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3D,
3-D,
three-d n | abbreviation (three dimensions) | ثلاثي أبعاد |
3D,
3-D,
three-d adj | abbreviation (film: stereoscopic) | ثلاثي أبعاد |
AD,
A.D. adv | Latin, initialism (anno domini: year) (اختصار ميلادي أو للميلاد) | م |
| | (اختصار بعد الميلاد) | ب م |
| | The Roman Emperor Domitian ruled Britain briefly in 271 AD. |
| | حكم الإمبراطور الروماني دوميتيان بريطانيا لوقت قصير عام 271 م. |
| Big D n | US, informal, abbreviation (Dallas, Texas) | دالاس |
CDC,
C.D.C. n | initialism (Centers for Disease Control) | مراكز مكافحة الأمراض |
| chargé d'affaires n | Gallicism (diplomatic official) (مسؤول دبلوماسي) | القائم بالأعمال |
chef-d'oeuvre,
plural: chefs-d'oeuvre n | French (masterpiece) | رائعة |
continued,
cont'd adj | written (continued below, on the next page) | تابع |
| coup n | Gallicism, abbreviation (coup d'état) (سياسة) | انقلاب |
| | The opposition faction staged a coup, unseating the elected president. |
| | قامت الفصيلة المعارِضة بانقلاب أطاح بالرئيس المنتخَب. |
coup d'état,
plural: coups d'état n | Gallicism (violent seizure of power) | انقلاب |
| | The President of Egypt was ousted in a coup d'état in 2013. |
D-day,
D-Day n | historical (WWII invasion day) (في الحرب العالمية الثانية) | يوم الهجوم، يوم الغزو |
| D-day n | figurative (date when [sth] important begins) (يوم ذو أهمية خاصة) | يوم منشود |
d.o.b.,
DOB,
D.O.B n | written, abbreviation (date of birth) | تاريخ الولادة |
| d'you contraction | colloquial, abbreviation (do you) (اختصار كتابي بالإنجليزية) | - |
| | D'you think you could help me? |
| | هل تظن أن بإمكانك مساعدتي؟ |
DA,
D.A. n | US, initialism (district attorney) | المدعي العام |
| | The DA is closely following the case. |
DC,
D.C. n | initialism (District of Columbia) | دي سي، مقاطعة كولومبيا |
| | Washington, DC is home to the White House. |
| | Meg went to D.C. last year and visited the Washington Monument. |
DOA,
D.O.A adj | initialism (patient: dead on arrival) | ميت عند الوصول |
| | Unfortunately, the victim in the accident was DOA. |
DVA,
D.V.A. n | US, abbreviation (Department of Veterans Affairs) | إدارة شؤون قدامى المحاربين |
| he'd contraction | colloquial, abbreviation (he would) (مع المضارع) | إنه، هو |
| | Wayne hates living in this town; he'd do anything to leave. |
| he'd contraction | colloquial, abbreviation (he had) (مع الماضي) | إنه |
| | When Gavin's ankle started to swell, he realised he'd broken it. |
hors d'oeuvre,
plural: same or hors d'oeuvres n | French (food: appetizer) | مقبّلات، مشهّيات |
| | If you fill up on hors d'oeuvres, you will have no room left for dinner |
how-do-you-do,
how-d'ye-do,
how-de-do n | informal, dated (difficult situation) | وضع صعب |
| | Well that was certainly a fine how-do-you-do wasn't it? |
| I'd contraction | colloquial, abbreviation (I would) | اختصار I+would |
| | I'd like to get married this year. |
| I'd contraction | colloquial, abbreviation (I had) | اختصار ل I+had |
| | I'd been to France before, but this was the first time I'd visited Paris. |
| I'd love to interj | (enthusiastic yes) | بالتأكيد |
| | | بكل سرور |
| | "Would you like to go out for a drink?" "I'd love to." |
ID card,
I.D. card n | informal, abbreviation (identity card) | بطاقة هوية |
| | You'll need to show your ID card to get in. |
| it'd contraction | colloquial, abbreviation (it would) | - |
| | I think it'd be better if you left. |
| | أعتقد أنه من الأفضل لو ترحل. |
| it'd contraction | colloquial, abbreviation (it had) | كان |
| | Sorry I shouted at you last night; it'd been a long day at work, and I was tired. |
Ivory Coast,
Côte d'Ivoire n | (country in West Africa) | ساحل العاج، كوت ديفوار |
maître d',
maitre d' n | Gallicism, abbreviation (restaurant's head waiter) | رئيس النُّدَّل |
maître d',
maitre d' n | Gallicism, abbreviation (hotel manager) | مدير فندق |
maître d'hôtel,
maitre d'hotel n | Gallicism (restaurant's head waiter) (في مطعم) | رئيس النُّدُل |
maître d'hôtel,
maitre d'hotel n | Gallicism (hotel manager) | مدير فندق |
| n.d. n | written, abbreviation (no date) | لا تاريخ |
| objet d'art n | often plural, Gallicism (three-dimensional work of art) | تحفة فنية |
| | That isn't just a jumble of trash; I paid good money for that objet d'art. |
PhD,
PhD.,
Ph.D.,
DPhil n | abbreviation (degree: Doctor of Philosophy) | دكتوراه |
| | From what institution did you get your PhD? |
PhD,
PhD.,
Ph.D.,
DPhil n | colloquial, abbreviation (doctorate degree course) | دكتوراه |
| | He's doing a PhD at Loughborough. |
