| ترجمات إضافية |
| down adj | (level: reduced) | متدنّ، منخفض |
| | The water level is down. We should add some more. |
| down adj | figurative, informal (sad or depressed) | كئيب |
| | I feel a little down, but I'll be alright. |
| down adj | (to the south) (باتجاه الجنوب) | في |
| | They're down on the south coast all week. |
| | يقضون الوقت في السواحل الجنوبية طوال هذا الأسبوع. |
| down adj | (American football: stopped) (في كرة القدم الأميركية) | متوقف |
| | The referee declared the ball down. |
| down adj | (sports: behind in score) | متأخر |
| | The Danish team is down ten points. |
| | الفريق الدانماركي متأخر عشر نقاط. |
| down adj | UK (trains: away from capital) | مبتعد عن العاصمة |
| | The down train leaves from this platform. |
| down adj | informal (not working, out of order) | معطل |
| | The server's down. You'll have to try again later. |
| | الخادم معطّل. عليك المحاولة مرة أخرى فيما بعد. |
| down adj | informal (learned) | حافظ للدور |
| | Have you got your lines down for the school play yet? |
| down adj | informal (gambling: with losses of) | خاسر |
| | I'm down three hundred dollars. |
| down adj | informal (finished) | منتهٍ، منجَز |
| | We've got three reports down, one to go! |
| down adj | (crossword puzzles: vertical) | عموديًّا |
| | I can't work out the answer to 7 down. |
| down with [sth] adj + prep | US, informal (sick with, suffering from) | مريض |
| | She's down with the flu and can't come to the party. |
| down to [sth/sb] adj + prep | informal (determined by) | يتوقف على شيء/شخص، يعود إلى شيء/شخص |
| | Whether he goes free or not is down to the judge's decision. |
| down to [sth] adj + prep | (left with only) | لم يبقَ إلا |
| | We're down to the last of the coffee, so could you buy some more while you're out? |
| down to [sth/sb] adj + prep | informal (caused by) | ناتج عن شيء/شخص، ناجم عن شيء/شخص، بسبب شيء/شخص |
| | The accident was entirely down to driver error. |
| down adv | (written) | كتابيًّا، خطيًّا |
| | Have you got that down yet? |
| down adv | (sitting or lying) | يُنزِل |
| | I put her down for her nap. |
| down adv | (to lower value) | انخفاضًا |
| | Prices have come down in recent weeks. |
| | تشهد الأسعار انخفاضًا في الأسابيع الأخيرة. |
| down adv | (reduced: in volume, amount, etc.) | خفض |
| | We've got our luggage down to one suitcase each. |
| down adv | (time: earlier to later) | على مر شيء |
| | Language changes down through the ages. |
| | تتغير اللغة على مر العصور. |
| down adv | (to lesser strength) | مخفف |
| | The beer tastes watered down. |
| down adv | (cash payment) | مقدّمًا |
| | How much money can you put down? |
| down adv | (into submission) | يغطي على صوت أحد |
| | He shouted down his opponent. |
| down adv | (fixed state) | مربوط، مثبّت |
| | The antenna was tied down with ropes. |
| down adv | (to the source) | يقتفي أثر |
| ملاحظة: For example: track down, hunt down |
| | He tracked down his natural father. |
| | اقتفى أثر أبيه البيولوجي. |
| down adv | (suppressed) | يكبت |
| | He choked down his emotions. |
| | كبت انفعالاته. |
down with [sth],
down with doing [sth],
down to do [sth],
down for [sth],
down for doing [sth] expr | slang (keen to do [sth]) | يتوق لشيء، يتلهف لشيء |
| | Sure, I'm down for going hiking this weekend. |
| down interj | (command to a dog) (تقال للكلب) | اهدأ، توقف |
| | Down, boy! Get back to your kennel. |
| down n | (botany: fuzz) | وبر |
| | Peaches have a layer of down on their skin. |
| | يوجد طبقة من الوبر على سطح ثمرة الدراق. |
| down n as adj | (made with soft feathers) | من الزغب |
| | I find a down pillow more comfortable than a synthetic one. |
| downs npl | UK (rolling country) | التلال |
| | Sheep were grazing on the downs. |
| | Undulating downs stretched as far as the eye could see. |
| downs npl | informal (negative events, experiences) | أتراح، تجارب سلبية |
| | (في بعض المناطق) | نزلات |
| | Life has been hard on me lately; I've had more downs than ups this past year. |
| The Downs npl | UK (range of low ridges in England) (هضاب في إنجلترا) | داونز |
