يملك الموهبة لشيء |
| | Some people aren't cut out for dealing with the public. |
| be cut out to do [sth] expr | informal, figurative (person: suited) | مناسب لشيء، يملك الموهبة لشيء |
| | She was never cut out to be a doctor. |
| be decked out in [sth] v expr | (decorated with [sth]) | مُزَيَّن بشيء |
| be decked out in [sth] v expr | (wearing: fancy clothes) | يرتدي شيئًا، يلبس شيئًا |
| | Audrey was decked out in her favourite dress and a pair of knee-length boots. |
| declare yourself to be [sth] v expr | (announce) (عن نفسه) | يعلن شيئًا |
| | I hereby declare myself to be a candidate in the forthcoming elections. |
| | وبذلك أعلن عن ترشحي للانتخابات المقبلة. |
| declare yourself to be [sb] v expr | (claim identity) | يزعم أنه شخص |
| | He declared himself to be the long-lost son of the deceased, returned to claim his inheritance. |
| | زعم أنه ابن الراحل الذي فُقد قبل وقت طويل، وقد عاد ليطالب بالميراث. |
| declare yourself to be [sth] v expr | (state yourself to be for, against [sth]) | يصرّح بشيء |
| | The minister declared himself to be against the introduction of the euro to Britain. |
| | صرّح الوزير بأنه ضد اعتماد اليورو في بريطانيا. |
| deem [sb/sth] to be [sth] v expr | formal (view as being) | يعتبر شيئًا/شخصًا شيئًا، يرى أن شيئًا/شخصًا |
| | The panel deemed Patricia to be suitable for the job and hired her. |
| | رأت اللجنة أن باتريسيا مناسبة لهذا العمل فقررت توظيفها. |
| be deep in debt v expr | (in extreme financial debt) | مثقل بالديون |
| | She was so deep in debt that the only solution appeared to be bankruptcy. |
| be directed by [sb] v expr | (movie: have as director) | مِنْ إِخْرَاج |
| | '2001, A Space Odyssey' was directed by Stanley Kubrick. |
| | فيلم "أوديسا الفضاء" مِن إِخراج ستانلي كوبريك. |
| be directed by [sb] v expr | (project: be coordinated by) | تَحْتَ إِدَارة |
| | This book series was directed by the chair of the department. |
| | هذه السِلْسِلَة تُنشَر تحت إدارة رَئيس القسم. |
| be directed by [sb] v expr | (be controlled, ordered by) | بِأَمْرٍ مِن، بِتَوْجِيهٍ مِن |
| | The bombing was directed by the top general in charge. |
| | تَم التفجيرُ بأمرٍ من القائد العسكري المسؤول. |
| be directed to do [sth] v expr | (be instructed) | طُلِبَ مِنْه |
| | I was directed to fill out the form. |
| | طُلِب مِنِّي مَلْء الاستمارة. |
| be disappointed in [sb] adj | (dissatisfied with [sb]) | خائب الأمل من شخص |
| | I was disappointed in her, she had promised to help us, but she did nothing. |
| | خاب أملي منها، فقد وعدت بمساعدتنا لكنها لم تفعل شيئًا. |
| be disappointed with [sth] adj | (dissatisfied with [sth]) | خائب الأمل من شيء |
| | I was disappointed with his performance. |
| | خاب أملي من أدائه. |
| be disinclined to do [sth] v expr | (be unwilling, reluctant) | لا يميل إلى شيء، يتردد في شيء |
| | Given how many times he has lied in the past, I am disinclined to believe his excuses. |
| be dismissive of [sth/sb] v expr | (treat with disdain) | لا يكترث بشيء/بشخص، لا يهمّه شيء/شخص |
| | | يستهين بشيء/بشخص |
| | The professor is often dismissive of first year students. |
| | You wouldn't be so dismissive of the education tax if you had children in school. |
| | غالبًا ما لا يكترث الأستاذ بطلاب السنة الأولى. // لو كان عندك أولاد في المدرسة، لما كان موضوع الضريبة على التعليم لا يهمُّك. |
| be divergent from [sth] v expr | (deviate from) | يحيد عن شيء |
| | | ينحرف عن شيء |
| | The southern dialect is remarkably divergent from the standard form of the language. |
| be doing well v expr | (thrive) | بحالة جيدة |
| | Sarah and Jim are pleased to announce the arrival of their daughter Grace. Both mother and baby are doing well. |
| be doing well v expr | (recover) | يتحسن، يتعافى |
| | A month after her car accident, Mary is doing well. |
| be domiciled vi | (live, reside) | يقيم |
| | The suspect is domiciled in Germany. |
| be done vi + adj | (have been carried out) | ينتهي، يُنجَز |
| | Once your chores are done you can play the Playstation. |
| | يمكن اللعب بجهاز "بلايستايشن" عند انتهائك من الأعمال المنزلية. |
| be done vi + adj | informal (have finished doing [sth]) | ينتهي |
| | Are you done yet? |
| | هل انتهيت؟ |
