honey
gb/hˈʌni/ us/hˈʌni/
A1
الإنجليزية
~ 6200
méz, drágám, mézes, mézszínű, mézszőke, jó nő, mézzel édesít, mézzel megken, hízeleg, mézesmázoskodik
اسم
A1
1
méz
A1
نمط الاستخدام:
to put [honey] on [food/drink]
She drizzled honey over her yogurt instead of using sugar.
Cukor helyett mézet csorgatott a joghurtjára.
Local farmers sell jars of wildflower honey at the market.
A helyi gazdák vadvirágmézet árulnak üvegekben a piacon.
Stir a spoonful of honey into the tea to soothe your throat.
Bees need many flowers to make enough honey for the hive.
This recipe calls for two tablespoons of honey and some lemon juice.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
Bees make honey from flowers.
A méhek virágokból készítenek mézet.
I like honey on my bread in the morning.
Reggelente szeretem mézzel enni a kenyeret.
Can you buy a jar of honey at the store?
He puts honey in his tea.
This honey tastes very sweet.
خطأ شائع:
Learners sometimes treat 'honey' as a countable noun when talking about the food in general, saying *many honeys* instead of 'a lot of honey'. In most cases, use 'some honey' or 'a jar of honey'. It is also easy to confuse this meaning with the term of endearment used to address a person.
المعنى
sweet food made by bees
المتلازمات اللفظية
jar of honey
|raw honey
|spread honey
|drizzle honey
|local honey
|honey production
المرادفات
syrup (A thick sweet liquid, but usually made from sugar or plants such as maple or corn, not from bees.)
الأضداد
vinegar (A sour liquid used in cooking and pickling, often contrasted with honey for its opposite taste.)
الموضوعات
food
|nature
|daily life
|food_drink
|core_vocabulary
التعريف
A thick, very sweet, golden liquid that bees make from flowers and that people eat or use to sweeten food and drinks.
A thick, very sweet, usually golden liquid produced by bees from flower nectar, used as food and as a natural sweetener.
اسم
A2
INFORMAL
2
drágám
A2
نمط الاستخدام:
to call [someone] "honey"
"Honey, can you pass me the salt?" she asked from the kitchen.
„Drágám, ideadnád a sót?” – kérdezte a konyhából.
Thanks for helping with the kids, honey.
Köszönöm, hogy segítettél a gyerekekkel, drágám.
Don't worry, honey, everything will be fine.
Her dad smiled and said, "Honey, I'm so proud of you."
Oh, honey, you really don't need to apologize.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
"Honey, please close the window," she says to her husband.
„Drágám, kérlek, csukd be az ablakot” – mondja a férjének.
Her mother calls her "honey" when she is sad.
Az anyja drágámnak szólítja, amikor a lány szomorú.
Thanks, honey. That was very kind.
Honey, can you help me with this box?
Oh, honey, you look so tired today.
خطأ شائع:
Learners sometimes use 'honey' with people they do not know well, for example with teachers, bosses, or strangers. In many cultures this can sound too intimate, childish, or even rude and patronizing, especially when used by a man to a woman. It is safest to use 'honey' only with close family members or partners, and not in formal situations.
المعنى
affectionate name for loved one
المتلازمات اللفظية
hi, honey
|thanks, honey
|honey, I'm home
|oh, honey
|listen, honey
المرادفات
darling (Very close in meaning, but can sound slightly more formal or old-fashioned in some varieties of English.)
|
sweetie (Similar warm, informal tone, especially American English; often sounds slightly cuter or more playful than 'honey'.)
الأضداد
stranger (Someone you do not know and do not have an affectionate relationship with, the opposite social relationship to someone you call 'honey'.)
الموضوعات
relationships
|emotions
|daily life
|communication
التعريف
A friendly, loving name you call someone you love, like your partner or child.
A term of endearment used to address someone you love or feel affection for, especially a romantic partner or a child; also, such a person.
B1
3
mézes
A2
نمط الاستخدام:
[honey] [food/drink]
We ordered chicken in a honey mustard sauce.
Mézes-mustáros szószban készült csirkét rendeltünk.
She served warm bread with a honey butter spread.
