صيغ مركبة:
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| Beware of the dog expr | written (on sign: dangerous dog lives here) (على لافتة تحذير) | احذر الكلب، انتبه من الكلب |
| bird dog n | (retriever: used in hunting) (كلب جلب الطيور) | كلب صيد |
| bird dog n | US, informal (dog: pointer, setter) (كلب الدلّ على الطيور) | كلب صيد |
| bird-dog⇒ vi | US, informal (investigate) | يحقق، يتحرى |
| bird-dog [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | US, informal (investigate) | يحقق في شيء، يحقق في أمر شخص |
| | | يتحرى عن شخص/شيء |
| bird-dog [sb/sth] vtr | US, informal (seek out) | يبحث عن شخص/شيء |
| black dog n | figurative (depression) | الكآبة |
| cattle dog n | (dog that herds cows) | كلب رعي أبقار |
| chili dog n | US (frankfurter with chili con carne) | شطيرة هوت دوغ مع لحم بالفلفل الحارّ |
| corn dog n | US (battered sausage) (هوت دوغ مغطى بدقيق الذرة) | "كورن دوغ" |
| | The vendor asked Joe if he wanted ketchup on his corn dog. |
| dachshund n | German (short-legged dog) (كلب قصير القوائم) | دشهند |
| | Nina loves dogs and has three dachshunds and one pug. |
dingo,
wild dog n | (Australian wild dog) (كلب بري أسترالي) | دنغ، دنغو |
| | The area has seen an increase in the number of attacks by dingoes. |
| dog and pony show n | informal, figurative, pejorative (event: to gain support) | عرض تسويقيّ، عرض ترويجيّ |
| dog bed n | (basket for canine) (سرير للكلب) | - |
| dog biscuit n | (biscuit for dogs) | بسكويت للكلاب |
| dog collar n | (band worn around a dog's neck) (حول عنق كلب) | طوق |
| | Her poodle has a dog collar with real diamonds in it! |
| dog collar n | figurative (clergyman's collar) | ياقة إكليريكية، ياقة كهنوتية، ياقة قسّيس |
| | He only wore his dog collar when acting in a clerical capacity. |
| dog days npl | (hot summer period) | أيام الصيف الحارة |
| | The dog days of summer were dangerous times as tempers were easily provoked. |
dog eat dog,
dog-eat-dog adj | figurative (merciless, fierce) | قاسٍ، لا يرحم، شديد المنافسة |
| | | إن لم تكن ذئبًا، أكلتك الذئاب |
| ملاحظة: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| | It's dog eat dog in the music business. |
| | It's a dog-eat-dog world; you have to be tough to succeed. |
| dog food n | (processed food product for dogs) | طعام للكلاب |
| | I'm going to try a different brand of dog food to see if he'll eat that. |
| dog groomer n | (person who tends dogs' coats) | مزين للكلاب |
| dog in the manger n | figurative (person: mean) | لئيم |
| | You have lost interest in her but you won't let your brother ask her out, aren't you being a bit of a dog in the manger? |
| dog-in-the-manger adj | figurative (mean spirited) | لئيم |
| ملاحظة: Hyphens are used when the term is an adjective |
| dog kennel n | (temporary housing for dogs) | مربى كلاب |
dog leash,
also UK: dog lead n | (lead for a canine) | رسن كلب، مقود كلب |
| | As Jack was always running off with other dogs, we have to put him on a dog leash when we take him for a walk now. |
dog license (US),
dog licence (UK) n | (permit to own a dog) | رخصة امتلاك كلب |
| dog lover n | (person who likes dogs) | محب للكلاب |
| | Amanda has five wonderful huskies and is a true dog lover. |
| dog owner n | (person who owns one or more dogs) | مالك كلب، صاحب كلب |
| | Dog owners are requested not to allow their animals to foul the park. |
| dog pound n | (shelter for stray dogs) | زريبة للكلاب الشاردة |
dog rose,
dog-rose n | (flowering plant, wild rose) (نبات زهريّ) | نسرين |
| dog shelter n | (rescue home for canines) | ملجأ الكلاب |
| | We got our pet from the local dog shelter and he has become a part of our family. |
| dog show n | (competition involving dogs) | عرض للكلاب |
