صيغ مركبة:
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wastewater, waste water n | (used water) | المجاري، المجارير |
| Treatment of the wastewater begins in the septic tank. |
water balloon n | (rubber balloon filled with water) | بالون ماء |
water bath n | (system of temperature control) (نظام لضبط درجة الحرارة) | حمّام مائيّ |
water beetle n | (aquatic insect) (حشرة مائية) | خنفساء الماء |
water boatman n | (aquatic insect) (حشرة مائية) | بقّة مَراكبيّة |
water boiler n | (water-heating system) | غلّاية ماء |
water bottle n | (container that holds drinking water) | قارورة ماء، قنينة ماء، زجاجة ماء |
| I always recycle my water bottles. |
water bottle n | (rubber container for hot water) | مطرة، زمزمية، قربة |
| | كيس ماء، قربة ماء |
| When I was little and got an ear ache, my mother had me lay my ear on a hot water bottle. |
water buffalo, water ox n | (large Asian ox) | جاموس الماء |
water bug n | (aquatic insect) | بقَّة ماء |
water bug, waterbug n | US (oriental cockroach) | صرصور شرقيّ |
water butt n | (barrel for collecting rainwater) | برميل تجميع المطر |
water cannon | (anti-demonstration device) (ضدّ المظاهرات) | مدفع مائي، مدفع مياه |
water chestnut n | (nut-like fruit used in Chinese cooking) | كستناء الماء، قسطل الماء |
| Water chestnuts add a nice crunch to Chinese food. |
water closet n | UK, dated (toilet) | مرحاض، تواليت |
| You pull the chain to release water from the cistern to flush the water closet. |
water cooler n | (cold-water dispensing machine) | مبرّد مياه، برّاد مياه |
| A lot of workers gather around the water cooler for gossip as well as water. |
water-cooler n as adj | figurative (relating to informal interactions) | أحاديث جانبية |
| Management is concerned that too much working time is being lost to water-cooler chats. |
| That new TV drama is certainly providing its fair share of water-cooler moments. |
water cycle n | (circulation of water in nature) (في الطبيعة) | دورة الماء، الدورة المائية |
water damage n | (harm caused by leak or flood) | أضرار المياه |
| After the flood we had to replace our kitchen units because of water damage. |
water filter n | (device for removing impurities from water) | مرشِّح ماء، فلتر ماء |
water fountain n | (ornamental feature: jet of water) | نافورة |
| At the centre of the garden is an ornate gold water fountain. |
water fountain, drinking fountain n | (tap dispensing drinking water) | نافورة شرب |
| After gym class the children lined up for a sip of water at the water fountain. |
| The drinking fountain is a fine example of Victorian decorative street furniture. |
water glass n | (drinking glass) (للشرب) | كوب ماء |
water glass n | (glass storage container) | وعاء زجاجيّ |
water glass n | (engineering: glass tube) | أنبوب زجاجيّ |
water glass n | ([sth] for observing underwater) | زجاج النظر تحت الماء |
water glass n | (chemical compound: sodium silicate) (سليكات الصوديوم) | الزجاج المائيّ |
water gun n | (toy: water pistol) | مسدّس ماء |
| Children usually play with water guns in the summer to keep themselves cool. |
water hammer n | (sound of stopping water) (صوت كبح تدفق الماء في أنبوب) | طَرْق الماء |
water handling n | (treatment of waste water) | معالجة مياه الصرف |
water heater n | (boiler, hot-water tank) | سخّان مياه |
| I wanted to take a shower but the water heater wasn't working so we had no hot water. |
water intake n | (volume of water drunk) | مقدار الماء الذي يُشرب |
water jug n | (pitcher) | إبريق ماء |
water jump | (horses) (في ركوب الخيل) | القفز فوق الماء |
water level n | (surface level of water) (مستوى سطح الماء) | مستوى الماء، منسوب الماء |
water level n | (point vessel is immersed) (على مركب) | مستوى الماء، خط الماء |
water lily n | (flowering aquatic plant) | نَيْلُوفر، زنبق الماء |
| Pink water lilies were blooming on the surface of the pond. |
| Monet is famous for his paintings of water lilies. |
water loss | (meteorology) (في الأرصاد الجوية) | فواقد المياه، إجماليّ التبخُّر |
water main n | (pipe supplying water) | خط/أنبوب المياه الرئيسي |
| When the water main burst, the street quickly flooded. |
water meadow | (fertile meadow) (مرج خصيب) | مرج مائيّ |
water meter n | (device that measures water used) | عدّاد المياه |
| The man from the water company called to read the water meter this morning. |
water mister, mister n | (fine spray bottle) | عبوة بخّاخ مياه |
water nozzle n | (end part of a hose for directing water) | فوَّهة ماء، بزباز |
water off a duck's back, like water off a duck's back expr | figurative (having no effect on [sb]) | لا يؤثر شيئًا على شخص |
| The press wrote all sorts of nasty stories about the politician, but it was like water off a duck's back; she paid no attention to them at all. |
water paint | (watercolor) | دهان مائيّ، طلاء مائيّ |
water park n | (aquatic leisure venue) | متنزه مائي |
| The water park features slides, rafting, and a giant wave pool. |
