سلف بالانجليزي

a person, typically one more remote than a grandparent, from whom one is descended.

تَخْتَلِفُ حَيَّاةُ الْيَوْمِ اِخْتِلَافًا جَذْرِيًا عَنْ حَيَّاةِ أَسْلَافِنَا.

Today's life is drastically different from our ancestors.

تَتَفَرَقُ الْعَدِيْدُ مِنَ الْفَصَائِلِ مِنْ نَفْسِ الْسَلَفِ.

Many species diverge from the same ancestor.

an early form of a machine that later became more developed

سَلَفُ الْكُمْبِيُوتَرِ الْحَدِيْثِ كَانَ يُدْعَى IBM 5150

The ancestor of the modern PC was called IBM 5150.

the brother of your husband

السَّلَفُ هُوَ مَنْ تَقَدَّمَكَ أَوْ سَبَقَكَ فِيْ شُغْلِ مَنْصِبٍ أَوْ وَظِيْفَةٍ مُعَيَّنَةٍ

a person who did a job before somebody else

أُحَاوِلُ إِصْلَاحَ أَخْطَاءِ سَلَفِيْ

I am attempting to rectify my predecessor's mistakes

أَبْطَلَ بَايْدِنُ بِضْعَةَ أَوَامِرَ تَنْفِيْذِيَّةً أَصْدَرَهَا تْرَامْبُ

Biden abrogated several executive orders that Trump issued

السَّلَفُ هُوَ آلَةٌ أَوْ نِظَامٌ وُجِدَتٍ سَابِقًا وَمِنْ ثَمَّةَ تَطَوَّرَتْ إِلَىْ شَيْءٍ آخَرَ

a machine, system etc that existed before another one in a process of development

هَذَا المُعَالِجُ أَسْرَعُ مِنْ أَسْلَافِهِ

This processor is faster than its predecessors

يَسْتَهْلِكُ المُحَرِّكُ وَقُوْدًا أَقَلَّ مُقَارَنَةً مَعَ سَلَفِهِ

This engine consume less fuel in comparison with its predecessor

If a bank or other organization lends money, it gives money to someone who agrees that they will pay the money back in the future, usually with extra money added to the original amount

هَلَّا سلفتني بَعْضَ المَالِ؟

Could you lend me some money?

رَفَضَ حَمَايَ تَسْلِيْفَنَا نُقُوْدًا

My father-in-law refused to lend money to us