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• فعل يُستخدم للإشارة إلى نقش أو حفر رسم أو نص على سطح، عادةً معدن أو زجاج أو حجر، بواسطة حمض أو أداة حادة. ويُستعمل مجازًا للإشارة إلى ترسيخ شيء في الذاكرة أو الوجدان.

A verb used to indicate the act of engraving or cutting a design or text into a surface, typically metal, glass, or stone, using acid or a sharp tool.

1. Engrave or carveB2formalart

   To cut or carve a design, pattern, or letters into a hard surface, such as metal, glass, or stone, using acid or a sharp tool.

   نقش

   • The artist etched her signature into the glass vase.
   • He etched a beautiful landscape onto the copper plate.
   • The jeweler etched the couple's initials into the ring.

   المرادفاتcarvechasecutengravegraveinciseinscribescratch

2. Imprint deeplyB2formal

   To fix something firmly in someone's memory or mind.

   نقش في الذاكرة

   • The tragic event was etched into her memory forever.
   • His words were etched in my mind for years to come.
   • The image of the sunset was etched deeply in his consciousness.

   المرادفاتembedengraveimpressimprintingrainstamp

   الأضدادeraseforgetobliterate