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attendance
Detail    speak
n. الحضور act of being present
In some countries, taking lots of days off work sick would get you fired, and the idea of offering prizes for good attendance would be little more than a joke.
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attendant
Detail    speak
n. يصاحب aide; servant; accompanying; a person who participates in a meeting
The FBI has published an affidavit that describes how a flight attendant first smelled smoke from a match.
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attention
Detail    speak
n. اهتمام act or state of attending or heeding; application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought
Ladies and gentlemen, could I have your attention, please?
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attire
Detail    speak
n. ملابس clothes, especially of a particular or formal type; dress
I will attire my Jane in satin and lace, and she shall have roses in her hair, and I will cover the head I love best with a priceless veil.
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attorney
Detail    speak
n. المحامي lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
Did this attorney mean to throw away his client's life without an effort?
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attract
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v. جذب draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure
The government is trying to attract more investment into the shipbuilding industry.
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attraction
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n. الجذب appeal; a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts
Harriet died peacefully in her enclosure at a zoo in northern Australia, where she was the star attraction.
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attractive
Detail    speak
a. حجية appealing; pleasing; inviting; tempting
The mobile phone companies argue that reducing taxes will make legally imported phones more attractive than the cheaper smuggled models.
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attribute
Detail    speak
n. سمة essential quality; reputation; honor
His outstanding attribute was his kindness.
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attribute
Detail    speak
v. سمة relate to particular cause or source; ascribe; explain
I attribute her success in science to the encouragement she received from her parents.
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audible
Detail    speak
a. حجية perceptible; heard or perceptible by the ear
He turned his head slightly, his lips moving in a phrase audible only to the Caverna.
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audit
Detail    speak
v. التدقيق examine, verify, or correct the financial accounts of
Independent accountants audit the company annually.
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audition
Detail    speak
v. الاختبار take part in a trial performance; evaluate in a trial performance
She scheduled to audition for a role on Broadway.
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auditorium
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n. القاعة area of theater or concert hall where the audience sits
A seat in the stalls or in one of the elaborate boxes surrounding the horseshoe-shaped auditorium now costs nearly 700 pounds.
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auger
Detail    speak
n. اوجير hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice
It was amazing what they could make just using an ax and an auger.
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augment
Detail    speak
v. زيادة make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
Armies augment their forces by calling up reinforcements.
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authentic
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a. حجية not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy
It is authentic, genuine, and a true and correct copy of the original.
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authenticate
Detail    speak
v. مصادقة prove genuine; establish authenticity of
An expert was needed to authenticate the original Van Gogh painting, distinguishing it from its imitation.
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author
Detail    speak
n. جاذبية الكاتب beginner, former, or first mover of anything; creator; originator; one who composes or writes book or composer
In delivering the prize to the author of it, the mayor of the village made a warm speech.
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authority
Detail    speak
n. مسموعة السلطة jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
The laws will reinforce Australia's authority to turn boats away from Australia.
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