sheet

• الكلمة تدل على الشيء الرقيق المسطح، مثل ورقة أو لوح أو ملاءة سرير أو قطعة قماش أو طبقة من مادة.

A thin, flat piece of material, typically rectangular, used for various purposes such as writing, covering, or construction. Can refer to paper, fabric, metal, glass, or other materials in a flat, thin form.

1. Piece of paper for writing or printingA1formal

   A single piece of paper, especially one used for writing, printing, or drawing. Typically rectangular in shape and of standard size.

   ورقة

   • Could you pass me a blank piece of paper?
   • She wrote her notes on a fresh sheet.
   • The printer is out of paper sheets.
   • He tore a sheet from his notebook.
   • Please fill out this form on a separate page.

   المرادفاتpagepaperpiece of paper

2. Large piece of cloth for a bedA2formal

   A large rectangular piece of cotton or linen fabric used as bedding, placed between the mattress and blankets or used to cover the sleeper.

   ملاءة السرير

   • She changed the bed linens this morning.
   • The hotel provides fresh cotton bedding daily.
   • He pulled the covers up to his chin.
   • These linens are made of Egyptian cotton.
   • Remember to put clean bedding on the guest bed.

   المرادفاتbed linenbed sheetlinen

3. Thin flat piece of materialB1formaltechnical

   A broad, thin, flat piece of material such as metal, glass, plastic, or wood, used in construction, manufacturing, or other applications.

   صفيحة، لوح، صحيفة

   • The roof is made of corrugated metal panels.
   • They installed a new pane of glass in the window.
   • The carpenter cut a thin panel of plywood.
   • Aluminum panels are used in aircraft construction.
   • She bought a plastic panel for the project.

   المرادفاتlaminalayerpanepanelplateslab

4. Broad continuous surface or expanseB2formal

   A wide, continuous surface or area of something, especially water, ice, or flame, appearing as a flat, unbroken expanse.

   سطح ممتد واسع

   • The lake was covered with a layer of ice.
   • Rain fell in heavy torrents all night.
   • A vast expanse of water stretched before them.
   • The fire spread across a wide area of forest.
   • Snow covered the ground in a white blanket.

   المرادفاتblanketcoveringexpanselayerstretchsurfacesweep

5. Spreadsheet or data tableB1informalIT

   A computer application that organizes, analyzes, and stores data in tabular form, consisting of rows and columns. Also refers to a single page within such a program.

   جدول بيانات، ورقة إكسل

   • I created a spreadsheet to track expenses.
   • The data is organized in an Excel workbook.
   • She entered the figures into the table.
   • Can you email me the budget file?
   • This worksheet contains all the calculations.

   المرادفاتgridspreadsheettableworksheet

• فعل يعني تغطية شيء بملاءة أو فرش ملاءة عليه، وكذلك نزول المطر بغزارة كأنه يصب من دلو، وتشكيل المادة في صفائح، وضبط حبال الشراع في القوارب.

To cover or wrap with a sheet; to provide with bed linens; (of rain) to fall heavily like a curtain; to form material into thin flat layers; (nautical) to trim a sail using the sheet rope.

فعل مركّب، قابل للفصل

1. Covering with a cloth or protective layerB2informal

   To place a sheet or large piece of fabric over something for protection or concealment.

   تغطية بقماش أو غطاء واقٍ

   • They sheeted the furniture before painting the room.
   • The workers sheeted the scaffolding with plastic sheeting.
   • She carefully sheeted the bed after washing the linens.
   • We need to sheet the car to keep the dust off.
   • The statue was sheeted in a white cloth for the unveiling.

   المرادفاتcloakcoverdrapeenvelopshroudwrap

2. Putting a sheet on a bedB1informal

   To fit a mattress with a fresh bed sheet.

   تغطية السرير بالملاءة

   • She sheeted the mattress with fresh linen.
   • The maid sheeted all the beds in the guest wing.
   • He taught his son how to properly sheet a bed.
   • They sheeted the cot with a clean white sheet.
   • After laundry, she sheeted every bed in the house.

   المرادفاتcoverdressspread

3. Raining very heavily (phrasal verb: sheet down)C1informal

   To fall as an intense, continuous curtain of rain.

   تنزل المطر بغزارة كأنها ستارة

   • The rain was sheeting down all afternoon.
   • It's been sheeting down since morning.
   • We got caught as the rain sheeted down without warning.
   • The storm sheeted rain against the windows.
   • The monsoon rains sheeted down for days.

   المرادفاتbucketlashpourteem

4. Forming material into thin layersC1formaltechnical

   To process a substance into thin, flat pieces.

   تحويل المادة إلى صفائح

   • The factory sheets the hot steel into coils.
   • The pulp is sheeted into paper.
   • After cooling, the plastic is sheeted and rolled.
   • The machine sheets the dough before cutting cookies.
   • They developed a new method to sheet graphene.

   المرادفاتflattenlaminatepressroll

5. Adjusting a sail with a rope (phrasal verb: sheet in/out)C2informalsport

   In sailing, to pull in or let out a sheet (rope) to control the angle of a sail.

   شد أو إرخاء حبل الشراع

   • The helmsman ordered to sheet in the mainsail as the wind picked up.
   • You need to sheet out the jib on a downwind run.
   • They sheeted the sail home to gain speed.
   • Sheet the genoa in tighter for a better angle.
   • The crew sheeted the sails quickly during the tack.

   المرادفاتtrim