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wink

/ˈwɪŋk/

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noun

غمزة

An act of winking (a blinking of only one eye), or a message sent by winking.

Examples :

"He gave me a friendly wink as he passed by in the hallway. "

أعطاني غمزة ودية وهو يمر في الردهة.

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noun

غفوة، سنة

A brief period of sleep; especially forty winks.

Examples :

"After a long day at work, Sarah took a quick wink before dinner. "

بعد يوم طويل في العمل، أخذت سارة غفوة سريعة قبل العشاء.

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noun

لحظة، غمزة

A brief time; an instant.

Examples :

"The wink of a second was all it took for the alarm clock to go off. "

لم يستغرق الأمر سوى لحظة حتى ينطلق المنبه.

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noun

لمحة، قدر ضئيل

The smallest possible amount.

Examples :

"Even with a powerful microscope, I couldn't see a wink of difference between the two samples. "

حتى باستخدام مجهر قوي، لم أستطع رؤية لمحة فرق بين العينات.

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noun

إشارة، تلميح

A subtle allusion.

Examples :

"The film includes a wink to wartime rationing."

يتضمن الفيلم إشارة إلى التقنين في زمن الحرب.

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verb

غمز

To close one's eyes in sleep.

Examples :

"After a long day at work, the tired toddler began to wink and drift off to sleep. "

بعد يوم طويل في العمل، بدأ الطفل المتعب يغمز وينجرف إلى النوم.

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verb

غمز

To close one's eyes.

Examples :

"The teacher winked at Sarah to let her know the answer was correct. "

غمز المعلم لسارة لكي تعلم أن الإجابة صحيحة.

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verb

غمز، طرف

To close one's eyes quickly and involuntarily; to blink.

Examples :

"The tired student winked at his friend, quickly closing his eye. "

غمز الطالب المتعب لصديقه، مغلقًا عينه بسرعة.

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verb

غمز

To blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion, usually with an implication of conspiracy. (When transitive, the object may be the eye being winked, or the message being conveyed.)

Examples :

"He winked at me. She winked her eye. He winked his assent."

غمز لي. غمزت بعينها. أومأ بموافقته.

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verb

وميض، تلألأ

To gleam fitfully or intermitently; to twinkle; to flicker.

Examples :

"The firelight winked in the hearth, casting dancing shadows on the wall. "

وميض ضوء النار في الموقد، ملقياً بظلال راقصة على الحائط.

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noun

قرص لعبة تيدليوينكس

A disc used in the game of tiddlywinks.

Examples :

"My little brother loves playing tiddlywinks with his friends; he always uses his special red wink. "

أخي الصغير يحب لعب تيدليوينكس مع أصدقائه؛ هو دائمًا ما يستخدم قرص التيدليوينكس الأحمر الخاص به.

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noun

عشقة

(Chiefly British) Periwinkle.

Examples :

"My grandmother's garden has a beautiful patch of wink. "

يحتوي حديقة جدتي على بقعة جميلة من العشقة.