- moment, short period
- فَيْنَة \ moment, short period.
Arabic-English glossary. 2015.
moment, short period
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moment — mo|ment W1S1 [ˈməumənt US ˈmou ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(point in time)¦ 2¦(short time)¦ 3 at the moment 4 for the moment 5 the moment (that) somebody does something 6 the last moment 7 (at) any moment 8¦(opportunity)¦ 9 moment of … Dictionary of contemporary English
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moment*/*/*/ — [ˈməʊmənt] noun [C] 1) a particular point in time when something happens At that moment there was a knock on the door.[/ex] Ellie had never really given it much thought up until that moment.[/ex] This is the proudest moment of my career.[/ex] 2)… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
moment — /moh meuhnt/, n. 1. an indefinitely short period of time; instant: I ll be with you in a moment. 2. the present time or any other particular time (usually prec. by the): He is busy at the moment. 3. a definite period or stage, as in a course of… … Universalium
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moment — mo•ment [[t]ˈmoʊ mənt[/t]] n. 1) an indefinitely short period of time; instant 2) the present time or any other particular time (usu. prec. by the): He is busy at the moment[/ex] 3) a definite period or stage, as in a course of events: at that… … From formal English to slang
moment — [[t]mo͟ʊmənt[/t]] ♦ moments 1) N COUNT You can refer to a very short period of time, for example a few seconds, as a moment or moments. In a moment he was gone... She stared at him a moment, then turned away... Stop for one moment and think about … English dictionary