Meleg kenyeret tálalt mézes vajjal.
Try our new honey barbecue wings; they're both smoky and sweet.
I prefer honey yogurt to plain yogurt.
The carrots were roasted with a light honey glaze.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
I like honey cake with tea.
Szeretem a mézes süteményt teával.
We had chicken with honey sauce for dinner.
Vacsorára mézes szószban készült csirkét ettünk.
They sell honey yogurt at the supermarket.
He put honey butter on the hot bread.
The chef made sweet honey dressing for the salad.
خطأ شائع:
Learners sometimes say *honey-flavor* or *honey taste sauce* instead of using 'honey' directly before the noun, as in 'honey sauce' or 'honey-flavored sauce'. The simple pattern '[honey] [food]' is very common in English.
المعنى
containing or tasting of honey
المتلازمات اللفظية
honey mustard
|honey cake
|honey glaze
|honey sauce
|honey yogurt
|honey dressing
المرادفات
honeyed (Often sounds a bit more literary or descriptive; can also refer to a sweet way of speaking, not just food.)
الأضداد
plain (Describes food with no extra flavorings or sweeteners, the opposite of being flavored with honey.)
الموضوعات
food
|cooking
|daily life
|food_drink
|core_vocabulary
التعريف
Used before a food or drink word to show that it has honey in it or tastes like honey.
Describes food or drink that has honey in it or has the taste of honey.
B2
4
نمط الاستخدام:
[honey] [hair/skin/color]
Her honey blonde hair caught the evening light.
Mézszőke haja megcsillant az esti fényben.
The model's skin had a natural honey glow.
A modell bőrének természetes, mézszínű fénye volt.
He chose a paint with a soft honey tone for the bedroom walls.
In summer her hair fades to a warm honey color.
The advertisement showed a woman with long, honey-brown curls.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
She has long honey blonde hair.
Hosszú, mézszőke haja van.
His skin has a warm honey color.
A bőre meleg, mézszínű árnyalatú.
The painter used a honey shade on the wall.
In the sun, her hair looks honey and bright.
I like this honey color on your dress.
خطأ شائع:
Learners sometimes say *color of honey* every time instead of using 'honey' directly before the noun, for example '*hair with color of honey*' instead of 'honey hair' or 'honey blonde hair'. Both patterns are possible, but the simple '[honey] + [noun]' pattern is very common in style and beauty contexts.
المعنى
light golden-brown in color
المتلازمات اللفظية
honey blonde hair
|honey-brown skin
|honey highlights
|honey tone
|warm honey shade
المرادفات
golden (Also describes a warm yellow-gold color, but does not always suggest the soft brownish tone that 'honey' can imply.)
الأضداد
dark (Describes hair, skin, or colors that are deep in shade, the opposite of light honey tones.)
الموضوعات
appearance
|fashion
|clothing
|body
|core_vocabulary
التعريف
Used to talk about hair, skin, or other things that have a warm, light golden-brown color like honey.
Describes hair, skin, or another surface that has a warm, light golden-brown color similar to liquid honey.
اسم
B2
SLANG
5
jó nő
B1
نمط الاستخدام:
a real [honey]
He walked in with a real honey on his arm.
Egy igazi jó nővel az oldalán lépett be.
That new singer is quite a honey, and everyone is talking about her.
Az az új énekesnő elég jó nő, és mindenki róla beszél.
Back in college, he thought every girl at the party was a honey.
She's not just a honey; she's also incredibly smart.
The movie is full of action, jokes, and a few honeys in the background.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
He thinks the new girl at work is a real honey.
Úgy gondolja, hogy az új lány a munkahelyén igazi jó nő.
In the film, the main actress is a honey.
A filmben a főszereplő színésznő igazi jó nő.
They called the model a honey because she looked so good.
He said, "She's a honey," when he saw her.
Many people thought the singer was a honey.
خطأ شائع:
Learners may confuse this slang use with the affectionate term of address. Calling someone a 'honey' in this way, especially about a woman, can sound old-fashioned, sexist, or rude in modern English. It is safer not to use this sense yourself and to understand it mainly when you hear it in older films or casual speech.
