soup
gb/sˈup/ us/sˈup/
A1
Angličtina
~ 6000
leves, sűrű keverék, massza, feltuningol, felturbóz
PODSTATNÉ JMÉNO
A1
1
leves
A1
Vzorec užití:
eat [soup]; a bowl of [soup]; make [soup]
She made a big pot of vegetable soup for dinner.
Vacsorára főzött egy nagy fazék zöldséglevest.
I ordered tomato soup and a piece of bread for lunch.
Ebédre paradicsomlevest és egy szelet kenyeret rendeltem.
The hot chicken soup really helped when I had a cold.
We served the soup as a starter before the main course.
He spilled soup on his shirt during the meeting.
Učební příklady
I eat soup for lunch every day.
Mindennap levest eszem ebédre.
This restaurant has very good fish soup.
Ebben az étteremben nagyon jó a halleves.
Please put the hot soup on the table.
She is cooking chicken soup in the kitchen.
May I have another bowl of soup?
Častá chyba:
Learners often say *"I ate a soup"* when they mean one serving. In English, we usually say *"I ate some soup"* or *"I ate a bowl of soup"*. Use *"a soup"* mainly when talking about a type, as in *"a spicy soup"* or *"a tomato soup"*. Some learners also confuse the pronunciation of *"soup"* /suːp/ with *"soap"/soʊp/.
Význam
hot liquid food dish
Kolokace
a bowl of soup
|chicken soup
|hot soup
|homemade soup
|soup kitchen
|soup of the day
Synonyma
broth (Usually a clear, thin liquid; often used for the liquid part of soup, not the full dish.)
|
stew (Thicker than soup with more solid pieces; often cooked longer and eaten as a main dish.)
Antonyma
solid food (Food that is mostly not liquid, contrasting with the liquid nature of soup.)
Témata
food
|daily life
|cooking
|food_drink
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Definice
A hot, wet food made by cooking meat or vegetables in water, usually eaten from a bowl with a spoon.
A savory liquid dish made by boiling meat, vegetables, or other ingredients in water or stock, often eaten hot with a spoon.
PODSTATNÉ JMÉNO
B2
2
sűrű keverék
B1
massza
B2
Vzorec užití:
a soup of [things]; thick as [soup]
The city was covered in a soup of smog and dust.
A várost szmog és por sűrű keveréke borította.
The road disappeared in fog as thick as pea soup.
Az út eltűnt a ködben, amely olyan sűrű volt, mint a borsóleves.
Early life on Earth is thought to have formed in a chemical soup.
The report is buried in a soup of technical details and numbers.
To beginners, the legal text looks like an alphabet soup of abbreviations.
Učební příklady
The fog was thick like pea soup.
A köd olyan sűrű volt, mint a borsóleves.
The air over the city was a dirty soup of smoke.
A város fölött piszkos, sűrű füstmassza ült a levegőben.
I cannot read this; it is a soup of numbers and code.
Scientists say life started in a warm chemical soup.
For new students, the page is a soup of strange words.
Význam
thick liquid or soft mixture
Kolokace
pea-soup fog
|thick as pea soup
|a soup of data
|primordial soup
|alphabet soup
Synonyma
mixture (More general; does not imply a thick, liquid-like quality unless specified by context.)
|
sludge (Suggests a very thick, often dirty or unpleasant semi-liquid.)
Antonyma
clarity (Opposite idea when soup refers to a dense or confusing mass, especially of fog or information.)
Témata
science
|environment
|metaphor
|core_vocabulary
Definice
A thick, soft mix or a heavy cloud of many small things, like fog, smoke, or letters, that is like soup.
A thick liquid or soft mixture containing many small parts, or a dense mass of things that resembles such a liquid.
SLOVESO
B2
INFORMAL
3
feltuningol
B2
felturbóz
B2
Vzorec užití:
soup [something] up
They souped up the engine to get more speed on the racetrack.
Feltuningolták a motort, hogy nagyobb sebességet érjenek el a versenypályán.
He spent the weekend souping up his old computer so it could handle new games.
A hétvégét azzal töltötte, hogy feltuningolta a régi számítógépét, hogy az új játékok is fussanak rajta.
The company released a souped-up version of the software with extra features.
Teenagers often like to soup up their cars with loud exhausts and bright lights.
We had the sound system souped up for the concert.
Učební příklady
He souped up his car to make it faster.
Feltuningolta az autóját, hogy gyorsabb legyen.
My friend souped up his computer so it can play new games.
A barátom feltuningolta a számítógépét, hogy az új játékok is fussanak rajta.
They sell a souped-up version of this phone.
The band souped up the speakers for the show.
She wants to soup up her bike with new parts.
Častá chyba:
Learners sometimes forget the particle *"up"* and say *"soup my car"*. In modern English, this verb is almost always used as *"soup [something] up"*, especially in *"souped-up [noun]".*
Význam
make a machine more powerful
Kolokace
soup up the engine
|souped-up car
|souped-up computer
|souped-up version
|souped-up model
Synonyma
upgrade (More general and neutral; does not always suggest speed or excitement, and is common in formal or technical contexts.)
|
boost (Focuses on increasing power or performance, not necessarily by changing parts.)
