أفعال مركّبيّة
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boot [sth] up,
boot up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (switch on: computer) | يشغّل شيئًا، يُقلع شيئًا |
| | When Lucie arrives at the office, the first thing she does is boot up her computer. |
| boot up vi phrasal | (computer: start) (حاسوب) | يشتغل، يقلع |
| | Kevin sipped his coffee as he waited for his PC to boot up. |
bottle [sth] up,
bottle up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | informal, figurative (repress: feelings, energy) | يكبت |
| | It is not emotionally or physically healthy to bottle up one's emotions. |
| box [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | (pack) | يعبأ، يعلب |
| brace up vi phrasal | (ready yourself) | يجهز نفسه |
| break up vi phrasal | (disintegrate) | يتفكك |
| | | يتفتّت |
| | Rock gradually breaks up into sand. |
| break up vi phrasal | informal (couple: separate) | ينفصل |
| | The couple broke up after a three-year relationship. |
| break up with [sb] vtr phrasal insep | (separate) | ينفصل عن شخص، يهجر شخصًا |
| | I think you need to break up with your boyfriend. |
| break up vi phrasal | informal (school: finish) | ينتهي |
| | School breaks up next week for the summer holidays. |
| break [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | informal, figurative (cause to separate) (مجازي) | يحطّم |
| | She blamed his mother's constant interference for breaking up their marriage. |
| break [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | informal, figurative (fight: intervene) (خلافًا) | يفضّ |
| | The head teacher stepped in and broke up the fight between the two boys. |
| break [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | (crumble) | يكسّر |
| | | يفتّت |
| | Break the biscuits up into small pieces and put them in a food processor. |
| break up vi phrasal | (phone sound: lose quality) | يتقطع الاتصال |
| | You're breaking up, so I'll call you back later. |
brew up [sth],
brew [sth] up vtr phrasal insep | (make: tea, beer) (شايًا) | يحضّر شيئًا، يعدّ شيئًا |
| | (بيرة) | يصنع شيئًا، يخمّر شيئًا |
brew up [sth],
brew [sth] up vtr phrasal insep | figurative (create) (مجازي) | يُشعِل شيئًا |
| | | يسبِّب شيئًا |
| brew up vi phrasal | UK, informal (make tea or coffee) | يعدّ قهوة |
| | | يعدّ شايًا |
| brew up vi phrasal | military slang (burst into flames) | تشتعل فيه النيران |
brick [sth] up,
brick up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (close off with a wall) (بالطوب أو الآجرّ) | يسدّ شيئًا |
| brighten up vi phrasal | informal (weather: improve, get sunnier) (الطقس) | يتحسن |
| | The weather was cloudy in the morning, but it has brightened up now. |
brighten [sth] up,
brighten up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (make cheerfully attractive) | يجعل شيئًا مشرقًا، يجعل شيئًا ساطعًا |
| | Some colourful curtains and cushion covers will brighten this room up. |
brighten [sth] up,
brighten up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (make more cheerful) | يُبهج شيئًا، يحسّن شيئًا، يجعل شيئًا أحلى |
| | That wonderful news has brightened up my week. |
| brighten up vi phrasal | figurative (become more cheerful) | يتحسّن، يصير أحلى |
| | My day brightened up when a letter arrived from my son. |
| | تحسّن نهاري حين وصلتني رسالة من ابني. |
| bring [sth] back up vtr phrasal sep | (topic: raise again) (موضوع) | يعيد طرح |
| bring [sth] back up vtr phrasal sep | informal (food: vomit) | يقيئ |
bring [sth] up,
bring up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (raise: a subject) | يثير موضوع شيء، يفتح موضوع شيء |
| | It is not a good idea to bring up politics with my family. |
bring [sb] up,
bring up [sb] vtr phrasal sep | (raise: a child) | يربّي شخصًا |
