◾️كلمة room قد تعني غرفة أو صالة أو مجلس، ولكن لها معاني أخرى مختلفة:
Read the room = يقرأ أفكار الناس حوله
Make room for him = افسح له المكان
She left no room for argument = ما تركت مجال للنقاش
كلمة "adopt"
لا تعني "يتبنّى" في كل السياقات❌💬
The book (adopts) a new approach
(ينتهج) الكتاب طريقة جديدة
She has (adopted) the local customs
لقد (تأقلمت) مع العادات المحلية
He (adopted) a new diet
(اتّبع) نظامًا غذائيًا جديدًا
Phrases With "As"
As Ever
= as always; as usual
As For
= with regard to; concerning
As If/ As Though
= in a way that suggests
As Is
= in the present condition
As Of
= from this date on
As To
= about; with respect to
As Yet
= at this time; up until now
بعض الألفاظ المتعلقة بالزمن تحيير 🤯!
مثل:
Before long = قريبًا
Behind the time = من الطراز القديم
The eleventh hour = اللحظة الأخيرة
It’s high time = حان الوقت
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◾️على المترجم أن يفرق دائمًا بين المعنى الإيجابي والسلبي والحيادي:
Impact = تأثير (سلبي أو حيادي)
Effect = نتيجة أو أثر (حيادي أكثر)
Chance = احتمال، حظ (قد تكون سلبية)
Opportunity = فرصة (إيجابية)
Skinny = نحيف (بطريقة مفرطة أو غير صحي)
Slim = رشيق (إيجابية)