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يغادر بسرعة
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- I must dash off; I'm already late.
- He dashed off before I could talk to him.
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يكتب بسرعة
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- Feel free to dash off an email to us at any time.
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يبدأ يفهم شئ فجأة
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- It dawned on me that something unusual was going on.
- The truth finally dawned on him.
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يصبح ضعيفا بالتدريج حتى يختفى
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- The strange noise finally died away.
- I particularly like it at night, when the traffic dies away.
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يصبح أكثر هدوءا و أقل ملاحظة
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- The wind's died down at last.
- The rumours will soon die down.
- He offered to leave the country for a spell until the fuss had died down.
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يختفى بالتدريج
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- Many Indian communities are dying out.
- The Panda is in danger of dying out.
- Sadly this tradition died out in the early 1900s.
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يحرث الارض
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- He spent the morning digging over the vegetable patch.
- When I was digging over the garden I made a strange discovery.
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ينقب– يكشف عن شئ
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- I have no answer for that, and I am not sure I want to dig up the past.
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Dig up
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– يخرج من الارض
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- If you dig up potatoes and the skin rubs off easily, they need more time to mature.
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do away with sth
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يتخلص من شئ
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- The death penalty has been done away with in many countries.
- They should do away with all that paperwork.
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do away with sb
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يقتل شخص
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Do in
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يتعب – يهلك
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- I think it was the late hours more than the alcohol that really did me in.
- Please help, this is doing my head in.
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Do up
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يصلح – يزين
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- I spent a month doing up the flat and I think it's quite nice now.
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Do up
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يزرر ( يضع الزرار فى العروة )
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- Her hair was done up in a neat bun at the back of her head.
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ينام فى مكان بشكل مؤقت
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- If you can find another blanket I'll just doss down on the sofa.
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ينام نوم خفيف
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- Judy dozed off while she was watching television.
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be a drag on sb/sth
بطئ ويستمر لفترة طويلة
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- Legal battles are agonizingly slow and costly, and the appeals process can drag on for years.
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يذكر حقائق غير سارة من الماضى
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- This is all in the past. Why are you bringing it all up now?
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draw sth up
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يسحب شئ ( سيارة – كرسى ) ويضعه قريبا من
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- A convoy of buses drew up at the airport and they all climbed on board.
· Draw up a chair and I'll tell you all about it
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draw sth up
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يحضر جيدا لشئ
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- The Metropolitan Police force is drawing up plans to recruit more ethnic minority officers from overseas.
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draw yourself up
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يفرد كتفه لكى يبدو كبيرا
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· Like a lot of short men, he tends to draw himself up to his full height in public.
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يتخيل شئ خيالى او سخيف
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- Look at the picture and dream up a sensational story to go with it.
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يزيل الوحل او ما شابة من قاع النهر
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يتحدث عن شئ سئ او محزن حدث فى الماضى
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It's not good to dredge up the past
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يلبس لبس عادى لا يلفت الانتباه
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- Some companies allow their employees to dress down on Fridays.
- Dressing down allows staff to be comfortable and be themselves.
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يلبس لبس جيد
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- He didn't dress up for the occasion at all, wearing an orange baseball cap, baggy khakis, and an oversized black sweater.
- They dressed the child up in her best clothes and took her to the celebration.
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يزور زيارة قصيرة
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- I thought I'd dropped in and say hello.
- Drop in to see us next time you're in town.
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ينام
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- The girl was so tired that she dropped off to sleep at once.
- Ashley finally dropped off to sleep after midnight.
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Drop off
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يقل - ينقص
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- Unfortunately, attendance has dropped off over the last few months.
- Temperatures will drop off quickly as northwest winds strengthen.
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Drop off
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يوقف السيارة لكي ينزل راكب
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- Come on. I'll drop you off at your flat.
- They had a disagreement as he brought her home, he dropped her off and went to work.
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يحاول جذب اهتمام و مساندة الناس
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- US Defence Secretary Dick Cheney is about to go on a tour of Europe and the Middle East to drum up support for the military action.
- They held a press conference last week to try to drum up support for their proposal.
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اخرس
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يسهل شئ حتى يفهمه الناس
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- They want to dumb down the test.
- We hope that less information will make the paper more digestible—at the risk of dumbing down the news.
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