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so | SO |
| a dozen or so adj | informal (around 12) | حوالي اثنا عشر، حوالي دزينة |
| | Can you please bring me back a dozen or so eggs from the grocery store? |
| all the more so expr | (even more so) | وبالأكثر |
| | You need a strong pair of boots if you go hiking, all the more so now that it's winter. |
| and so adv | (therefore) | لذلك، ونتيجةً لذلك |
| | The student did not turn in his final research paper, and so he earned a failing grade for the course. |
| and so forth adv | (et cetera) | وهكذا دواليك، وهلم جرا |
| | I had to fill in a form with my name, address, and so forth. |
| and so on adv | (et cetera) | وهلم جرًّا، وما إلى ذلك |
| | Victims of the disaster urgently need drinking water, food, medical supplies, and so on. |
| and so on and so forth adv | (et cetera) | وما إلى ذلك |
| | First we preheat the oven, and then we measure the ingredients; mix the eggs with the sugar, and so on and so forth. |
as ... as,
so ... as conj | (correlative: such that) | بقدر |
| | He's not so clever as everyone thinks. |
| | ليس ذكيًا بقدر ما يعتقد الجميع. |
as long as,
so long as expr | (providing that) | ما دام |
| | I am happy, as long as the sun always comes back around. |
as long as,
so long as expr | (while) | ما دام |
| | (في بعض المناطق) | طالما |
| | As long as you're living under my roof, you'll obey my rules, young lady! |
| even so adv | (nevertheless) | مع ذلك |
| | I know you don't like vegetables, darling. Even so, you must eat them. |
| ever so adv | dated (emphatic: very) | جدًّا |
| | She was ever so lovely! |
| every so often adv | (now and again) | أحيانًا، من حين لآخر |
| | Every so often I treat myself to a piece of candy. |
failing to do so,
failure to do so n | (non-compliance) | الفشل في ذلك |
| for so long expr | (finite amount of time) | لوقت محدود، ليس طويلاً |
| | The boss will only wait for so long; hurry up! |
| | أسرع، فلن ينتظر المدير وقتًا طويلاً. |
| for so long expr | (a very long time) | لطالما |
| | Jasmine has wanted to go to Paris for so long. |
| | لطالما أرادت جاسمين أن تسافر إلى باريس. |
| How so? expr | (Why is that?) | كيف هذا؟ |
| I don't think so interj | (I believe not) | لا أعتقد ذلك |
| | When Tom asked me if Sally was coming to the party I replied "I don't think so". |
| I love you so much interj | (great affection) | أحبك كثيرًا |
| | I love you so much that I can't stand to be apart from you. |
| I think so interj | (I believe that to be true) | أعتقد ذلك |
| | "Is he coming with us?" "I think so, but let me call him to make sure." |
| I'm afraid so interj | (yes, regretfully) | للأسف نعم، نعم للأسف |
| | "Do I really have to take the test?" "I'm afraid so. It's compulsory." |
| if it be so | literary (in that case, if so) | إن صحّ الأمر |
| | I don't believe he would lie to you, but if it be so, you should not trust him again. |
| if so adv | (in that case) | إن كان... |
| | Are you going shopping? If so, may I come with you? |
| | هل ستذهبين للتسوق؟ إن كنت ذاهبة، فهل يمكن أن أرافقك؟ |
| if you say so expr | (I disagree but do not want to argue) (أخالفك الرأي ولكن لن أجادلك) | كما تشاء، كما تريد |
| if you say so expr | (I tentatively agree) (أوافق مبدئيًّا) | كما تشاء، كما تريد |
in doing so,
by doing so adv | (by these actions) | فبذلك، فحين تفعل ذلك |
| | Don't wander on the property without them knowing; in doing so, you'll be trespassing. |
in so doing,
by so doing adv | formal (by these actions) | بعمل ذلك |
| | The defendant changed a crucial part of his story, and in so doing, revealed his guilt. |
| in so many words adv | (express [sth]: precisely, explicitly) | صراحةً، بوضوح |
| | The manager told Mark in so many words that he will get a promotion. |
| | Jane let her boyfriend know that she didn't like his cooking, but not in so many words. |
insofar,
in so far adv | rare, formal (to such an extent) | إلى حد بعيد |
| | All these issues are in so far a cause of difficulty that we cannot ignore them. |
insofar as,
also UK: in so far as conj | (to the extent that, in that) | إلى حد... |
| | Both ideas, insofar as they can be called 'ideas', are equally preposterous. |
| it must be so v expr | (has to be true) | لا بد أن الأمر صحيح |
| | It is difficult to believe, but based on the evidence it must be so. |
