necklace
gb/nˈɛkləs/ us/nˈɛkləs/
A2
English
~ 6500
nyaklánc, füzér, nyakláncozás, nyakláncos kivégzés, nyakláncozással megöl, nyakláncoz
NOUN
A2
1
nyaklánc
A2
Usage pattern:
wear a [necklace]
She wore a delicate gold necklace that had belonged to her grandmother.
Egy vékony arany nyakláncot viselt, amely korábban a nagymamájáé volt.
I bought a simple silver necklace to go with my work clothes.
Vettem egy egyszerű ezüst nyakláncot, hogy illjen a munkahelyi ruháimhoz.
He fastened the necklace around her neck and asked her to look in the mirror.
The thieves took her watch, earrings, and diamond necklace.
This dress looks better with a shorter necklace.
Learner examples
She is wearing a red dress and a long necklace.
Piros ruhát és hosszú nyakláncot visel.
I gave my mother a new necklace for her birthday.
Édesanyámnak egy új nyakláncot adtam a születésnapjára.
He put the necklace around her neck very carefully.
I like your necklace. Where did you buy it?
The necklace is too tight. It hurts my neck.
Common mistake:
Learners sometimes confuse "necklace" and "chain." A "chain" is usually metal and can be plain, while a "necklace" can be made of many materials and is any decorative item worn around the neck. Learners also sometimes say "use a necklace" for wearing; in everyday English we usually say "wear a necklace" or "put on a necklace."
Meaning
Jewelry worn around the neck
Collocations
gold necklace
|silver necklace
|pearl necklace
|wear a necklace
|necklace and earrings
|beaded necklace
Synonyms
chain (Often a simpler metal loop for the neck; may or may not have a pendant, and can sound plainer than necklace.)
Antonyms
unadorned (Describes a neck (or person) without decorative items like necklaces.)
Themes
fashion
|appearance
|daily life
|clothing
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Definition
A piece of jewelry that you wear around your neck, often made of metal, beads, or stones.
A piece of jewelry that is worn around the neck, often made of a chain, string, or band with beads, stones, or other decorations.
NOUN
B2
2
füzér
B2
Usage pattern:
a necklace of [things]
From the hilltop we could see a necklace of lights marking the coastal road.
A dombtetőről láttuk a parti utat jelző fények füzérét.
The city is surrounded by a necklace of small villages.
A várost kis falvak füzére veszi körül.
At night, the chain of buoys looks like a floating necklace of stars.
A necklace of rocky islands stretches across the mouth of the bay.
The park is bordered by a necklace of old oak trees.
Learner examples
We saw a necklace of small islands in the blue sea.
A kék tengeren kis szigetek füzérét láttuk.
At night, the town looks like a necklace of lights on the hill.
Éjszaka a domboldali város olyan, mint egy fényfüzér.
There is a necklace of trees along the river.
The houses made a necklace of bright colors around the lake.
The mountains were like a dark necklace on the horizon.
Common mistake:
Learners may treat this as a normal, literal necklace of jewelry and miss that it is used for shapes and arrangements in descriptions. It is usually used in writing or descriptive speech, not for everyday physical objects you actually wear.
Meaning
Curving line of similar things
Collocations
necklace of lights
|necklace of islands
|necklace of villages
|necklace of stars
Synonyms
string (Focuses on items arranged in a line, but does not strongly suggest a curved, decorative shape the way "necklace" does.)
Antonyms
cluster (Refers to things grouped closely together, not spread out in a line like a necklace.)
Themes
nature
|visual
|description
|core_vocabulary
Definition
A line of many similar things in a curve that looks like a necklace.
A line or series of similar objects arranged in a curve, especially when it visually resembles a neck ornament.
NOUN
C1
FORMAL
3
During the unrest, several suspected informers were killed by necklace.
A zavargások során több feltételezett besúgót nyakláncozással öltek meg.
Human rights groups documented cases of necklace being used as a form of political punishment.
Jogvédő szervezetek olyan eseteket dokumentáltak, amikor a nyakláncozást politikai büntetésként alkalmazták.
The documentary includes testimonies from people who survived attempted necklace attacks.
