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الاصطلاحات الأساسية في اللغة الانكليزية
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الجزء الثاني- مصطلحات شائعة / Part Two- Common Idioms
1- to break away = (to escape)
يهرب ، يفر ، يفلت
Three prisoners broke away from prison last night.
2- to break up = (to end)
تنتهي ، تتعطل
When does school usually break up ?
3- broken-hearted = (very sad)
حزينة جدا
Mrs. Taylor was broken-hearted for the death of her husband.
4- to call in = (to ask to come)
يستدعي
The baby is very ill. Call in the pediatrician at once.
5- to call out = (to shout)
يصرخ ، ينادي
The officer called out the names of soldiers.
6- to carry away = (to sweep away)
يجرف
The flood has carried away everything on the ground.
7- to carry on = (to continue, go on, keep on)
يستمر
The nurse carried on talking tenderly.
8- to come back = (to return)
يعود ، يرجع
When did father come back yesterday ?
9- to come into = (to enter)
يدخل
He came into the room hastily.
10- to come into use = (to be used)
يستعمل
Do you know when the telephone came into use ?
11- to come on = (to come along, hurry up, make haste)
هيا ، أسرع
Come on, the train is about to move.
12- to come to an end = (to reach an end)
ينتهي
When did the lecture come to an end ?
13- to do well = (to make progress)
يحرز تقدما
My brother is doing well at college.
14- to do you good = (to benefit you)
يفيدك ، ينفعك
Take this medicine; it may do you good.
15- to get at = (to find out, discover, reach)
يتوصل إلى ، يكتشف
How can the police get at the truth ?
16- to get to = (to reach)
يصل
Did you get to the airport in time ?
17- to go back = (to return)
يعود
He went back home at noon time.
18- to go into = (to examine with care)
يتفحص
The lawyer went into the case thoroughly.
19- to go over = (to examine)
يراجع
We would like to go over the house before deciding to buy it.
20- to go through = (to discuss or examine carefully)
يتمعن
Let’s go through the agreement again.
21- to keep to = (to stick to)
يتمسك بـ
Keep to the point , please.
22- to look for = (to try to find)
يبحث عن
I’m looking for my lost mobile.
23- to look upon = (to consider, to regard)
يعتبر
They looked upon their adviser as their father.
24- to make for = (to go towards)
يتجه
In order that he might escape , the thief made for the door.
25- to make haste = (to hurry, hasten)
يسرع
Make haste or you will miss the plane.
26- to make up = (to invent, compose)
يختلق
He made up a story about a journey round the world.
27- to make up for = (to compensate for)
يعوض عن
We must work harder to make up for the time we have lost.
28- to put back = (to re-place)
يعيد
Put the dictionary back on the shelf, please.
29- to put forward = (to submit for discussion)
يطرح
The suggestion to put the plan forward was accepted at once.
30- to put into = (to translate)
يترجم
A lot of French books were put into Latin.
31- to put right = (to mend, set right, correct)
يصلح
The radio doesn’t work; can you put it right ?
32- to run across = (to meet accidentally)
يقابل صدفة
I’ve run across an old friend at the airport already.
33- to run short of = (to become insufficient)
يفتقر إلى
During the voyage, we ran short of gasoline.
34- to set aside = (to save for a special purpose)
يضع جانبا ، يوفر
He set aside all his objections easily.
35- to set free = (to release, let out)
يطلق سراح
The criminal was set free on bail.
36- to set up = (to put up, start, establish a business)
يؤسس ، يقيم
After Mary had been qualified as a doctor, she set up in practice in Paris.
37- to shut out = (to prevent from entering)
يحجب ، يوصد الباب في وجه ، يمنع من الدخول
Old Mac tried to shut out all thought of the accident.
38- to take away = (to remove something)
يأخذ ، ينتزع
The mother took the knife away from her child.
39- to take no notice of = (to pay no attention to)
يتجاهل
The motorist took no notice of the traffic sign.
40- to take somebody on = (to start to employ somebody)
يشغل ، يوظف
My firm is taking on new staff.
41- to take to = (to get used to, to fall in the habit of)
بدأ يتعود على ، يألف
I have taken to getting up very early on Mondays.
42- to throw about = (to spend recklessly)
ينفق بطيش ، يبدد
The young heir threw about his fortune.
43- to turn into = (to change)
يتحول إلى
It is easy to turn flour into bread.
44- to turn off = (to switch off)
يطفئ (النور)
I forgot to turn the light off .
45- to turn on = (to switch on)
يدير(جهاز التلفاز ، المذياع) ، يفتح ، يشغل
Would you mind turning on the radio ?
46- to turn over = (to think about carefully, consider in various ways)
يفكر في
The teacher turned the problem over in his mind.
47- to turn up = (to appear)
يظهر
The patient waited for an hour but the surgeon didn’t turn up.