| it will be so expr | (this is indisputably going to happen) | هذا ما سيحصل |
| | If your mother says you have to go to bed early, it will be so. |
| just so adj | informal (perfect, exact) | متقن، ممتاز |
| | Everything in Veronica's room was just so. |
| just so adv | informal (exactly, perfectly) | بالشكل الأنسب |
| | The chef cooked the chicken just so. |
| just so happen to do [sth] v expr | (coincidentally) | اتَّفق أن |
| | I called a plumber, who just so happened to be in the area and came immediately to fix my sink. |
just so happen,
just so happen that v expr | (with clause: coincidentally) | اتَّفق أن |
| like so adv | (in this manner) | في هذه الحالة |
| | You just turn the door handle like so and the door should open. |
make so bold as to do [sth],
be so bold as to do [sth] v expr | formal (dare to do) | يجرؤ أن |
so minded,
that way minded expr | (disposed, inclined) | ميّال إلى شيء، عنده رغبة في شيء |
| | We could go to the museum instead, if you are so minded. |
| | يمكننا الذهاب عوض ذلك إلى المتحف، إن كانت عندك الرغبة في ذلك. |
| more so adv | (increasingly or additionally) | بالأكثر |
| | There's usually a lot of traffic on this road, more so at rush hour. |
| never so adv | (not ever as) | قطّ إلى هذا الحد |
| | He was never so happy as when he finally quit his job. |
| not so expr | (not true) | ليس كذلك |
| | Richard assumes Elizabeth is at home. Not so. |
| not so bad adj | (better than anticipated) | لا بأس به |
| | I thought I was going to hate my new job, but it's not so bad. |
| not so long ago expr | (a short time past) | قبل وقت غير طويل، قبل وقت قصير |
| not so many adj | (fewer) | أقل |
| | There are not so many storms now that the summer is over. |
| not so many adj | (few) | قليل |
| | Due to the poor weather, not so many people were on the streets. |
| not so much adj | (less) | ليس... |
| | It's not so much that you are cruel, more that you don't think things through. |
| not so much adj | (little) | قليل |
| | No, there was not so much singing at the show. |
| one hundred or so adj | informal (about a hundred) | حوالي المئة |
| | It's a middle-sized plane, with one hundred or so seats. |
| or so adv | (approximately) | تقريبًا |
| | The container could hold a litre or so of water. |
| quite so adv | (indeed, precisely) | فعلاً، بالفعل |
| | Ah yes, quite so - I see exactly what you mean now. |
| quite so adj | (just as, this much) | لهذا الحد |
| | Do you have to be quite so nasty? |
| say-so n | informal ([sb]'s approval) | موافقة، سماح |
| so as to expr | (in order to) | لكي، كي، حتى |
| | So as not to be late, Jerry left the house early. |
| so be it interj | (expressing acceptance, resignation) | فليكن |
| | If you want to be stubborn and not see sense, well, so be it. |
| so bold as to adj | (daring enough to do [sth]) | تكون له الجرأة على شيء |
| | Anna was so bold as to question her manager's decision to his face. |
| so called adv | (named this) | دُعي كذلك |
| | Solar energy is a clean form of electricity, so called because we gather it from the sun. |
| so do I interj | (me too) | وأنا أيضًا |
| | You think he's crazy and so do I! |
| so far adv | (up until now) | حتى الآن |
| | Harry is learning to bake; so far, he has made a sponge cake and some banana muffins. |
| so far adv | (to a limited extent) | مسافة محدودة |
| | | مدى محدود |
| | | درجة محدودة |
| | The road's closed: you can only go so far before you have to turn round. |
| so far as conj | (as far as, in as much as) | على حدّ |
| | So far as I know, everything's still going well on the project. |
| | على حدّ علمي، كل شيء يجري على ما يرام في المشروع. |
| so far so good interj | (all is well up to this point) | كل شيء تمام حتى الآن |
| | How do I like retirement? So far so good. But ask me again in six months. |
| so good adj | (great, excellent) | ممتاز |
| | Yum, this cake is so good! |
so happen,
so happen that v expr | (with clause: be the case that) | اتَّفق أن |
| | It so happened that the house Goldilocks had wandered into belonged to three bears. |
so help me,
so help me God interj | (I am speaking the truth, on my honor) (عند تأكيد التكلم بصدق) | بشرفي |
| so help me expr | (threat, warning: I swear) (عند التهديد) | أقسم أني |
| so it seems adv | (indeed, evidently) | كما يبدو، مثلما يبدو |
| so long interj | (goodbye) | إلى اللقاء |
