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    whose meaning is often different from the normal meaning of the words is called an idiom. Of the various definitons of ‘idiom’‚ therr criteria‚ both semantic and syntactic‚ emerge as predominant. The first is semantic opacity‚ or what has come to be known as ‘noncompositionality’‚ the fact that the meaning of an idiom cannot be deduced from a sum of the meanings of its parts: in this sense‚ the meaning of an idiom is not ‘motivated’(bussmann 1996: 316). Thus‚ the meaning od ‘die’ cannot be produced

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    The Art of Speech-Arabic Idioms Chapter Arabic-English dictionary for idioms‚ proverbs‚ politeness expressions‚ religious and Islamic expressions‚ slang and comparative spoken-written Arabic vocabulary.   The Arabic Idioms Written by Hussein Maxos Arabic for non-natives series by Hussein Maxos©‚ Damascus 1995-2003. ;;;;;;;;;;;;;; Index • Introduction…………………………………………….page 3 • Symbols and abbreviations………………………………. 6 • Section ‫6 .……………………………………ﺣﺮف اﻷﻟﻒ ا‬ • Section ‫71 ……………………………………ﺣﺮف

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    idioms definition Definition: Idioms are phrases in English that are used in a figurative manner. For example‚ the idiom ’make hay while the sun shines’ is used figuratively to mean: It is important to continue working hard during a period of relative success. The phrase has nothing to do with actually making hay. Advantage learning idioms 1. A good way to attain the metaphorical concepts in the target language is to learn idiomatic expressions. Idioms are often metaphorical. (Kovecses 2002)

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    which can not be deduced from their individual components. In a broad sense‚ idioms include set phrase‚ slang‚ proverbs‚ allusions‚ colloquialisms and so on. An idiom‚ the essence of a language‚ is deeply embedded in culture‚ and thus culture-loaded. In idiom translation‚ how to convey the cultural connotation has always been considered the most difficult part. Generally‚ there are two strategies adopted to translate idioms which are domestication and foreignization. Domestication demands a closeness

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    addition‚ also‚ too I plan to take swimming lessons this summer. I plan to take a computer course as well.  as well as (someone or something) - in addition to someone or something "Please bring your swimming suit as well as your towel."  B Idioms back and forth -

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    Adventure in the forest‚ island and in the desert 282575-3110230Adventure EmpireLife Gives You An Adventure So Take It Done by: Aya Alkhatib ‚ Reem Ali ‚Meera Obiud. Class: 9-B About us Adventure‚ it runs in our blood. We originated adventure traveling in the Middle East so we launched the idea in 1976 .Now we have over thousands of small group trips with the leading of an adventure travel specialist ‚also we can make an adventure just for you! You can never have the level of the experience

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    Book Review For One More Day By : MITCH  ALBOM “This is a story about family and‚ as there is a ghost involved you might call it a ghost story. But every family is a ghost story. The dead sit at our tables long after they have gone.” (For One More Day) If you just had one more day to live in your life with whom you like to spend it with ? and if you want go back  on time to change one thing what would that be? And many other questions that kept us wondering ; you will find answer for in this

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    Strike while the iron is hot  When you have an opportunity to do something‚ do it before you lose your chance. This is the best time in the last ten years tobuy a house. Strike while the iron is hot. Dot the i’s and cross the t’s to take care of every detail‚ even minor ones‚  to do something very carefully and in a lot of detail -I had dotted all the i’s and crossed the t’s‚ so I wondered why my application was rejected -Your instructor is a tough grader‚ be sure to dot your ‘i’s and cross your

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    "Journey to the Center of the Earth‚" by Jules Verne An adventure is an exciting or unusual experience. And it may also be a bold‚ usually risky undertaking‚ with an uncertain outcome. Adventures may be activities with some potential for physical danger . 1 a : an undertaking usually involving danger and unknown risks b : the encountering of risks 2: an exciting or remarkable experience 3: an enterprise involving financial risk Adventurous experiences create both psychological

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    thing for each other. Despite being married‚ Daisy falls in love with Gatsby after Nick sets up for them to see each other in secrecy‚ without Tom finding out. Gatsby tells Daisy about how he always dreamt about having her love‚ and being together. Unfortunately for Gatsby‚ who wants Daisy to leave Tom‚ Daisy doesn’t have a good time at his next party. Tom‚ who doesn’t like or trust Gatsby‚ joined Daisy for the next party to keep an eye out. Obviously‚ Daisy and Gatsby were unable to connect in

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