kerchief

[US]/'kɜːtʃɪf/
[UK]/'kɝtʃɪf/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. وشاح مربع صغير يرتدى على الرأس أو حول الرقبة.
Word Forms
Pluralkerchiefs

Phrases & Collocations

silk kerchief

وشاح حريري

Example Sentences

She tied the kerchief around her neck.

ربطت بحرها وشاحًا حول رقبتها.

He used the kerchief to wipe his forehead.

استخدم بحرها الوشاح لمسح جبينه.

She always carries a kerchief in her purse.

تحمل بحرها دائمًا وشاحًا في حقيبتها.

The kerchief fluttered in the wind.

تمايل الوشاح في الريح.

He tucked the kerchief into his pocket.

أدخل بحرها الوشاح في جيبه.

She wore a kerchief over her hair.

ارتدت بحرها وشاحًا فوق شعرها.

The kerchief was embroidered with delicate flowers.

كان الوشاح مطرزًا بزخارف زهور دقيقة.

She used the kerchief as a makeshift bandage.

استخدمت بحرها الوشاح كضمادة مؤقتة.

He waved his kerchief to say goodbye.

لوح بحرها بوشاحه لوداع.

The old photograph showed a woman with a kerchief tied around her head.

أظهرت الصورة القديمة امرأة تربط وشاحًا حول رأسها.

Real-world Examples

'Yes, I am, ' replied the old gentleman, 'but I'm not sure that this boy actually took the hand kerchief.

نعم، أنا كذلك، 'أجاب الرجل العجوز، 'لكني لست متأكدًا مما إذا كان هذا الصبي قد أخذ منديل اليد أم لا.

Source: Oliver Twist (abridged version)

Some of its men who were killed were wearing kerchiefs with the words Onward to Jerusalem printed on them.

بعض رجاله الذين قُتلوا كانوا يرتدون منديل الرأس عليه كلمة 'إلى القدس' مطبوعة.

Source: Listen to this 3 Advanced English Listening

He had seen two boys steal the hand kerchief and then run away, leaving Oliver to be arrested.

لقد رأى صبيين يسرقان منديل الرأس ثم يهربان، تاركين أوليفير ليُقبض عليه.

Source: Oliver Twist (abridged version)

" Now you wear the kerchief of the bakka, " he said.

Source: "Dune" audiobook

Gurney looked up to see a Fremen waving his kerchief.

نظر جورني إلى أعلى ورأى فريمن يلوح بمنديل رأسه.

Source: "Dune" audiobook

Hey, do you mind if I ditch the kerchief?

يا، هل تمانع إذا تخلصت من منديل الرأس؟

Source: Modern Family Season 9

He took out his kerchief and pressed it to his head.

أخرج منديل رأسه وضغط به على رأسه.

Source: No Country for Old Men

And mamma in her 'kerchief, and I in my cap, had just settled our brains for a long winter's nap.

وأمي في منديل الرأس الخاص بها، وأنا في قبعتي، قد استقرنا للتو بأذهاننا لنوم طويل في الشتاء.

Source: VOA Special April 2019 Collection

A white 'kerchief covered her head to her very eyebrows.

غطى منديل رأس أبيض رأسها حتى حواجبها.

Source: Resurrection

She sensed how the symbolism of the kerchiefs united this band.

شعرت كيف وحدت رمزية منديل الرأس هذه المجموعة.

Source: "Dune" audiobook

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