Antonyma
tone down (To make something less powerful, loud, or extreme, the opposite of making it more powerful or flashy.)
Témata
technology
|transport
|informal speech
|transportation
|work
Definice
To change a car, computer, or other machine so it is faster, stronger, or more exciting.
To modify a machine, vehicle, or device so that it becomes more powerful, faster, or more impressive, usually by improving its parts or settings.
Gramatika
Slovníkový tvar
soup
IPA
GB/sˈup/
US/sˈup/
Slabiky a přízvuk
soup (1 slabika)
Stress on 1st syllable (soup)
Tvary slova
Noun
- Base: soup
- Plural: soup, soups
Verb
- Base: soup
- 3rd Person Singular: soups
- Present Participle: souping
- Past: souped
Příbuzná slova
Forms
soups
noun
souping
verb
souped
verb
Related words
Výrazy
duck soup
1/dˈʌk sˈup/
idiom
informal
something very easy
Something that is very easy to do.
Příklady
- Fixing this bug will be duck soup for an experienced programmer.
- For her, passing the exam was duck soup.
- The first level of the game is duck soup compared to the rest.
in the soup
1/ˈɪn ðə sˈup/
idiom
informal
in serious trouble
To be in a lot of trouble or in a very difficult situation.
Příklady
- If we miss this deadline, we'll be in the soup with the boss.
- He's really in the soup after losing the client’s files.
- Their company is in the soup financially this year.
soup kitchen
1/sˈup kˈɪt͡ʃən/
fixed phrase
place giving free meals
A place where poor or homeless people can get free hot food.
Příklady
- She volunteers at the local soup kitchen every weekend.
- During the winter, the soup kitchen serves hundreds of people a day.
- Donations help keep the soup kitchen open for families in need.
soup of the day
1/sˈup əv ðə dˈeɪ/
fixed phrase
restaurant’s daily soup special
The soup that a restaurant is offering as its special soup for that day.
Příklady
- The soup of the day is tomato basil.
- I’ll have the soup of the day and a salad, please.
- Our soup of the day changes with the seasons.
soup sandwich
1/sˈup sˈændwɪt͡ʃ/
idiom
slang
complete mess or failure
Something that is very badly done or very badly organized; a complete mess.
Příklady
- The project became a real soup sandwich after they changed managers.
- His presentation was a soup sandwich—no structure and lots of mistakes.
- Without clear rules, the event turned into a soup sandwich.
soup up
1/sˈup ˈʌp/
phrasal verb
informal
make something faster or stronger
To change a car, computer, or other thing so it is faster, stronger, or more exciting than before.
Příklady
- He spent all weekend souping up his old car.
- They souped up the website with new graphics and animations.
- Gamers often soup up their PCs to get better performance.
souped-up
1/sˈupt ˈʌp/
fixed phrase
informal
made more powerful or flashy
Changed so that it is stronger, faster, or more exciting, especially talking about cars, computers, or machines.
Příklady
- He drives a souped-up sports car.
- They released a souped-up edition of the game with extra levels.
- The band used a souped-up sound system for the festival.
thick as pea soup
1/θˈɪk ˈæz pˈi sˈup/
idiom
extremely thick or dense
Very thick and hard to see through, especially talking about fog, smoke, or clouds.
Příklady
- The fog was thick as pea soup on the highway.
- The smoke in the bar used to be thick as pea soup before the ban.
- By midnight, the mist outside was thick as pea soup.
alphabet soup
1/ˈælfəbˌɛt sˈup/
idiom
informal
confusing mix of abbreviations
A situation where there are so many letters, abbreviations, or codes that it becomes hard to understand.
Příklady
- The report is full of technical alphabet soup that ordinary readers won’t understand.
- New employees often feel lost in the alphabet soup of company acronyms.
- For parents, the education system can seem like alphabet soup, with all its tests and programs.
alphabet soup
2/ˈælfəbˌɛt sˈup/
idiom
confusing mix of abbreviations
A mix of many letters or short forms (like acronyms) that is hard to understand.
Příklady
- The document was full of alphabet soup that only experts could read.
- Government agencies create an alphabet soup of acronyms.
- For new employees, the company’s internal codes are just alphabet soup.
from soup to nuts
1/fɹˈʌm sˈup tə nˈʌts/
idiom
informal
including everything, start to finish
Including everything, from the beginning to the end.
Příklady
- The company handled the event from soup to nuts.
- We planned our holiday from soup to nuts in just one evening.
from soup to nuts
2/fɹˈʌm sˈup tə nˈʌts/
idiom
from beginning to end, everything
Including everything, from the first part to the last part.
Příklady
- The tour covers the city from soup to nuts in just one day.
- Our service handles your move from soup to nuts, so you don't have to worry.
- She planned the wedding from soup to nuts without a professional planner.