raid
gb/ɹˈeɪd/ us/ɹˈeɪd/
B2
Engelsk
~ 7200
rajtaütés, razia, rajtaüt, razziát tart, kifosztás, megcsapolás, megdézsmálás, kifoszt, megcsapol, megdézsmál, ellenséges felvásárlási kísérlet, részvényfelvásárlási akció, raid, raidel, raidre megy
NAVNEORD
B2
1
Brugsmønster:
a raid on [a place]
Several suspects were arrested during a dawn raid on the warehouse.
Több gyanúsítottat letartóztattak a raktárban tartott hajnali rajtaütés során.
The police carried out a raid on the nightclub after months of surveillance.
A rendőrség hónapokig tartó megfigyelés után razziát tartott az éjszakai klubban.
Television news showed footage of the raid on the terrorist hideout.
The air base was badly damaged in an overnight air raid.
Local residents complained that the drug raid frightened their children.
Læringseksempler
The police made a raid on the house.
A rendőrség razziát tartott a házban.
Five people were taken in a raid on the factory.
Öt embert őrizetbe vettek a gyárban tartott razzia során.
Soldiers planned a raid on the enemy camp.
Many bombs fell in the air raid.
The news talked about a big raid on a gang.
Typisk fejl:
Learners sometimes say *"raid of the house"* instead of *"raid on the house"*. Use the preposition "on" after "raid" when talking about the place or group that is attacked: "a raid on the house", "a raid on drug dealers". Learners may also confuse "raid" with "robbery"; a raid is a sudden attack, often by police or the military, while a robbery is a crime where someone steals from a person or place.
Betydning
sudden police or military attack
Ordforbindelser
police raid
|drug raid
|dawn raid
|air raid
|launch a raid
|carry out a raid
Synonymer
attack (More general; does not always suggest surprise or a search for people or goods.)
Antonymer
withdrawal (Describes forces pulling back from a place instead of suddenly entering it.)
Temaer
crime
|law
|war
|politics
Definition
A fast, surprise visit by police or soldiers to a place to catch people or take illegal things.
A sudden, short attack on a place by police, soldiers, or similar forces, usually to arrest people or seize illegal goods.
UDSAGNSORD
B2
2
rajtaüt
B2
razziát tart
B2
Brugsmønster:
to raid [a place]
Police raided the apartment and found several illegal weapons.
A rendőrök rajtaütöttek a lakáson, és több illegális fegyvert találtak.
Officers raided three internet cafés that were running illegal casinos.
A rendőrök három olyan internetkávézóban tartottak razziát, ahol illegális kaszinók működtek.
Troops raided the border village at night and quickly withdrew.
Customs agents raided the shipping containers at the port.
Authorities plan to raid several warehouses linked to the smuggling ring.
Læringseksempler
The police raided the building last night.
A rendőrség tegnap este rajtaütést tartott az épületben.
Soldiers raided the small town at dawn.
A katonák hajnalban rajtaütöttek a kisvároson.
They raided the shop because it sold illegal drugs.
Officers raided two hotels near the airport.
The army raided the enemy camp and then left.
Typisk fejl:
Learners sometimes use "raid" like a noun and say *"the police raided on the house"*. Do not use "on" after the verb. Say: "The police raided the house." Use "on" only after the noun: "a raid on the house."
Betydning
to make a sudden attack
Ordforbindelser
raid a house
|raid an apartment
|raid a village
|raid enemy positions
|raid the offices of [a company]
|raid a hideout
Synonymer
storm (Focuses more on the forceful, fast entry, and less on searching or seizing things.)
Antonymer
defend (Means to protect a place from attack, the opposite role of raiding it.)
Temaer
crime
|law
|war
|politics
Definition
To go into a place very suddenly with police or soldiers to catch people or take illegal things.
To carry out a sudden, short attack on a place with police, soldiers, or similar forces, usually to arrest people or seize illegal goods.
NAVNEORD
B2
3
Brugsmønster:
a raid on [something]
The government was accused of making a raid on the pension fund to cover short-term costs.
