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Wehr Wednesdays Vocab (#1-100)
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سرْعانَ ما (+ فعل)
how quickly ...!; soon, before long, presently, in no time
تَقَهقُر
regress, recession, recedence, retrogression, lag, fallback, retreat
عاجِز ٠ عواجِز
weak, feeble, powerless, impotent; incapable (عن of), unable (عن to do s.th.)
عِبْء ٠ أعْباء
load, burden (على on), encumbrance (على to)
ذهب/وقع ضَحِيَّتَه
to fall victim to, become a victim of s.th. or s.o.
مَشحون (بـ)
loaded (with) , laden, freighted (esp. ship); charged (el.)
على وَشْكِ أن
on the point or verge of (doing s.th.), about to (do s.th.)
لا سِيَّما
especially, in particular, mainly
لا سِيَّما وأنّ
particularly because, especially for the reason that
تَوَرُّط
entanglement, involvement (في in)
أَوْج
highest point, acme, pinnacle; culmination, climax; apogee (astron.); peak (fig.; of power, of fame)
لِأوّلِ وَهْلةٍ
at first sight; right away, at once
في/عند الوَهْلةِ الأُولى
at first sight; right away, at once, at first, first off
مَرتَبة ٠ مَراتِب
step; a steplike elevation serving as a seat; mattress; grade; degree; rank; class
أَو بِالأَحْرى
or to tell the truth, or more explicitly, or put more exactly, or rather
على الإطْلاق
absolutely, unrestrictedly, without exception, in any respect, under any circumstances
على هذا المِنوال
in this manner, this way
تضامُناً مع
out of solidarity with
اِنقِراض
dying out, gradual disappearance; extinction
ذريعة ٠ ذرائع
medium, means, expedient; pretext, excuse
اِستَشاطَ ٠ يَستَشيط غَضَباً
to be or become fuming with rage, flare up, fly off the handle
مُتَمَرِّد
refractory, recalcitrant, disobedient, insubordinate, mutinous, rebellious
مِرّيخ
Mars (astron.)
رَدّ الفِعْل
reaction
اِضْمَحَلَّ ٠ يَضْمَحِلُّ ٠ الاِضْمِحْلال
to disappear, vanish, dwindle, fade away, melt away; to decrease, become less
مُتَفاقِم
(having become) highly dangerous, threatening, disquieting, critical, reaching alarming proportions
في غُضون...
in the course of, during, within
حُلول
stopping, putting up, staying; descending, coming on, befalling, overtaking; incarnation; setting in, advent, arrival (of a time, of a deadline), beginning, dawn; substitution (for s.o.)
بِحُلول
by/with the arrival of..., by... (e.g. a certain time/year)
ضَجَّة
cry, yell, outcry; clamor, noise, din, row, hubbub, tumult
جَثَمَ ٠ يَجثُم على صَدْرِهِ
to weigh heavily on s.o.'s soul (problem, difficultly)
تَباشير الفَجر
the first shimmer of the aurora, the first glimpse of dawn
عَجَّ ٠ يَعِجّ ٠ العَجّ أو العَجيج
to cry, yell, roar; to cry out for help (إلى to); to rage, roar; to thunder, resound (ب with); to swarm, teem (ب with)
بلْهَ
(with foll. acc. or genit.) let alone, not to speak of, not to mention
لا داعِيَ
it is not necessary, there is no need, there is no cause (ل for)
مَدْعاة
determining factor, decisive motive or incentive; reason, motive, cause (إلى for)
مَدْعاة إلى الشكّ
cause for doubt
مَدْعاة إلى القَلَق
cause for concern
بُغْيَةَ
with the aim of, for the purpose of
زُهاءَ
roughly, about, some (with foll. figure)
قَطُّ
(chiefly with the past tense in negative sentences) never; ever, at all
كَي لا / لِكَي لا
in order not to, lest
سلّط ٠ يُسَلِّط الضَّوْءَ/الأَضْواءَ على
to throw (new) light on, illuminate s.th., cause s.th. to stand out clearly; to put s.o. in the spotlight
خَطَر مُحدِق
imminent danger
اِكتِراث
attention, care, heed, notice, concern, interest
قِلَّة الاِكتِراث
indifference
وَراءَ الكَواليس
behind the scenes, backstage (also fig.)
تَشْويه
deformation, disfigurement, defacement, mutilation; defamation; crippledness
بِلا جَدْوى / عَلى غَيْرِ جَدْوى
of no avail, useless, futile, in vain
تَفَرُّع
many-sidedness, versatility; (pl. -āt) ramification; pl. secondary things, concomitant circumstances, minor factors
مَدْروس
studied, investigated (problem); based on exact studies (plan, project); carefully studied, well-considered
تَحَدٍّ ٠ تَحَدِّيات
challenge; urging (ب to s.th.); provocation
أَماطَ ٠ يُميطُ اللِّثامَ عَن
to disclose, uncover, reveal s.th., bring s.th. to light
صَدَرَ الحُكمُ بِإدانَتِهِ
he was convicted
عقيبَ ذلك
thereafter, afterwards, subsequently
مُثمِر
fruitful, productive, profitable, lucrative
جَرُؤَ ٠ يَجرُؤُ ٠ الجُرْأة أو الجَراءة
to dare, venture, risk, hazard (على s.th.), take the risk (على of, أن of doing s.th.), have the courage (على for s.th.)
