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“He spends hours and hours poring over old maps when he thinks I’m not looking.”
pore over: (بادقت نگاه کردن یا خواندن)
to read or look at something very carefully for a long time
She was poring over a book.
“He’s up to something.”
Be up to something:
(مخفیانه کاری را انجام دادن)
doing something secret or something that you should not be doing
When he’s quite like this, I know he’s up to something.
“If you’re referring to the incident with the dragon.”
refer to somebody or something:
(به کسی یا چیزی اشاره داشتن)
to mention or speak about someone or something
her mother never referred to him again.
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"You caught me a bit unprepared I’m afraid."
unprepared: (adj) (آمادگی نداشتن)
not ready
Mexico was unprepared for war.
I’m afraid: (متاسفم)
a polite way of saying that you are sorry:
I’m afraid I can’t help you.
“I’ve got to get away from these confounded relatives, hanging on the bell all day…”
Confound: (verb) (لعنت)
To damn.
Confound him, he’s a fool!
Hang on: (سماجت ورزیدن)
to keep pushing or persisting regardless of obstacles
The child hung on to her mother and would not let go of her hands.
“Frodo suspects something.”
Suspect: (verb) ( شک داشتن )
To have doubts about (something); distrust:
I suspect his motives.
“He’s very fond of you.”
be found of: (دوست داشتن)
like somebody or something a lot:
She was very fond of horses.
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“Bilbo, watch out for the dragon!”
watch out for: (مراقب بودن)
look carefully and be ready for somebody or something dangerous
Watch out for ice on the roads.
“Nonsense. There hasn’t been a dragon in these parts for thousands of years”
Nonsense: (noun) (مزخرف)
words or ideas that have no meaning or that are not true
It’s nonsense to say that Jackie is lazy.
" …and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve."
deserve: (verb) (سزاوار بودن)
be good or bad enough to have something
They stole money from old people, so they deserve to go to prison.
“I’ve put this off for far too long.”
to put something off: (به تعویق انداختن )
If you put something off, you delay doing it.
He put off his holiday because the children were ill.
“I regret to announce this is the end!”
Regret: (verb) (متاسف بودن)
to feel sorry.
I regret not speaking to her before she left.
“To tell you the truth, Bilbo’s been a bit odd lateIy.”
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“To tell you the truth, Bilbo’s been a bit odd lateIy.”
To tell you the truth: ( راستش رو بخوای)
saying what you really think or feel
To tell the truth, I liked her first book better
“You will keep an eye on Frodo, won’t you?”
Keep an eye on: (مواظب کسی یا چیزی بودن)
to look after someone or something and make sure that they are safe
Mary will keep an eye on the kids this afternoon.