grass
gb/ɡɹˈæs/ us/ɡɹˈæs/
A1
الإنجليزية
~ 2200
fű, beköp, feldob
اسم
A1
1
fű
A1
نمط الاستخدام:
[grass] grows [somewhere]
The children played on the soft grass.
A gyerekek a puha füvön játszottak.
After the rain, the grass looked bright and fresh.
Az eső után a fű élénkzöldnek és frissnek látszott.
We need to cut the grass this weekend.
Cows were grazing on the grass in the field.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
The park has green grass.
A parkban zöld a fű.
I sit on the grass.
A füvön ülök.
The grass is wet.
We walk on the grass.
خطأ شائع:
Learners sometimes confuse 'grass' with 'weed'; 'grass' is generally positive or neutral, while 'weed' is unwanted plants.
المعنى
Short green plants covering ground
المتلازمات اللفظية
cut grass
|tall grass
|green grass
|patch of grass
|wet grass
المرادفات
turf (Refers to grass-covered ground, often in sports or landscaping contexts.)
الأضداد
bare soil (Ground without any grass or vegetation.)
الموضوعات
nature
|daily life
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
التعريف
Short green plants that grow close together on the ground.
Plants with narrow green leaves that grow close together and cover the ground, common in lawns, fields, and meadows.
اسم
B1
SLANG
2
fű
B2
He was arrested for selling grass.
Letartóztatták, mert füvet árult.
They smoked some grass at the party.
Füvet szívtak a bulin.
Grass is illegal in some countries.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
He smokes grass.
Füvet szív.
Grass is not legal here.
Itt nem legális a fű.
They sell grass in the city.
خطأ شائع:
Learners may think 'grass' always means the green plant on the ground; in slang it can mean marijuana.
المعنى
Cannabis used as a drug
المتلازمات اللفظية
smoke grass
|buy grass
|sell grass
المرادفات
weed (Most common slang term for cannabis; slightly more informal than 'grass'.)
الأضداد
tobacco (A different plant product smoked for nicotine rather than intoxication.)
الموضوعات
drugs
|slang
|health
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
التعريف
Slang word for marijuana, a drug made from a plant.
Slang term for cannabis or marijuana, especially when used for smoking.
فعل
B2
SLANG
3
نمط الاستخدام:
[someone] grasses [on someone]
He threatened to hurt anyone who tried to grass on him.
Azzal fenyegetőzött, hogy bántani fog bárkit, aki megpróbálja beköpni.
She decided to grass up her former partner to avoid jail time.
Úgy döntött, hogy feldobja a volt társát, hogy elkerülje a börtönbüntetést.
Nobody likes a person who grasses on their friends.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
He will grass on you.
Be fog köpni téged.
She grasses up her friend.
Beköpi a barátját.
They do not like people who grass.
خطأ شائع:
Learners may confuse this with growing or planting grass; here it is slang for reporting someone to authorities.
المعنى
Inform police about a crime
المتلازمات اللفظية
grass on someone
|grass up someone
المرادفات
inform (Neutral and formal; does not carry the slang connotation of betrayal.)
الأضداد
cover for (To protect someone by hiding their wrongdoing instead of reporting it.)
الموضوعات
crime
|slang
|law
|communication
|daily_life
التعريف
To tell the police about someone doing something illegal.
To secretly give information to the police or authorities about someone's illegal activities.
القواعد
الصيغة المعجمية
grass
IPA
GB/ɡɹˈæs/
US/ɡɹˈæs/
المقاطع والنبر
grass (١ مقطع)
Stress on 1st syllable (grass)
تصريفات الكلمة
Noun
- Base: grass
- Plural: grass, grasses
Verb
- Base: grass
- 3rd Person Singular: grasses
- Present Participle: grassing
- Past: grassed
عائلة الكلمة
Forms
grasses
noun
grassing
verb
grassed
verb
Core family
grassy
adjective A2
Related words
grassland
noun
grasshopper
noun
التعبيرات
let the grass grow under your feet
1/lˈɛt ðə ɡɹˈæs ɡɹˈoʊ ˈʌndɚ jˈʊɹ fˈit/
idiom
informal
Delay and waste time before acting
Do nothing and waste time instead of acting quickly.
أمثلة
- If you want that promotion, don't let the grass grow under your feet.
- We need to fix this problem—let's not let the grass grow under our feet.
not let the grass grow under one's feet
1/nˈɑt lˈɛt ðə ɡɹˈæs ɡɹˈoʊ ˈʌndɚ wˈʌnz fˈit/
idiom
Take action quickly without delay
To act fast and not waste any time.
أمثلة
- She didn't let the grass grow under her feet after graduation—she got a job immediately.
- We should not let the grass grow under our feet when it comes to safety issues.
snake in the grass
1/snˈeɪk ˈɪn ðə ɡɹˈæs/
idiom
Hidden but dangerous or disloyal person
Someone who seems kind or safe but will hurt, cheat, or betray you when you do not expect it.
أمثلة
- I thought he was my friend, but he turned out to be a snake in the grass.
- Watch out for her—she’s a snake in the grass.
- Watch her closely; there's a snake in the grass in this team.
- The politician called his rival a snake in the grass after the surprise attack.
the grass is always greener (on the other side)
1/ðə ɡɹˈæs ˈɪz ˈɔlwˌeɪz ɡɹˈinɚ ˈɔn ðə ˈʌðɚ sˈaɪd/
idiom
informal
thinking others' situations are better than yours
Thinking other people's lives are better than yours, even if they are not really better.
أمثلة
- He quit his job for another, but now he realizes the grass isn't always greener on the other side.
- She always thinks she'd be happier living somewhere else—the grass is always greener.
the grass is always greener (on the other side)
2/ðə ɡɹˈæs ˈɪz ˈɔlwˌeɪz ɡɹˈinɚ ˈɔn ðə ˈʌðɚ sˈaɪd/
idiom
Others' situations seem better than yours
This means people often think other people's lives are better than their own.
أمثلة
- He wishes he had a different job, but the grass is always greener on the other side.
- I thought moving abroad would be better, but I guess the grass isn't always greener.