PhD,
PhD.,
Ph.D.,
DPhil n | abbreviation (holder of a doctorate degree) | حامل شهادة دكتوراه |
| | | دكتور |
| | The keynote speaker is Rachel Fine, PhD. |
PhD student,
PhD. student,
Ph.D. student,
DPhil student n | abbreviation (person studying for doctorate) | طالب دكتوراه |
Q.E.D.,
QED expr | Latin, initialism (quod erat demonstrandum) | وهو المطلوب إثباته |
R&D,
R & D,
R and D n | abbreviation (research and development) (مصطلح علمي) | البحث والتطوير |
| | My brother works in R&D at a large company in Silicon Valley. |
| raison d'être n | (reason for being) | سبب الوجود، مبرر الوجود |
| | I sometimes think that eating is his raison d'être. |
rcd.,
rcd,
recd.,
recd,
rec'd adj | written, abbreviation (received) | تم استلامه، مستلَم |
RD,
R.D. n | US, NZ, initialism (rural delivery) | تسليم إلى الأماكن الريفية |
| ملاحظة: Used to address mail. |
| research and development n | (business: creation of new products, etc.) | الأبحاث والتطوير |
| she'd contraction | colloquial, abbreviation (she would) | ...ت |
| | Vicky is very blunt; if she didn't like you, she'd say so, believe me! |
| | فيكي صريحة جدًّا، لو لم ترقها لقالت ذلك في وجهك، صدقني! |
| she'd contraction | colloquial, abbreviation (she had) | كانت قبلاً |
| | When I bumped into Lucie, she'd been on holiday and was very tanned. |
table d'hôte,
plural: tables d'hôte n | French (set meal at fixed price) (وجبة محددة بسعر محدد) | مائدة المُضيف |
| they'd contraction | informal, abbreviation (more than one person: they would) | كانا، كانتا، كانوا، كنّ |
| | Elsa was running late for the meeting with her clients and wasn't sure if they'd still be there. |
| | تأخرت إلسا على اجتماعها مع عملائها ولم تكن على يقين إن كانوا لا يزالون هناك. |
| they'd contraction | informal, abbreviation (more than one person: they had) | كانا، كانتا، كانوا، كنّ |
| | The teacher was fed up with his students; they'd been lazy and uncooperative all day. |
| they'd contraction | informal, abbreviation (people in general: they would) (الناس عمومًا) | كانوا |
| they'd contraction | informal, abbreviation (people in general: they had) (الناس عمومًا) | كانوا |
| they'd contraction | informal, abbreviation ([sb] unspecified: they would) (شخص غير محدد) | كان |
| they'd contraction | informal, abbreviation ([sb] unspecified: they had) (شخص غير محدد) | كان |
| they'd contraction | informal, abbreviation (non-binary person: they would) (شخص غير ثنائيّ) | - |
| ملاحظة: لا مقابل لها بالعربية |
| they'd contraction | informal, abbreviation (non-binary person: they had) (شخص غير ثنائيّ) | - |
| ملاحظة: لا مقابل لها بالعربية |
| vitamin D n | (organic nutrient) | فيتامين د، فيتامين D |
| | The body produces vitamin D when exposed to sunlight. |
Washington,
Washington,
D.C. n | (capital of USA) (واشنطن العاصمة) | واشنطن |
| | Washington is the capital of the USA. |
| we'd contraction | colloquial, abbreviation (we would) | سنكون |
| | I knew we'd be in trouble if we arrived late. |
| | كنت أعرف أننا سنكون في ورطة إذا وصلنا متأخرين. |
| we'd contraction | colloquial, abbreviation (we had) | كنا |
| | By seven o'clock we'd got everything ready for the party. |
| | بحلول الساعة السابعة كنا قد جهّزنا كل شيء لأجل الحفلة. |
| what-d'you-call-him n | informal (used in place of [sb]'s name) | هذا الذي لا أذكر اسمه، ... نسيت اسمه |
| | I saw what-d'you-call-him the other day. |
| what-d'you-call-it n | informal (something) | هذا الشيء |
| ملاحظة: Used when speaker cannot recall the correct word. |
| who'd contraction | colloquial, abbreviation (who would) | مَن |
| | Who'd want a job like that? Who'd be able to afford to buy such an expensive pair of shoes? |
| who'd contraction | informal, abbreviation (who did) (مع فعل بصيغة الماضي) | مَن |
| | Who'd you say that man was? |
| you'd contraction | colloquial, abbreviation (you would: singular) (اختصار you would) | - |
| | You'd be silly to quit such a great job. |
| you'd contraction | colloquial, abbreviation (you would: plural) | لـ...تما، لـ...تم |
| | 'If you took the exam today,' said the teacher proudly, 'you'd all pass.' |
| you'd contraction | colloquial, abbreviation (you had: singular) | كنت |
| | When I first met you, you'd just graduated from university. |
| you'd contraction | colloquial, abbreviation (you had: plural) (صيغة مختصرة لـ you had) | - |
| | Last time I saw you all, you'd just come back from your holiday. |
You'd make a better door than a window!,
You make a better door than a window! expr | (you are blocking my view) | أنت تحجب... عني |