sheet
gb/ʃˈit/ us/ʃˈit/
A1
English
~ 1500
lepedő, lap, lemez, réteg, függöny, sott
NOUN
A1
1
lepedő
A2
Usage pattern:
a [adjective] sheet
I put clean sheets on the bed this morning.
Ma reggel tiszta lepedőt húztam az ágyra.
She folded the fitted sheet and placed it in the closet.
Összehajtotta a gumis lepedőt, és betette a szekrénybe.
The hotel provides fresh sheets every day.
Learner examples
I washed the bed sheet.
Kimostam a lepedőt.
The sheet is white.
A lepedő fehér.
We need new sheets for the bed.
Common mistake:
Learners sometimes confuse 'sheet' with 'blanket', but a sheet is thinner and used directly on the mattress or under the blanket.
Meaning
large cloth for a bed
Collocations
bed sheet
|clean sheet
|fitted sheet
|flat sheet
Synonyms
bedsheet (More specific term for a sheet used on a bed; less common in everyday speech.)
Antonyms
blanket (A covering for warmth, usually thicker than a sheet.)
Themes
daily life
|home
|daily_life
|housing
|core_vocabulary
Definition
A big piece of cloth that covers a bed or goes under you when you sleep.
A large rectangular piece of fabric used to cover a mattress or to lie under when sleeping.
NOUN
A2
2
Usage pattern:
a sheet of [material]
He wrote his notes on a sheet of paper.
Egy papírlapra írta a jegyzeteit.
The carpenter cut a sheet of plywood for the table.
Az asztalos méretre vágott egy rétegelt lemezt az asztalhoz.
The cookies were baked on a sheet of metal.
Learner examples
Please give me a sheet of paper.
Kérlek, adj egy papírlapot.
The roof is made from sheets of metal.
A tető fémlemezekből készült.
I bought three sheets of glass.
Common mistake:
Learners may confuse 'sheet' with 'page'. A 'page' is part of a book or document, while 'sheet' can refer to any single flat piece, often outside a bound book.
Meaning
thin flat piece of material
Collocations
sheet of paper
|sheet of metal
|sheet of glass
Synonyms
slab (Usually refers to a thicker and heavier piece of material.)
Antonyms
block (A solid, thick piece rather than thin and flat.)
Themes
materials
|daily life
|daily_life
|work
|core_vocabulary
Definition
A thin, flat piece of something like paper or metal.
A thin, flat piece of material such as paper, metal, glass, or plastic.
NOUN
B1
3
Usage pattern:
a sheet of [substance]
The road was covered by a sheet of ice.
Az utat vékony jégréteg borította.
A sheet of rain fell across the valley.
Esőfüggöny zúdult a völgyre.
They wrapped the furniture in sheets of plastic.
Learner examples
The lake has a sheet of ice.
A tavat jégréteg borítja.
There is a sheet of water on the floor.
Vékony vízréteg van a padlón.
We put a sheet of paper over the table.
Meaning
wide layer covering a surface
Collocations
sheet of ice
|sheet of rain
|sheet of plastic
Synonyms
layer (General term; not necessarily wide or continuous like 'sheet'.)
Antonyms
gap (An absence or opening instead of a covering layer.)
Themes
nature
|weather
|science
Definition
A big, thin layer of something that covers an area.
A large, thin, and usually continuous layer of a substance spread over an area.
NOUN
C1
TECHNICAL
4
sott
C2
He pulled on the mainsail sheet to catch more wind.
Meghúzta a nagyvitorla sottját, hogy a vitorla több szelet fogjon.
The sailor eased the jib sheet slightly.
A vitorlázó kissé engedett a fokksotton.
Without the sheets, you can't control the sails.
Learner examples
He pulled the sheet to move the sail.
Meghúzta a sottot, hogy állítson a vitorlán.
The boat has many sheets.
A hajón sok sott van.
They use sheets to control sails.
Meaning
rope controlling a sail on boat
Collocations
loosen the sheet
|tighten the sheet
Synonyms
line (General nautical term for rope; 'sheet' is specific to controlling sails.)
Themes
nautical
|travel
|transportation
Definition
A rope on a boat that moves the sail.
A rope or line used to control the angle and position of a sail on a boat.
Grammar
Dictionary form
sheet
IPA
GB/ʃˈit/
US/ʃˈit/
Syllables & stress
sheet (1 syllable)
Stress on 1st syllable (sheet)
Word forms
Noun
- Base: sheet
- Plural: sheets
Word family
Forms
sheets
noun
Related words
Advanced or less common
sheeting
noun
Expressions
clean sheet
1/klˈin ʃˈit/
fixed phrase
record with no mistakes/goals conceded
When someone has no mistakes or no goals scored against them in a game or activity.
Examples
- The goalkeeper kept a clean sheet during the match.
- He started his new job with a clean sheet.
three sheets to the wind
1/θɹˈi ʃˈits tə ðə wˈɪnd/
idiom
informal
very drunk and unsteady
To be very drunk and not able to walk or think well.
Examples
- By midnight he was three sheets to the wind.
- She stumbled home three sheets to the wind after the party.
sheet lightning
1/ʃˈit lˈaɪtnɪŋ/
fixed phrase
lightning lighting sky without bolts visible
Lightning that lights up clouds or sky but you cannot see the bolt hit the ground.
Examples
- We saw sheet lightning in the distance.
- Sheet lightning lit up the horizon.
sheet lightning
2/ʃˈit lˈaɪtnɪŋ/
fixed phrase
technical
lightning lighting up the sky
Lightning that makes the whole sky light up, but you do not see one clear line of lightning.
Examples
- From the city we could see only sheet lightning behind the clouds.
- Sheet lightning flickered across the horizon all evening.