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B2 · People & family

B2 · الناس والعائلة

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    elderly(adjective)

    /ˈeldərli/

    مسن

    used as a polite word for ‘ old’

    There is an elderly couple sitting on the bench in the park.

    يوجد زوجان مسنان يجلسان على المقعد في الحديقة.

    elderly relatives

    المرادفاتagedoldseniormaturegeriatric
    الأضدادyoungyouthfuljuvenile
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    fellow(adjective)

    /ˈfeləʊ/

    زميل (zameel)

    used to describe somebody who is the same as you in some way, or in the same situation

    I recognized a fellow sufferer, waiting nervously outside the exam room.

    تعرفت على زميل يعاني، ينتظر بقلق خارج غرفة الامتحان.

    fellow members/citizens/workers

    المرادفاتassociatecompanioncolleaguepeermatepartner
    الأضدادstrangerrivalenemyoutsider
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    adopt(verb)

    /əˈdɑːpt/

    يتبنى (yatabannaa)

    to take somebody else’s child into your family and become its legal parent(s)

    a campaign to encourage childless couples to adopt

    حملة لتشجيع الأزواج الذين ليس لديهم أطفال على التبني

    She was forced to have her baby adopted.

    المرادفاتtake infosterchooseselectembraceaccept
    الأضدادrejectabandondisownrenouncerefuse
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    abandon(verb)

    /əˈbændən/

    تخلّى عن, هجر

    to leave somebody, especially somebody you are responsible for, with no intention of returning

    The baby had been abandoned by its mother outside a hospital.

    تخلّت الأم عن الرضيع أمام أحد المستشفيات.

    المرادفاتrelinquishdesertforsakeleavequitrenouncewaive
    الأضدادkeepretaincontinuemaintainsupport
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    self(noun)

    /self/

    نفس (nafs)

    the type of person you are, especially the way you normally behave, look or feel

    His private/professional self (= how he behaves at home/work)

    ذاته الخاصة/المهنية (= كيف يتصرف في المنزل/العمل)

    Only with a few people could she be her real self(= show what she was really like rather than what she pretended to be).

    المرادفاتindividualidentityegobeingperson
    الأضدادotherexternalnon-self
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    participant(noun)

    /pɑːrˈtɪsɪpənt/

    مشارك (musharik)

    a person who is taking part in an activity or event

    There are 44 participants in this competition.

    يوجد 44 مشاركًا في هذه المسابقة.

    المرادفاتattendeecompetitorentrantplayermember
    الأضدادobserverspectatorbystandernon-participant
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    being(noun)

    /ˈbiːɪŋ/

    كائن, مخلوق

    a living creature, especially a person

    Humans are social beings who need friends and family.

    البشر كائنات اجتماعية تحتاج إلى الأصدقاء والعائلة.

    المرادفاتexistenceentitycreatureessence
    الأضدادnonexistencenothingnessabsence
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    bond(noun)

    /bɑːnd/

    سند، سند دين

    a document showing that money has been lent to a government or company, which pays interest and repays it on a set date

    The company issued five-year bonds to finance its new factory.

    أصدرت الشركة سندات مدتها خمس سنوات لتمويل مصنعها الجديد.

    Bond prices usually fall when market interest rates rise.

    المرادفاتdebenturesecurityfixed-income security
    الأضدادstockequity
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    encounter(verb)

    /ɪnˈkaʊntər/

    واجه, صادف

    to experience something, especially something unpleasant or difficult, while you are trying to do something else

    We encountered several problems when we moved to a new house.

    واجهنا عدة مشكلات عندما انتقلنا إلى منزل جديد.

    المرادفاتmeetingconfrontationexperiencerun-in
    الأضدادavoidanceescapedeparture
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    split(verb)

    /splɪt/

    انفصل, افترق

    to end a marriage or relationship with somebody

    Her parents split up when she was ten years old.

    انفصل والداها عندما كانت في العاشرة من عمرها.