| | Bill took his children to fly their kites on the Downs. |
| The Downs npl | UK (sea area in England) (منطقة بحرية في إنجلترا) | داونز |
| | A number of ships lay at anchor in the Downs. |
| down prep | UK, informal (at, to) | في |
| | Were you down the pub last night? |
| down⇒ vi | informal (fall) | ينزل |
| | The road ups and downs all the way to the sea. |
| down [sth]⇒ vtr | informal (drink) | يبتلع، يجترع، يشرب |
| | He downed his beer and left. |
| down [sth] vtr | (shoot from the sky) | يُسْقِط |
| | They downed a helicopter with just a rifle. |
| | أسقطوا المروحية بواسطة سلاح أوتوماتكي فقط. |
| down [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | informal (fell, knock to the ground) | يهزم شخصًا/شيئًا |
| | That wrestler could down anyone in thirty seconds. |
أفعال مركّبيّة
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| back down vi phrasal | (give in, yield) | يذعن، يرضخ، يتراجع |
| | Despite the evidence, he refused to back down. |
batten [sth] down,
batten down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (batten: close securely) | يغلق شيئًا جيدًا، يسدّ شيئًا بإحكام |
batter [sth] down,
batter down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (hit until it collapses) | يضرب حتى الكسر |
| bear down vi phrasal | (labor: push baby out) | تدفع |
| | The midwife told the woman to bear down during her contractions. |
| bear down vi phrasal | US (apply pressure, concentrate) | يركّز، يستخدم، يستغلّ |
| | You have to know when to conserve your strength and when to bear down with every bit of energy you have. |
| bear down on [sth/sb] vi phrasal + prep | (push, press on) | يضغط على شيء/شخص |
| | Bear down on the pen to make clear carbon copies. |
| bear down on [sb] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (weigh heavily upon) | يثقل على شخص |
| | Emma felt the full weight of her financial worries bearing down on her. |
| bear down on [sb/sth] vi phrasal + prep | UK (rush towards) | ينقضّ على شيء/شخص، يندفع نحو شيء/شخص |
| | The truck came bearing down on the brothers as they were crossing the street. |
| bear down on [sb] vtr phrasal insep | (approach threateningly) | يهجم على شخص |
| | The man was bearing down on Jim along the path. |
| beat down vi phrasal | (sun: shine brightly and hot) (الشمس) | يضرب |
| | The sun was beating down on our backs. |
| | كانت الشمس تضرب على ظهورنا. |
| beat down vi phrasal | (rain: pour heavily) (المطر) | ينهمر بغزارة |
| | The rain beat down so hard on the apple tree that in the morning half of the apples were on the ground. |
| beat [sb] down vtr phrasal sep | informal, figurative (negotiate lower price from) | يساوم شخصًا لخفض السعر |
| | Amy beat the seller down to £20 for the vase. |
| beat [sth] down vtr phrasal sep | informal, figurative (price: negotiate lower) | يخفض شيئًا، يُنزل شيئًا |
| | We beat the price down to $45. |
| beat [sb] down vtr phrasal sep | informal, figurative (demoralize) (مجازي) | يحطم، يسحق |
| | | يوهن عزيمة شخص |
| | Doris admitted that life was beating her down. |
beat [sth] down,
beat down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (suppress) | يتغلب على شيء |
| | Deborah beat down her fear of flying and got on the plane to visit her daughter in Australia. |
| bed down vi phrasal | (go to bed) | يذهب للنوم |
| | I usually bed down at about eleven o'clock. |
| bed [sb] down vtr phrasal sep | (provide bed for) | يُؤوي شخصًا إلى الفراش |
| | Emily fed, bathed, and bedded down the children. |
| belt down vi phrasal | (rain: fall heavily) (المطر) | ينهمر بغزارة |
| bend down vi phrasal | (lean over) | ينحني |
| | The mother bent down to tie the child's shoe laces. |
bog [sth] down,
bog down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | usually passive, informal (vehicle: mire) | يعلق، يكون عالقًا، يكون منغرزًا |
| | The jeep got bogged down in a huge mud puddle. |
| bog [sb] down vtr phrasal sep | figurative, usually passive, informal (person: hinder, burden) | يعرقل تقدّم شخص، يُبطئ شخصًا، يُثقل على شخص |
| | Work is really bogging me down lately. |
boil [sth] down,
