BBC Learning English Flashcards
They live in a small one-bedroom house with no windows, no natural (ventilation)
تهوية أو حركة الهواء
they don’t have electricity 24 hours a day - there are
(power cuts)
انقطاع للكهرباء
they’re (daily wage earners) - if you don’t work you don’t earn
عمال بالمكسب اليومي
Mahila Housing Trust gets external funding and uses it to (subsidise) the cost of the paint meaning communities only end up paying 15 to 20% of the actual price.
to pay part of the cost of something:
we can’t allow that man to become (prime minister)
رئيس للوزراء
What genre does the book fall into - comedy or tragedy?
في أي نوع يندرج الكتاب: كوميديا أم مأساة؟ / a style, especially in the arts, that involves a particular set of characteristics:
if you have a very upbeat period piece where the music is very (jaunty)
تستخدم لوصف الموسيقي (بمعني طروبة)
he sound effects needed for a thriller like Stranger Things – creaking stairs and sudden screams - are very different from the sounds used in historical period dramas which are more( upbeat)
مبهج
light-hearted and cheerful.
خفيف القلب (مرح) و مبهج
gobsmacked
which is slang for being so surprised you can’t speak. مذهول
high five
كفك
Speak
formal , and it refers to the action
Talk
little informal , use with friends an family
All
The word all normally needs a subject before it. It’s not correct to say ‘all liked’ - subject + all + the main verb.
They all liked the party.
We all went home.
Everybody or Everyone
Everybody and everyone both function as subjects - everybody/everyone + the main verb
Everyone liked the party.
Everybody went home.
reunion
لقاء أصدقاء / اعاده شمل
tombstone
شاهد قبر
impoverished
فقير
excelled
برع
philanthropist
محب للخير
prominent
بارز
on track
to work in something ( i am on track to develop my spanish)
plug
سداده الحمام
plugged
blocked by something
chomping
bite somrthing hard and noisly
what have you been up to
ماذا كنت تفعل (عند مقابلة شخص ما)
Hire
When talking about a short-term arrangement, we normally use the verb hire.
Rent
we normally use the verb rent to talk about a long-term arrangement.
Let
The word let means ‘that you give permission to use some property, like a house, in exchange for regular payments’.
Last
Last week / month etc . before the current one. Remember that we say ‘yesterday morning / afternoon / evening’ but last night / I went to the doctor’s twice last week.
What did you do yesterday afternoon? And last night?
For the last week
If you did something for the last week, it means you did it continuously for a period of time from a week ago until now. /
I’ve had flu for the last week.
In the last week
If you did something in the last week, it means you did it once (at least) during a period of time from a week ago until now. /
I’ve only come in to work once in the last week.
kiss (something) goodbye
informal expression which means ‘to accept the loss of an opportunity or loss of something’: /
I took my car to a mechanic, but sadly it couldn’t be fixed. I had to kiss the car goodbye.
go with the flow
following other people in their thoughts, ideas or actions because it’s the easiest thing to do /
I thought my ideas for the new project were better, but I decided to keep quiet and go with the flow!
it’s very strenuous to force your brain to think
من الصعب جدًا إجبار عقلك على التفكير
catastrophe
نكبة
former
سابق
participant
مشترك
Republican
جمهوري
reveal
يكشف
seek
يسعي
severe
شديد
headquarters
مقر
Playwrights
كتاب مسرحيون
the majority
الأغلبية
foggy
ضبابي
Band
ربطة / فرقه موسيقية / مجموعة من الأشخاص/
Speckled
مبقع / منقط
cartridge
خرطوشة / مخزن صغير في الأدوات
Adorn
تزيين
gourds
قرع
Altar
مذبح
prioritize
تحديد الأولوية /اعطاء الأولوية
distillation
تقطير
uplifted
رفع وتعزيز
subconsciously
لا شعوريًا
climate deniers
منكري التغيرات المناخية
ill-informed
سوء علم او نقص في معلومات موضوع معين
Aspirin reduces your chances of having a full-blown stroke.
يقلل الأسبرين من فرص إصابتك بسكتة دماغية كاملة.
take a long, hard look at
يفحص شئ بدقة كبيرة بغرض تطويره فيما بعد
throw insults
يلقي اهانات
backfire
نتائج عكسية
dialogue
محاورة / تبادل الحوار
immigrants
المهاجرين
girls with (veils)
حجاب
I talked to people from all walks of life.
لقد تحدثت إلى الناس من جميع مناحي الحياة
imperfections
العيوب
Defects
عيوب
Car sales have slumped dramatically over the past year.
