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Boa constrictor

A large snake that kills animals for food by winding its long body tightly around them

Digest (verb)

When u digest food, it's changed into substance that your body can use

You should allow a little time after a meal for the food to digest/ humans cannot digest plants such as grass

Digestion

The process of digesting food

She began to suffer from poor digestion as she grew older

Arithmetic

The type of mathematics that deals with the adding,multiplying.etc.of numbers

My son's starting to do simple arithmetic

Glance (verb)

To look at sb/sth very fast /peek/ brief look / glimpse

Glancing down, she noticed her shoe was untied/ she glanced up from her book when he entered the room

Undertake(verb)

To make urself responsible for sth and start doing it. يتكفل ب

To undertake a project.

Undertake

To begin. يُشرع.attempt

The researchers undertook a series of studies

Shipwreck (noun)

The loss or destructive of a ship at sea because of a storm or hitting rocks. حطام سفينه او غرق سفينة

They narrowly escaped shipwreck in a storm in the northsea

Raft (noun)

A small boat made of rubber or plastic that's filled with air.

The two men inflated(filled and made larger with air or gas) the life raft.

Raft

A flat structure made of pieces of wood tied together and used as a boat or floating platform.

Apparition (noun)

A ghost or spirit of a dead person

Apparition of a woman in white robes have been reported/a headless apparition

Absurd (adj)

Extremely silly, unreasonable, compeletly ridiculous

The uniform makes the guards look absurd/ an absurd idea/situation

Indulgent (adj)

Tending to allow sb to have or do whatever they want. متساهل /مترفق

Indulgent parents. She was usually very indulgent with him

Self-indulgent (adj)

Allowing urself to have or do whatever u want in a way that's wasteful. مترف باذخ /منغمس في الملذات او في نفسه.lavish

A self-indulgent lifestyle

Scribble (verb)

To write sth quickly and carelessly.especially caz u don't have much time.

He scribbled a note to his sister before leaving/she scribbled down her phone number and pushed it into his hand.

Scribble

To draw lines, shapes that have no particular meaning . Doodle

Some one had scribbled all over the table in crayon( قلم تلوين(

Presence (noun) =/ absence

The fact of being in a particular place / the state of being present/existence/attendance/appearnce

His presence on the handball court intimidated opponents/ the test results showed the presence of bacteria in the water(showd that there were bacteria) /her presence during the crisis had a calm effect.

Reverie (noun)

A state of thinking about pleasant things/ a state of being pleasantly lost in one's thoughts/ a daydream/ حلم اليقظة

A knock on the door broke her reverie / he fell into a reverie

Contemplation (noun)

The act of thinking deeply about sth

Let's take a few moments of quiet contemplation/ the monks dedicate themselves to a life of prayer and contemplation.

Contemplate (verb)

To think deeply + to think about or consider/ reflect on/ dwell on/ ponder/ have in mind

I'd like sometime to just sit and contemplate/ life without them is too awful to contemplate(to even think about)/ ur too young to be contemplating retirement/i've never contemplated living abroad

Intrigued (adj)

Very interested in sth/sb and wanting to know more about them/it. / interested or fascinated

I'm intrigued to know what you thought of the movie/she was Intrigued (with or by) what he had to say

Asteroid (noun)

Any of the many small planets that go around the sun

كويكب

Demonstration (noun)

An event in which ppl gather together in order to show that they support or oppose sth or sb. مظاهرة /مسيرة

Demonstration for women's rights/ students took part in several nonviolent/peaceful demonstration against the government.

Demonstration / demo (noun)

An act of showing or explaining how sth works or is done/description/ عرض توضيحي. Presentation

We were given a brief demo of computer's functions

Demonstration (noun)

Act of giving proof or evidence for sth/ confirmation/ validation.

The latest tests are a clear demonstration that the vaccine works/ a demonstration of their power or loyalty

On account of

Because of/ due to/ thanks to

They had closed early on account of the snow

Red-brick

Built with red bricks ( طوب / لبنة)

Red-brick cottages / a pile of bricks

Geranium (noun)

A garden plant with a mass of red, pink or white flowers

Resemble (verb)

He strongly resembles his father in appearance and in temperament (mood or طبع). / so many hotels resemble each other.

To look or be like sb or sth

Resemblance (noun)

There is no resemblance between her and her sis/ the movie bears little resemblance to the original noval

Bear a resemlance

Grope (verb)

She groped for her glasses in the darkness of the bedroom / I groped for the light switch.

To try and find sth that u cannot see, by feelings with your hands

Depart (verb)

Our flight departs at 6:15 a.m. / the group is scheduled to depart tomorrow.

Leave, typically to start a journey

Depart

He departed his job December 16 / the departing president

Leave a job or position

Departure (noun)

What's ur time of departure? / a schedule of arrivals and departures. / his sudden departure threw the office into chaos.