dog sitter,
dogsitter n | (takes care of [sb]'s dog) (أثناء غياب الصاحب) | راعي الكلب |
| dog sitting n | (minding [sb] else's pet dog) (أثناء غياب الصاحب) | رعاية الكلب |
| dog sled n | (sledge pulled by huskies) | زلاجة كلاب |
| dog tag n | (dog's identification tag) | صفيحة تعريف للكلب |
| | According to the dog tag his name's Mephistopheles. |
| dog tag n | figurative (soldier's identification tag) | صفيحة تعريف الجندي |
| | Soldiers on secret operations have to remove their dog tags. |
dog tired,
dog-tired adj | slang (person: exhausted) | مرهق، متعب |
| | I worked 12 hours today and I'm dog tired. |
| dog track n | (racing circuit for dogs) | ملعب سباق للكلاب |
| dog track n | (dog's paw print) | آثار أقدام الكلاب |
| | You should have left him outside - now there are dog tracks all over my nice clean floor! |
| dog trainer n | (teaches dogs good behavior) | مدرب كلاب |
| dog trainer n | (trains dogs for a role) | مدرب كلاب |
| | I've always admired the patience shown by dog trainers. |
dog walker,
dogwalker n | (person walking a dog) | شخص يمشّي كلبًا |
dog walker,
dogwalker n | (person employed to walk dogs) (شخص يُستخدم ليمشّي كلابًا) | ممشّي الكلاب |
| dog whistle n | (whistle audible only to dogs) (صفارة لا يسمع صوتها إلا الكلاب) | صفارة كلاب |
| dog whistle n | figurative (politics: coded language) (التي لا تفهمها إلا فئة من السامعين) | اللغة المبيَّتة |
| dog-whistle n as adj | figurative (politics: using coded language) (مضاف إليه) | اللغةِ المبيَّتة |
| dog-catcher n | ([sb] who captures stray dogs) | ممسك بالكلاب الشاردة |
| dog-ear n | figurative, informal (turned-down page corner) (ثنية في صفحة كتاب) | - |
| dog-ear [sth]⇒ vtr | informal (page: turn down corner) (يثني صفحة كتاب) | - |
| dog-eared adj | (page: folded corner) | مطوية الزوايا |
| | Several pages of the catalog were dog-eared. |
| dog-end n | UK, informal (cigarette end) | عقب سيجارة |
| dog-sit⇒ vi | (mind [sb] else's pet dog) (أثناء غياب الصاحب) | يرعي كلبًا |
the dog's bollocks,
the mutt's nuts npl | vulgar, potentially offensive, informal, UK (top quality, the best) | الأفضل، الأروع |
dog's dinner,
dog's breakfast n | UK, figurative, slang (mess, failure) | فشل، عدم إتقان |
| a dog's life n | figurative (miserable existence) | حياة بائسة |
| | (في بعض المناطق) | عيشة كلاب |
dogcatcher,
dog catcher,
dog-catcher n | mainly US (person who captures stray dogs) | جامع الكلاب الشاردة |
| doghouse n | (kennel for a dog) | بيت الكلب |
| | Gwen built a doghouse for her new puppy to sleep in. |
doglike,
dog-like adj | (resembling a dog) | كالكلب |
dogsled,
dog sled n | (sled pulled by huskies) (تجرها كلاب الهاسكي) | زلاجة كلاب |
| | People living in remote areas of the Arctic sometimes use dogsleds to travel long distances. |
| downward dog n | (yoga position) (في اليوغا) | وضعية الكلب المنحني |
Every dog has his day,
Every dog has its day expr | figurative (everyone will succeed) | الكلّ سيحالفه الحظّ في وقته |
feed dog,
feed-dog n | (sewing machine mechanism) (في ماكينة خياطة) | مشط تحريك القماش |
| game dog n | (for hunting) | كلب للصيد |
| | Hounds and setters make some of the best game dogs. |
| give a dog a bad name and hang him expr | (a bad reputation is hurtful) | ليست استعادة الصيت الجيد سهلة، السمعة السيئة تلازم صاحبها |
| good dog interj | (used to praise a canine) | كلب شاطر! |
| groomer n | (person who tends dogs' coats) | مصفف شعر الكلاب |
| | We're taking our dog to the groomer today for a flea bath. |
| guard dog n | (watch dog) | كلب حراسة |
| | German shepherds make excellent guard dogs. |
guide dog,
also US: seeing-eye dog n | (blind person's assistance dog) | كلب للمكفوفين |
| | Labradors have traditionally been used as guide dogs. |
