أفعال مركّبيّة
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| step aside vi phrasal | (move to one side) | يتنحى جانبًا |
| | Please step aside to let the wheelchair through. |
| step aside vi phrasal | figurative (allow [sb] else to take charge) (مجازي) | يتنحى جانبًا |
| | The manager of the failing project was asked to step aside. |
| step away vi phrasal | (retreat, move away) | يبتعد |
| | The police officer told us to step away from the vehicle. |
| | Quickly step away from that rattlesnake; he's ready to strike. |
| step back vi phrasal | (retreat, move backwards) | يتراجع |
| | Everybody step back, let's give him some space! |
| step down vi phrasal | (resign) | يستقيل، يتنحى عن منصبه |
| | The chairman of the committee decided to step down because of ill health. |
| step forward vi phrasal | figurative (present oneself, volunteer) | يتقدّم، يتطوّع |
| | When the little girl went missing, many people stepped forward to search for her. |
| step forward vi phrasal | (move towards the front) | يتقدّم إلى الأمام، يذهب إلى الأمام |
| | When you hear your name called, please step forward. |
| step in vi phrasal | figurative (intervene) | يتدخّل |
| | The children's argument got so loud that their mother had to step in. |
| step in [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (tread in, put your foot into) | يدوس في شيء |
| | I stepped in a mud puddle and ruined my new shoes. |
| step into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (enter) | يدخل شيئًا |
| | | يتفضل إلى شيء |
| | Step into my parlor, said the spider to the fly. |
| step off [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (alight from) | يترجّل من شيء |
| | I stepped off the train. |
| step on [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (tread on) | يطأ شيئًا، يدوس شيئًا |
| | Careful, you might step on the dog's tail! |
| step on [sb] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (mistreat, exploit) | يسيء معاملة شخص، يستغل شخصًا |
| | Your naive friendliness is causing them to step on you at work. |
| step on [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative, often plural (drugs: adulterate) (مخدّرات) | يغشّ في شيء، يغشّ في جودة شيء |
| | The drug dealer stepped on the coke to increase his profits. |
| step out vi phrasal | informal, dated (go out for the evening) (في سهرة) | يخرج |
| | It's nice to dress up and step out for an evening on the town. |
step [sth] up,
step up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (increase) | يزيد شيئًا |
| | As demand grew for its environmentally friendly products, the business had to step up production. |
| | I had to step up my training regime as the day of the race approached. |
| step up vi phrasal | (present yourself, volunteer) | يتقدّم |
| | The chairman asked for a volunteer and Andrew stepped up. |
صيغ مركبة:
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| baby step n | figurative (small step) | خطوة صغيرة |
| backward step n | (step going backwards) | خطوة إلى الخلف |
| | Take a backward step so you won't be so close to the edge! |
| backward step n | figurative (retrograde action) (مجازي) | خطوة إلى الخلف/الوراء |
| | He took a backward step when he had to quit his job. |
| dance step n | (foot movement: part of a dance) | خطوة في الرقص |
| false step n | (foolish act) | زَلة، عثرة، خطوة خاطئة |
| | The politician's false step cost him his career. |
| first step n | (beginning, introduction) | خطوة أولى، أول خطوة |
| | Realizing that there is a problem is the first step towards solving it. |
| take your first steps v expr | (baby: starting to walk) | يمشي خطواته الأولى |
