صيغ مركبة:
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| answer the door v expr | (open front door to a caller) (عندما يطرقه أحد) | يفتح الباب |
| | When the sales lady rang the bell, I didn't answer the door. |
| at death's door adv | figurative (very ill, about to die) | على حافة قبره، على شفير الموت |
| back door n | (building: rear door) | باب خلفي |
| | In this house the back door opens directly into the kitchen. |
| barn door n | (door of a farm building) | بوابة الحظيرة |
| | Buying an alarm system after you've been burgled is a lot like closing the barn door after the horses are out. |
| beat a path to [sb]'s door v expr | figurative (be keen to meet with [sb]) | يتهافت على، يتجمع بكثرة حول |
| | If you have a good idea, investors will beat a path to your door. |
| | إذا كانت لديك فكرة جيدة فسيتهافت المستثمرون عليك. |
| by the back door adv | figurative, informal (by illegitimate means) (بوسائل غير قانونية) | بطرق ملتوية |
| cabin door n | (entrance or exit in an aeroplane) | باب الطائرة |
| cellar door n | (door leading into basement) | مدخل القبو |
| | Be careful going through the cellar door because the stairs are very steep. |
| | He went to get another bottle of wine and walked straight into the cellar door. |
| close the door on [sth] v expr | figurative (rule out, exclude) (مجازي) | يوصد الباب أمام شيء |
| | | يحُول دون شيء |
| | The politician's latest comments, unfortunately, closed the door on a peace agreement between the two countries. |
| close the door on [sb] vtr | (on [sb]: shut door to exclude) | يوصد الباب في وجه شخص |
| closed-door adj | figurative (secret or restricted) | سريّ، مغلق |
closing the stable door after the horse has bolted,
shutting the barn door after the horse has bolted n | figurative, informal (acting too late) | محاولة إصلاح وضع بعد فوات الأوان |
| | Tony's debts are huge now; buying a few items second-hand seems like closing the stable door after the horse has bolted. |
darken [sb]'s doorstep,
darken [sb]'s door v expr | figurative, disapproving (come to [sb]'s house) (مجازي) | يطأ عتبة دار شخص |
| | Get lost, and don't ever darken my doorstep again! |
| door chain n | (metal security device for a door) | سلسلة الباب |
| | Don't depend on a door chain as your only lock. |
| door closer n | (device: closes door automatically) (أداة لإغلاق الباب تلقائيًّا) | ردّاد الباب |
door frame,
doorframe n | (structure around a door) | إطار الباب |
| | If you keep slamming the door you'll damage the door frame. |
| door gasket n | (seal on the door of an appliance) | حشيَّة الباب، جِلدة الباب |
| | If you can pull a dollar bill out through the refrigerator door gasket, it's time to replace the gasket. |
| door handle n | (knob, etc. for opening a door) | مقبض الباب |
| | Don't kick the door open - use the door handle! |
| door hanger n | (sign for door handle) (لافتة تُعلق على مقبض الباب) | لافتة باب |
| | The door hanger said: "Do not disturb". |
| door hinge n | (joint in a door frame) | مفصل الباب |
| | It squeaks when you open and close it: you need to oil the door hinges. |
| door key n | (key to house, hotel room) | مفتاح الباب |
| | In modern hotels, the door key is a plastic card. |
| door knocker n | (fixture on a door) | مقرعة باب، طرّاقة باب |
| | The door knocker on Jane's house is in the shape of an owl. |
| door lock n | (for locking a door) | قفل باب |
| | After the thief broke in, I had a hard time replacing the door lock. |
| door opener n | (mechanism that opens doors) | جهاز فتح الباب |
| door opener n | figurative, informal ([sth] that opens opportunities) | ما يفتح المجال |
| door person n | (doorkeeper, [sb] guarding an entrance) | حارس باب |
| door prize n | US ([sth] won in raffle) | جائزة يانصيب |
| door to door adv | (selling: from one door to another) (بيع متجوّل) | من باب إلى باب، من بيت إلى بيت، على الأبواب |
| ملاحظة: hyphen used when term is an adj |
| | I got my start in sales selling vacuum cleaners door to door. |
| door-to-door adj | (sales: from one door to another) | من باب إلى باب، من بيت إلى بيت، متجوّل |
| | I started my sales career as a door-to-door insurance salesman. |
| door-to-door adj | (shipping: all-inclusive) (في الشحن) | من باب إلى باب |
| | Are those shipping costs door-to-door or port-to-port? |
| door-to-door sales npl | (selling: knocking on doors) (مبيعات بواسطة زيارة البيوت) | - |
| door-to-door salesman n | (male seller: knocks on doors) (على البيوت) | بائع متجول |
| | James is a door-to-door vacuum salesman. |
| door-to-door saleswoman n | (female seller: knocks on doors) | بائعة من باب إلى باب، بائعة من بيت إلى بيت، بائعة على الأبواب |
| fire door n | (fire-resistant inner door) | باب مقاوم للحريق |
| | The employees were told off for wedging the fire doors open in the hot weather. |
| four-door adj | (car: having four doors) (سيارة) | بأربعة أبواب |
| French door n | often plural (door with floor-length window) (يفتح على شرفة) | باب زجاجيّ، باب فرنسيّ |
| | The French doors bring a lot of light into the room. |
| front door n | (main entrance) | باب أماميّ، باب مدخل |
