amusement
أمْيوزْمِنْتتسلية/لهو
اسم
entertainment
Watching funny movies is a kind of amusement.
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اضغط أي بطاقة لسماع نطق الكلمة — وتحت كل كلمة نطقها بالحروف العربية ومثال من المنهج.
assume
أسْيوميفترض/يتوهم/يتصنع/يتولى/يتخذ
فعل
to suppose; perform/begin to use
Do not assume that he knows the answer.
author
أُوثَرمؤلف/أديب/كاتب
اسم
a person who writes books
Taha Hussein is a famous Arab author.
be charged with
يتهم ب/يضن ب
تعبير
to be accused of
He was charged with driving too fast.
be up on
يلم ب/يحسن الاطلاع/يعلم ب
فعل
to be well informed about
He is up on the latest technology.
break/broke/broken
يتعطل/يتقطع/يفصل
فعل
to interrupt in (on)
Please do not break in on our conversation.
cartoon
كارتونرسوم متحركة/رسوم كرتونية
اسم
a humorous drawing
Many newspapers have cartoons about politics.
chapter
تْشابْتَرفصل من كتاب
اسم
a division of a book
Joe stopped reading when he finished Chapter 40 of his book.
chip in
تِشِبْ إنيساهم
فعل
to contribute
Everyone will chip in to buy the gift.
column
ْكُولُمعمود في صفحة/حقل من جريدة
اسم
a vertical arrangement of items
This vocabulary sheet has two columns - one for the words and another for the definitions and examples.
come/came/come across
كَم أكْروسالتق ب/انكشف/التق ب
فعل
to find or discover
Fatima came across some old photographs of her parents while she was cleaning the room.
come/came/come up with
كَم أب وَذاقدم/خطر بالبال/اقدم
فعل
to think of
Ali thought for a long time but couldn’t come up with the answer.
comics
كومِكْسرسوم هزليّة
اسم
comic strips
American newspapers have comics on Sunday mornings.
editor
ْإيدِيتُررئيس التّحرير
اسم
supervisor in a newspaper
The editor decides which stories to print in the newspaper.
editorial
إدِيتُورْيَلمقالة افتتاحيّة
اسم
an article giving opinion of an editor
Jassim read an editorial about Bush’s failed policies in Iraq.
emphasis
ْإمْفِيسِستأكيد
اسم
stress
This symbol (!) is used for emphasis at the end of a sentence.
emphasize
شدّد
فعل
to stress
The general emphasizes his messages by shouting.
governor
ْقَفِرْنُرحاكم
اسم
political head of a state
Arnold is the governor of California.Each of the 50 states has only one governor.
handicap
هانْدِيكابعقبة
اسم
disadvantage; physical distortion
The blind man overcame his handicap and became a great singer.
hardship
هاردْشِيبضيق
اسم
anything causing suffering
Miriam’s parents died when she was young, but this hardship didn’t stop her from going to college.
legislature
لَجِسْلَيتْشَرهيئة تشريعية
اسم
a lawmaking group
The legislature of Texas creates new laws every year.
objective
أوبْجِيكْتِفموضوعيّ
صفة
fair
A jury must be objective to make a fair decision in court.
oppose
أبُوزعارض
فعل
to be against
The Palestinians oppose the building of a wall by the Israelis.
-ous
لاحقة تحويل الاسم إلى صفة (-ous)
لاحقة
noun + -ous = adj.
Add -ous to danger to make the adjective dangerous.
publish
ْبَبْلِشنشر
فعل
print for public
The DLI publishes the books we use.
put/put/put across
بٌتْ أكْروسأوضح/أدّى بنجاح/أوضح
فعل
to make clear or understandable
Teachers try to put across new grammar to their students.
resign
رِيزَايِنتنازل عن
فعل
to leave a job, position
Saleh resigned from his job after 20 years. Now he travels a lot.
sort
سورْتنوع
اسم
a type or kind
What sort of music do you like?
strange
إسْتِرَينْجغريب
صفة
unusual
Yusef had a strange dream about an animal with two heads.
stress
أكّد
فعل
to point out importance
He has a lot of stress at work because his job is difficult.
subscribe
سِبِسْكْرَايِباشترك في
فعل
to order and pay for newspaper
He wants to subscribe to that newspaper.
think/thought/thought up
ثِنْك أبيبتكر/فكرة/المبتكرة
فعل
to invent or create
The general thought up a plan to surprise the enemy.
viewpoint
فِيوبُويِنْتوجهة نظر
اسم
an opinion or attitude
At the United Nations, everyone can express their viewpoint.