| | The baby took its first steps today. |
| take the first step v expr | figurative (initial action towards goal) | يأخذ الخطوة الأولى |
| | James took the first step to becoming a doctor by beginning a medical degree. |
| go one step further v expr | figurative (do [sth] more extreme) | يتقدّم خطوة إضافية |
| | This year the team went one step further and won both domestic cup competitions. |
goose-step,
goosestep,
goose step n | (military marching walk) (مشية عسكرية) | مشية الإوزة |
goose-step,
goosestep vi | (march) | يمشي كالعسكر |
| ملاحظة: May have negative connotations in some English-speaking countries. |
| half step n | US (music: semitone) (في الموسيقى) | نصف نغمة، نصف طنين |
| have a spring in your step v expr | figurative (be cheerful or energetic) | مبتهج، مفعم بالنّشاط |
| heavy step n | (loud footfall) | خطوة ثقيلة |
| in step adj | (walking or dancing in rhythm) | متزامن، متناغم |
| | Our dancing was awful last night: we weren't in step most of the time. |
| in step adv | (in rhythm) | بتزامن، بتناغم |
| | The couple walked in step, holding hands. |
| in step with expr | figurative (in harmony with) (مجازي) | على وفاق مع |
| | Rachel had been very careful to stay in step with her colleagues. |
| in step with expr | (moving in rhythm with) | متزامن مع، متناغم مع |
| | The dancers did an amazing job of staying perfectly in step with the music. |
| Irish Step-Dance n | (traditional dance from Ireland) (الرقص التقليدي في إيرلندا) | رقص إيرلندي، رقص خطوات إيرلندي |
| multi-step adj | (graduated, sequential) | متدرّج، متسلسل، متعدد الخطوات |
| | Turning a harvested olive into something edible is a multi-step process. |
| next step n | (subsequent action to be taken) | الخطوة التالية |
| | I've stripped the wallpaper and primed the plaster, so the next step is to paint the walls. |
| one step at a time adv | (gradually, progressively) | خطوة فخطوة، خطوة خطوة، تدريجيًّا |
| one-step adj | (consisting of one stage) | من خطوة واحدة، من مرحلة واحدة |
| out of step expr | (not following rhythm) (في العزف والرقص) | يخرج عن الإيقاع |
| | (في الغناء) | ينشّز |
| | | غير متناغم مع |
| preliminary step n | (initial measure or action) | خطوة أولية، إجراء أولي |
sidestep,
side-step,
side step n | (step to one side) | خطوة جانبيّة، خطوة عند جانب |
| | Andy avoided the puddle with a quick sidestep. |
sidestep [sth],
side-step [sth]⇒ vtr | (step around to avoid) | يتفادى شيئًا، يتجنب شيئًا، يتحاشى شيئًا |
| | Nicki skillfully sidestepped the patch of ice on the sidewalk. |
sidestep [sth],
side-step [sth] vtr | figurative (avoid) (مجازي) | يتفادى شيئًا |
| | The company sidestepped serious financial difficulties, but it is not safe yet. |
| step by step adv | (in stages) | خطوة بخطوة، خطوة فخطوة، خطوةً خطوةً |
| | This book shows you how to paint a watercolour step by step. |
| step-by-step adj | (presented in stages) | متدرج، خطوة بخطوة |
| | The magazine includes a step-by-step guide to starting an internet business. |
| step into the breach v expr | (do job in [sb]'s absence) | ينوب عن غيره |
step lively (mainly US),
look lively (mainly UK) v expr | informal (hurry) | أسرع!، تحرَّك! |
| Step on it! interj | informal (hurry up) | أسرِع!، بسرعة! |
| | Driver, go to the hospital, and step on it! |
| step on the gas interj | informal (accelerate, drive faster) | يزيد السرعة |
| | Step on the gas or we'll be late for church. |
| step out of [sth] v expr | (exit, walk from) | يخرج من شيء |
| | He stepped out of the elevator and went down the hall. |
| step out of [sth] v expr | figurative (leave or renounce) | يترك شيئًا، يتخلى عن شيء |
