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petition [pəˈtiʃən]

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♦ noun
a formal request made to someone in authority and usually signed by a large number of people.
دادخواست؛ عریضه

♦ verb
to make such a request: They petitioned the government for the release of the prisoners.
استدعا کردن
peˈtitioner
♦ noun
.
دادخواه؛ عرضحال نویس

n., vt., vi

● a petition for a hearing
درخواست رسیدگی در دادگاه

● will you sign our petition against cruelty to animals?
آیا عرضحال ما را بر علیه ظلم به حیوانات امضا خواهی کرد؟

●to grant a petition
خواهش رسمی را برآوردن

●he petitioned to have his job changed
درخواست کرد که شغل او عوض شود.

● citizens have the right to petition the government
شهروندان حق دارند از دولت دادخواهی کنند.

● to petition for a divorce
درخواست طلاق دادن

  • petitioner, n.
    دادخواه،متظلم،عرضحال نویس
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pucker up

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لبهایت را غنچه کن

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pucker [ˈpakə]

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♦ verb
to make or become wrinkled.
چروکیده کردن

♦ noun
a wrinkle or fold.
چین؛ چروک

vt., vi., n.

●he puckered up his lips for a kiss
لب‌های خود را برای بوسه غنچه کرد.

● I puckered my lips into a whistle
لب‌های خود را برای سوت زدن جمع کردم.

● as soon as she heard Shemr’s name, her face puckered
تا اسم شمر را شنید چهره‌اش چین افتاد.

● Ruth was wearing a puckered blouse
زری یک بلوز چروکیده پوشیده بود.

●the puckers around the old woman’s mouth
چین و چروک دور دهان آن پیرزن

  • pucker up
    غنچه کردن (لب)،لب‌ها را جمع کردن (مثلا برای بوسیدن)
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scoop [skuːp]

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♦ noun
1 any of several types of spoon-like tool, used for lifting, serving etc : a grain scoop; an ice-cream scoop.
ملاقه

2 (also scoopful ) the amount held in a scoop: a scoop of ice-cream; a scoopful of grain.
ملاقه پر

3 a piece of news etc that one newspaper gets and prints before the others: The reporter was sure that he had a scoop for his paper.
خبر داغ دست اول

♦ verb
to move with, or as if with, a scoop: He scooped the crumbs together with his fingers.
با ملاقه برداشتن

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mourn [moːn]

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♦ verb
to have or show great sorrow eg for a person who has died: She mourned (for) her dead son.
سوگوارى کردن

ˈmourner
♦ noun
The mourners stood round the graveside.
سوگوار

ˈmournful
♦ adjective
feeling or showing sorrow: a mournful expression.
عزادار

ˈmournfully
♦ adverb

سوگوارانه
ˈmourning
♦ noun
1 grief shown eg because of someone's death.
سوگ

2 black or dark-coloured clothes suitable for a mourner: She was wearing mourning.
لباس مناسب عزاداری

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catapult [ˈkӕtəpalt]

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AU catapult [ˈkӕtəpalt]
♦ noun
(American ˈslingshot ) a small forked stick with an elastic string fixed to the two prongs for firing small stones etc, usually used by children.
منجنیق؛ قلاب سنگ

♦ verb
to throw violently: The driver was catapulted through the windscreen when his car hit the wall.
پرتاب شدن

the collision was so severe that the backseat passengers of the car were catapulted against the dashboard
تصادم به قدری شدید بود که سرنشینان صندلی عقب اتومبیل به طرف داشبرد پرت شدند.
he was catapulted to fame by his new book
کتاب جدیدش او را به اوج شهرت رساند.

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martial [ˈmaːʃəl]

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AU martial [ˈmaːʃəl]
♦ adjective
1 warlike or fond of fighting: a martial nation.
جنگی
2 belonging to or suitable for war: martial music.
وابسته به جنگ

adj.
● وابسته به یا مناسب جنگ،جنگی،رزمی،حربی
martial songs
سرودهای رزمی
martial music
موسیقی رزمی
● مشتاق جنگ و دعوا،جنگجو،رزمجو،سلحشور
martial men
مردان جنگ‌آور
● ارتشی،نظامی
martial law
حکومت نظامی
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myriad [ˈmirēəd]