| | The couple adopted the child and brought him up. |
bring [sth] up,
bring up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | informal (vomit) | يتقيأ، يستفرغ |
| | The baby is ill and keeps bringing up her food. |
bring [sb] up,
bring up [sb] vtr phrasal sep | (bring before a court) | يأتي بشخص إلى المحكمة، يجعل شخصًا يمثل أمام محكمة |
brisk [sth] up,
brisk up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (make livelier or faster) | يسرِّع شيئًا، ينشِّط شيئًا |
| | The company has lowered its shipping rates in order to brisk up trade. |
| brush up vi phrasal | informal, figurative (revise, refresh knowledge) | يراجع، يصقل |
| | My spoken French is quite good, but I would like to brush up a bit. |
brush up [sth],
brush [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | informal, figurative (refresh knowledge, skill) | يحسّن، يصقل |
| | Gary wants to brush up his Spanish before going to Madrid. |
| brush up on [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (refresh knowledge of [sth]) | يصقل معلوماته في شيء |
| | Janice joined the course to brush up on her maths skills. |
| buck up vi phrasal | informal (become more cheerful) | يبتهج، يتشجّع |
| | Buck up, you'll have another chance tomorrow! |
| buck [sb] up vtr phrasal sep | informal (make more cheerful) | يرفع معنويات شخص، يشجّع شخصًا |
| | Leo's been so down lately, I thought taking him to the cinema might buck him up. |
| buckle up vi phrasal | informal (fasten: shoe, seatbelt, etc.) | يتحزّم، يشدّ الحزام |
| | Don't forget to buckle up before you start driving. |
| buckle up vi phrasal | informal (bend over: in or with pain) (من الألم) | لا يستطيع البقاء منتصبًا |
| | The patient buckled up in pain; the doctor said she suspected appendicitis. |
| buddy up vi phrasal | US, informal (become friendly) | يتصادق، يصيرون أصدقاء |
| | Dan and Mike buddied up when they were both studying law at Harvard. |
| | صار دان ومايك صديقين حين كانا يدرسان الحقوق في جامعة هارفرد. |
| buddy up with [sb] vi phrasal + prep | US, informal (become friendly with) | يصادق شخصًا، يصير صديق شخص |
| buddy up vi phrasal | mainly US, informal (work together) | يعملون معًا، يتعاونون |
| | The teacher instructed the children to buddy up to answer the quiz. |
| | طلبت المعلمة من الأطفال أن يتعاونوا للإجابة عن أسئلة الاختبار. |
| buddy up with [sb] vi phrasal + prep | mainly US, informal (work together with) | يعمل مع شخص، يتعاون مع شخص |
| | For this task, I want each of you to buddy up with the person sitting next to you. |
| buddy up to vtr phrasal insep | US, informal (curry favor of, befriend) (تملقًا) | يصادق شخصًا |
budge up,
budge over vi phrasal | informal (move to make space for [sb]) | يتنحّى جانبًا، يزيح |
| | If you two budge up, I'll be able to sit on the sofa too. |
bugger [sth] up,
bugger up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | vulgar, potentially offensive, informal, UK (bungle) | يفشل في شيء |
| | | يفسد شيئًا |
build [sth] up,
build up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (business, etc.: develop) | يطوّر، ينمّي، يوسّع |
| | Johnson gradually built up his business empire. |
build [sth] up,
build up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (muscles, physique: develop) | ينمّي |
| | Jason does weight training to build up his arm muscles. |
build [sth] up,
build up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (confidence: strengthen) | يعزز، يقوي |
| | The victory will help the team to build up its confidence. |
| build up vi phrasal | figurative, informal (feeling: mount) | يتفاقم، يتزايد |
| | Excitement was building up as the runners lined up for the race. |
| build up vi phrasal | (accumulate) | يتجمّع، يتزايد |
