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backstreet,
back street n | often plural (street off main road) | شارع خلفيّ |
| | Walking down one of Venice's back streets, the tourist realised she was lost. |
backstreet,
back-street n as adj | (street: off main road) (مضاف إليه) | الشارعِ الخلفيّ |
| | This tiny backstreet restaurant serves surprisingly good food. |
backstreet,
back-street n as adj | disapproving, figurative (clandestine or illegal) | غير شرعيّ |
| | Police are cracking down on backstreet drug deals. |
| by-street n | (small street from main road) | شارع فرعيّ |
| cross street n | (street that crosses another) (شارع يتقاطع مع شارع آخر) | شارع متقاطع |
| cross street n | (short street connecting main roads) (شارع قصير يربط بين طرق رئيسية) | شارع متقاطع |
| dead-end street n | (road: no exit) | طريق مسدود |
| | Don't turn there: it's a dead-end street. |
| Downing Street n | UK, figurative (British prime minister) | رئيس الوزراء البريطاني |
| | He expects the proposal to be supported by Downing Street. |
| Downing Street n | (British prime minister's address) (عنوان رئيس الوزراء البريطاني) | داونينغ ستريت |
| | By tradition, the British Prime Minister lives at 10 Downing Street. |
| easy street n | (wealth and ease) | عيشة رخاء |
high street,
High Street n | UK (town's main street) | الشارع الرئيسي |
| | Roadworks are delaying traffic in the high street. |
high street,
the high street,
the High Street n | UK, figurative, often capitalized (retail sector) | الشارع الرئيسي |
| | Discount supermarkets offer the lowest prices on the High Street. |
| high-street n as adj | UK, figurative (shops, fashion: retail) | الشارع الرئيسي |
| | Models paraded the latest high-street fashions. |
| high-street shop n | UK (store on the main street of a town) | متجر في الشارع الرئيسيّ |
| just across the street adv | (on the opposite side of the road) | في الجهة المقابلة من الشارع |
| | My in-laws moved in just across the street, which is handy for babysitting. |
| main street n | mainly US (principal road) | الشارع الرئيسي |
| | The town's main street has been pedestrianized. |
man in the street,
man on the street n | figurative (common man, average person) | رجل من عامة الناس |
| | Can you explain your theory so that the man in the street can understand it? |
| off-street adj | (not in the road) (ليس على الطريق) | خارج الشارع |
| off-street parking n | (private parking area) (ليس في جوانب الشوارع) | موقف سيارات خاصّ |
on Easy Street,
on easy street adv | figurative, slang (leading easy life) | بسعادة، بهناء |
| | After we paid all of our debts, we were living on easy street. |
on the street,
on the streets expr | (homeless) | في الشارع، مشرَّد |
on the street,
on the streets expr | (unemployed, without a job) | عاطل عن العمل |
on the street,
on the streets expr | (free from prison) | بين الناس، خارج السجن |
| | The prosecution argued that it would be better for the offender to serve a prison sentence rather than be on the streets again. |
| on-street parking n | (not in a drive) (وليس في الممر الخاص بالبيت) | الركن على جانب الطريق |
| side street n | (small road leading off larger street) | شارع جانبي |
| | I drive down side streets to avoid the traffic. |
| street acrobat n | (physical performer who works outdoors) | بهلوان الشارع |
| street address n | (location: building number) | عنوان الشارع |
| | We need a street address, not a post office box. |
| street art n | (art in public location) (فن في أماكن عامة) | فن الشارع |
| street artist n | (creates art in public) | رسام شوارعي |
| | The street artist painted my portrait in 20 minutes. |
| street artist n | (performs in public) | فنان يؤدي عروضه في الشارع |
| | Mimes are popular street artists in the French Quarter. |
| street cleaner n | ([sb] employed to sweep roads) | كنّاس شوارع |
| street cred n | informal, abbreviation (urban subculture: authenticity) | مصداقية الشارع |
| | If I'm seen out with my mother, it'll damage my street cred! |
| street cred adj | informal, abbreviation (authentically urban) (مضاف إليه) | مصداقيةِ الشارع |
| street dancer n | ([sb] who dances in a public place) | راقص في الشوارع |
| street fighter n | ([sb] who learned fighting in streets) (متعلم القتال في الشوارع) | مقاتل شوارع |
| street fighting n | (combat in public) | قتال شوارع |
| street food n | (food sold by outdoor vendors) | طعام الشارع، طعام يحضّر في الشارع |
| | The markets of Hong Kong offer a dizzying range of street food. |
| street market n | (outdoor stalls) | سوق في الهواء الطلق |
| | The weekly street market's a good place to find bargains. |
| street musician n | (busker in a public place) | موسيقيّ شوارع |
| street name n | (name of a road) | اسم شارع |
| | The street names in my area are all named after famous English poets. |
| street name n | (drug: common name) | اسم شائع |
| | Pot, weed and grass are commonly used street names for marijuana. |
| street people n | (homeless people) | مشرَّدون |
| street people n | (street performers) | مؤدُّون في الشوارع |
| street people n | (people often on streets of place) | الناس في الشوارع |
| street performer n | (busker or entertainer in a public place) (موسيقيّ أو مرفّه في مكان عام) | فنّان شوارع |
street person,
plural: street people n | (homeless individual) | مشردون |
| | They didn't choose to be street people: they just don't have a home to go to. |
| street play n | (theatre performed in a public place) | عرض لمسرح الشارع |
| street racing n | (illegal car races) | سباق سيارات في الشوارع |
| street seller n | (outdoor vendor, stallholder) (من عربة أو بسطة...) | بائع في الشارع |
| street sign n | (panel bearing a road name) (تحمل اسم الطريق) | لافتة شارع، لافتة طريق |
street-smart,
streetwise adj | informal (able to cope in an urban setting) | حاذق، محنّك، صاحب حنكة |
| | Joe grew up in the East End of London, so he was street-smart from a young age. |
| street smarts npl | informal (experience with an urban setting) | حنكة، خبرة شارع |
| | She still has the street smarts she learned by growing up in a rough neighborhood. |
| street sweeper n | (person who cleans roads) | عامل تنظيف الشوارع |
| | My father used to say : "If you don't work hard at school, you'll end up a street sweeper". |
| street sweeper n | (vehicle that cleans roads) | سيارة تنظيف الشوارع |
| | After the parade the street sweeper cleared all the rubbish off the road. |
| street urchin n | dated (street child, esp. homeless) | صبيّ شوارع، صبيّ مشرَّد |
streetlamp,
also UK: street lamp,
street-lamp n | (light mounted on a post in street) | ضوء شارع |
| | A car crashed into a streetlamp during the snowstorm. |
streetlight,
also UK: street light n | (lamp illuminating a road) | مصباح الشارع |
| | The streetlights come on at 6:30 p.m. |
streetwear,
street wear n | (clothing: fashionable casual) | أزياء الشارع |
| top of the street n | UK (higher end of road) | آخر الشارع |
| | They live at the top of the street. |
| two-way street n | figurative (mutual responsibility) | أمر متبادَل |
up your alley,
right up your alley (US),
up your street,
right up your street (UK) expr | slang (the sort of thing you like) | من النوع الذي يعجبك |
| | (في بعض المناطق) | على ذوقك |
| | That new film looks as though it'll be up your alley. You're going to love this new club: it's right up your alley! |
| Wall Street n | (New York financial district) | وول ستريت |
| | He works on Wall Street in New York. |
| Wall Street n | figurative (New York stock exchange) (بورصة نيويورك) | وول ستريت |
| | Wall Street greeted the news as evidence that inflation is under control. |