| ترجمات رئيسية |
| nail n | (pin for hanging, etc.) | مسمار |
| | Paul hammered a nail into the wall and hung a picture on it. |
| | دقّ بول مسمارًا في الجدار وعلّق صورة عليه. |
| nail n | often plural (fingernail, toenail) | ظفر |
| | Amy clipped her nails. |
| | قصّت آيمي أظافرها. |
| nail [sth] to [sth] vtr + prep | (attach using a nail) | يثبّت شيئًا بمسمار على شيء |
| | Ben nailed a flier to the wall. |
| | ثبّت بن نشرة على الجدار بمسمار. |
| nail [sth]⇒ vtr | (attach using a nail) | يثبّت شيئًا |
| | | يعلق شيئًا |
| | Miranda nailed the picture hook into the wall. |
| | Carrie nailed the sign high up on the door. |
| | ثبّتت ميراندا خطّاف الصورة في الجدار. |
| | علّقت كاري اللافتة عند أعلى الباب. |
| nail [sth] vtr | figurative, slang (accomplish perfectly) | يتقن شيئًا تمامًا |
| | The gymnast nailed the dismount. |
| | أتقن الرياضيّ قفزته تمامًا. |
| nail [sb]⇒ vtr | figurative, slang (criminal: catch) | يمسك شخصًا، يقبض على شخص، يعتقل شخصًا |
| | The cops nailed the suspect. |
| | أمسكت الشرطة بالمشتبه به. |
| ترجمات إضافية |
| nail n | (claw) | مخلب |
| | The cat's nails tore into the mouse. |
| nail [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative, slang (sports: throw, kick) | يرمي، يضرب |
| | The batter nailed the ball hard. |
| nail [sth] vtr | figurative (focus on) | يركّز شيئًا |
| | The detective nailed his attention to the case. |
| nail [sb]⇒ vtr | figurative, slang (kill) | ينال من شخص، يقتل شخصًا |
| | The sniper nailed four people in one day. |
| nail [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative (detect a lie) | يكشف شيئًا، يفضح شيئًا |
| | Karen nailed her husband's lie when she caught him asleep in the park instead of at work. |
| nail [sb]⇒ vtr | vulgar, offensive, informal (have sex with) | يمارس الجنس مع شخص |
صيغ مركبة:
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drive screw,
screw nail n | (fastener for wood) | مسمار برمة، مسمار دقّ ملولب |
| 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. |
| fingernail n | often plural (nail on a finger) | ظفر |
| | My fingernails are painted gold. |
| hit the nail on the head v expr | figurative (be exactly right) | صحيح تمامًا |
| | Russell's comment really hit the nail on the head. |
nail bar,
nail salon n | (shop that does manicures) | صالون تدريم أظافر |
| | Julie goes to a nail bar to have her manicure done professionally. |
| nail bed n | (fingernail, toenail part) (جزء من الظفر) | فراش الظفر، مطرس الظفر |
| nail brush n | (small brush for cleaning finger- and toe-nails) | فرشاة أظافر |
| | I used a nail brush to scrub the dirt from under my nails after working in the garden. |
| nail clippers npl | (tool for cutting finger- and toenails) | قلامة الأظافر، مقصّ الأظافر |
| | What happens to all the nail clippers that get confiscated at airports? |
| nail clipping n | often plural (part cut off) | قُصاصة أظافر |
nail clipping,
nail-clipping n | (act of trimming) | قصّ الأظافر، تقليم الأظافر |
| nail enamel n | (cosmetics: lacquer for nails) | طلاء الأظافر |
| nail file n | (tool for shaping fingernails) | مبرد الأظافر |
| | Tracy smoothed the ragged tip of her broken fingernail with a nail file. |
| nail gun n | (power tool for inserting nails) (أداة لإقحام المسامير) | مسدس مسامير |
| nail in [sb]'s coffin n | figurative ([sth] that hastens [sb]'s demise) (مجازي) | مسمار في نعش شخص |
| | | سبب لخراب شخص |
| nail it v expr | (get [sth] exactly right) (مجازي) | يصيب الهدف |
| | | ينجح، يكون ممتازًا |
| | Frank really nailed it with that last comment. |
nail polish,
UK: nail varnish n | (cosmetics: lacquer for nails) | طلاء أظافر |
| | My sister has at least ten different colors of nail polish. |
nail polish remover,
also UK: nail varnish remover n | (solvent for removing nail polish) | مُزيل طلاء أظافر |
| nail scissors | (small scissors) | مقصّ أظافر |
nail set,
nail punch,
punch n | (tool for driving nails) (أداة لإقحام المسامير) | سُنبُك، مغرزة مسامير |
| | You should use a nail set to make the nails flush with the floor. |
| nail varnish n | (cosmetics: lacquer for nails) | طلاء أظافر |
| | That pink nail varnish matches the colour of my new dress. |
| nail-biter n | figurative, informal (tense situation) | وضع موتِّر |
| | | فيلم مشوّق |
| | | مباراة حامية |
| nail-biting adj | figurative, informal (tense, exciting) | مثير للتوتر، مثير |
| | No one spoke during the nail-biting final episode of our favourite TV show. |
nailhead,
nail head n | (flat top of a nail) | رأس المسمار |
| nailhead n | (ornament that looks like a nailhead) (حلية بشكل رأس مسمار) | حلية رأس المسمار |
| on the nail expr | UK, figurative (cash, payment: without delay) (دفْع) | فورًا، بدون تأخير |
| toenail n | often plural (nail on a toe) | ظفر القدم |
| | Henry sat on the porch, cutting his toenails. |
| tooth and nail expr | figurative (fight: fiercely) (مجازي) | بأقصى جهد، بشراسة |
| | Sally fought tooth and nail to get the promotion. |