ElectionsPoliticsAtoE Flashcards

1
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تَجَمُّع اِنْتِخابي

A

election rally

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فَشِلَ في - يَفْشَل - فَشْل

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to fail

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سُوء الأَحْوال الجَوِية

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bad weather conditions

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مُؤَيِّد ج ون / ين

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supporters

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5
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اِنْتِخابات رِئاسِية

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presidential election

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وِلاية ج ات

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term of office/state (inside a country)

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اِتَّهَمَ ه بِالتَّزْوِير - يَتَّهِم - اِتِّهام

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to accuse of fraud/rigging

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أَجْرَى - يُجْرِي - إِجْراء

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to run an election/referendum

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9
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مُنافِس ج ون / ين

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rival

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تَنَافَس مَع - يَتَنافَس - تَنافُس

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to compete with

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11
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اِسْتِطْلاع الرَأْي ج اِسْتِطْلاعات الرَاْي

A

opinion poll

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12
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صَوَّت لِـ - يُصَوِّت - تَصْوِيت

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to vote for

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13
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نِسْبة المُشارَكة

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turnout (in an election)/ participation

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14
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الذين لَهُم حَقْ التَّصْوِيت

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those with the right to vote

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15
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فَرْز الأَصْوات

A

vote counting/sifting

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16
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إِعادة فَرْز الأَصْوات

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recount of the votes

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17
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نَصِيب

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share (of the vote)/luck/fate

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18
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صُنْدوق اِقْتِراع ج صَنادِيق اِقْتِراع

A

ballot box

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19
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اِنْخَفَض - يَنْخَفِض - اِنْخِفاض

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to reduce/go down

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20
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رمَّم - يرمِّم - ترميم

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To repair a building

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21
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مَرْكَز اِقْتِراع ج مَراكِز اِقْتِراع

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polling centres

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22
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اِنْتِخابات عامة

A

general election

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23
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جَلِيد

A

ice

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24
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مُرَشَّح ج ون / ين

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candidate

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25
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أَلْقَى خِطاب - يُلْقِي خِطاب - إِلْقاء خِطاب

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to give a speech

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26
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في إِطار

A

as part of/within the framework of

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27
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حَمْلة اِنْتِخابِية

A

election campaign

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28
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اِسْتِفْتاء ج ات

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referendum

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29
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دُسْتُور

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constitution

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30
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مَثَّل - يُمَثِّل - تَمْثِيل

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to act/represent

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31
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سَجَّل - يُسَجِّل - تَسْجِيل

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to record/register

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32
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مُلْصَق ج ات

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posters

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33
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مُنْشور ج ات

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leaflets

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34
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إِجْراءات أَمْنِية مُشَدَّدة

A

tight security measures

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35
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اِسْتِعْداداً لِـ

A

in readiness for

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36
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حافَظ عَلَى - يُحافِظ - مُحافَظة

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to maintain/protect

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37
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حاجِز ج حَواجِز

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barrier/roadblock

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38
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حَظْر تِجْوال / مَنْع تَجَوُّل

A

curfew

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39
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مَرْكَبة ج ات

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vehicle

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40
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مَعْبَر ج مَعابِر

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crossing point

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41
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خاض - يَخُوض - خَوْض

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to plunge into (war/elections/ battle) to ford/wade into (a river/the sea etc)

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42
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فاز بِـ عَلَى

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to win s.th./beat s.o.

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43
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ناخِب ج ون / ين

A

voter (pl = the electorate)

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44
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فِدْية

A

ransom

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45
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مُفاوَضات

A

negotiations

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46
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تَفاوَض مَع في - يَتَفاوَض - تَفاوُض

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to negotiate with s.o. about s.th.

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47
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اِنْتِخابات فَرْعِية

A

by-election

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48
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مُنَفِّذ ج ون / ين

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perpetrator

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49
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مارة

A

passers-by

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50
Q

تَعَطَّل - يَتَعَطََّل - تَعَطُّل

A

to break down (car/machinery)

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51
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إقبال

A

turnout (voter turnout)

52
Q

أَبْطَل مَفْعول قُنْبُلة - يبْطِل - إِبْطال

A

to defuse bombs

53
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بِاِسْتِثْناء

A

with the exception of

54
Q

رَفَض - يَرْفُض - رَفْض

A

to refuse/reject

55
Q

إطار ج ات

A

tyre

56
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فَرَّق - يُفَرِّق - تَفْرِيق

A

to disperse/break up (a crowd)

57
Q

غاز مُسَيِّل لِلدُّموع

A

tear gas

58
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مُتَظاهِر ج ون / ين

A

protestor

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اِحْتِجاجاً عَلَى

A

in protest against

60
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دَوْرية راجِلة

A

foot patrol

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دَوْرِية راكِبة

A

vehicle borne patrol

62
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بِطاقة تَصْوِيت / وَرَقة تَصْوِيت

A

ballot card/voting slip

63
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صِبْغة

A

dye

64
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صَوَّت بالبَرِيد - يُصَوت - تَصْوِيت

A

to vote by post

65
Q

دائِرة اِنْتِخابية ج دَوائِر اِنْتِخابية

A

electoral district/constituency

66
Q

قَصْر ج قُصُور

A

palace

67
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شَكَّل - يُشَكِّل - تَشْكِيل

A

to form

68
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تَوَجَّه الناخِبون إلى صنادِيق الاِقْتراع - يَتَوجَّه

A

voters went/are going to the polls (ballot boxes today) The verb تَوَجَّه is the most commonly used verb to express this in this context.