water pill | (medicine) (دواء) | مُدِرّ للبول |
water pipe n | (conduit that supplies water) | أنبوب مياه |
| No wonder your house flooded: this water pipe burst! |
water pipe n | (hookah: smoking apparatus using water) | نارجيلة، شيشة |
| The men were smoking tobacco from a water pipe. |
water pitcher n | (jug) | إبريق ماء |
| Fill this water pitcher with plenty of ice first. |
water plant n | (botany) | نبتة مائية |
water plant n | (for purifying or distributing water) (لتكرير أو توزيع المياه) | محطة مياه |
water plant n | (pipework) | أنابيب مياه، شبكة مياه |
water polo n | (ball game played in water) (رياضة) | كرة الماء |
| Water polo is one of the official aquatic sports of the Olympic Games. |
water polo player n | (sportsperson: plays water polo) | لاعب كرة الماء |
water pressure n | (force of water under compression) (قوة الماء تحت ضغط) | ضغط الماء |
| A leak from a pipe caused a reduction in the water pressure. |
water pump n | (device that moves water) | مضخّة ماء |
water rat n | (rodent) (من القوارض) | جرذ الماء |
water rat n | figurative, informal (person who loves water sports) | عاشق للرياضات المائية |
water resources npl | (usable sources of water) | موارد مائية |
water rights npl | (rights to use water flowing over or next to property) | حقوق استخدام المياه |
| When I bought the house, the price included its water rights. |
water slide n | UK (flume) | أنبوب تزلج على المياه |
| There is an age limit for the park's biggest water slide. |
water softener, softener n | (device that softens water) | مُزيل عُسر الماء، مُيَسِّر الماء |
water source n | (natural feature that supplies water) (مكان طبيعي يُتزود به بالماء) | مصدر مياه |
water sports n | (sports: swimming, sailing, etc.) (تأتي غالبًا بالجمع) | رياضات مائية |
| While Jane likes relaxing on the beach, her husband and children prefer doing water sports. |
water spout n | (drain pipe) | بزبوز ماء، فوَّهة ماء |
water stain n | (brown mark left by dried water) | بقعة ماء ناشف |
water strider | (insect) (حشرة) | قَمَص، زُخرُف، خَيتَعور |
water supply n | (amount available to community) (الكمية المتوفرة لمجتمع) | مخزون المياه |
| | الإمداد بالمياه، توفير المياه |
water supply n | ([sth] for storing and supplying water) | خزّان مياه |
water-supply adj | (relating to a water supply) (مضاف إليه) | الإمدادِ بالمياه، توفيرِ المياه |
water system n | (system of supplying water) | شبكة مياه، شبكة إمداد المياه |
water system n | (river and its branches) (نهر وفروعه) | نظام مائي، منظومة مائية |
water table n | (underground level: water beneath) | منسوب المياه |
water tank n | (cistern) | صهريج مياه |
| Older properties may still have a water tank in the loft. |
water taxi | (motorboat for passengers) | تاكسي على المياه |
water the plants v expr | (feed plants using a watering can or hose) | يروي النباتات، يسقي الشتلات |
water torture n | (water onto forehead) | التعذيب بالماء |
| The secret police used water torture on Schmidt to extract information. |
water tower n | (tall structure used as reservoir) | برج المياه |
| I can see the town's water tower from here. |
water treatment | (purifying water) | معالجة المياه |
water under the bridge, US also: water over the dam expr | (passed and unimportant) | أمر من الماضي |
water vapor (US), water vapour (UK) n | (steam) | بخار الماء |
| Water vapor is produced by boiling liquid water or sublimating ice. |
water vole, water rat n | (small animal) (حيوان صغير) | جرذ الماء |
water well n | (hole dug to obtain water) | بئر ماء |
water works, waterworks n | US, literal (water processing utility) | محطّة مياه |
| He's the general manager of the municipal water works. |
water works, waterworks npl | figurative, slang (tears) | دموع |
| She knew how and when to turn on the waterworks to get what she wanted. |
water-bearing adj | (containing water) (فيه ماء) | حامل للماء |
water-bus, also UK: waterbus, water bus n | (small passenger boat on canal or river) (وسيلة نقل ركاب على قناة أو نهر) | باص مائي |
water-cooled adj | (temperature lowered by water) | مبرَّد بالماء |
water-resistant, water-repellent adj | (superficially waterproof) | مقاوم للماء، مضاد للماء |
water-soluble adj | (dissolvable in water) | ذوَّاب في الماء، قابل للذوبان في الماء |
waterbed, water bed n | (bed filled with liquid) (مرتبة أو فرشة مليئة بالماء) | سرير مائيّ، مرتبة مائيّة |
waterbird, water bird n | (bird: aquatic) | طائر مائيّ |
waterhole, water hole n | (natural pool of drinking water) | بركة ماء للشرب |
watering place, watering hole, waterhole, water hole n | (pool where animals drink) (للحيوانات) | بركة شرب |
| On safari animals can often be seen coming down to the watering hole. |
waterlily, water lily n | (flowering pond plant) | زنبق الماء الأبيض |
waterline, water line n | (level of water) | خطّ الماء، مستوى الماء |
| They found sea urchins in the tide pools, just below the waterline. |
waterline, water line n | (ship: line on hull) (على هيكل سفينة) | خط الماء |