| | | يتراكم |
| | Traffic is building up around the scene of the crash. |
| build up to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (work gradually towards [sth]) | يتقدّم تدريجيًّا نحو شيء |
| | The race was building up to an exciting finish. |
| bulk up vi phrasal | (gain weight, put on muscle) | يزداد ضخامة |
| | The bodybuilder bulked up by eating huge quantities of carbs. |
bump [sth] up,
bump up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | informal (increase) | يرفع شيئًا، يزيد شيئًا |
| | The hotels always bump up their prices during the holiday weekend. |
bump [sth] up,
bump up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | US, informal (move to a higher position) | يرتقي بشيء، يرفع شيئًا |
| | This win bumped the team up into third place in the league. |
| bunch up vi phrasal | (gather into tight group) | يحتشد، يتجمع |
| | The cyclists had bunched up as they approached a sharp bend in the road. |
| bunch up vi phrasal | (fabric: gather into folds) | تتجمّع ثنيات له |
| | The dress didn't fit Sophie because it bunched up at the back. |
| bundle [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | (wrap together) | يلفّ |
| | The man bundled up my fish and chips in newspaper. |
| bundle up vi phrasal | slang (dress warmly) | يتدثَّر |
| | It is best to bundle up before going out into cold weather. |
bung up [sth],
bung [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | (seal with a stopper) | يسدّ شيئًا |
صيغ مركبة:
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| booze it up v expr | informal (drink a lot of alcohol) (من الكحول) | يشرب كثيرًا |
| booze-up n | informal, UK (alcoholic drinking session) | جلسة شرب |
| | Fancy a booze-up with the lads tonight? |
| botch [sth] up vtr + adv | informal (bungle, do badly) | يعمل شيئًا بغير إتقان، يُفسد شيئًا |
| botch-up n | informal ([sth] done badly) | عمل غير متقَن |
| bottled-up adj | figurative, informal (repressed, not expressed) | مكبوت، محبوس، مخنوق |
| ملاحظة: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| | Bottled-up feelings can have a negative effect on your mental health. |
| bottom-up adj | (hierarchical: working upwards) | من الأسفل إلى الأعلى، تصاعديّ، من القاعدة |
| bottom-up adj | (design, programming approach: strategic) | من الأسفل للأعلى، صعوديّ، تصاعديّ |
| Bottoms up! interj | (Cheers!) | نخبك، بصحتك، في صحتك |
bound up,
bound-up adj | (body part: bandaged) | مربوط، معصوب |
| ملاحظة: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | The footballer limped off the pitch, clutching his bound-up leg. |
| Break it up! interj | slang (stop fighting) | أوقفوا الشجار! |
| | You can't fight in this bar. Break it up or I'll call the police and they'll break it up for you. |
| breaking up n | (disintegration) | فصل، انفصال |
| | The breaking up of ice shelves has been blamed on global warming. |
| breaking up n | figurative, informal (couple: separation) | انفصال |
| | Sabina still hasn't come to terms with her parents' breaking up 20 years ago. |
breakup,
break-up n | (romantic separation) (عن الحبيب) | انفصال |
| | He's been renting an apartment downtown since the breakup. |
breakup,
break-up n | (political fragmentation) | انقسام، تفكك |
| | The breakup of the Soviet Union began in the early 1990s. |
| brew-up n | UK, informal (making tea) | إعداد شاي |
| | We stopped work for a brew-up. |
| bring up the rear v expr | (follow) | يبقى في الخلف |
| | I'll blaze a trail through the jungle. You bring up the rear. |
| bring [sb] up to date v expr | (give [sb] the most recent information) | يُطلع شخصًا على آخر |
| | Alice brought me up to date with all her news. |
| | أطلعتني أليس على آخر أخبارها. |
| broken-up adj | (in pieces) | مكسّر، مفتّت |