69
Q

خَلِيفة

A

successor

70
Q

قاطَع - يُقاطِع - مُقاطعة

A

to boycott

71
Q

حَرَكة المُقاوَمة الإِسْلامِية - حماس

A

Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement )

72
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أَظْهَر (اِسْتِطْلاع لِلرَّأْي) - يُظْهِر - إظْهار

A

The verb أَظْهَر means “to show/demonstrate”. It is commonly found co-located with the word “opinion poll”.

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زاد (على / عن) - يَزِيد - زِيادة

A

to increase (trans & intrans) with 9ala/9an = to be more than

74
Q

مُؤَسَّسة ج ات

A

establishment/organisation

75
Q

شُرْطة مُكافحة الشَغْب

A

riot police

76
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تَنافَس - يَتنافَس - تَنافُس

A

to compete against one another

77
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حَلَّ - يَحُلّ - حَلّ

A

to solve/dissolve

78
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شَعْبِية

A

popularity

79
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مَجْلِس البَلَدِية

A

municipal council/town council

80
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نائِب ج نُواب

A

member of parliament/deputy

81
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مَجْلِس النُواب

A

House of Representatives

82
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مَجْلِس الشُيوخ

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Senate

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مَجْلِس العُمُوم

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House of Commons

84
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مَجْلِس اللوردات

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House of Lords

85
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عَيَّن - يُعَيِّن - تَعْيِين

A

to appoint

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سياسي ج ون / ين

A

politician/political

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اِنْتَمى إلى - يَنْتَمِي إلى - اِنْتِماء

A

to belong to

88
Q

حِزْب العُمال

A

Labour Party

89
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حِزْب المُحافِظين

A

Conservative Party

90
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حِزْب الأَحْرار الدِيمقراطيين

A

Liberal Democrat Party

91
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الحِزْب الحاكِم

A

the ruling party

92
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تَوَلَّى السُلْطة - يَتَوَلى - تَوَلِّ

A

to take power

93
Q

دائِرة اِنْتِخابية

A

electoral district

94
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شَكَّل - يُشَكِّل - تَشْكِيل

A

to form

95
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تكوين

A

structure, formation

96
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قَضِية ج قضايا

A

issue/case (court)

97
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أَثَّر - يُؤَثِّر عَلى

A

to affect

98
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رَسَّم - يُرَسِّم - تَرْسِيم

A

to draw up (borders)

99
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اِخْتِلاف

A

difference/dispute

100
Q

التَّمْثِيل النِسْبِي

A

proportional representation

101
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خَفَّض - يُخَفِّض - تَخْفِيض

A

to reduce (transitive)/cut (numbers)

102
Q

ضَرِيبة ج ضَرائِب (ضريبة الدَّخْل)

A

tax (income tax)

103
Q

حِزْب الخُضْر

A

the Green Party

104
Q

حِزْب اِسْتِقْلال بريطانيا ( أو حِزْب اِسْتِقْلال المَمْلَكة المُتَّحدِة)

A

UKIP

105
Q

أَقَلِية ج ات

A

minority

106
Q

اِنْقَسَم - يَنْقَسِم - اِنْقِسام

A

to be split up/divided

107
Q

أَفْضَل

A

best/favoured

108
Q

نَجْل = ابن

A

Son

109
Q

بارز = هامّ = مهمّ

A

Important - Remarkable

110
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أَدْلَى بَصَوْتِهِ - يُدْلِي - إِدْلاء

A

to cast a vote

111
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تَكْلِفة ج تَكالِيف

A

cost

112
Q

نَوَى - يَنْوِي

A

to intend

113
Q

حُرِية - ات

A

freedom

114
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اِمْتَلَك - يَمْتَلِك - اِمْتِلاك

A

to possess

115
Q

بِموجِب

A

in accordance with

116
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اِقْتَرَح - يَقْتَرِح - اِقْتِراح

A

to propose

117
Q

هاجَر - يُهاجِر - مُهاجَرة (الهِجْرة)

A

to emigrate/immigrate

118
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سياسة ج ات

A

policy (politics)

119
Q

صَرَف على - يَصْرِف - صَرْف

A

to spend (money) on

120
Q

تَحَسَّن - يتَحَسَّن - تَحَسُّن

A

to improve (intransitive)

121
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حَسَّن - يُحَسِّن - تَحْسين

A

to improve s.th. (transitive)

122
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أَدْخَل - يُدْخِل - إِدْخال

A

to insert/introduce (law/changes etc)

123
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حُكومة اِئْتِلافِية

A

coalition government

124
Q

أَتَمَنَّى لَكُم كُل التَّوْفِيق في

A

I wish you every success in

125
Q

الرأي العام

A

public opinion

126
Q

سَئِمَ / يسْئمُ - سأم

A

to be bored (with) , fed up (with)

127
Q

خذل / يخذلُ - خذلان

A

to disappoint - to let down