The value of property has slumped. /
(of prices, values, or sales) to fall suddenly
we want To conserve electricity
to keep and protect something from damage, change, or waste / To conserve electricity, we are cutting down on our heating.
criticize
ينتقد
a vibrant young performer
energetic, exciting, and full of enthusiasm:
summits
مؤتمرات القمة
an ambitious young lawyer
having a strong wish to be successful, powerful, or rich: /
safeguard
حماية
there is nothing flawless
لا يوجد شئ بلا عيوب
a friend in need is a friend indeed’
I think her cognitive functions may be diminished because she can’t remember her son’s name or the name of the current president
أعتقد أن وظائفها المعرفية قد تتضاءل لأنها لا تستطيع تذكر اسم ابنها أو اسم الرئيس الحالي
They founded an institute for research into the causes of mental illness
أسسوا معهدًا للبحث في أسباب الأمراض العقلية
this is your stereotypy
هذه هي صورتك النمطيه
I will gradually improve my behavior
سوف أقوم بتحسين سلوكي تدريجياً
groom
زوج
times are tough
describes periods of trouble or difficulty in life.
get through
something, you manage to live through a difficult situation.
drift away
means to gradually move further apart from someone until your relationship with them eventually ends.
Billy No-Mates
is slang for someone who has no friends. (slang)
double-edged sword
describes something with unfavourable as well as favourable consequences
outgoing
describes someone who is very friendly and enjoys talking to people
critic
ناقد
i regard him as my personal legend
انا اعتبره اسطورتي الشخصية
Thousands of dissidents have been interrogated or incarcerated.
to put or keep someone in prison or in a place used as a prison:
the moral of this novel is
المغزي من هذه الرواية هو
twist
لفة/ حيلة
you can’t take back time that you procrastinated with
لا يمكنك استرجاع الوقت الذي أجلت فيه
intonation in quran
ترنيم /تجويد في االقران
representation
التمثيل
Run me through that again.
explain to me
you have lost me
now i am not understand
seance ritual
طقوس أو مناسك جلسة تحضير الأرواح
corall
حظيره
unrevel
كشف / حل لغز
tried in vain
حاول عبثًا
fruitlessly
بلا جدوى
i shout profoundly
أنا اصرخ بعمق
Scott died while he was on an expedition to the Antarctic in 1912.
a long, organized trip for a particular purpose, or the people, vehicles, or ships making such a trip:
possessed
Someone who is possessed is thought to be controlled by an evil spirit. / to own something or have something as a quality: Even his friends would admit that he was possessed of an enormous ego.
possessed by
يمتلكها
possessed of exceptional powers.
يمتلك قدرات استثنائية
the musty odor of a damp cellar
a particular smell, esp. a bad one / odor
These are two groups of three works, the first on alchemy,the second on divination.
the skill or act of saying or discovering what will happen in the future / التكهن قراءة الكف
Many people believe that a broken mirror is an omen of bad luck.
يعتقد الكثير من الناس أن المرآة المكسورة هي نذير سوء الحظ.
He was a cruel and
(capricious) tyrant.
changing mood or behaviour suddenly and unexpectedly:
A long note was sounded on a bugle
تم اطلاق نغمة طويلة على البوق
Jews were seen as outsiders because of their
religion
كان ينظر لليهود علي انهم غرباء بسبب دينهم
fondness for money
الولع بالمال
A timeless masterpiece
تحفه خالدة
suspense
تشويق
occasionally
أحياناً
on point
perfect /
My bosses’ comments about improving business profits were on point.
wiggle room
the freedom or opportunity to do something, or to change your mind and do something differently if that is what is needed: We need to leave ourselves some wiggle room when we’re negotiating the deal.
eyes bigger than your belly
or eyes bigger than your stomach,used when someone has taken more food than they can eat.
pile up your plate
,you gather a large quantity of food together into a pile.
he wants to get his money’s worth
means to get good value for the money you have spent .
vicious circle
is a problematic situation, having the effect of creating new problems which then make the first situation even worse. / Many people get caught/trapped in a vicious circle of dieting and weight gain.
knock your socks off
If something knocks your socks off, you find it extremely exciting or good:I’m going to take you to a restaurant that’ll knock your socks off.
cater
to provide, and sometimes serve, food:I’m catering for twelve on Sunday - the whole family is coming.
–Who catered your party?
boastful
praising yourself and what you have done / He was confident, not boastful.
utter
to say something or to make a sound with your voice:
She sat through the whole meeting without uttering a word.
unbearable
too painful or unpleasant for you to continue to experience:
All I remember of my daughter’s birth was the unbearable pain and the relief when it was all over.
misophonia
a condition in which certain sounds cause a strong negative reaction in someone:
She has misophonia and hates the sound of people eating and chewing.
passed away
polite expression for die :
She’s terribly upset because her father passed away last week.
disturbing
making you feel worried or upset:
The article described the latest crime figures as “disturbing”.
in single/double figures
between 1 and 9/between 10 and 99:
The unemployment rate is now in double figures.
You should try to keep your blood glucose levels in single figures as much as possible.
bother
to make the effort to do something:
He hasn’t even bothered to write.
You could have phoned us but you just didn’t bother.
trigger
to cause a strong emotional reaction of fear, shock, anger, or worry in someone:
He could be triggered by a loud noise.
trigger
to cause something to start:Some people find that certain foods trigger their headaches.
Ultraviolet-B radiation triggers the skin to produce vitamin D.
The racial killings at the weekend have triggered off a wave of protests.
Ultraviolet radiation
اشعه فوق البنفسجية
innocuous
completely harmless (= causing no harm):
Some mushrooms look innocuous but are in fact poisonous.
take its toll
to cause harm or suffering:
The constant stress takes its toll on emergency room workers.