A kormányt azzal vádolták, hogy rövid távú költségek fedezésére megcsapolta a nyugdíjalapot.
After my late-night raid on the fridge, there was no pizza left.
Miután késő este kifosztottam a hűtőt, nem maradt pizza.
Parents joked that the children's raid on the sweet cupboard left it completely empty.
Critics called the move a cynical raid on public savings.
Her quiet raid on the office snack drawer did not go unnoticed.
Læringseksempler
He made a raid on the fridge after work.
Munka után kifosztotta a hűtőt.
There was a small raid on the cookie jar before dinner.
Vacsora előtt egy kicsit megdézsmálták a kekszesdobozt.
The government’s raid on the pension money made people angry.
After the children’s raid on the snacks, nothing was left.
They called the new tax a raid on poor families’ money.
Typisk fejl:
Learners may think this use always involves police or soldiers, but here "raid" just means a sudden, heavy taking of something like food or money. Context such as "fridge", "cookie jar", or "pension fund" shows that it is not a police or military action.
Betydning
sudden taking of resources
Ordforbindelser
a raid on the fridge
|a raid on the cookie jar
|a raid on the pension fund
|a spending raid
|make a quick raid
Synonymer
grab (More informal and general; does not clearly show that a lot is taken at once.)
Antonymer
saving (Keeping money or things instead of suddenly taking or using them up.)
Temaer
daily life
|money
|daily_life
|finance
Definition
A fast action when someone takes a lot of money, food, or other things, often when they should not.
A sudden act of taking a large amount of something, especially money, food, or goods, often quickly and without proper permission.
UDSAGNSORD
B2
4
Brugsmønster:
to raid [something]
I got hungry and raided the fridge in the middle of the night.
Éhes lettem, és az éjszaka közepén kifosztottam a hűtőt.
The finance ministry raided public funds to pay for the project.
A pénzügyminisztérium állami alapokat csapolt meg a projekt finanszírozására.
Teenagers raided the snack cupboard before the guests even arrived.
The company raided its emergency reserves to stay open.
She jokingly threatened to raid his closet for something to wear.
Læringseksempler
The children raided the cookie jar before dinner.
A gyerekek vacsora előtt megdézsmálták a kekszesdobozt.
He raided the fridge after he came home late.
Miután későn hazaért, kifosztotta a hűtőt.
The government raided the pension money to pay for new plans.
We raided the pantry and found some old chips.
She raided her savings to buy a new car.
Typisk fejl:
Learners may think "raid" always means something violent. In this sense, it can describe everyday actions like taking food from the fridge or using money from savings, usually quickly and sometimes secretly or unfairly.
Betydning
to quickly take a lot
Ordforbindelser
raid the fridge
|raid the cookie jar
|raid the pantry
|raid the budget
|raid your savings
Synonymer
plunder (Stronger and more formal; often suggests very heavy or unfair taking, sometimes by force.)
Antonymer
replenish (Means to fill something up again, the opposite of emptying it by raiding it.)
Temaer
daily life
|money
|daily_life
|finance
Definition
To go and take a lot of food, money, or other things very quickly, often when you should not.
To quickly take a large amount of something, such as food, money, or goods, often in a way that is not officially allowed or not considerate of others.
NAVNEORD
C1
TECHNICAL
5
Brugsmønster:
a raid on [a company]
The engineering firm became the target of a hostile raid by a larger competitor.
A mérnöki cég egy nagyobb versenytárs ellenséges felvásárlási kísérletének célpontjává vált.
Investors staged a dawn raid on the company, buying up 15 percent of its shares before the market opened.
A befektetők hajnali részvényfelvásárlási akciót indítottak a cég részvényeire: a tőzsdenyitás előtt megvették a részvényeinek 15 százalékát.
Directors promised shareholders that they would resist any further raids on the business.
The surprise raid sent the company’s share price sharply higher.
Rumours of a possible raid fuelled heavy trading in the stock.
