how could we improve our english

of course all of us want to improve his language and i have an idea every one open the forum write anew word or an expression with it's meaning and it's transcription and we want more ideas to improve our english

Eschew
this is the first word of today
(Pronunciation: [e-'shu]
Definition: Shun, avoid, shy away from
اِجْتَنَبَ ; اِحْتاطَ ; بَعُدَ عَنْ : تَجَنَّبَ ; تَحَاشَى ; تَحَامَى ; تَحَرَّزَ ; تَدَارَكَ ; تَوَقَّى ; جانَبَ ; حايَدَ ; مَنَعَ

ummmmmmmm...... can I???anyway
we say
it makes sense which means
هذا منطقي
pull someone's leg means
to lie on sb to convince him to do sth
يضحك علي حد عشان يقنعه يعمل حاجة
coutch potato which is said on people who sit four hours and hours infront of the tv
got it???

make a hey with the sunshine
i.e work hard
your idea made me see a light at the end of the tunnel
work up

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Aghast (adjective)

Pronunciation: [ê-'gæst]

Definition: Shocked by horror, fright; more recently, just deeply shocked.

aghast مذعور


aghast مشدوه



uggested Usage: Shakespeare could still use the verb, "gast," when he wrote 'King Lear' (1605), for in act II, scene 1 we find, "Or whether gasted by the noyse [noise] I made, Full sodainely [suddenly] he fled." Remember that the base meaning of today's word refers to fright, "Everyone in the neighborhood was aghast with terror at the gang of dogs that plied the streets at night." However, "deeply shocked" may have already displaced that sense, "I was aghast to see Madge pour red wine in the white wine glasses!"

Etymology: Middle English "agast," past participle of agasten "to frighten" : a-, intensive prefix + gasten "to frighten." "Gasten" comes from Old English gæstan based on gast "breath, spirit," and "ghost," a related word referring to something that still frightens many of us. The [h] was introduced to the spelling around 1425 by the Scots and by 1700 it had become the standard spelling, so don't forget it when writing this adjective. While we are not sure where "flabbergast" comes from, it does go back to 1772 and could plausibly be a blend of "flap" and the old verb, "gast."

mr saad is that the word that you wanted shermeen and salma to know it???????

the word stunned means
مصعوق
اظن انها تمشي برده لسلمي وشرمين
ex: the teacher hit me so i was stunned
or
the teacher HIT THE DISK that they were STUNNED

the word startle for Salma and Shermeen
(here we go ) that's a british encouragement especially for ateam
keep going my amirable students........here we go

mr. saad for facing bad news for example
" ??where is wrong with u "
"my brother had an accident "
so.. what does my answer have to be???
i'm sorry to hear that \ that is so bad
or what???

when u react somebody's bad news
Never say oh my god but u can say i'm sorry to hear that or that's awful or you must be feeling bad any time u wanna talk just say the word etc..........
we are going to listen to someone's reacting to the good and the bad news in the class

thanks every one for those information
subordinate
less important than something else or having a lower rank or less authority :asubordinate position

i'm sorry for being late to put anew word but today icame with alarge amount of words i will not put it all to have achance to read it i hope you like my words

Belie (verb)

Pronunciation: [bê-'LI]

Definition: To show to be false, contradict, to misrepresent, to give a false impression of. This verb is only rarely used to mean "to lie about" today.

Usage: The forms of this word do reflect a variation in spelling—the present participle is "belying." There is an archaic noun, "belier," used in the sense of "a liar." belie كذّب‎

belie يعطي فكرة خاطئة

belie يكذَب

belie يناقض

Boggle (verb)

Pronunciation: ['bahg-gêl]

Definition: (1) To startle or be startled, to shy away from fearfully; (2) to bungle, botch, or fumble; (3) to overwhelm with amazement.

boggle يتردّد

Cantankerous (adjective)

Pronunciation: [kæn-'tæng-kêr-ês]

Definition: Quarrelsome, ill-tempered, crotchety, ornery; difficult to handle.

cantankerous محب للخصام

cantankerous مشاكس

Animus (noun)

Pronunciation: ['æn-i-mês]

Definition: (1) A disposition or attitude that motivates someone's behavior; (2) a concealed hostility or rancor toward someone or something; (3) in Jungian psychology,

animus	عداء
animus	ميل
animus	نية

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Gratuitous (adjective)

Pronunciation: [græ-'tu-ê-tês]

Definition: (1) Free, obtained at no cost; (2) Unnecessary, for no reason, uncalled-for. المعنى gratuitous مجاني

sarah i can't get ur last word
please i'll need more explaining

really basma it's difficult we want sarah or mr saad to explain it

معناه غشيم أو متهور

get a clue
to understand or get a hint
it's daily used
it's heard a lot in movies
even it's a name 4 one

we can also use i have no clue means no idea or don't know
break the ice يمهد الطريق during or before starting conversation

thanksssss Esraa but idea could u please M.R Saad tell us how to improve our communication with english