| be done with [sth] v expr | informal (finished with [sth]) | ينتهي من شيء |
| | As soon as I'm done with my current project, I'll begin the next one. |
| | ما إن أنتهي من مشروعي الحالي حتى أبدأ بمشروعي التالي. |
| be done with doing [sth] v expr | informal (have finished [sth] undesirable) | ينتهي من شيء، يرتاح من شيء |
| | I'm a college graduate now; I'm done with waiting on tables! |
| | أنا الآن خريج جامعة، وأخيرًا ارتحت من خدمة الموائد. |
| be done doing [sth] v expr | informal (have finished doing [sth]) | ينتهي من شيء، يُنهي شيئًا، يُكمل شيئًا |
| | I'm done stacking the shelves; what should I do next? |
| | انتهيتُ من تعبئة الرفوف، ماذا تريد أن أفعل الآن؟ |
| be done vi + adj | informal (used up) | فارغ، نافد |
| | | يفرغ، ينفد |
| | This bag of nappies is done. Do we have another one? |
| | فرغ كيس الحفاضات هذا، هل لدينا كيس آخر؟ |
| be done vi + adj | informal (exhausted) | منهك، مرهق |
| | I'm done. Let's go home. |
| be done for v expr | slang (doomed) | محكوم عليه بالهلاك، ينتهي أمره |
| | Unless the rescue helicopter finds us before dark, we're done for. |
be done with [sth/sb],
have done with [sth/sb] v expr | slang (had enough, stop) | يضيق ذرعًا بشيء/بشخص |
| | | يطفح كيله من شيء/شخص |
| be done with doing [sth] v expr | slang (had enough, stop) | ينتهي من شيء |
| | I'm done with trying to explain it to you - do what you like, I don't care! |
be done with [sb],
have done with [sb] v expr | slang (relationship: finish, end) | يقطع علاقته بشخص |
| be down on [sth/sb] v expr | informal (dislike) | يكون حاقدًا على شخص/شيء، يكون انتقاديًّا لشخص/لشيء |
| | Why are you so down on James? He has never done anything to hurt you. |
| be down with [sth] v expr | slang (agree with) | يوافق على شيء |
| be dressed in [sth] v expr | (wear particular clothes) | يرتدي شيئًا |
| | Colin was dressed in a suit for his job interview. |
| | ارتدى كولين بدلة لأجل مقابلة العمل. |
| be eating out of [sb]'s hand | figurative (be submissive to [sb]) | يكون رهن إشارة شخص، يرضخ لشخص، يفعل كل ما يقوله شخص |
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! |
| be economical with the truth v expr | UK, euphemism (lie, not tell whole truth) | ليس صادقًا تمامًا |
| be the end v expr | UK, dated (be exasperating) | يطفح الكيل، ينتهي الأمر |
| | "Honestly, Tabitha, you're the end!" said her mother in an exasperated voice. |
| be endowed with [sth] v expr | (be gifted, equipped with [sth]) | منعم عليه بشيء |
| | He is endowed with a huge sense of humor. |
be engaged in [sth],
be engaged by [sth] v expr | (engrossed) | مأخوذ في شيء |
| | I was so engaged in what Owen was telling me that I missed my bus. |
| | كنت مأخوذًا جدًّا بما كان أوين يخبرني به حتى إني لم أنتبه لمرور الحافلة التي ستقلّني. |
| be engaged in [sth] v expr | (be involved in [sth]) | مشترك في شيء، يجري شيئًا |
| | The company was engaged in negotiations with view to a possible merger. |
| be entangled in [sth] v expr | figurative (involved in: a complicated situation) | متورط في شيء |
| be entitled to [sth] v expr | (have the right to [sth]) | يحق له شيء |
| | You are only entitled to a refund if the goods are defective. |
| | لا يحق لك استعادة المبلغ إلا إذا كانت البضاعة معطوبة. |
| be entitled to do [sth] v expr | (have the right to do) | يحقّ له فعل شيء، من حقّه شيء |
| | If someone asks you to do something you don't want to do, you are entitled to say no. |
| | إذا طلب منك شخص فعل شيء لا تريد فعله، فمن حقّك الرفض. |
| be entitled to compensation v expr | (deserve financial reparation) | مستحق التعويض |
| | The judge decided that I was entitled to compensation for the damages. |
| | After my car wreck I was entitled to compensation for my hospital bills. |
| be envious of [sb] v expr | (person: jealous, resentful of [sb]) | غيران من شخص، غيور من شخص |
| | She's envious of her more popular sister. |
| | هي غيرانة من أختها لأنها محبوبة أكثر. |
| be envious of [sth] v expr | (coveting [sth]) | حاسد على شيء، يحسد على شيء |
| | I'm so envious of your trip to New Zealand! |
| | أحسدك جدًّا على رحلتك إلى نيوزيلندا. |
| be equatable with [sth] adj | (equivalent, comparable) | يمكن مساواته بشيء |
