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تعلّم عبارات مثل concede a point وplay devil's advocate وdrive a hard bargain وmeet halfway للنقاشات والاجتماعات والمفاوضات.

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اختر الكلمة أو العبارة التي تكمل كل جملة.

He ___ that the costs were higher than expected, but argued that the benefits outweighed them.
- a) conceded
- b) rebutted
- c) swayed
- d) clinched
Her argument was so ___ that even the sceptics were persuaded.
- a) tentative
- b) flimsy
- c) cogent
- d) evasive
I'll play ___ for a moment: what if the sample was simply too small?
- a) the referee
- b) devil's advocate
- c) second fiddle
- d) the fool
If someone drives a hard bargain, they ...
- a) agree to every request quickly
- b) negotiate firmly so the other side struggles to get a good deal
- c) avoid discussing money
- d) refuse to attend meetings
After hours of talks, both sides agreed to ___ and split the difference.
- a) stand firm
- b) dig in
- c) hold out
- d) meet halfway
The original proposal was so ___ by amendments that little of its ambition remained.
- a) clinched
- b) swayed
- c) watered down
- d) conceded
The two groups disagree on most issues but have found some ___ on safety.
- a) common ground
- b) cold feet
- c) a tall order
- d) fair game
What does it mean to take criticism on board?
- a) to ignore it politely
- b) to accept and think seriously about it
- c) to repeat it to other people
- d) to reply to it angrily

اكتب الكلمة التي تكمل كل جملة. استخدم كل كلمة مرة واحدة: advocate, bargain, clinch, concede, ground, halfway, rebut, sway.

The consultant managed to ___ the deal just before the deadline.
Several well-known experts tried to ___ the claim, but none produced any evidence.
A single emotional story can ___ public opinion more than a page of statistics.
Don't let them intimidate you; stand your ___.
I'm willing to ___ that your approach is cheaper, but it isn't more reliable.
Kofi plays devil's ___ in meetings, which forces us to test our assumptions.
Our supplier drives a hard ___, so we rarely win a discount.
We can't both get everything we want, so let's meet ___.

a) concededتعني Conceded «اعترف». هو يقرّ بأن التكاليف مرتفعة، ثم يجادل بأن الفوائد أهم.
c) cogentتعني Cogent «واضح ومنطقي ومقنع»، وهذا يفسّر لماذا اقتنع المتشككون.
b) devil's advocateأن تلعب دور devil's advocate هو أن تعارض فكرة لاختبارها.
b) negotiate firmly so the other side struggles to get a good dealتعني Driving a hard bargain «التفاوض بحزم شديد لمصلحتك».
d) meet halfwayتعني Meet halfway «التوصل إلى حل وسط»، وهذا يطابق تقاسم الفرق.
c) watered downتعني Watered down «جُعل أضعف أو أقل حدة».
a) common groundتعني Common ground «آراء أو مصالح يتشاركها الطرفان».
b) to accept and think seriously about itتعني Taking something on board «قبوله والتفكير فيه بجدية».

clinch / close / seal / secureتعني Clinch a deal «النجاح أخيرًا في الاتفاق عليها».
rebut / refute / counter / dispute / challenge / disproveتعني Rebut «الجدال بأن ادعاءً ما خاطئ».
sway / influence / shapeتعني Sway «التأثير في رأي شخص ما».
groundتعني Stand your ground «رفض تغيير موقفك».
concede / admit / accept / acknowledge / grantتعني Concede «الاعتراف بأن جزءًا من حجة ما صحيح».
advocateالتعبير الاصطلاحي هو play devil's advocate.
bargainتعني Drive a hard bargain «التفاوض بحزم شديد».
halfway / half wayتعني Meet halfway «التوصل إلى حل وسط».