| | So long! See you tomorrow! |
| so long adj | (this length) | بهذا الطول |
| | "The rope was so long," my uncle explained, holding his arms apart to demonstrate. |
| so long expr | (such a long time) | فترة طويلة |
| | I don't know how people in long-distance relationships can go so long without seeing their partners. |
| so long expr | (a finite amount of time) | وقت محدد، فترة محددة |
| | There's only so long you can keep that a secret. |
| so many adj | (a large number of) | عدد كبير جدًّا |
| | With so many people in the room I can't find the exit. |
| so many adj | (this number of) | عدد معيّن، عدد محدّد |
| | A restaurant only has so many tables available at any given time. |
| so much adj | (a large amount of) | كثير جدًّا |
| | I'm bound to get my shoes wet with so much water on the ground. |
| | There's so much to do I don't know where to start. |
| so much adj | (this amount of) | هذه الكمية، هذا القدر |
| | Showing her son the cup, Paige said, "You take so much flour and add it to the mixing bowl." |
| so much adv | (a lot) | كثيرًا |
| | I wish my sister didn't talk so much. |
| so much as adv | (even) | ولو بقدر |
| | Cross that line by so much as a hair and you'll see what anger means. |
| so much as adv | (merely, no more than) | فحسب، لا غير |
| so much for [sth] expr | informal (disappointment, failure) (مجازي) | يروح شيء، يطير شيء |
| | | على شيء السلام |
| | So much for my plans to spend today at the beach; it's pouring with rain! |
| | طارت كل مشاريعي بقضاء نهاري على الشاطئ، فالمطر يهطل بغزارة. |
| | ⓘهذه الجملة ليست ترجمة للجملة الإنجليزية على نزهتنا السلام، فالمطر يهطل بغزارة. |
| so much for that! interj | informal (disappointment, failure) | يا للخيبة! |
| | I failed my entrance exam yet again. So much for that! |
| so much for that! interj | informal (enough discussion) | يكفي لهذا الحد |
| | Well, so much for that! Maybe we can talk about something else now. |
so much so,
so much so that expr | (to such a degree that) | بحيث، لدرجة |
| | Hannah and her elder sister look alike; so much so, people often ask them if they are twins. |
| so soon adv | (at such an early time) (قبل الوقت المتوقع) | بهذه السرعة |
| so there interj | informal (expressing defiance, determination) (للتعبير عن التحدي والتصميم) | - |
| | | مُت بغيظك |
| | I don't need your help anyway! So there! |
| so to speak expr | (using a metaphor) | كما يقال |
| | | إذا صح القول، إذا جاز القول، إذا صحّ التعبير |
| | Failing the test was, so to speak, a kick in the teeth for Jim because he was very disappointed. |
| so what? interj | informal (I don't care) | وإن يكن! |
| | Okay, so I look fat in these jeans – so what? |
| so what! interj | informal (who cares?) | وإن يكن؟ |
| | So you made a minor mistake! So what! |
| so what if conj | (it's irrelevant) | ما المشكلة إذا... |
| | So what if I enjoy a beer now and then? |
| so what else is new interj | informal (not surprised) | أين الجديد في هذا؟ |
| | Yes, you're late again—so what else is new? |
| so-and-so n | informal (an unnamed person, someone) | فلان |
| ملاحظة: قد تجد أقرب مرادف للتعبير الإنجليزي بالعامية نظرًا لاختلاف الأسلوب بين الفصحى والعامية. |
| | It is proper to address adults as Mr. or Mrs. so-and-so. |
| so-and-so n | euphemism ([sb] despicable, difficult) | كذا وكذا |
| | That old so-and-so was always yelling at me! |
| so-called adj | (supposedly) | مَزْعوم |
| | | مَدعو |
| | | مُفْتَرَض |
| | This so called teacher has no skills at all! |
| | ذلك المدرس المزعوم ليس عنده أية مواهب على الإطلاق. |
| so-so adj | (mediocre) | لا بأس به، بين بين |
| | Lunch was so-so; maybe supper will be better. |
| so-so adv | (tolerably) | بشكل متوسط، بشكل لا بأس به |
| | He dances so-so, but he'll get better. |
| ten or so adj | (about 10) | حوالي عشرة |
| | | حوالي العاشرة |
| | In about ten or so days, I will have finished my exams! |
| Thank you so much interj | (Many thanks) | شكرًا جزيلاً لكم |
| Thanks so much! interj | informal (Many thanks indeed) | شكرًا جزيلاً! |
| that being so adv | (if or since that is true) | بما أن الوضع هكذا |
| | The situation there is becoming extremely dangerous. That being so, I will avoid going there. |
| there is only so much expr | (there is a limit) | ليس هناك إلا القليل |
| think so v expr | (believe this to be the case) | يعتقد كذلك |