boil down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (liquid: reduce) | يكثّف شيئًا بالغلي، يركّز شيئًا بالغلي |
| | The cook boiled the drippings down to a rich gravy. |
| | كثّف الطباخ الدهن المتقطر بغليه ليعد منه مرقًا دسمًا. |
| boil down vi phrasal | (liquid: be reduced) | يتبخر بالغلي، ينقص بالغلي |
| | Heat the water until it boils down to a volume of about 10ml. |
| | سخن الماء حتى ينقص حجمه بالغلي ويبلغ 10 مل. |
| boil down to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | figurative, informal (be essentially) | يتلخص في شيء |
| | What it all boils down to is a failure to plan. |
| | المشكلة كلها تتلخص بأمر واحد: عدم التخطيط. |
boil [sth] down,
boil down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (information, argument: reduce) | يلخص شيئًا |
| | If you boil down Machiavelli's philosophy, he is saying that the end justifies the means. |
| bolt [sth] down vtr phrasal sep | (fasten, secure [sth]) (ببرغيّ أو مسمار ملولب) | يثبت شيئًا |
| | Bolt down that metal plate so that it doesn't vibrate. |
| bolt [sth] down vtr phrasal sep | slang, figurative (eat [sth] quickly) | يلتهم شيئًا بسرعة، يزدرد شيئًا |
| | Jerry was late for class, so he bolted down his breakfast. |
| bow down vi phrasal | (bend, kneel in respect) | ينحني إجلالاً |
| | | يسجد |
| | She was asked to bow down in front of a statue of their god. |
| bow down before [sb] vi phrasal + prep | literal (bow in deference to) | ينحني أمام شخص |
| | (لشخص) | يسجد لشخص |
| | It is customary to bow down before the Emperor of Japan. |
| bow down before [sb] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (show deference to) (مجازي) | ينحني أمامه |
| | He is so arrogant that he thinks everyone should bow down before him. |
| break down vi phrasal | (machine: stop working) | يتعطل |
| ملاحظة: The single-word form is used when the term is a noun. |
| | The car broke down on the way home. |
| break down vi phrasal | figurative (person: cry) | يبكي |
| | Stella broke down when the police told her about her husband's accident. |
| break down vi phrasal | figurative (collapse, become weak) | ينهار |
| | The union called a strike after talks broke down over retirement benefits. |
break [sth] down,
break down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (door, wall: knock down) (بابًا) | يخلع |
| | (جدارًا) | يهدّ |
| | The police broke down the door when they raided the house. |
break [sth] down,
break down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (substance: disintegrate) | يفكّك |
| | Stomach acid breaks down food during digestion. |
break [sth] down,
break down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (analyze) | يقسّم |
| | We can break down the process into a number of separate stages. |
| bring [sb/sth] down vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (cause demise) | يطيح بشخص/بشيء، يسقط شخصًا/شيئًا |
| | The scandal brought down the government. |
| bring [sb] down vtr phrasal sep | US, figurative, slang (make sad) | يحبط شخصًا، يسبب لشخص الكآبة |
| | If you keep criticizing Michael, you'll just bring him down. |
bucket down,
bucket vi phrasal | informal, figurative (rain heavily) | يهطل المطر بغزارة |
| ملاحظة: Most commonly used in the continuous |
| | Don't forget your umbrella - it's bucketing down out there. |
| buckle [sth] down vtr phrasal sep | informal (fasten: shoe, seatbelt) | يشدّ شيئًا، يربط شيئًا |
| | Will you please buckle down the car seat so it doesn't move around? |
| buckle down vi phrasal | informal, figurative (set to work) | يشرع في العمل |
| | (مجازي) | يشمّر عن ساعده |
| | I've got to buckle down and finish planting the vegetable seeds. |
| buckle down vi phrasal | informal, figurative (work diligently) | ينكبّ على عمله |
| | I have to buckle down and finish this term paper. |
| bunk down vi phrasal | informal (go to bed, sleep) | يخلد إلى النوم |
| call [sb] down vtr phrasal sep | US, informal (reprimand [sb], tell [sb] off) | يوبخ، يؤنب |
| calm down vi phrasal | (become calmer) | يهدأ |
| | The street market is closed until the weather has calmed down. |
calm [sb] down,