أَخَذَهُ على عاتِقِهِ
to take s.th. upon o.s., take over, assume s.th
تَعايُش
living together (مع with); coexistence (pol.)
تَعايُش سِلمي
peaceful coexistence
أبلى ٠ يُبلي بَلاءً حَسَناً
to stand the test; to prove o.s. brave (in war)
بِحَذافيرِهِ
all of it, entirely, without exception
إيماءً إلى
with reference to
تَعْتيم
darkening, obscuring, clouding
تَعتيم إعلامي
media blackout
اِستَعصى ٠ يَستَعصي عليه اللَّفظ
the words died in his mouth, he couldn't bring himself to speak
سالَت مَذارِفُ عَينَيهِ
to shed tears
عَن ظَهرِ القَلب
by heart
ناءَ ٠ يَنوءُ بِكَلكَلِهِ
to oppress s.o. gravely, weigh heavily upon s.o.
مَبْتوت الصِّلَة
having no connection (ب with), bearing no relation (ب to)
اِعتَرى ٠ يَعتَري
to befall, grip, seize, strike, afflict (ه s.o.), come, descend (ه upon s.o.), happen (ه to s.o.); to take possession (ه of s.o.)
بَحلَقَ ٠ يُبَحلِقُ عَينَيه
to stare, gaze (في at)
في بحْرِ
in the course of, during
بِقَيدِ الحياة / على قَيدِ الحَياة
(still) alive, living
اِشرَأَبَّ ٠ يَشرَئِبُّ
to stretch one's neck in order to see s.th. (ل or إلى), crane one's neck for (ل or إلى); to carry one's head high (out of vanity); to leer (إلى at)
هو كِنايةٌ عن
it is tantamount to..., it means..., it stands for..., it consists in...
اِرتَجَلَ ٠ يَرتَجِلُ
to improvise, extemporize, deliver offhand (هـ a speech)
طَرَأَت عَلَيهِ فِكرةٌ
an idea occurred to him, he had an idea
يَعرِفُهُ كُنهَ المَعرِفة
he understands it most thoroughly, he grasps its very essence
بَلوَرَ ٠ يُبَلوِرُ
to crystallize out (هـ s.th.); to visualize ( هـ future goals, objectives); to zero-in on ( هـ s.th., e.g., an idea)
لا جَرَمَ
surely, certainly, of course
شَيئاً بَعدَ شَيء / شَيئاً فَشَيئاً
bit by bit, one after the other, by and by, gradually
أَدغَشَت الدُّنيا
it became dark, twilight fell
اِنتَهَزَ ٠ يَنتَهِزُ هـ فُرصةً لـ
to use s.th. as an opportunity for
رَدَحاً مِن الدَّهر
for a long time
اِستَأصَلَ ٠ يَستَأصِلُ شَأْفَتَهُ
to eradicate s.th., eliminate s.th. radically
لا يُدحَضُ
irrefutable
أُحادي البُعد
one-dimensional
في صَميم
amid, in
بَرشَمَ ٠ يُبَرشِمُ
to stare, gaze (إلى at s.th.); to rivet (هـ s.th.)
بَصيص
glow, shine; glimpse, ray (e.g., of hope); lustrous, shining
بَلَغَ السَّيلُ الزُّبى
the matter reached a climax, things came to a head
غَيرَ لاوٍ هلى
reckless of, without regard for
بِدونِ مُوارَبة / في غَيرِ مُوارَبة
unequivocally, in no uncertain terms
يا تُرى
(in interrogative sentences) what's your opinion? would you say...? I wonder...
عَرَمرَم
strong, violent, vehement
جَيش عَرَمرَم
a numerous, huge army
إبقاء الحالة على ما كانت عَلَيه
maintenance of the status quo
جَعَلَ (وَضَعَ) هـ نُصبَ عَينَيه
to direct one's attention to..., have ... in view
حَشرَجَ ٠ يُحَشرِجُ ٠ الحَشرَجة / تَحَشرَجَ ٠ يَتَحَشرَجُ ٠ التَّحَشرُج
to rattle in the throat
اِستَفحَلَ ٠ يَستَفحِلُ ٠ الاِستِفحال
to become dreadful, terrible, momentous, serious, difficult (على for s.o.; affair), to get out of control, become excessive (danger), be or become irreparable (damage)
كَبَّدَ ٠ يُكَبِّدُ ٠ التَّكبيد
to cause (ه هـ to s.o. s.th., esp. losses), inflict (ه هـ upon s.o. s.th., esp. losses); to culminate, pass through the meridian (star); to reach its climax
مِن الرَّأسِ إلى أَخمَصِ القَدَم
from head to toe
في حَدِّ ذاتِهِ / بِحَدِّ ذاتِهِ
in itself, as such
اِستَنفَدَ ٠ يَستَنفِدُ كُلَّ وُسعٍ
to exhaust, or avail o.s. of, every possibility
مَرتَع ٠ مَراتِع
rich grazing land, pasture; fertile ground (ل for; fig.); breeding ground, hotbed (of vice, of evil, etc.)
ضاحٍ لِلشَّمس
sunlit
اِستَغلَقَ ٠ يَستَغلِقُ عَلَيهِ الكَلامُ
he was unable to speak, he was struck dumb, he was speechless
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