صيغ مركبة:
corner | |
| الإنجليزية | العربية |
| around the corner adv | (nearby) | بالقرب، على مقربة |
| A new bakery opened recently around the corner. |
| افتُتح مؤخرًا مخبز جديد بالقرب منا. |
| around the corner adv | figurative (in the near future) | في المستقبل القريب |
| على الأبواب |
| It's best to be prepared because you never know what's around the corner. |
| يجدر بك الاستعداد فأنت لا تعرف ما ينتظرك في المستقبل القريب. |
| blind corner n | (bend: impossible to see round) | منعطف محصور، منعطف يصعب الرؤية منه |
| book corner n | (protects corner of a book) (لحماية زوايا الكتاب) | زاوية كتب |
book corner,
reading corner n | (quiet area for reading) (حيز هادئ للقراءة) | زاوية مطالعة، زاوية قراءة |
bottom left corner,
bottom left-hand corner n | (lower corner on the left-hand side) | الزاوية السفلية اليسرى |
| The page is numbered in the bottom left corner. |
bottom right corner,
bottom right-hand corner n | (lower corner on the right-hand side) | الزاوية السفلية اليمنى |
| The time and date are displayed at the bottom right corner of your screen. |
caddy corner,
cater corner,
kitty corner,
catty corner adj | US, informal (diagonal) (واصل بين زاويتين متقابلتين) | بخط قطري |
catercorner,
cater-cornered,
kitty-corner,
kitty-cornered,
catty-corner,
catty-cornered adj | US (diagonally opposite) | مواجه في زاوية |
| The drugstore is catercorner to the diner. |
| corner bead n | (interior décor: angle trim) (في الديكور) | شريط ركنيّ، بِيشة حافة، زاوية معدنية |
| Corner bead is used to join drywall sheets at the corners. |
| corner market n | US (small convenience store) | متجر صغير |
| She didn't have enough flour so she went to the corner market to buy more. |
| corner of the world n | (geographic area) | منطقة |
| (في حال الجمع) | أرجاء |
| I hope all is well in your corner of the world. |
| corner shop n | UK (small local store) | متجر صغير |
| I went to the corner shop to buy some milk. |
| corner table n | (table in corner of room) | طاولة زاوية |
| Brian was sitting at corner table in the restaurant. |
| corner the market v expr | (dominate trade) | يحتكر السوق، يهيمن على السوق |
| The company has cornered the market for online book sales. |
| corner the market v expr | figurative (predominate) | يستأثر، يحتكر |
| The actor cornered the market as regards playing the role of a tough guy. |
| corner the market in [sth] v expr | figurative (predominate) | يستأثر شيئًا، يحتكر شيئًا |
| Manchester United have cornered the market in scoring important goals in extra time. |
| have a corner on [sth] v expr | idiom (own enough of to control market) | يسيطر على شيء |
| I tried to have a corner on the silver market by buying low priced contracts, but I failed miserably. |
| in a corner adv | (where two inside walls meet) | في زاوية |
| Frank found the kitten hiding in a corner. |
| in a corner adv | figurative (forced into doing [sth]) (مجازي) | محشور في الزاوية |
| just around the corner adv | (in the next street) | في الشارع التالي |
| The post office is just around the corner. |
| just around the corner adv | figurative (waiting to happen) | يُتوقع أن يحدث |
| For every "safe" nuclear reactor, there is a disaster just around the corner. |
| on the corner adv | (at the intersection of two streets) | عند زاوية الطريق |
| Every morning when I set off for school, my friends are waiting for me on the corner. |
| out of the corner of your eye adv | (in your peripheral vision) | من طرف العين |
| She couldn't describe him accurately because she'd only seen him out of the corner of her eye. |
top left corner,
top left-hand corner n | (upper corner on the left-hand side) | الزاوية اليسرى العليا، أعلى الزاوية اليسرى |
| The author's name appears at the top left corner of the page. |
top right corner,
top right-hand corner n | (upper corner on the right-hand side) | الزاوية اليمنى العليا، أعلى الزاوية اليمنى |
| The page is numbered in the top right corner. |
| turn a corner v expr | (turn into next road) | ينعطف |
| turn a corner v expr | figurative (enter a new phase) | يدخل مرحلة جديدة، يشهد تقدمًا |
| يشهد تحسنًا |
| Scientists believe they have turned a corner in their search for a cure for cancer. |
| turn the corner v expr | figurative (get past an obstacle) | يتخطى أزمة، يتخطى مرحلة صعبة |
| He's in a serious condition but we're hoping he'll turn the corner by morning. |