Læringseksempler
The small company was hurt by a corporate raid.
A kis céget súlyosan érintette az ellenséges felvásárlási kísérlet.
A big investor made a dawn raid on the bank’s shares.
Egy nagy befektető hajnali részvényfelvásárlási akciót indított a bank részvényeire.
The board tried to stop the raid on the company.
News of a raid pushed the share price up.
The firm changed its rules to avoid future raids.
Typisk fejl:
Learners may confuse this business meaning with a police or military raid. In finance, a raid is about buying shares very quickly, not about sending in police or soldiers.
Betydning
sudden stock-market takeover move
Ordforbindelser
corporate raid
|hostile raid
|dawn raid
|launch a raid
|fend off a raid
Synonymer
takeover bid (Broader; any offer to buy control of a company, not only sudden share-buying on the market.)
Antonymer
defence (Refers to actions a company takes to protect itself from a raid or takeover attempt.)
Temaer
business
|finance
Definition
A fast move in the stock market when a person or company buys many shares of another company to try to control it.
A rapid attempt to gain control of a company by quickly buying a large number of its shares, often without the agreement of its management.
NAVNEORD
B2
6
raid
B2
Brugsmønster:
a raid on [a dungeon/boss]
We scheduled our weekly raid for Friday night.
Péntek estére időzítettük a heti raidünket.
The new expansion adds a challenging twenty-player raid.
Az új kiegészítő egy kihívást jelentő, húszfős raidet ad a játékhoz.
You need better gear before joining that high-level raid.
Our guild finally cleared the final boss in the latest raid.
He streams his guild’s raid every weekend on his channel.
Læringseksempler
They met online to do a raid together.
Online találkoztak, hogy együtt csináljanak egy raidet.
The game has a new raid with a very strong boss.
A játékban van egy új raid, nagyon erős főellenséggel.
Our team failed the raid because two players were late.
He joined a big raid for the first time.
We need more healers for this raid.
Typisk fejl:
Learners may think this always means a real-life attack. In gaming, a raid is a large team event inside the game, not a police or military action.
Betydning
group mission in an online game
Ordforbindelser
join a raid
|organize a raid
|endgame raid
|raid group
|ten-man raid
|raid night
Synonymer
mission (More general game term; does not always mean a large, multi-player event.)
Antonymer
solo run (A playthrough done by one player alone, the opposite of a large group raid.)
Temaer
gaming
|technology
|arts_entertainment
Definition
In online games, a big mission where many players join as a team to fight a strong enemy or finish a hard level.
In online or video games, a large, planned group mission in which several players work together to defeat a powerful enemy or clear a difficult area.
UDSAGNSORD
B2
7
raidel
B2
raidre megy
B2
Brugsmønster:
to raid [a dungeon/boss] with [someone]
We usually raid together on Saturday nights.
Szombat esténként általában együtt raidelünk.
I don’t have time to raid every week anymore.
Már nincs időm minden héten raidelni.
Our guild plans to start raiding the new dungeon next month.
She prefers to raid as a healer rather than a damage dealer.
They spent the whole evening raiding and finally beat the last boss.
Læringseksempler
I like to raid with my online friends.
Szeretek az online barátaimmal raidelni.
We will raid the new dungeon tonight.
Ma este az új kazamatában fogunk raidelni.
He started raiding last year in this game.
Our group raids twice a week.
She learned how to raid as a tank.
Typisk fejl:
Learners might confuse this with the general verb "raid" meaning a real attack. In gaming, it only means doing a group mission inside the game world.
Betydning
to do a group game raid
Ordforbindelser
raid a dungeon
|raid with friends
|raid every week
|learn to raid
|raid as a guild
Synonymer
team up (Focuses on joining with others but does not specifically mean doing a raid-style mission.)
Antonymer
play solo (Means to play alone rather than raid with a group.)
Temaer
gaming
|technology
|arts_entertainment
Definition
In online games, to join other players and do a big team mission against a strong enemy.
