Upstream Unit 1
Some new words
| Word | Meaning | Equals |
|---|---|---|
| conduct | يجري / يدير | |
| proficient | كفؤ / ممتاز | |
| pace | وقع / سرعة | |
| yawn | يتثائب | |
| giggle | يقهقه | |
| yell | يصرخ | |
| weep | يبكي | |
| talk non-stop | يرغي | a chatterbox |
| ironic | ساخر | |
| book (n) | كتاب | |
| book (v) | يحجز | |
| rumour [rumor] | شائعة |
Prepositions & Expressions
| Word + Preposition | Meaning | Equals |
|---|---|---|
| under the impression | تحت تأثير إنطباع معين | |
| take into consideration | يأخذ في الاعتبار | |
| on the internet | في / على الإنترنت | |
| a threat to | تهديد لـ | |
| in English | بالإنجليزية | |
| deal with | يتعامل مع / يواجه | |
| tend to | يميل لـ - يحب | |
| do / conduct business | يدير / يؤدي أعمال | |
| aware of | على دراية بـ | |
| tell the time | يخبر الوقت | understand the clock |
| talk business | يتحدث عن الأعمال | discuss business |
| hear from | يعرف أخبار عن | |
| bump into | يقابل بالصدفة | run into |
| wave at / to | لوح لـ | |
| connect to {sth} | يوصل {شخص} بـ | |
| connect with {sb} | له علاقة بـ | |
| glare at | ينظر بغضب لـ | |
| smile at | يبتسم لـ | |
| make an appointment with | يحدد موعد | |
| chat with {sb} | يدردش مع | chat to {sb} |
| chat about {sth} | يدردش عن | |
| shout at | يصرخ في وجه | |
| whisper to | يهمس | |
| wink at | يغمز بعينه | |
| shake hands with | يسلم على | |
| communicate with | يتواصل مع | |
| have a meeting with | يجتمع مع | |
| by fax | عن طريق الفاكس |
Phrasal Verbs
| Word | Meaning | Equals |
|---|---|---|
| switch {sth} off | turn off | |
| put {sb} through | to connect a person to another on the phone | |
| hang on | wait for a short time | hold the line |
| hang up | to end a telephone conversation | |
| run out | finish | |
| cut off | stop | |
| get through | to succeed in talking to someone on the phone | |
| call back | to telephone someone who called you earlier |
Idioms & Fixed Phrases
| Idiom | Meaning | Equals |
|---|---|---|
| be out of touch with {sth} | have outdated knowledge about something | |
| be in touch with {sth} | have up-to-date knowledge about something | |
| lose touch with {sb} | to stop communicating with someone | |
| keep in touch with {sb} | to keep communicating with someone | |
| lose contact with {sb / sth} | to find someone or obtain something | |
| hold the line | wait for a short time on the phone | hold on |
| come into contact with {sb} | meet | |
| make a complaint | يعمل شكوي | |
| clap of thunder | صوت الرعد | peal of thunder |
Some Notes
very VS too
الاثنان بمعنى: جدًا
- very → possible
"The coffee is very hot, but I can drink it."
- too → not possible
"The coffee is too hot. I can’t drink it."