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adolescent |
growing to manhood or womanhood; youthful or having both characteristics for children and adults. ُمراهق The two adolescent boys made their mother very tired. It's sad to see a grown man acting in such an adolescent way. |
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adolescence |
the period of time in someone’s life between being a child and being an adult. فَترة ال ُمرا َهقة Adolescence brings about major changes in a young person’s body. |
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behaviour |
the way that you behave or act. َص ُّرف ُسلوك / تَ good/bad behaviour. I noticed a change in his behaviour. |
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confirm |
to say or show that something is true. يُ َؤ كِد His wife confirmed that he left the house at 8.00. She said she could not confirm or deny the allegations. |
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Deal with |
to find a way to talk to someone or work with someone, especially as part of your job // to do something to make a situation work or to solve a problem. َيتعامل مع She’s good at dealing with difficult customers. How will we deal with these problems? |
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encourage |
to make something more likely to happen // to say good things to someone that will make them confident about doing something. يُ َش جِ ع We hope the new hotel will encourage tourism. My parents encouraged me to try new things. |
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extreme |
far from what most people consider to be normal, reasonable or acceptable. Look at the text lines 20 & 21.متطرفةTheir ideas are too extreme for me.an extreme nationalist organization. |
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impulse |
a sudden feeling (desire) that you must do something.َر ْغبة ُمفاجئةHer first impulse was to run away. |
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independent |
not influenced or controlled in any way by other people, events, or things. ُم ْستَِق ل an independent organization The group is independent of any political party. |
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intense |
extreme or very strong. شَديد We were all suffering in the intense heat |
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lead |
to be in control of a group, country, or situation يُسْي ِطر / يَقود Amy was leading the discussion. |
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pleasure |
a feeling of happiness or enjoyment ُسرور / َسعادة The children give her a lot of pleasure. |
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realise |
to notice or understand something that you did not notice or understand before // to understand or become aware of something. ِيدرك I suddenly realized I’d met him before. |
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release |
To allow something to move // to let something go. يُطلق/يُح رر The brain releases chemical hormones. |
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reward |
something good that you get because you have done something good // something given or received in return for service, effort or achievement. َجزاء / ُمكافَأة There’ll be a reward for whoever finishes first. |
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unpredictable |
changing so much that you do not know what will happen next غير قابل للتخمين The unpredictable weather in the mountains can make climbing extremely hazardous. |
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upgrade |
to get something that is newer and better. َيرقي We have upgraded our computer. |
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wild |
Uncontrolled and energic. ْ جنوني غير قابل للصيطرة The children were wild with excitement when they saw their new toys. |
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conclude |
to decide something after studying all the information about it يستنتج The report concluded that the drug was safe. |
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foolishness |
The behaviour of someone who makes bad decisions // silly. اْح َمق / َسخيف It would be foolish to ignore his advice َ |
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clumsy |
Clumsy people move in a way that is not controlled or careful, and often knock or damage things // (Clumsily) is the adverb أْخ َرق َ I spilt your coffee. Sorry—that was clumsy of me. She stumbled clumsily down the dark hallway. |