In online or video games, to take part in or carry out a raid, usually together with a group of other players.
Grammatik
Opslagsform
raid
IPA
GB/ɹˈeɪd/
US/ɹˈeɪd/
Stavelser og tryk
raid (1 stavelse)
Stress on 1st syllable (raid)
Ordformer
Noun
- Base: raid
- Plural: raids
Verb
- Base: raid
- 3rd Person Singular: raids
- Present Participle: raiding
- Past: raided
Ordfamilie
Forms
raids
noun
raiding
verb
raided
verb
Core family
raider
noun
Udtryk
air raid
1/ˈɛɹ ɹˈeɪd/
fixed phrase
bombing attack from aircraft
A military attack when planes fly over a place and drop bombs on it.
Eksempler
- Sirens warned residents of an incoming air raid.
- During the war, families hid in shelters every time there was an air raid.
- The museum has photos showing the damage from the 1942 air raid.
corporate raid
1/kˈɔɹpɚɪt ɹˈeɪd/
fixed phrase
technical
sudden attempt to seize company
A fast, aggressive move by investors to try to control a company by buying many of its shares.
Eksempler
- The corporate raid left the company heavily in debt.
- Share prices jumped on rumors of a possible corporate raid.
- New laws were introduced to protect firms from corporate raids.
dawn raid
1/dˈɔn ɹˈeɪd/
fixed phrase
very early-morning raid
A raid or quick action that happens very early in the morning, when it is just becoming light.
Eksempler
- Officers launched a dawn raid on the suspects’ homes.
- Investors mounted a dawn raid on the company’s shares before the market fully opened.
- The suspected leader was caught in a coordinated dawn raid.
drug raid
1/dɹˈʌɡ ɹˈeɪd/
fixed phrase
police operation against drugs
A sudden police action to enter a place and look for illegal drugs.
Eksempler
- Several kilograms of cocaine were seized in a major drug raid.
- The apartment block has been targeted in repeated drug raids this year.
- Police conducted a drug raid on the club after reports of dealing inside.
police raid
1/pəlˈis ɹˈeɪd/
fixed phrase
sudden search by police
A planned action when many police suddenly go into a place to look for illegal things or to arrest people.
Eksempler
- Several people were arrested in a police raid on the nightclub.
- The bar was shut down after a police raid found drugs on the premises.
- Neighbors were woken by the noise of the early-morning police raid.
raid boss
1/ɹˈeɪd bˈɔs/
fixed phrase
informal
powerful game enemy for raids
A very strong enemy in an online game that players fight together in a raid.
Eksempler
- The new raid boss has several difficult attack phases.
- Our guild finally defeated the last raid boss of the expansion.
- You need good gear before facing that raid boss.
raid party
1/ɹˈeɪd pˈɑɹti/
fixed phrase
informal
group of players for a raid
A team of players in an online game who join together to do a raid.
Eksempler
- We formed a raid party and entered the new dungeon.
- The raid party wiped on the final boss three times.
- He joined a high-level raid party for the weekend event.
raid the cookie jar
1/ɹˈeɪd ðə kˈʊki d͡ʒˈɑɹ/
idiom
informal
secretly take sweets or money
To secretly take cookies, sweets, or sometimes small amounts of money from a jar or box.
Eksempler
- Someone has been raiding the cookie jar again.
- As a child, she often raided the cookie jar when her parents weren’t looking.
- He joked that the finance minister had raided the national cookie jar.
raid the fridge
1/ɹˈeɪd ðə fɹˈɪd͡ʒ/
idiom
informal
take food quickly from fridge
To go to the refrigerator and quickly take food, often as a snack or when you should not.
Eksempler
- I got hungry at midnight and raided the fridge.
- He stayed up late studying and kept raiding the fridge.
- The kids raided the fridge after school and left nothing for dinner.
- The kids like to raid the fridge as soon as they get home from school.
- He loves to raid the fridge while he’s watching TV.
- I might raid the fridge later for some ice cream.