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23 Cards in this Set
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assume |
verb: 1) to suppose; to think something is true when it may not be 2) to take control, power, or a particular position ex: 1) Khalid has been absent the last three days. I assume he is sick. 2) The general was transferred, so another assumed command. |
يفترض يتولى |
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chip in |
verb: to contribute)للمساهمة)ex: The students chipped in to buy wonderful gifts)رائعة هدايا )for both Scott and Ali |
يساهم |
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come across |
verb: to find or discover ex: Fatima came across some old photographs of her parents while she was cleaning the room. |
يعثر على |
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put across |
verb: to make clear or understandable ex: Teachers try to put across new grammar to their students |
يوضح\يفهم |
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come up with |
verb: to think of and develop or create something; to invent ex: Salem and Arif came up with an idea to have a student party. Ali thought for a long time but couldn’t come up with the answer. |
يأتي بفكرة / يخترع |
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think up thought up |
verb: to invent or create ex: The boys thought up a reason to avoid going to school. The general thought up a plan to surprise the enemy. |
يخترع\يأتي بفكرة |
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oppose |
verb: to be against ex: The Palestinians oppose the building of a wall by the Israelis. |
يقاوم\يعارض |
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resign |
verb: to leave a job ex: Saleh resigned from his job after 20 years. Now he travels a lot. |
يستقيل من العمل |
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subscribe |
verb: to pay in advance and receive a newspaper, magazine, service, etc. ex: Ali subscribes to the Saudi Gazette. It is delivered to him each day. |
يشترك في .. |
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objective |
adj: fair)عادل )or just)عادل ;)concerned with factual reality)الحقيقي الواقع )without )تعصب\محاباه\انحياز(prejudice or( تحييز\تحامل(bias ex: A jury)المحكمة أعضاء )must be objective to make a fair decision in court)المحكمة |
حياد ّي |
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strange |
)عجيب(weird(; غير عادي(unusual: adj ex: Yusef had a strange dream about an animal with two heads. |
غريب |
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amusement |
)يسلي\ يُ ؤنِس(amuses that something(; تَ رفِيه(entertainment: noun ex: Watching funny movies is a kind of amusement. |
تسلية\ترفيه |
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editor |
noun: a supervisor of a newspaper; one who edits ex: The editor decides which stories to print in the newspaper. |
المحرر\ ريس التحرير |
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editorial |
noun: an article that gives the opinions of the editor ex: Jassim read an editorial about Bush’s failed policies in Iraq. |
َمق \المقدمة /مقال افتتاحي |
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author |
noun: a writer books, papers, articles, etc . ex: Who is the author of your favorite book? Taha Hussein is a famous Arab author. |
الكاتب \ المؤلف |
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publish |
verb: to print for the public ex: The Arab News is published in Riyadh each day. The DLI publishes the books we use. |
ينشر\يطبع |
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cartoon. |
noun: a funny drawing; an animation
ex: Many newspapers have cartoons about politics. |
كرتون |
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comics |
noun: a set of drawings that tell a story
ex: American newspapers have comics on Sunday mornings |
رسوم كوميدية |
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chapter |
noun: a division of a book ex: A long book often has many chapters. The Qur’an has 114. Joe stopped reading when he finished Chapter 40 of his book. |
فصل \ جزء في الكتاب |
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column |
noun: the vertical alignment of items ex: This vocabulary sheet has two columns - one for the words and another for the definitions and examples. |
عمود |
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obstacle |
noun: a hindrance)عائق ;)something which gets in the way)الطريق في يحصل)
ex: Camels)الجمال )and sheep)االغنام )can be obstacles when driving at night. The book quiz should be no obstacle if you study hard. |
عقبة\عائق |
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obstruct |
verb: to block; to get in the way of ex: The protestors)المتظاهرون )will obstruct traffic on the street tomorrow. The flood)الفيضان )in Hafer Al-Baten obstructed traffic for a few days. |
يمنع\يعيق |
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handicap |
noun: a disadvantage; a physical limitation ex: If you can’t read it will be a big handicap in your life. The blind man overcame his handicap and became a great singer)مطرب\مغني. |
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