Significado
To intentionally ignore or overlook something, often a wrongdoing.
Contexto cultural
Often used in family settings to avoid conflict between relatives. Used in professional settings to maintain respect for elders or superiors. Often paired with 'معلش' (it's okay) to soften the blow of ignoring a mistake.
Use with 'عن'
Always remember the preposition 'عن'. It is the key to the idiom.
Saving Face
Using this phrase shows you understand the cultural importance of not shaming others.
Significado
To intentionally ignore or overlook something, often a wrongdoing.
Use with 'عن'
Always remember the preposition 'عن'. It is the key to the idiom.
Saving Face
Using this phrase shows you understand the cultural importance of not shaming others.
Teste-se
Choose the correct preposition.
يجب أن نغض الطرف ____ الأخطاء الصغيرة.
The idiom 'غض الطرف' always takes the preposition 'عن'.
What does this phrase mean?
ما معنى 'غض الطرف عن'؟
It means to intentionally ignore something.
Complete the dialogue.
أحمد: لقد تأخرتُ في تسليم التقرير. المدير: لا تقلق، سأغض الطرف عن ____ هذه المرة.
The context implies the manager is ignoring the delay.
Match the phrase with its synonym.
غض الطرف عن
تجاهل (to ignore) is the synonym.
🎉 Pontuação: /4
Recursos visuais
Banco de exercicios
4 exerciciosيجب أن نغض الطرف ____ الأخطاء الصغيرة.
The idiom 'غض الطرف' always takes the preposition 'عن'.
ما معنى 'غض الطرف عن'؟
It means to intentionally ignore something.
أحمد: لقد تأخرتُ في تسليم التقرير. المدير: لا تقلق، سأغض الطرف عن ____ هذه المرة.
The context implies the manager is ignoring the delay.
Combine cada item a esquerda com seu par a direita:
تجاهل (to ignore) is the synonym.
🎉 Pontuação: /4
Perguntas frequentes
3 perguntasNo, it is a standard idiom. It can be polite or critical depending on context.
Yes, 'أغض الطرف عن' means 'I choose to ignore'.
No, you can use it for situations, laws, or objects.
Frases relacionadas
تغاضى عن
synonymTo overlook
أغمض عينيه عن
similarClosed his eyes to
تجاهل
synonymTo ignore