be essential for [sth],
be essential to [sth] v expr | (be necessary for) | يعتمد على شيء |
| | | يكون عنصرًا ضروريًّا لشيء، يكون عنصرًا أساسيًّا لشيء |
| | An atmosphere containing oxygen is essential for the maintenance of human life. |
| | يعتمد استمرار الحياة البشرية على غلاف جويّ يحتوي على الأكسجين. |
| | وجود غلاف جوي يحتوي على الأكسجين هو عنصر أساسيّ لاستمرار الحياة البشرية. |
estimate [sth] at [sth],
estimate [sth] to be [sth] v expr | (judge, assess) | يقدّر شيئًا بشيء |
| | Marco estimated his chance of winning to be 30%. |
| | قدَّر ماركو احتمالات فوزه بـ30 في المئة. |
| be excited about [sth] v expr | (be animated, enthusiastic about) | متحمس بشأن شيء |
| | The children are excited about our holiday next week. |
| | الأولاد متحمسون بشأن العطلة التي سنقضيها في الأسبوع المقبل. |
| be excited about doing [sth] v expr | (be keen to do [sth]) | متحمّس بشأن فعل شيء، متحمّس لفعل شيء |
| | Jenna is excited about starting her new job on Monday. |
| | "جينا" متحمسة للبدء بوظيفتها الجديدة يوم الإثنين. |
| be expecting vi + adj | informal (be pregnant) | تكون حاملاً، تكون حبلى، تنتظر مولودًا. |
| | Clive told me excitedly that his daughter was expecting. |
| | أخبرني كلايف وهو بمنتهى السعادة أن ابنته حامل. |
| be exposed to [sth/sb] v expr | (not be physically protected from) | يكون معرَّضًا لشيء، يكون عرضة لشيء |
| | | يكون معرَّضًا لشخص |
| | Workers at the nuclear plant were accidentally exposed to radiation. |
| | كان العمّال في محطة الطاقة النووية معرَّضين للإشعاع عن طريق الخطأ. |
| | ⓘهذه الجملة ليست ترجمة للجملة الإنجليزية كان معرَّضًا لأشخاص مصابين بالمرض. |
| far be it from me to do [sth] expr | (express reluctance to do [sth]) | ليس من حقي أن...، لا أريد أن... |
| | | يستحيل أن...، حاشا لي أن... |
be favorably disposed toward [sb/sth],
be favourably disposed towards [sb/sth] v expr | formal (like) | يحبّ شخصًا، يُعجب شخصًا |
| | | مرضيّ عنه عند شخص |
| | | ميّال إلى شيء |
be fed up to the back teeth of doing [sth],
be sick to the back teeth of doing [sth] v expr | figurative, informal (be exasperated by [sth] repeated) | طفح به الكيل من شيء، ضاق صدره من شيء |
| ملاحظة: also "with doing sth" |
| | She said angrily that she was fed up to the back teeth of hearing us bicker. |
| be filled with [sth] v expr | (be full of [sth]) | مليء بشيء |
| | | محشوّ بشيء |
| | The cave was filled with stalactites and stalagmites. |
| | The pastries are filled with cream cheese. |
| fit to be tied adj | informal (very annoyed) | مستاء جدًّا، غاضب جدًّا |
| be fitting that adj | (appropriate, justified) | منطقي، مناسب |
| | It's fitting that Jimmy was punished for his bad behavior. |
| be flush with [sth] v expr | (have great success, hope, etc.) | يغمره شيء |
| | With her newly earned law degree, Julia is flush with optimism about her future career. |
| | يغمر جوليا التفاؤل بشأن مستقبلها المهني بعد حيازتها مؤخرًا على شهادة في الحقوق. |
| be foaled vi | (horse: be born) | يُولَد |
| | The offspring of two champion horses was foaled this morning. |
| | وُلد هذا الصباح صغير الفرسَين البطلَين. |
a force to be reckoned with,
a power to be reckoned with n | ([sth/sb] powerful) | لا يُستهان به، يُحسب له حساب |
| | When Angela gets angry, she is a force to be reckoned with. |
| be forever in [sb]'s debt v expr | figurative (obligated to [sb]) | مدين لشخص للأبد |
| | | مدين لشخص بحياته |
| | I'm in forever in his debt since he saved me from drowning. |
| be framed for [sth] v expr | figurative, slang (be falsely incriminated) | لُفِّقت له تهمة، مُلَفَّق له تهمة |
| | The woman was framed for the robbery. |
| be friends with [sb] v expr | (on good or intimate terms with) | يصادق شخصًا |
| | | يكونان صديقين |
| | I'm still friends with my college roommate: we keep in touch regularly. |
| | ما زلنا أنا وشريك سكني في الجامعة صديقين، فنحن نتواصل بشكل منتظم. |
| be frightened of [sb/sth] v expr | (be scared of) | يخاف من شيء/شخص |
| | It's quite common to be frightened of spiders. |
| | كثيرًا ما نجد أشخاصًا يخافون من العناكب. |
| be frowned upon v expr | figurative (be disapproved of) | لا يُقبل |
| | | يُستهجن |
| | In some countries it is frowned upon to slurp your soup. |