calm down [sb] vtr phrasal sep | (make calmer) | يهدّئ شخصًا |
| | She gave the baby a bottle to calm him down. |
cast off,
cast down vi phrasal | (country dancing) | يرقص خارج الخط |
| | The dancers cast off and moved to the end of the line. |
| change down vi phrasal | (vehicle: shift to lower gear) | يقلل السرعة |
choke [sth] down,
choke down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (eat with difficulty) | يبلع شيئًا بصعوبة |
choke [sth] down,
choke down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (suppress: words, feelings) (مجازي) | يبلع شيئًا |
| | | يكاد يختنق بشيء |
| | | يكبت شيئًا، يحبس شيئًا |
| chomp down vi phrasal | (bite forcefully) | يقضم بقوة، يمضغ بقوة |
| chomp down on [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (bite [sth] forcefully) | يقضم شيئًا بقوة، يمضغ شيئًا بقوة |
| chop [sth] down vtr phrasal sep | (tree: fell, cut down) (شجرة) | يقطع شيئًا |
| | Pioneers would chop down trees to build their homes. |
| clamp down vi phrasal | figurative (be strict, enforce rules) | يتشدّد، يشدّد الإجراءات |
| ملاحظة: Single-word form is used when the term is a noun |
| | There is a big problem with dangerous driving on this stretch of road, but the police are clamping down. |
| clamp down on [sth/sb] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (be strict, enforce rules) | يطبق على شيء/شخص، يضيّق الخناق على شيء/شخص |
| | The city is clamping down on gang violence. |
| climb down vi phrasal | UK, figurative (accept defeat) | يذعن، يتراجع |
| | There was a public outcry at the proposals and the government was forced to climb down. |
صيغ مركبة:
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| a long way down adv | (far below) (نزولاً، إلى أسفل) | مسافة طويلة |
| | It's a long way down from the top of the cliff. |
| | المسافة طويلة من أعلى الجرف إلى أسفل. |
| a long way down prep | (a significant distance along) (نحو الأسفل) | مسافة طويلة |
| | The climber fell a long way down the mountain, but luckily landed in deep snow. |
| | سقط المتسلق مسافة طويلة على الجبل، ولكن لحسن حظه كان الثلج عميقًا حيثما وقع. |
| abseil down [sth] vi + prep | (descend using a rope) | يهبط بالحبل على شيء، ينزل شيئًا بالحبل |
| | Sharon abseiled down the side of a skyscraper to raise money for charity. |
batten down the hatches,
batten the hatches v expr | figurative (prepare defenses) | يستعدّ للأسوأ |
| be bogged down in/by [sth] v expr | figurative (encumbered or oppressed) (مجازي) | غارق في شيء |
| | The lawyer was bogged down in paper work. |
| be down with the kids v expr | informal (know about youth trends) | يكون على نفس الموجة مع الشباب، يفهم على الشباب |
| | Dad thinks he's down with the kids; it's so embarrassing! |
| be turned down v expr | (be rejected or refused) | يتم رفضه |
| | He applied for a job as a flight attendant but was turned down. |
| | لقد تقدم للعمل في وظيفة مضيف جوي ولكن تم رفضه. |
| be washed down v expr | figurative, informal (food: be accompanied by a drink) | يشرب شيئًا مع شيء |
| | The chicken wings and potato skins were washed down with beer. |
| | شرب البيرة مع أجنحة الدجاج وقوالب قشر البطاطا. |
| be washed down v expr | (be cleaned with water) | يغسل |
| | After driving through all the mud, my car had to be washed down. |
| | كان لا بد من غسل سيارتي بالماء بعد أن قدتها في الوحل. |
blow [sth] down,
blow down [sth] vtr + adv | (wind: knock over) (الريح) | يُوقع، يقلب |
| | The wind blew down our swing set and shade umbrella. |
| blow me down interj | informal (expressing amazement) | لا أصدّق! |
| | Well, blow me down! You won the lottery! |
bob,
bob along,
bob up and down vi | used in compounds (move up and down: on water) (مجازي) | يتمايل، يتراقص |
| | | يهتز |
| | The toy boat bobbed along on the surface of the lake. |
| bog [sb] down in [sth] v expr | figurative, usually passive, informal (person: mire in [sth]) | يُثقل كاهل شخص بشيء |
| | My boss is bogging me down in work! |
boil it down,
boil it all down v expr | figurative (reduce to essence) | يختصر، يوجز، يلخص |
| | When you boil it all down, you have two choices: In or out. |