Newspaper reports at the time described the necklace as a terrifying symbol of mob justice.
He spoke about losing his brother to a necklace in the late 1980s.
Learner examples
The film shows a man who was killed by necklace during the conflict.
A film egy férfit mutat be, akit a konfliktus idején nyakláncozással öltek meg.
Many people were afraid of necklace in that time of violence.
Sokan féltek a nyakláncozástól abban az erőszakos időszakban.
The report says that necklace was used as a kind of public punishment.
She lost her friend to a necklace in the city riots.
They tried to stop the crowd before they used a necklace on the victim.
Common mistake:
Learners may think this meaning is related to jewelry because of the shape. In this sense, it is a technical term in news and historical writing for a violent method of killing and is not used in everyday conversation.
Meaning
Killing with a burning tire
Collocations
victim of a necklace
|threat of a necklace
|public necklace
|political necklace
Synonyms
lynching (General word for a group killing without trial; "necklace" refers to one very specific, especially brutal method of such killing.)
Antonyms
rescue (In this context, saving someone from being killed is the opposite outcome of carrying out a necklace.)
Themes
crime
|violence
|history
|law
|politics
Definition
A way of killing someone by putting a tire around their neck, adding fuel, and burning it, used in some violent political situations.
A method of killing in which a rubber tire filled with fuel is forced around a person’s neck and upper body and then set on fire, historically associated with political violence in parts of southern Africa.
VERB
C2
SLANG
4
Usage pattern:
necklace [someone]
The mob threatened to necklace anyone they believed was collaborating with the police.
A lincselő tömeg tagjai azzal fenyegetőztek, hogy bárkit, akiről azt gondolják, hogy együttműködik a rendőrséggel, nyakláncozással ölnek meg.
Two men were nearly necklaced before soldiers arrived and broke up the crowd.
Két férfit kis híján nyakláncozással öltek meg, mielőtt a katonák odaértek, és szétoszlatták a tömeget.
He described how vigilantes necklaced suspected informers during the conflict.
Witnesses said the gang tried to necklace the driver after the crash.
Activists condemned the decision to necklace political opponents as a crime against humanity.
Learner examples
The angry crowd wanted to necklace the man they blamed.
A dühös tömeg nyakláncozással akarta megölni azt a férfit, akit hibáztattak.
Soldiers came quickly so the mob could not necklace him.
A katonák gyorsan odaértek, így a tömeg nem tudta nyakláncozással megölni a férfit.
In the war, some people were necklaced in front of others.
They shouted that they would necklace anyone who talked to the police.
He was almost necklaced, but his friends pulled him away.
Common mistake:
Learners may think this verb has something to do with giving someone a piece of jewelry, by analogy with the noun. In fact, it is a violent slang term and should only be used when specifically describing this method of killing in historical or news contexts.
Meaning
To kill with a burning tire
Collocations
to necklace someone
|was necklaced by a mob
|threatened to necklace
|tried to necklace him
Synonyms
lynch (A broader term for killing someone by a group without legal trial; "necklace" refers to a specific, particularly brutal way of doing this.)
Antonyms
spare (To decide not to kill someone, which is the opposite of necklacing them.)
Themes
crime
|violence
|history
|law
|politics
Definition
To kill someone by putting a tire around their neck, adding fuel, and burning it, usually in a violent public attack.
To kill or attempt to kill someone by forcing a fuel-filled tire around their neck and upper body and setting it on fire, typically as an act of mob or political violence.
Grammar
Dictionary form
necklace
IPA
GB/nˈɛkləs/
US/nˈɛkləs/
Syllables & stress
neck - lace (2 syllables)
Stress on 1st syllable (neck)
Word forms
Noun
- Base: necklace
- Plural: necklaces
Word family
Expressions
pearl necklace
1/pˈɚl nˈɛkləs/
fixed phrase
necklace made of pearls
A necklace that has round pearls on it.
Examples
- She wore her grandmother’s pearl necklace to the dinner party.
- She wore a classic pearl necklace to the wedding.
- He bought her a pearl necklace for their anniversary.
- The store window showed a beautiful black pearl necklace.