leaf
gb/lˈif/ us/lˈif/
A1
الإنجليزية
~ 1900
levél, fólia, füst, lap, átlapoz, belelapoz, kapcsolgat, lapozgat
اسم
A1
1
levél
A1
نمط الاستخدام:
a [adjective] leaf
The maple tree's leaves turn bright red in autumn.
A juharfa levelei ősszel élénkpirosra váltanak.
A single yellow leaf floated down from the branch.
Egyetlen sárga levél hullott le az ágról.
She pressed the leaf between the pages of her book to preserve it.
Each leaf on the plant absorbs sunlight for energy.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
The tree has many green leaves.
A fának sok zöld levele van.
A leaf fell on the ground.
Egy levél esett a földre.
I see a big leaf on the table.
She holds a leaf in her hand.
خطأ شائع:
Learners sometimes confuse 'leaf' with 'leave' because they sound similar but have different meanings and spellings.
المعنى
Flat green part of a plant
المتلازمات اللفظية
green leaf
|falling leaf
|maple leaf
|leaf shape
|leaf surface
المرادفات
foliage (Refers collectively to leaves, usually in large amounts or as a mass.)
الأضداد
stem (The main stalk of a plant, which is the opposite structural part from the leaf.)
الموضوعات
nature
|biology
|daily life
|science
|core_vocabulary
التعريف
The flat green part of a plant that grows from the stem or branch.
A flat, usually green structure growing from the stem of a plant, used for photosynthesis.
اسم
B1
2
نمط الاستخدام:
a leaf of [material]
The artist decorated the frame with gold leaf.
A művész aranyfüsttel díszítette a keretet.
He turned the delicate leaf of parchment carefully.
Óvatosan fordította meg a törékeny pergamenlapot.
Gold leaf is often used in fine art and decoration.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
The cake is covered with gold leaf.
A torta aranyfüsttel van bevonva.
He uses silver leaf for the design.
A mintához ezüstfüstöt használ.
I turn the thin leaf of paper.
المعنى
Thin sheet of paper or metal
المتلازمات اللفظية
gold leaf
|silver leaf
|tobacco leaf
المرادفات
sheet (General term for a flat piece of material, not limited to plants.)
الأضداد
block (A thick, solid piece of material, opposite in form to a thin sheet.)
الموضوعات
materials
|manufacturing
|core_vocabulary
التعريف
A thin flat piece of paper, metal, or other material.
A very thin sheet or layer of a material such as paper, metal, or other substance.
اسم
B2
3
lap
A1
نمط الاستخدام:
a leaf of [a book/notebook]
He wrote his notes on the last leaf of his notebook.
A jegyzeteit a füzete utolsó lapjára írta.
The title leaf contains the name of the book and author.
A címlapon szerepel a könyv címe és a szerző neve.
Some leaves were missing from the old manuscript.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
I turn the leaf of my notebook.
Átfordítom a füzetem lapját.
The book has many leaves.
A könyvnek sok lapja van.
One leaf is missing from this book.
المعنى
Page in a book or notebook
المتلازمات اللفظية
title leaf
|fly leaf
المرادفات
page (More common term for one side of a sheet; 'leaf' refers to the whole sheet with two pages.)
الموضوعات
books
|printing
|education
|communication
|core_vocabulary
التعريف
One sheet of paper in a book, with writing on both sides.
A single sheet of paper in a book or notebook, especially one that is numbered on both sides.
فعل
B1
4
نمط الاستخدام:
to leaf through [a book/magazine]
She leafed through the magazine while waiting for her appointment.
Miközben az időpontjára várt, lapozgatta a magazint.
He leafed through the report to find the chart he needed.
Átlapozta a jelentést, hogy megtalálja a szükséges diagramot.
I like to leaf through old photo albums on rainy days.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
I leaf through my book before class.
Óra előtt átlapozom a könyvemet.
She leafs through a magazine in the shop.
A boltban egy magazint lapozgat.
He likes to leaf through old photos.
المعنى
Turn pages quickly without reading fully
المتلازمات اللفظية
leaf through
المرادفات
flip through (Informal and very common way to describe turning pages quickly.)
الأضداد
study (To read carefully and with attention, opposite in approach to 'leaf through'.)
الموضوعات
reading
|daily life
|education
|communication
|core_vocabulary
التعريف
To turn pages in a book quickly without reading all the words.
To turn over pages in a book, magazine, etc., quickly and casually, without reading everything carefully.
القواعد
الصيغة المعجمية
leaf
IPA
GB/lˈif/
US/lˈif/
المقاطع والنبر
leaf (١ مقطع)
Stress on 1st syllable (leaf)
تصريفات الكلمة
Noun
- Base: leaf
- Plural: leaf, leafs, leaves
Verb
- Base: leaf
- 3rd Person Singular: leafs
- Present Participle: leafing
- Past: leafed
عائلة الكلمة
Forms
leafs
noun
leaves
noun
leafing
verb
leafed
verb
Core family
leafy
adjective
Related words
leaflet
noun B1
Negative and opposite forms
leafless
adjective
التعبيرات
leaf through
1/lˈif θɹˈu/
phrasal verb
Turn pages quickly without reading fully
To turn pages quickly in a book or magazine without reading all the words.
أمثلة
- He sat by the fire and leafed through an old photo album.
- I like to leaf through cookbooks for inspiration.
take a leaf out of someone's book
1/tˈeɪk ə lˈif ˈaʊt əv sˈʌmwˌʌnz bˈʊk/
idiom
Copy someone's behavior or example
To do something in the way someone else does it because you think it is good or right.
أمثلة
- You should take a leaf out of her book and arrive on time.
- He took a leaf out of his coach's book and trained every day.
turn over a new leaf
1/tˈɚn ˈoʊvɚ ə njˈu lˈif/
idiom
Start behaving better or differently
To start to behave in a better or different way than before.
أمثلة
- After moving to a new city, he decided to turn over a new leaf and focus on his studies.
- She promised to turn over a new leaf after the argument.