ارتحال. سفر. رحيل

Perceptive (adj)

A perceptive observation/comment. / he's a very perceptive young man

Intelligent .. Insightful .. Discerning.


فطن.. ألمعي .. ثاقب الفكر


(perception = ادارك.. قدرة علي الفهم,, perceive = يدرك.. يفهم.. يري.. يشعر ب)

Secrecy (noun)

The need for absolute secrecy in this matter/ everyone involved was sworn to secrecy / she swore him to secrecy ( made him promise to keep a secret)

Privacy. (swear to secrecy idiom = to promise to keep a secret)

Sprout (of plants or seeds) (verb)

The seeds will sprout in a few days. / new leaves sprouting from the trees.

Grow .. Develope

Timid (adj) timidly (adverb)

She's very timid and shy when meeting strangers / she timidly enterd the room / can u stay with me? Asked timidly.

Lack of courage or confidence/ shy.

Twig (noun)

We should gather up small twigs for the campfire.

A small branch of a tree or bush

Dictator (noun)

The country was ruled by a military dictator

A person who rules a country with total authority and often a cruel or brutal way

Soil (noun)

This kind of plant grow well in moist(slightly wet) soil. / rich .. Poor .. Acid soil

The top layer of the earth in which plants, tress, etc. Grow

Infest (verb)

The kitchen was infested with ants/ a neighbourhood infested with crime

(Esp of insects or animals such as rats) to exist in large numbers in a particular place, often. Causing damage or disease.

Pierce (verb)

The needle pierced her skin / he pierced another hole in his belt / she had her ears pierced

To make a hole in or through sth. / يثقب / يخترق / يطعن

Edify (verb)

It's not clear whether the purpose is to edify, or simply to make money

Educate / enlgihten

Edification (noun)

Books that provide both entertainment and edification. / an edifying experience

تثقيف / توعية / تأديب

Catastrophe (noun)

Early warning of risiting water levels prevented another major catastrophe. / the oil spill was an environmental catastrophe.

A terrible disaster / debacle

Neglect ( verb, noun)

Don't neglect your health / the park was overgrown and littered from years of neglect.

To fail to take care of or to give attention to sb/sth

Moralist ( noun)

A person who has strong idea about moral principles, esp one who tries to tell other ppl how they should behave

Habitual (adj)

She sat smoking her habitual cigarette. / they went for their habitual evening walk. / she is a habitual liar.

Done repeatedly or regularly

Abrupt / abruptly (adj / adverb)

There was an abrupt change in the weather / the accident brought his career to an abrupt end / she turned abruptly and walked away / the party ended abruptly when the police arrived.

Suddenly and not expected

Preamble (noun)

She gave him the bad news without preamble / the agreement between the parties to talk may be a preamble to peace

An introduction to a book or a written document / an introduction to sth you say

Thorn (noun)

Of plants

شوكة

Unscrew (verb)

I can't unscrew the lid/cap/cover of this jar

To remove sth by twisting or turning it

Unscrew

You'll have to unscrew the handles to paint the door

To take the screws out of sth

Bolt (noun)

1- a sliding bar that is used to lock a door or window (ترباس)


2-the part of a lock that's moved by a key (لسان القفل)


3-a thick nail/screw which used sit a circle of metal. To fasten things together. (nuts and bolts)

Toss (verb)

She tossed her hair and smiled

To move or lift sth (such as a part of your body) quickly and suddenly

Toss (verb)

he tossed his dirty socks onto the floor / she tossed the ball to him.

To throw sth quickly

Toss

Toss the salad / toss the vegetables with olive oil

Mix lightly

Toss

Toss (flip) a coin / toss a pancake

To cause sth to turn over by throwing it into air

Puff up with pride (idiom)

When his daughter's name was announced as the winner, he puffed up with pride

Pale (adj)

You look pale. Are u OK?

(Of a person, their face) having skin that is very light in colour on account of illness or a strong emotion

Rage (noun)

Her note to him was full of rage. / his face was quite pale:dark with rage.

A strong feeling of anger that's difficult to control.

Wipe out

Whole villages were wiped out by the earthquake / a campaign to wipe out malaria.

To destroy or remove sth/sb completely / يبيد / يهلك / يقضي

Console

Nothing could console him when his wife died. / console yourself with the thought that you did your best

To try to make sb feel less sadness or disappointment. / comfort /يعزي / يواسي / يصبر

Muzzle (noun)

A device made of leather or plastic that u put over the nose and mouth of an animal especially a dog, to prevent it from biting ppl

The long nose and mouth of an animal ( such as dog, horse or pig) = snout

Clumsy (adj)

She made a clumsy attempt at a joke / a clumsy attempt to apologize

Badly or awkwardly made or done. أحمق.. اخرق

Clumsy

I've very clumsy hands and tend to drop things. / I spilt your coffee.sorry, thay was clumsy of me.

Moving or doing things In a very awkward way and tending to drop or break things.


ملخوم / طائش