صيغ مركبة:
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aged from [sth] to [sth],
aged between [sth] and [sth] adj + prep | (in a given age range) | بعمر شيء إلى شيء |
| | This program is designed for young people aged from 18 to 25. |
| | البرنامج مصمّم للشباب بعمر 18 إلى 25. |
| alternate between [sth] and [sth] vi + prep | (switch between options) | يبادل بين |
| | In some spas, people alternate between hot and cold baths. |
| between acts adv | (between acts in a play) (في مسرحية) | بين الفصول |
| | It's very busy backstage between acts, what with all the costume and scenery changes. |
| between jobs expr | (unemployed) | عاطل عن العمل |
| between now and then adv | (from now until a future time) | خلال هذا الوقت |
| | | قبل ذلك الوقت |
| | | في المستقبل |
| | You'd better do a lot of work between now and then. |
| between periods adv | (school: between lessons) | بين الحصص الدراسية |
| | Eleanor only had enough time between periods to walk to her next class. |
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. |
| 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 |
| caught between two worlds expr | (pulled by two different cultures) | عالق بين حضارتَين |
| close the gap between [sth] and [sth] v expr | figurative (equalize [sth]) | يسدّ الفجوة بين شيء وشيء |
| conciliate between [sb] vi + prep | (mediate) | يتوسط، يكون حلقة الوصل |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| discriminate between [sth] and [sth] vi + prep | (differentiate between things) | يميّز بين أشياء |
| | It's hard to discriminate between the individual cells. |
| distance between prep | (space separating) | المسافة بين |
| | The shortest distance between two points is a straight line. |
| distinguish between [sth] and [sth] vi + prep | (know the difference) | يميّز بين |
| | I can't distinguish between the black and the dark brown. |
| 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. |
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. |
| establish connection between v expr | (prove [sth] related to [sth]) | يربط بين شيء وشيء، يثبت وجود رابط بين شيء وشيء |
| | Scientists have been able to establish a connection between smoking and lung cancer. |
| fall between two stools v expr | figurative (fail to fulfill either aim) | يقصِّر في الأمرَين |
| | | لا ينفع في الأمرَين |
| few and far between adj | colloquial (rare) | نادر الوجود |
| | | شحيح |
| | These days, public telephone boxes are few and far between. |
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. |
| go-between n | (intermediary) | وسيط |
| | He acted as a go-between between the government and private arms dealers. |
| in between adv | (in an intermediate position) | في ما بينهما/بينها |
| | The houses are next to one another, with an alleyway running in between. |
| in between adv | (intervening) | يتوسط |
| | When they started to fight, their little brother ran in between. |
| in between prep | (between, in the middle of) | بين |
| | Our house is in between a pub on one side and open fields on the other. |
| in-between adj | (in the middle, midway) | متوسط، بين بين |
| | Your teens are an in-between time; you're no longer a child, but not yet an adult. |
just between us,
between us expr | (speaking confidentially) | بيني وبينك |
| | Just between us, I think her nose job was a big mistake. |
just between us,
between us expr | (confidential, private) | بيني وبينك |
| | This is just between us: don't tell anyone! |
| read between the lines v expr | figurative (understand [sth] implied) | يقرأ ما بين السطور، يفهم المضمون |
| | His speech sounded positive, but if you read between the lines it was actually quite pessimistic. |
| | لقد بدا خطابه إيجابيًّا، ولكن إذا قرأت ما بين السطور فستجد أنه كان متشائمًا إلى حد كبير. |
| sandwich [sb/sth] between [sb/sth] vtr + prep | figurative, often passive (surround) | يحشر شخصًا/شيئًا بين أشخاص/أشياء |
| | | يضع بين شخصين/شيئين |
| | I was sandwiched between two sumo wrestlers on that flight! The host sandwiched me between two bankers at the dinner table and they just kept talking across me about investments. |
| | كنتُ محشورًا بين اثنين من مصارعي السومو في تلك الرحلة! |
| | وضعني المضيف بين مصرفيَّين على مائدة العشاء، وظلا يتكلمان عن الاستثمارات وأنا بينهما. |
| see the difference between v expr | (distinguish between) | يفرّق بين |
| | | يرى الفرق بين |
| | She could not see the difference between the identical twins. |
| | I do not see the difference between the candidates' economic plans. |
| strike a balance between v expr | (find compromise between) | يوازن بين |
| | You need to strike a happy balance between video games and homework. |
| toggle between [sth] vi + prep | (computing: switch views, programs, etc.) | يبدّل، يراوح |
| | Tania toggles between tabs, trying to track down the perfect translation. |
| | Audrey toggled between the spreadsheet and the word processing document. |
| with your tail between your legs expr | figurative (in defeat) | مهزومًا |
| | | ذَليلاً |
yo-yo,
yo-yo between [sth] and [sth] v expr | figurative, informal (fluctuate, go back and forth) | يتقلّب |
| | | يتردد |
| | I seem to spend my time yo-yoing between depression and anger. |
| | يبدو أنني أقضي وقتي متقلّبا بين الاكتآب والغضب. |