| gun dog n | (trained dog) | كلب صَيد |
| hair of the dog n | figurative, informal (alcohol drunk to cure a hangover) | كحول لعلاج صداع الشرب |
| hot dog n | (frankfurter sausage in a bun) (شطيرة هوت دوغ) | هوت دوغ |
| | A hot dog and a soda is a classic American meal. |
| hot dog n | (frankfurter sausage) (قطعة الهوت دوغ) | هوت دوغ |
| | I ate the hot dog but left the bun. |
| hot dog n | US, informal (person who does stunts to attract attention) | شخص يسترعي الانتباه |
| | See that guy on crutches; yesterday he was the biggest hot dog on the slopes. |
| Hot dog! interj | US, slang (enthusiasm, pleasure) | رائع!، يا سلام! |
| | Hot dog! You're looking good! |
| hot-dog⇒ vi | US, informal (sports: do a spectacular maneuver) | يؤدي حركات ببراعة |
| | Look at those skiers hot-dogging! |
| hot-dog n as adj | US, informal (skillful, esp. in sports) | ماهر، بارع |
| | Ben is a hot-dog surfer. |
hot-dog stand,
hot dog stand n | (kiosk or counter selling hot dogs) | كشك لبيع الهوت دوغ |
| | Whenever I pass through Chicago, I try to stop at a hot-dog stand to pick up lunch. |
hound dog,
hound-dog n | (type of dog) | كلب صيد |
hound dog,
hound-dog n | US (type of missile) | صاروخ "هاوند دوغ" |
| house dog n | (domestic canine, pet dog) | كلب منزلي، كلب أليف |
| | One of the best house dogs, in the opinion of some people, is the poodle. |
| hunting dog n | (retriever, gun dog) | كلب الصيد |
| | When you go out to shoot rabbits, you need to take a hunting dog to retrieve them. |
in a dog's age,
for a dog's age adv | figurative, informal, US (for a long time) | منذ وقت طويل |
| in the doghouse expr | figurative, informal (in disgrace) (مجازي) | معاقب |
| | | موضع استياء |
| | My husband embarrassed me in front of my friends; he's in the doghouse tonight. |
| kennel n | (small outdoor house for a dog) | بيت كلب |
| | He's happy to sleep in his kennel unless it's too cold. |
| | يحبّ الكلب أن ينام في بيته إلا إذا كان الطقس باردًا. |
lapdog,
lap dog n | (small dog) | كلب صغير |
| | I love my lapdog, but sometimes I wish I had a pit bull instead. |
lapdog,
lap dog n | figurative, disparaging (person: controlled by another) (في يد شخص آخر) | ألعوبة، دمية |
| | The prime minister's appointment of Smith as her deputy comes as no surprise; he has long been her lapdog. |
| lucky dog n | (undeserving lucky person) | يا له من محظوظ! |
| | You lucky dog! I can't believe she agreed to go out with you! |
| mad dog n | (rabid canine) | كلب مسعور |
| | I was bitten by a mad dog when taking a walk yesterday. |
| mad dog n | (plant: herb) (عشبة) | دَرَقة زرقاء |
mess,
dog mess n | informal (dog, etc.: faeces) | وسخ |
| | Puppies are cute, but if you want one, you have to be prepared to clean up mess sometimes. |
| police dog n | (trained dog used in police work) | كلب الشرطة |
| | He didn't want the police dog sniffing around his flat. |
| poodle dog n | (curly-haired breed of dog) | كلب البودل |
prairie dog,
prairie-dog n | US (small wild North American rodent) (قارض في أميركا الشمالية) | كلب المروج، سنجاب نبّاح |
| | Prairie dogs have a complex social structure. |
| puppy n | (baby dog) | جرو |
| | Jenny wants a puppy, but her parents won't let her have one. |
| | تريد جيني جروًا، لكنّ أبويها لا يسمحان لها بذلك. |
| puppy dog n | (young dog) | جرو كلب |
| sausage dog n | informal (dachshund) (نوع من الكلاب) | دَشْهَند |
Scottie,
Scottie dog n | (breed of small dog) (نوع من الكلاب الصغيرة) | سكوتي |
sea dog,
seadog n | figurative (veteran sailor) | بحّار محنّك |
| | Captain Ahab, whose face was scarred by lightning, was the ultimate sea dog. |
sea dog,
sea-dog n | (heraldry: beast) (في شعارات النبالة) | كلب بحر |