| | Sara used broken-up cookies as a topping for her cake. |
| broken up adj | figurative, slang (upset, hurt) | حزين، مجروح، مستاء |
| | She felt broken up because she lost her puppy. |
broken up,
broken-up adj | slang (no longer a couple) | منفصلان |
| ملاحظة: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| | After a two-year stormy relationship, Mary and Bob are finally broken up for good. |
brush up [sth],
brush [sth] up vtr | (improve [sth]'s appearance) | يسوّي نفسه، يحسّن مظهره |
| | Shaun took advantage of the time he spent unemployed by brushing up his CV. |
brushup (US),
brush-up (UK) n | (refreshing or renewing) | إعادة تذكُّر |
| | (مجازي) | صقل |
| | I think my Italian is in need of a brush-up before we go to Florence. |
| brushup n | US (minor repair) | روتشة |
| | The curator gave the collection a final brushup before putting it on display. |
| brush-up n | UK (cleaning or grooming) | تسوية للمظهر |
| | Tanya gave herself a quick brush-up before meeting the boss. |
brushup (US),
brush-up (UK) n as adj | (relating to rehearsals) | أخير |
| | The cast gathered for a brushup rehearsal before the evening show. |
| brush up against [sth/sb] v expr | (touch) | يلامس شخصًا/شيئًا |
| | I brushed up against him just as he was leaving. |
| bubble up vi + adv | (move up in bubbles) | يتصاعد في فقاقيع |
| bubble up vi + adv | figurative (feelings, ideas: surface) | يتأجج |
| | Annie felt her irritation bubbling up as yet another customer pushed to the front of the queue. |
buck up your ideas,
buck your ideas up v expr | informal (work harder) | يبذل جهدًا أكبر |
buckle up,
buckle up with laughter v expr | informal (bend over: with laughter) (من الضحك) | لا يستطيع البقاء منتصبًا |
| | We all buckled up with laughter when Jack told the joke about the penguin. |
build [sth] up,
build up [sth] vtr + adv | (construct) | يبني، يشيّد |
| | They built up the wall using bricks made from local stone. |
buildup,
build-up,
buildup of [sth],
build-up of [sth] n | (gradual increase) | تفاقم، زيادة |
| | Lack of exercise leads to a gradual build-up of fat in the body. |
buildup,
build-up,
buildup to [sth],
build-up to [sth] n | figurative (gradual approach to an event) | تسارع التطوّرات |
| | I'll be watching the build-up to the big game on the sports channel. |
| | سأشاهد تسارع التطوّرات قبل المباراة المهمة على قناة الرياضة. |
buildup,
build-up n | (accumulation) | تعزيز |
| | You can use a razor blade to remove the buildup of soot. |
built-up,
built up adj | (developed, urbanized) | متطوّر |
| | | متحضّر |
| ملاحظة: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | I can remember when all this was farmland – look how built up it is now! |
| | The speed limit is 30 miles per hour in built-up areas. |
| built-up area n | (area with a lot of buildings) | المنطقة المعمورة |
| | The park provides a green space in the built-up area of the city. |
bunged up,
bunged-up adj | UK, informal (nose: congested) (أنف) | محتقِن |
| ملاحظة: A hyphen is used if the adjective comes before the noun. |
bunged up,
bunged-up adj | UK, informal (person: with congested nose) (شخص) | محتقِن الأنف |
bunged up,
bunged-up adj | UK, informal (person: constipated) (شخص) | مصاب بالإمساك |
buoy [sth],
buoy [sth] up⇒ vtr | (keep afloat) (على سطح الماء) | يعوّم |
| ملاحظة: Usually followed by "up." |
| | The vessel is buoyed up by airbags that surround it. |
buoy [sb] up,
buoy up [sb] vtr + adv | figurative (morally support [sb]) | يرفع معنويات شخص |
buoy [sth] up,
buoy up [sth] vtr + adv | figurative (prices, etc., bolster, raise) (أسعار...) | يرفع شيئًا، يعزّز شيئًا |
buoy [sb/sth] up,
buoy up [sb/sth] vtr + adv | literal (cause to float) (يجعله يطفو) | يعوّم شيئًا/شخصًا |