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a piece of material, especially cloth, that hangs across a window or opening to make a room or part of a room dark or private

curtain

ستارة

used to refer to a person suffering from a fear of being in closed spaces

claustrophobic

الخوف من الأماكن المغلقة

the feeling of tiredness and confusion that people experience after making a long journey by plane to a place where the time is different from the place they left

jet lag

اختلاف التوقيت

travelling a long distance

long-haul

مسافة بعيدة

familiar with something

accustomed

معتاد

a type of plant whose leaves are used in cooking to give flavour to particular dishes or in making medicine

herb

عشب

one of the smaller groups or amounts that a larger group or amount can be divided into

segment

قطعة

a level of quality

standard

أساسي

In most cases; usually

typically

عادة

to join two pieces of cloth together by putting thread through them with a needle

sew

خياطة

made by people, often as a copy of something natural

artificial

مصطنع

extremely interesting

fascinating

مبهر

operated by air pressure

pneumatic

هوائي

a large, soft, flat bag filled with feathers or artificial material used as a covering on a bed

duvet

لحاف

dry dirt in the form of powder that covers surfaces inside a building, or very small dry pieces of soil, sand, or other substances

dust

تراب

the condition of being unable to sleep, over a period of time

insomnia

الأرق

a radio programme that is stored in a digital form that you can download from the internet and play on a computer or on an MP3 player

podcast

تدوين صوتي

thinking about something or someone, or doing something, too much or all the time

obsessive

مهووس

used to say that something seems to be true, although it is not certain

apparently

فيما يبدو

the line of bones down the centre of the back that provides support for the body and protects the spinal cord

spine

العمود الفقري

to put two or more things into a straight line, or to form a straight line

align

محاذاة

a chemical substance consisting of two atoms of oxygen combined with one atom of another element

dioxide

ثاني أكسيد

not feeling or showing sympathy for other people's feelings, or refusing to give importance to something

insensitive

غير حساس

an ancient story or set of stories, especially explaining the early history of a group of people or about natural events and facts

myth

خرافة

happening many times, or happening again

recurring

يتكرر

a person who plays a violin

violinist

عازف كمان

to change or cause something to change in amount or level, especially from one occasion to another

vary

يتغير

a typical or noticeable quality of someone or something

characteristic

صفة مميزة

to use something in a way that helps you

exploit

استغلال

to remove or take out something

extract

إستخراج

an event at which objects such as paintings are shown to the public, a situation in which someone shows a particular skill or quality to the public, or the act of showing these things

exhibition

معرض

to delay an event and plan or decide that it should happen at a later date or time

postpone

يؤجل

to pause before you do or say something, often because you are uncertain or nervous about it

hesitate

يتردد

the particular type of structure, materials, etc. that something has

construction

بنية

a wooden musical instrument with four strings, that is held vertically between the legs and is played by moving a bow across the strings

cello

التشيلو

a musical instrument, usually made of metal, that is played by blowing into it to make a reed vibrate. They are made in different sizes

saxophone

ساكسفون

a group of people who sing together

choir

الكورال

a large group of musicians who play many different instruments together and are led by a conductor

orchestra

الأوركسترا

someone who directs the performance of musicians or a piece of music

conductor

قائد الأوركسترا

a woman or girl with a voice that can sing the highest notes

soprano

سوبرانو