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button hole

/ˈbʌtən həʊl/

الترجمة: عُرْوة أو عروة الزر، وهي حلقة أو شق في الثوب يُدخل فيها الزر. وفي الاستعمال القديم: إمساك الشخص والتشبث به في الحديث رغماً عنه، بأخذه من عروة ثوبه أو ياقته.

مدخل واحد

phrase

C1informalcommonمهجور/ˈbʌtən həʊl/

An old-fashioned term meaning to detain someone in conversation, often against their will, by grabbing their buttonhole or coat lapel. Also refers to the slit or loop on a garment through which a button passes.

  • 🌐عُرْوة أو عروة الزر، وهي حلقة أو شق في الثوب يُدخل فيها الزر. وفي الاستعمال القديم: إمساك الشخص والتشبث به في الحديث رغماً عنه، بأخذه من عروة ثوبه أو ياقته.
  1. Fashion and Sewing A2 formal

    A small slit or opening in a garment through which a button is passed to fasten it.

    • She carefully sewed the buttonhole on the shirt.
    • The tailor reinforced the buttonhole to prevent tearing.
    • He struggled to fit the large button through the small buttonhole.

    🌐عروة الزر

  2. Social Interaction (Buttonhole someone) C1 informal british

    To detain someone in conversation, often against their will.

    • He buttonholed me at the party and talked for an hour.
    • The reporter buttonholed the politician for a comment.
    • She was buttonholed by her neighbor and couldn't escape.

    🌐احتجاز في الحديث