| | Once her husband returned, she stepped out of her role of primary breadwinner. |
| step over [sth] vi + prep | (lift foot to avoid treading on) | يخطو فوق شيء |
| | I stepped over the rubbish. |
step over,
stepover n | (soccer move) (في كرة القدم) | مراوغة "ستيب أوفر" |
| step up n | (increase in status) | تقدّم |
| | That promotion was really a step-up for you. |
| | حقّقتَ تقدّمًا جيدًا بحصولك على هذه الترقية. |
| step up the pace v expr | (increase speed) | يزيد السرعة |
| step-down transformer n | ([sth] that transfers alternating current) | محوِّل خافض، محوِّل خفض |
stepbrother,
step-brother n | (son of parent's spouse) | أخ من زوجة الأب |
| | | أخ من زوج الأم |
| | Even though we look like we're related, Greg is actually my stepbrother. |
stepchild,
step-child n | (child of your spouse) (ابن الزوج أو الزوجة) | ربيب |
| | (ابنة الزوج أو الزوجة) | ربيبة |
| | Marcia never had children of her own, but she has a stepchild with her husband. |
stepdad,
step-dad n | informal (parent's husband) | زوج الأمّ، أب ربيب |
| | My mum married Mitch last year; he's a great step-dad. |
stepdaughter,
step-daughter n | (spouse's female child) (بنت الزوج أو بنت الزوجة) | ربيبة |
| | Dan has a daughter, so when I marry him I will have a stepdaughter. |
stepfather,
step-father n | (parent's husband) | زوج الأم |
| | My stepfather has no biological children. |
| | ليس لزوج أمي أولاد منه. |
stepgrandfather,
step-grandfather n | (husband of grandparent) | زوج الجدّة |
stepgrandfather,
step-grandfather n | (father of parent's spouse) | والد زوج الأمّ |
| | | والد زوجة الأب |
stepgrandmother,
step-grandmother n | (wife of grandparent) | زوجة الجدّ |
stepgrandmother,
step-grandmother n | (mother of parent's spouse) | والدة زوج الأمّ |
| | | والدة زوجة الأب |
stepmom (mainly US),
step-mom (mainly US),
stepmum (UK),
step-mum (UK) n | informal (parent's wife) | زوجة الأب |
stepmother,
step-mother n | (parent's wife) | زوجة الأب |
| | Did your stepmother inherit all of your dad's estate? |
| | هل ورثت زوجة أبيك كل أملاكه؟ |
stepmother,
step-mother n | (wicked figure in fairy tales) | زوجة الأب |
| | In fairy tales the stepmother is often wicked and hates children. |
| | غالبًا ما تُصوَّر زوجة الأب في القصص الخيالية بأن شريرة وتكره الأطفال. |
stepparent,
step-parent,
step parent n | (mother or father's spouse) | زوج الأم |
| | | زوجة الأب |
| | Marty has very loving stepparents, and he feels comfortable whether he is at his mom's house or his dad's house. |
stepsister,
step-sister n | (daughter of parent's spouse) | ابنة زوجة الأب |
| | | ابنة زوج الأم |
| | Cinderella was belittled by her stepsisters. |
| | كانت ابنتا زوجة أبي سندريلا تقللان من شأنها. |
stepson,
step-son n | (spouse's male child) (ابن الزوج أو ابن الزوجة) | ربيب |
| | Dana loves her stepson as if he were her own child. |
tread on [sb]'s toes,
step on [sb]'s toes v expr | figurative (encroach on [sb]'s territory) | يتعدّى على منطقة شخص |
| | The new employee trod on Gloria's toes when he sold some new products to her clients. |
| two-step n | (ballroom dance) | رقصة "تو ستيب" |
| two-step n | (music for two-step) | موسيقى رقصة "تو ستيب" |
| two-step⇒ vi | (dance the two-step) | يرقص "تو ستيب" |
up your game,
step up your game expr | informal (improve performance) (أداءً، أسلوبًا...) | يحسّن |
| watch your step v expr | (be careful where you tread) | ينتبه لخطواته |
| | You'll need to watch your step when coming back down the mountain. |
| watch your step v expr | figurative (be cautious about what you do) | يكون حذرًا، ينتبه |
| | He's very irritable today so watch your step when you talk to him! |