المعنى
sexually attractive person (slang)
المتلازمات اللفظية
a real honey
|little honey
|she's a honey
|one cute honey
المرادفات
hottie (A common, modern slang word for a very attractive person; clearly informal like this sense of 'honey'.)
الأضداد
plain (An adjective meaning not especially attractive or noticeable; the opposite idea of someone who stands out as a 'honey'.)
الموضوعات
relationships
|appearance
|communication
|emotions
التعريف
A casual word for a very good-looking person, especially a woman.
A slang term for a person, especially a woman, who is considered very physically attractive.
فعل
B2
6
نمط الاستخدام:
to honey [food/drink]
They honey the ham before baking it for the holiday meal.
Az ünnepi sonkát sütés előtt mézzel kenik be.
You can honey the nuts and roast them for a simple dessert.
A dióféléket mézzel összeforgathatod, majd megpiríthatod egyszerű desszertnek.
The chef decided to honey the sauce instead of adding more sugar.
Lightly honey the carrots, then roast them until they are tender.
She prefers to honey her tea rather than use artificial sweeteners.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
The cook will honey the ham before it goes in the oven.
A szakács mézzel keni be a sonkát, mielőtt a sütőbe kerül.
You can honey the nuts and eat them as a snack.
A magvakat megcsorgathatod mézzel, és nassolnivalóként megeheted.
He likes to honey his tea instead of using sugar.
They honey the carrots to make them taste sweet.
First honey the sauce, then taste it.
خطأ شائع:
This verb is much less common than using 'add honey to' or 'sweeten with honey'. Learners may overuse it. In everyday speech, it is more natural to say 'Add some honey to the tea' than 'Honey the tea.'
المعنى
add honey to something
المتلازمات اللفظية
honey the ham
|honey the carrots
|lightly honey
|honey and spice
المرادفات
sweeten (A more general verb meaning to make something sweet, not only by using honey.)
الأضداد
spice (To add strong spices rather than sweetness; often contrasts with sweetening in cooking.)
الموضوعات
food
|cooking
|food_drink
|daily_life
التعريف
To add honey to food or drink to make it sweet.
To put honey onto or into food or drink, usually to make it sweeter.
فعل
C1
LITERARY
7
hízeleg
B2
نمط الاستخدام:
to honey [someone/one's words]
He tried to honey the boss with smooth compliments before asking for a raise.
Mézesmázos bókokkal próbált hízelegni a főnökének, mielőtt fizetésemelést kért.
She refused to honey her speech just to keep the audience comfortable.
Nem volt hajlandó mézesmázossá tenni a beszédét csak azért, hogy kellemesebb legyen a hallgatóságnak.
No amount of honeying your words will change my decision.
He could honey his voice when he wanted something, but otherwise he was quite direct.
They accused the politician of honeying the public with promises he could not keep.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
He tried to honey the teacher so she would give him a better grade.
Hízelegni próbált a tanárnak, hogy jobb jegyet kapjon.
You cannot honey me; I know you want something.
Hiába hízelegsz nekem; tudom, hogy akarsz valamit.
She did not honey her words; she spoke very directly.
He honeyed his voice when he asked for help.
They honeyed their speech to make the listeners happy.
خطأ شائع:
This sense is rare and mostly appears in literary or descriptive writing. Learners may misunderstand it as being about real honey or may confuse it with the adjective 'honeyed'. In everyday speech, it is more natural to say 'flatter someone' or 'sweet-talk someone'.
المعنى
speak in a sweet, flattering way
المتلازمات اللفظية
honey his words
|honey her voice
|honeyed speech
|honey and flatter
المرادفات
flatter (A common verb for praising someone more than is honest, often to get something; does not have the literal 'sweet' image of 'honey'.)
الأضداد
insult (To speak to someone in a rude or hurtful way, the opposite of using sweet or flattering language.)
الموضوعات
communication
|relationships
التعريف
To speak to someone with very sweet or kind words, often because you want something from them.
To talk to someone in an overly sweet, affectionate, or flattering way, often to influence them.
