Pay Attention !

[nassira]

يوجد في اللغة الانجليزية بعض العبارات التي تطلق و يراد بها معنىً آخر غير المعنى الحرفي لها مما قد يسبب بعض الاشكاليه في فهم بعض المحادثات .. و قد احببت ان اذكر بعضها فيما يلي :


Break the ice

المعنى الحرفي : اكسر الثلج
//
المعنى الصحيح : مهد الأمور او مهد الطريق لأمر ما

He looks blue

المعنى الحرفي : هو يبدو ازرقاً
//
المعنى الصحيح : هو يبدو حزيناً

She is in the clouds

المعنى الحرفي : هي في الغيوم
//
المعنى الصحيح : هي شاردة الذهن

I will go banana

المعنى الحرفي : سأصبح موزة
//
المعنى الصحيح : سأجن او سأفقد عقلي

It rains cats and dogs

المعنى الحرفي : انها تمطر قططاً و كلاباً
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المعنى الصحيح : انها تمطر بغزاره


This is nuts

المعنى الحرفي : هذه مكسرات
//
المعنى الصحيح : هذا جنون او هذا هراء


It's a piece of cake

المعنى الحرفي : انها قطعة من الكيك
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المعنى الصحيح : إنه لأمر سهل جدا

He leads a dog's life

المعنى الحرفي : هو يحيا حياة الكلاب
//
المعنى الصحيح : هو يحيا حياة مليئة بالقلق

He is a black sheep

المعنى الحرفي : هو خروف اسود
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المعنى الصحيح : هو شخص سيء الأخلاق


This is a hot air

المعنى الحرفي : هذا هواءٌ حار
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المعنى الصحيح : هذا كلام لا فائدة منه

[nassira]

oh sorry I forgot one ..It 's the most important one :

Her hands on her head

المعنى الحرفي : يداها فوق رأسها
//

" المعنى الصحي : من غير لا شئ " ربنا خلقتنا

[lamita]

thank you nassira

[L9ant]

Check this out :

This is bullshit

المعنى الحرفي : هذا غائط ثور
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المعنى الصحيح : هذا هراء و كلام خاطئ و مضلل

[roubaaa]

That's interesting Nassira thanks a lot!
but I just wanna say that the expression "Break the ice" does not really means : مهد الأمور او مهد الطريق لأمر
actually, it is when, for example, you start communicating with someone in a situation where there is much silence, we say that you break the ice, means you break the silence.
wa LLahou a3lam

[nassira]

	Citation:			Posté par L9ant
	Check this out : This is bullshit المعنى الحرفي : هذا غائط ثور // المعنى الصحيح : هذا هراء و كلام خاطئ و مضلل

ana kanhdar m3a nass lli yalah bdaw it3almou l'anglais mlli nta wssalti "bullshit" safi rak tkhrrajti makanch 3lik ga3 tadkhol l'had le sujet !

lah i3fou 3lik w safi hadchi mangol lik !

[Who-Cares]

	Citation:			Posté par roubaaa
	That's interesting Nassira thanks a lot! but I just wanna say that the expression "Break the ice" does not really means : مهد الأمور او مهد الطريق لأمر actually, it is when, for example, you start communicating with someone in a situation where there is much silence, we say that you break the ice, means you break the silence. wa LLahou a3lam

Right on.
I second that.

[alexander]

	Citation:			Posté par roubaaa
	That's interesting Nassira thanks a lot! but I just wanna say that the expression "Break the ice" does not really means : مهد الأمور او مهد الطريق لأمر actually, it is when, for example, you start communicating with someone in a situation where there is much silence, we say that you break the ice, means you break the silence. wa LLahou a3lam

hmmm, actually i believe both are correct, usually i use it in the way you explain it.

but i think it's more a popular phrase that my be used for deferent purposes depending on the state.

you should keep in mind that english is different from a place to another. not a big difference but still it's enough to be acknowledged.

[Who-Cares]

I guess that Rouba referred to the way Americans use the expression.

[nassira]

	Citation:			Posté par alexander
	hmmm, actually i believe both are correct, usually i use it in the way you explain it. but i think it's more a popular phrase that my be used for deferent purposes depending on the state. you should keep in mind that english is different from a place to another. not a big difference but still it's enough to be acknowledged.

exactly alex you are right ...that's why I didn't want to add no comment ...

I guess that she wanted to say the meaning in Britsh english !


and the sentences I did post there they are " american slang "

there is a big difference betwen "american slang and british slang" !


one more thing I also see a little difference betwen the English used in both countries so the same for their slangs !