Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

woodwork

Arabic translation:

يختفي تماما/ يتبخر في الهواء

Added to glossary by Nidhalz
Jun 7, 2009 17:15
15 yrs ago
2 viewers *
English term

Proposed translations

+2
44 mins
Selected

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... -
Peer comment(s):

agree Safae Alem
2 hrs
Many thanks Safae :)
agree wafaawad
2 hrs
Many thanks Wafa :)
Something went wrong...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you."
17 mins

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.

Something went wrong...
18 mins

فن الزخرفة والتزيين

structure: fabric, work, brickwork, stonework, woodwork, timberwork, studwork, materials
ornamental art: work, handiwork, handicraft, fancywork, woodwork, fretwork, frostwork

Something went wrong...
+1
24 mins

مشغولات خشبية

مشغولات من الخشب أو أعمال من الخشب
Peer comment(s):

agree asd_trans
10 mins
Many thanks asd :)
Something went wrong...
48 mins
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
Something went wrong...
7 hrs

يختفي من دون أن يترك أثراً

...
Something went wrong...
Term search
  • All of ProZ.com
  • Term search
  • Jobs
  • Forums
  • Multiple search