flower
gb/flˈaʊɚ/ us/flˈaʊɚ/
A1
Angličtina
~ 1400
virág, virágzik, fénykor, élete virágában
PODSTATNÉ JMÉNO
A1
1
virág
A1
Vzorec užití:
a [adjective] flower
The garden is full of bright red flowers.
A kert tele van élénkpiros virágokkal.
She picked a flower and placed it in her hair.
Leszakított egy virágot, és a hajába tűzte.
Many insects are attracted to the smell of flowers.
Tulips are my favorite kind of flower.
Učební příklady
I see a yellow flower.
Látok egy sárga virágot.
This flower is very big.
Ez a virág nagyon nagy.
She gives me a flower.
There is one flower in the vase.
Častá chyba:
Learners sometimes confuse 'flower' with 'flour' (used for baking) because they sound the same.
Význam
Reproductive part of a plant
Kolokace
fresh flowers
|wild flowers
|flower garden
|flower shop
|flower petals
Synonyma
blossom (Often used for flowers on trees or shrubs, especially in spring.)
Antonyma
leaf (A different plant part, used for photosynthesis rather than reproduction.)
Témata
nature
|plants
|daily life
|science
Definice
The part of a plant that grows with petals and makes seeds.
The seed-bearing part of a plant, often surrounded by colorful petals.
SLOVESO
B1
LITERARY
2
virágzik
B1
Vzorec užití:
[plant] flowers in [season]
The cherry trees flower in early April.
A cseresznyefák április elején virágoznak.
These plants only flower once a year.
Ezek a növények évente csak egyszer virágoznak.
The cactus will flower if given enough sunlight.
Učební příklady
The tree will flower in spring.
A fa tavasszal fog virágozni.
My plant flowers in summer.
A növényem nyáron virágzik.
The bush flowers every year.
Význam
To produce flowers
Kolokace
plants flower
|trees flower
|flowering season
Synonyma
bloom (More common in everyday speech for plants producing flowers.)
Antonyma
wilt (Describes the process of a plant or flower drooping or dying rather than blooming.)
Témata
nature
|plants
|core_vocabulary
Definice
When a plant grows flowers.
(Of a plant) to produce flowers; to bloom.
PODSTATNÉ JMÉNO
C1
LITERARY
3
fénykor
B2
Vzorec užití:
the flower of [something]
He died in the flower of his youth.
Fiatalsága virágában halt meg.
This was the flower of the city's cultural life.
Ez volt a város kulturális életének fénykora.
They were in the flower of their careers.
Učební příklady
She is in the flower of her youth.
Fiatalsága virágában van.
It was the flower of the team's history.
Ez volt a csapat történetének fénykora.
He died in the flower of his life.
Význam
Best or most developed period
Kolokace
in the flower of youth
|the flower of civilization
Synonyma
prime (Neutral term for the best period of life or development.)
Antonyma
decline (A period when quality or success is decreasing.)
Témata
literature
|life stages
|time
|core_vocabulary
Definice
The best time or most successful part of something.
The best or most successful stage or period of something.
Gramatika
Slovníkový tvar
flower
IPA
GB/flˈaʊɚ/
US/flˈaʊɚ/
Slabiky a přízvuk
flower (1 slabika)
Stress on 1st syllable (flower)
Tvary slova
Noun
- Base: flower
- Plural: flower, flowers
Verb
- Base: flower
- 3rd Person Singular: flowers
- Present Participle: flowering
- Past: flowered
Příbuzná slova
Výrazy
come into flower
1/kˈʌm ˈɪntu flˈaʊɚ/
idiom
Begin blooming or peak stage
When a plant starts to have flowers, or when something starts to be successful.
Příklady
- The roses came into flower earlier than usual this year.
- Her career really came into flower after she moved to New York.
flower power
1/flˈaʊɚ pˈaʊɚ/
fixed phrase
informal
1960s peace and love movement
A way to talk about the hippie movement in the 1960s that wanted peace and love instead of war.
Příklady
- Flower power was a symbol of hope during the Vietnam War era.
- They wore colorful clothes as part of the flower power style.
in full flower
1/ˈɪn fˈʊl flˈaʊɚ/
idiom
literary
At peak development or success
At the time when something is at its best or most complete.
Příklady
- Her talent was in full flower by the time she was twenty.
- The city's art scene was in full flower during the 1980s.