القواعد
الصيغة المعجمية
honey
IPA
GB/hˈʌni/
US/hˈʌni/
المقاطع والنبر
honey (١ مقطع)
Stress on 1st syllable (honey)
تصريفات الكلمة
Noun
- Base: honey
- Plural: honey, honeys
عائلة الكلمة
Forms
honeys
noun
Related words
Advanced or less common
honeyed
adjective
التعبيرات
honey bunny
1/hˈʌni bˈʌni/
idiom
informal
playful pet name for loved one
A very cute, playful name you call someone you love, like your boyfriend, girlfriend, or child.
أمثلة
- "Good morning, honey bunny," she said to her toddler.
- He joked, "Come on, honey bunny, let's go," as they left the party.
- Some couples use silly names like 'honey bunny' when they talk to each other.
honey trap
1/hˈʌni tɹˈæp/
idiom
seductive scheme to entrap someone
A plan to catch or control someone by using a person who seems romantic or sexually interested in them.
أمثلة
- The spy was caught in a honey trap set by the enemy intelligence service.
- They suspected the scandal was the result of a political honey trap.
- He worried that the online flirtation might be a honey trap to steal his data.
honey, I'm home
1/hˈʌni | ˈaɪm hˈoʊm/
fixed phrase
informal
playful arrival announcement
A light, often joking way to say you have come home, usually said to your partner or family when you walk in.
أمثلة
- He walked through the door and called, "Honey, I'm home!" in a loud, silly voice.
- She texted him, "Honey, I'm home," as she unlocked the apartment.
- People sometimes say "Honey, I'm home" as a joke, copying lines from old TV shows.
honey-do list
1/hˈʌni dˈu lˈɪst/
idiom
informal
list of chores for partner
A joking name for a list of small jobs around the house that one partner asks the other to do.
أمثلة
- He spent the whole weekend working through his honey-do list.
- The note on the fridge was a classic honey-do list of repairs and errands.
- She laughed and added another item to his honey-do list.
land of milk and honey
1/lˈænd əv mˈɪlk ˈænd hˈʌni/
idiom
literary
place of great abundance
A place that is described as very rich and full of good things, where life is easy and comfortable.
أمثلة
- To many immigrants, the country looked like a land of milk and honey.
- The advertisement promised a land of milk and honey for anyone who bought their product.
- In the story, they travel for years before reaching the land of milk and honey.
oh, honey
1/ˈoʊ | hˈʌni/
fixed phrase
informal
sympathetic or gently critical address
Said to someone in a warm, often emotional way to show sympathy, pity, or soft disagreement, often when they have a problem or have done something foolish.
أمثلة
- Oh, honey, you really didn't deserve that.
- Oh, honey, that's not how it works at all.
- She shook her head and said, "Oh, honey," when she heard his plan.
sweet as honey
1/swˈit ˈæz hˈʌni/
idiom
very sweet or very kind
Very sweet in taste, or very kind and gentle as a person.
أمثلة
- The dessert was sweet as honey and almost too rich to finish.
- Everyone loves her because she's sweet as honey to the new staff.
- He acts sweet as honey when the boss is around.
catch more flies with honey than vinegar
1/kˈæt͡ʃ mˈɔɹ flˈaɪz wˈɪθ hˈʌni ðən vˈɪnəɡɚ/
idiom
kindness works better than harshness
You can make people do what you want more easily by being kind and pleasant than by being angry or unkind.
أمثلة
- Try speaking more calmly; you catch more flies with honey than vinegar.
- She believes you catch more flies with honey than vinegar, so she never raises her voice at work.
- Remember, you catch more flies with honey than vinegar when you’re asking for a favor.
catch more flies with honey than vinegar
2/kˈæt͡ʃ mˈɔɹ flˈaɪz wˈɪθ hˈʌni ðən vˈɪnəɡɚ/
idiom
kindness works better than harshness
People will help you more if you are kind and polite than if you are angry or rude.
أمثلة
- "Remember, you catch more flies with honey than vinegar," his mother reminded him before he complained to the manager.
- She believes you catch more flies with honey than vinegar, so she always stays calm and friendly in negotiations.
- He learned that you catch more flies with honey than vinegar after his angry emails failed to solve the problem.