| | عندما تلخص الموضوع تجد لديك خيارين إما تفعل أو لا تفعل. |
| bowed down adj | figurative (weighed down, oppressed) | مسحوق، مذلول |
| | Jack was bowed down by troubles after he lost his job. |
| break down and cry v expr | (burst into tears) | ينفجر باكيًا |
| | Helen broke down and cried when she heard the sad news. |
| break it down v expr | figurative, informal (analyze the situation) | يحلل المسألة، يفكر في المسألة |
| break it down interj | informal, AU (stop it) | توقف، اهدأ، كفى |
| | "Break it down, will ya?" said Alf. "I've had enough of your whingeing!" |
| breakdown n | (car, machine: failure) | عطل |
| | Mary had a breakdown on the way to work, which caused her to be late. |
| | تعرضت سيّارة "ماري" لعطل في طريقها إلى العمل، وهذا ما جعلها تتأخر. |
| breakdown n | (chemical decomposition) | انحلال |
| | In just a few days, the breakdown of the cell structure was apparent. |
| | كان انحلال بنية الخلية واضحًا في غضون أيام قليلة. |
| breakdown n | (mental collapse) | انهيار، انهيار عصبي |
| | Apparently, Dr. Harris had a breakdown, so Dr. Watts is taking over his scheduled surgeries. |
| | يبدو أن دكتور "هاريس" أصيب بانهيار عصبيّ، لذا سيحلّ دكتور "واتس" محله لإجراء العمليات المقرّرة. |
| breakdown n | (analysis into parts) | تحليل، تجزئة |
| | A breakdown of the study, its findings, and its implications can be found on page 10. |
| | تجدون في الصفحة 10 تحليلاً للدراسة ونتائجها وتداعياتها. |
| breakdown n | (finance: itemization) | تفصيل |
| | The breakdown of the department's spending budget is shown in this graph. |
| | نرى في هذا الرسم البيانيّ تفصيل ميزانية الإنفاق لهذا القسم. |
| breakdown n | (disrupted communication) | تعثر، انهيار |
| | There's been a breakdown in negotiations between the two countries. |
| | شهدت المفاوضات بين البلدين تعثرًا. |
| breaking down n | (disintegration) | انفصال |
| | The weather contributes hugely to the breaking down of rock into smaller particles. |
| breathe down [sb]'s neck v expr | (monitor closely) | يراقب شخصًا عن كثب |
| breathe down [sb]'s neck v expr | (be close behind [sb]) | يقف خلف شخص مباشرةً |
bring down the house,
bring the house down v expr | (make audience laugh or cheer) | يُضحِك الجمهور، يحمِّس الجمهور |
| broken-down adj | (dilapidated) | منهار، متحطم، متداعٍ |
| | The house was old and its broken-down roof was letting in the rain. |
bucket,
bucket along [sth],
bucket down [sth] vi + prep | UK (travel quickly) | يسير بسرعة |
| ملاحظة: Followed by a preposition |
| | The car was bucketing along the road. |
| burn down vi + adv | (be destroyed by fire) | يحترق بالكامل |
| | The factory burnt down in a fire that killed 11 workers. |
| burn [sth] down vtr + adv | (destroy by fire) | يُحرق شيئًا بالكامل |
| | A fire burnt the hotel down. |
burned-down,
also UK: burnt-down adj | (destroyed by fire) | محترق، دمّرته النيران |
| | The burned-down hotel is being rebuilt. |
| button-down shirt n | (has buttons on collar) | قميص مزرر |
| | He's always neatly dressed in a freshly-pressed suit and a button-down shirt. |
buttoned-down,
button-down adj | (shirt: with collar buttons) (قميص) | بياقة بزرَّين |
buttoned-down,
button-down adj | (shirt collar: with buttons) (ياقة قميص) | بزرَّين |
| buttoned-down adj | informal, figurative (conservative) | محافظ، تقليدي |
| | The new boss seems more buttoned-down than the old one. |
buy [sth] down,
buy down [sth]⇒ vtr | (rate: lower with a subsidy) (سعرَ الفائدة... بتسديد دفعة نقدية) | يخفض شيئًا |
| Calm down! interj | (don't panic) | اهدأ |
| | Calm down! The matter has been resolved. |
| chow down vi | US, informal (eat) | يأكل |
| chow down on [sth] vi + prep | US, informal (eat [sth]) | يأكل شيئًا |
| climb down [sth] vi + prep | (descend by grasping) | ينزل، يهبط، ينحدر، يتحدّر |
| | She managed to climb down the mountain to fetch help for her injured friend. |
| climb down vi + adv | (descend [sth] by grasping) | ينزل من شيء |
| | If the cat climbed up the tree, I'm sure he can climb down. |
climbdown,
climb-down n | UK, figurative (retreat from an argument) (عن موقف) | تراجُع |