| | My family usually goes in and out of the house by the kitchen door, but we prefer that guests use the front door. |
| garage door n | (part of a house, building) | باب المرأب |
| | My house is the one with the brown garage door. |
get your foot in the door,
get a foot in the door v expr | figurative (succeed at an initial step) | صار عنده موطئ قدم |
| | | يأخذ خطوة أولى لتحقيق الهدف |
| | Melanie got her foot in the door of the fashion industry by working as a sales assistant in a clothing store. |
| glass door n | (door made of glass) | باب زجاجي |
| hinge n | (joint in a door frame) | مفصل، مفصّلة |
| | Jake greased the hinge on the door. |
| | شحّم جايك مفصّلة الباب. |
| inner door n | (interior door) | باب داخلي |
| | The inner door of this room has not been painted yet. |
| keep the door open v expr | figurative (allow possibility) (مجازي) | يبقي الباب مفتوحًا |
| | The Prime Minister said he would like to keep the door open for future negotiations. |
| lay [sth] at [sb]'s door v expr | figurative (hold [sb] responsible for [sth]) | يحمّل شخصًا مسؤولية شيء، يلوم شخصًا على شيء |
leave the door open for [sb/sth],
leave the door open to [sth/sb] v expr | figurative (allow possibility, access) | يترك المجال مفتوحًا أمام شيء/شخص، يفسح مجالاً لشيء/لشخص |
| | (مجازي) | يترك الباب مفتوحًا أمام شيء |
| | When the reigning gold medalist fell, she left the door open for her competitors. |
| | By not completely cutting ties with the country's former allies, the prime minister is leaving the door open for negotiations to be resumed in the future. |
| lie at [sb]'s door v expr | figurative (be [sb]'s fault, responsibility) | يتحمَّل هو المسؤولية |
| listen at the door v expr | (eavesdrop) | يسترق السمع |
| | You'll hear what they say if you listen at the door. |
| lock the door v expr | (close and secure the door with a key) | يقفل الباب |
| | I always set the burglar alarm and lock the door when I go out. |
| | Don't forget to lock the door behind you when you leave. |
| next door adv | (in the next house along) | في البيت المجاور |
| | She lives next door with her mother and half a dozen cats. |
| next door to [sb/sth] adv + prep | (in the next house along from) | جار شخص/شيء |
| | A young couple have just moved in next door to us. |
| next-door n as adj | (neighboring) | مجاور |
| | The people in the next-door apartment are very nosy. |
| next door n | informal, UK (next-door neighbors) | الجيران |
| | I see that next door have visitors over the holidays. |
next-door neighbor (US),
next-door neighbour (UK) n | often plural (person: in next house, apartment) | جار |
| | (في بعض المناطق) | جار العتبة |
| | (في بعض المناطق) | جار الباب بالباب |
| | My next-door neighbor is always waking me up with his loud music. |
| open door n | figurative (invitation, [sth] giving access) | يفتح الباب أمام |
| ملاحظة: A hyphen is used when the term is an adjective |
| | "Gratitude is an open door to abundance." - Yogi Bhajan |
| open-door n as adj | figurative (promoting free movement) (مضاف إليه) | البابِ المفتوح |
| | This government has an open-door approach to immigration. |
| open-door policy n | (politics: free movement) | سياسة الباب المفتوح |
| | The country decided to adopt an open-door economic policy. |
| open-door policy n | (person: availability) (متوفر دائمًا للسمع) | سياسة الباب المفتوح |
| | My boss has an open-door policy -- he wants his employees to feel comfortable talking to him any time. |
| pocket door | (type of sliding door) | باب جَيب، باب جرّار داخل حائط |
| revolving door n | (door that rotates) | باب دوّار |
| revolving door n | figurative (organization: high staff turnover) | شركة يتبدل موظفوها بشكل متكرر |
| ملاحظة: لا يوجد مرادف بالعربية |
| revolving door n | figurative (politicians, etc. in private industy) (وضع سياسيين وغيرهم في القطاع الخاص) | الباب الدوّار |
| screen door n | (outer door: mesh screen) | باب مُنخُل |
| see [sb] to the door v expr | (show out) (ليخرج من المكان) | يُوصل شخصًا إلى الباب |
| | Would you see Mrs. Barlow to the door, please? |
| shut the door v expr | figurative (put up a barrier) | يضع حاجزاً |
| | He failed his entrance exam, which has shut the door on him becoming a lawyer. |
| sliding door n | (door which opens on a runner) | باب جرّار |
| | A wardrobe with a sliding door requires less space than one whose doors open outwards. |
| stage door n | (backstage entrance to a venue) | بوابة المسرح |
| | The band entered the club through the stage door. |
| | Groupies hang out around the stage door, hoping to get a glimpse of their idols. |
| storm door n | (building: outer door) | باب خارجيّ إضافيّ |
swing door,
also US: swinging door n | (door that swings in both directions) | باب متأرجح |
| | There was a large swing door at the entrance of the bar. |
trapdoor,
trap door n | (opening in floor or ceiling) (في أرضية أو سقف) | باب أفقيّ |
| | The magician disappeared by way of a trapdoor in the stage floor. |
You'd make a better door than a window!,
You make a better door than a window! expr | (you are blocking my view) | أنت تحجب... عني |