Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
woodwork
Arabic translation:
يختفي تماما/ يتبخر في الهواء
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English term
woodwork
English to Arabic
Art/Literary
Journalism
The plot does tend to disappear into the woodwork
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يختفي تماما/ يتبخر في الهواء
This is an idiomatic expression meaning to completely disappear.
http://everything2.com/node/361692
Out of the woodwork. Appearing suddenly, as if from within the walls.
see google examples:
Imagining the InternetAs the relevant technologies continue to develop, miniaturized, distributed computational devices will disappear into the woodwork. Keyboards and mouse pads ...
www.elon.edu/e-web/predictions/early90s/william_mitchell.xh... -
Brad Pitt calls Jennifer Aniston to complain about US Vogue ...15 Nov 2008 ... Is the poor woman supposed to disappear into the woodwork, keep her mouth shut and never mention how hurt she was when another woman stepped ...
www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/celebrity/news/daily-gossip/08111... -
Savery Reparations Must Begin NowAmericans have become "fat and lazy" and when these people are targeted, their one time "supporters" will disappear into the woodwork and whisper - "well, ...
www.saveourguns.com/slaveryreparations.htm - Cached - Similar pages
Social studies for secondary schools: teaching to learn, learning ... - Google Books Resultby Alan J. Singer, Hofstra New Teachers Network ... - 2003 - Education - 388 pages
We would answer an easy question at the start of the lesson and then disappear into the woodwork. We would spend a lot of time in the bathroom, ...
books.google.com/books?isbn=080584208X... -
http://everything2.com/node/361692
Out of the woodwork. Appearing suddenly, as if from within the walls.
see google examples:
Imagining the InternetAs the relevant technologies continue to develop, miniaturized, distributed computational devices will disappear into the woodwork. Keyboards and mouse pads ...
www.elon.edu/e-web/predictions/early90s/william_mitchell.xh... -
Brad Pitt calls Jennifer Aniston to complain about US Vogue ...15 Nov 2008 ... Is the poor woman supposed to disappear into the woodwork, keep her mouth shut and never mention how hurt she was when another woman stepped ...
www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/celebrity/news/daily-gossip/08111... -
Savery Reparations Must Begin NowAmericans have become "fat and lazy" and when these people are targeted, their one time "supporters" will disappear into the woodwork and whisper - "well, ...
www.saveourguns.com/slaveryreparations.htm - Cached - Similar pages
Social studies for secondary schools: teaching to learn, learning ... - Google Books Resultby Alan J. Singer, Hofstra New Teachers Network ... - 2003 - Education - 388 pages
We would answer an easy question at the start of the lesson and then disappear into the woodwork. We would spend a lot of time in the bathroom, ...
books.google.com/books?isbn=080584208X... -
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غير ملاحظة
into the woodwork — used in phrases like fade into the woodwork to describe someone or something that is not noticed or that seems to disappear. The context would mean: الحبكة أو الخطة تبدو مختفية أو غير ملاحظة للأنظار or however you see it fit into the big picture of your context.
Example sentence:
He's so shy that he always seems to fade into the woodwork at parties.
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فن الزخرفة والتزيين
structure: fabric, work, brickwork, stonework, woodwork, timberwork, studwork, materials
ornamental art: work, handiwork, handicraft, fancywork, woodwork, fretwork, frostwork
ornamental art: work, handiwork, handicraft, fancywork, woodwork, fretwork, frostwork
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مشغولات خشبية
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English term (edited):
disappear into the woodwork
يختفي من حيث لا يدري أحد
يختفي من حيث لا يدري أحد
come out of the woodwork = يظهر من حيث لا يدري أحد
disappear into the woodwork = يختفي من حيث لا يدري أحد
come out of the woodwork = يظهر من حيث لا يدري أحد
disappear into the woodwork = يختفي من حيث لا يدري أحد
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