Angličtina

fifteen

gb/fɪftˈin/ us/fɪftˈin/
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adjective A1 quantity
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being fifteen in number

Showing that there are 15 of something.

Vzorec užití: fifteen [countable noun]
Častá chyba:
Learners often confuse the pronunciation and spelling of 'fifteen' and 'fifty'. 'Fifteen' has the stress on the second syllable (fif-TEEN), while 'fifty' has the stress on the first (FIF-ty). Another common mistake is forgetting the hyphens in compound adjectives like 'a fifteen-year-old girl'.
Synonyma
15 (Numeric symbol used in writing instead of the word form.) | a quarter (Sometimes used for fifteen minutes, especially with time; less general than 'fifteen'.)
Antonyma
zero (Shows no quantity, the opposite of having fifteen of something.) | many (Indefinite large quantity; contrasts with the specific fixed amount 'fifteen'.)
Kolokace
fifteen minutes |fifteen years old |fifteen people |fifteen percent |a fifteen-minute break |fifteen dollars
Témata
numbers |daily life |education |core_vocabulary
Příklady
  • We waited fifteen minutes for the bus.
  • She bought fifteen apples at the market.
  • The class has fifteen students this year.
  • He ran fifteen kilometers in the race.
  • They need fifteen more votes to win.
Učební příklady
  • I have fifteen books on my desk.
  • She is fifteen years old.
  • We will meet in fifteen minutes.
  • There are fifteen chairs in this room.
Podstatné jméno A1 quantity
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the number fifteen itself

The number 15, used for things like age, scores, or bus and room numbers.

Častá chyba:
Learners sometimes treat 'fifteen' as an adjective when it stands alone as a number, saying things like *'the fifteen number'* instead of 'the number fifteen'. They also sometimes say *'fifteen years'* when they mean age as a noun, where natural English often uses 'fifteen' alone: 'She is fifteen,' not *'She is fifteen years.'*
Synonyma
15 (The written digit form of the same number.) | ten plus five (A descriptive way to express the value of the number; less common and more explanatory.)
Antonyma
zero (Represents no amount, contrasting with the specific number fifteen.) | one (The smallest positive whole number, contrasting with the larger value fifteen.)
Kolokace
the number fifteen |fifteen is |page fifteen |chapter fifteen |room fifteen |bus fifteen
Témata
numbers |mathematics |time |core_vocabulary
Příklady
  • Fifteen is my lucky number.
  • In tennis, the first point is called fifteen.
  • She scored fifteen on the quiz, which was the highest in the class.
  • Bus fifteen goes to the city center.
  • We can only seat twelve people here, so fifteen is too many.
Učební příklady
  • Fifteen is between fourteen and sixteen.
  • My favorite number is fifteen.
  • The answer to the question is fifteen.
  • Room fifteen is on the second floor.
Gramatika
Slovníkový tvar
fifteen
IPA
GB/fɪftˈin/
US/fɪftˈin/
Slabiky a přízvuk
fif - teen (2 slabiky)
Stress on 2nd syllable (teen)
Tvary slova
Adjective
  • Base: fifteen
  • Comparative: fifteener
  • Superlative: fifteenest
Noun
  • Base: fifteen
  • Plural: fifteens
Příbuzná slova
Forms
fifteens noun fifteener adjective fifteenest adjective
Core family
fifteenth adjective A1
Related words
five number A1 fifth adjective A1 fifty number A1
Výrazy

fifteen minutes of fame

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/fɪftˈin mˈɪnɪts əv fˈeɪm/
idiom

short period of sudden fame

A short time when many people know about you or talk about you, usually because of one event or because you were on TV or online.

Příklady
  • The viral video gave him his fifteen minutes of fame.
  • After the video went viral, he enjoyed his fifteen minutes of fame and then life went back to normal.
  • She enjoyed her fifteen minutes of fame after winning the game show.
  • Reality shows often give ordinary people their fifteen minutes of fame.
  • In the age of social media, many people get their fifteen minutes of fame.
  • She joked that winning the contest was just her fifteen minutes of fame.

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