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adjective - myriad
بی شمار: numerous, countless, myriad, innumerable, multitudinous, uncounted
noun - myriad
هزارها: myriad
ده هزار: myriad

the city was beset by myriads of problems
شهر دچار مسایل عدیده‌ای بود.
myriads of mathematical possibilities
هزاران امکان (احتمال) ریاضی
myriads of onlookers had gathered in the square
هزاران نفر تماشاچی در میدان گرد آمده بودند.
the consequences of that victory were myriad
پیامدهای آن پیروزی بسیار زیاد بودند.
God created a myriad of alchemies…
صد هزاران کیمیا حق آفرید…
● گوناگون،متنوع،جوراجور

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Synthesiser [ˈsinTHəˌsīzər]

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noun - synthesizer

ترکیب کننده: synthesizer, component, incorporator

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Confine [‘kɒnfaɪn]

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noun - confine
محدوده: range, span, confine, limited area
حد: limit, extent, bound, measure, margin, deal
verb - confine
محدود کردن: limit, restrict, curb, narrow, confine, gag
منحصر کردن: confine, limit
بستری کردن: hospitalize, confine

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molecular

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[məˈlekyələr]

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cascade [kӕsˈkeid]

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♦ noun
a waterfall: a magnificent cascade.
آبشار

♦ verb
to fall in or like a waterfall: Water cascaded over the rock; Dishes cascaded off the table.
مانند آبشار سرازیر شدن

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debut, début [ˈdeibjuː, (American) deiˈbju:]

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♦ noun
a first public appearance on the stage etc : She made her stage debut at the age of eight.
نخستین ظهور در صحنه اجتماعی

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Epiphany [iˈpifənē]

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noun - Epiphany
ظهور و تجلی عیسی:
noun - epiphany
تجلی: expression, epiphany, emanation, phenomenon, influence
ظهور: advent, manifestation, appearance, development, apparition, epiphany

Epiphany may refer to: Epiphany (feeling), an experience of sudden and striking insight

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futile [ˈfjuːtail, ˈfjuːtl]

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♦ adjective
useless; having no effect: a futile attempt.
بیهوده
fuˈtility [-ˈti-]
♦ noun
uselessness: He realized the futility of trying to continue his journey.
بیهودگی

adj.
● بیهوده،عبث،بی‌حاصل،بی‌ثمر،بادرم،هرز،یاب،لغو
a futile effort
کوشش بیهوده
● بی‌اثر،بی‌نتیجه،با بی‌عرضگی،ناشیانه
he kept making futile remarks and offending the people
او مرتبا حرف‌های ناشیانه می‌زد و مردم را می‌رنجاند.
● ناچیز،بی‌اهمیت،پوچ

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dissipated [ˈdisəˌpātid]

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verb - dissipate
از هم پاشیدن: disintegrate, burst, dissipate, decompose
پراکندگی کردن: dissipate
اسراف کردن: lavish, dissipate
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adj.
● پراکنده،متفرق،پخش و پلا
dissipated clouds
ابرهای پراکنده
● هدر رفته،تلف (شده)،نفله
the dissipated wealth of an inexperienced youth
ثروت تلف شده‌ی یک جوان بی‌تجربه
● بی‌بندوبار،عیاش
a dissipated society
جامعه‌ی بی‌بند و بار
● (در اثر عشرت طلبی و می‌خوارگی) علیل المزاج،بیمارگونه،رنجور
the young artist was weak and dissipated
هنرمند جوان ضعیف و علیل المزاج بود
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palpable [ˈpalpəbəl]

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adjective - palpable
قابل لمس: palpable, tangible
واضح: obvious, clear, explicit, vivid, distinct, palpable
پرماسیدنی: palpable
حس کردنی: palpable
اشکار: clear, manifest, obvious, plain, apparent, palpable
پر ماس پذیر: palpable, tangible

/pal´pǝ bǝl/
adj.
● قابل لمس،پرماس پذیر،ملموس،بساوش پذیر
an enlarged palpable spleen
طحال بزرگ شده و ملموس
a barely palpable dust
گرد و خاکی که به دشواری قابل لمس بود
● هویدا،آشکار،محسوس،هناییده،مشهود،قابل درک،فهمیدنی
a palpable lie
دروغ آشکار
palpable absurdity
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