autumn
gb/ˈɔtəm/ us/ˈɔtəm/
A1
Αγγλικά
~ 2300
ősz, alkony
ΟΥΣΙΑΣΤΙΚΌ
A1
1
ősz
A1
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
[something] happens in autumn
We usually harvest the apples in autumn.
Általában ősszel szüreteljük az almát.
The park is beautiful in autumn when the leaves turn red and gold.
Ősszel gyönyörű a park, amikor a levelek vörösre és aranyszínűre váltanak.
Autumn brings cooler nights and shorter days.
They met one crisp autumn morning.
Autumn in New England is famous for its colors.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
Autumn is my favorite season.
Az ősz a kedvenc évszakom.
It gets cold in autumn.
Ősszel hideg lesz.
The leaves are red in autumn.
We go back to school in autumn.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse 'autumn' with 'fall'; both mean the same season, but 'fall' is more common in American English.
Σημασία
Season after summer and before winter
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
in autumn
|autumn leaves
|autumn weather
|autumn colours
|autumn breeze
Συνώνυμα
fall (Used mainly in American English to refer to the same season.)
Αντώνυμα
spring (The season opposite in the yearly cycle, coming after winter and before summer.)
Θέματα
seasons
|nature
|weather
|time
Ορισμός
The time of year between summer and winter when the weather gets cooler and leaves fall from the trees.
The season of the year between summer and winter, characterized by cooler temperatures and the falling of leaves from deciduous trees.
ΟΥΣΙΑΣΤΙΚΌ
B2
LITERARY
2
alkony
C1
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
in the autumn of [someone's] life/career
He wrote his most famous book in the autumn of his career.
Leghíresebb könyvét pályája alkonyán írta.
They spent their autumn years traveling the world.
Életük alkonyát azzal töltötték, hogy beutazták a világot.
In the autumn of her life, she found peace in painting.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
He is in the autumn of his life.
Élete alkonyán jár.
She works less in her autumn years.
Élete alkonyán kevesebbet dolgozik.
They enjoy travel in their autumn years.
Συχνό λάθος:
Some learners may take this figurative meaning literally and confuse it with the season.
Σημασία
Later stage of life or career
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
autumn of his life
|autumn years
|in her autumn
Συνώνυμα
twilight (Figurative; often suggests the fading or closing phase of life or career.)
Αντώνυμα
springtime (Figurative; suggests youth or early stage of life.)
Θέματα
life stages
|literature
|core_vocabulary
Ορισμός
A poetic way to talk about the later years of a person’s life or work.
A figurative term for the later period of someone's life or career, often suggesting maturity or approaching old age.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
autumn
IPA
GB/ˈɔtəm/
US/ˈɔtəm/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
au - tumn (2 συλλαβές)
Stress on 1st syllable (au)
Τύποι λέξης
Noun
- Base: autumn
- Plural: autumns
Οικογένεια λέξεων
Εκφράσεις
autumn years
1/ˈɔtəm jˈɪɹz/
fixed phrase
literary
Later years of life
The later years of a person’s life, usually after retirement.
Παραδείγματα
- They spent their autumn years by the sea.
- He enjoys gardening in his autumn years.
in the autumn of one's life
1/ˈɪn ðə ˈɔtəm əv wˈʌnz lˈaɪf/
idiom
literary
Later period in someone's life
At an older age, near the end of a person’s life.
Παραδείγματα
- She learned to play the piano in the autumn of her life.
- In the autumn of his life, he moved to a quiet village.