cousin
gb/kˈʌzən/ us/kˈʌzən/
A1
Αγγλικά
~ 1400
unokatestvér, távoli rokon, rokon
ΟΥΣΙΑΣΤΙΚΌ
A1
1
unokatestvér
A2
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
[someone]'s cousin
My cousin lives in Australia and visits every summer.
Az unokatestvérem Ausztráliában él, és minden nyáron látogatóba jön.
She invited all her cousins to the wedding.
Meghívta az összes unokatestvérét az esküvőre.
Tom and I are cousins because our mothers are sisters.
I have a cousin who works in the film industry.
Her cousin from Canada is staying with us this month.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
My cousin is ten years old.
Az unokatestvérem tízéves.
I play football with my cousin every weekend.
Minden hétvégén focizom az unokatestvéremmel.
Her cousin is very tall.
We visited my cousin in New York.
This is my cousin, Anna.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse 'cousin' with 'nephew' or 'niece'. A cousin is the child of your aunt or uncle, not your brother's or sister's child.
Σημασία
child of aunt or uncle
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
first cousin
|distant cousin
|cousin on my mother's side
|close cousin
|second cousin
Συνώνυμα
relative (A more general term for a person related to you by blood or marriage.)
|
kin (A somewhat formal or literary term for a family member.)
Αντώνυμα
stranger (Someone with no family relationship to you.)
Θέματα
family
|relationships
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Ορισμός
The child of your aunt or uncle.
The son or daughter of one's aunt or uncle.
ΟΥΣΙΑΣΤΙΚΌ
B1
2
távoli rokon
B1
He's actually my third cousin, but we just say cousin.
Valójában a harmad-unokatestvérem, de mi csak unokatestvérnek mondjuk.
Many of my cousins live in different countries.
Sok távoli rokonom él különböző országokban.
We met some distant cousins at the family reunion.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
I have many cousins in other cities.
Sok távoli rokonom van más városokban.
We saw our cousins at the big family party.
Találkoztunk a rokonainkkal a nagy családi összejövetelen.
My cousin is not very close to me.
Σημασία
distant family member
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
distant cousin
|third cousin
Συνώνυμα
distant relative (Specifies that the person is related but not closely.)
Θέματα
family
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Ορισμός
A family member who is not close like a brother or sister, but related by blood.
A more distant relative who is not an immediate family member, often used loosely for extended family.
ΟΥΣΙΑΣΤΙΚΌ
B2
3
rokon
B1
The jaguar is a close cousin of the leopard.
A jaguár a leopárd közeli rokona.
Jazz and blues are musical cousins.
A jazz és a blues zenei rokonok.
The smartphone is a technological cousin to the tablet.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
The lion is a cousin of the tiger.
Az oroszlán a tigris rokona.
French is a cousin of Spanish.
A francia a spanyol rokona.
The dolphin is a cousin of the whale.
Σημασία
something closely related or similar
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
close cousin
|natural cousin
Συνώνυμα
counterpart (Focuses on a direct equivalent in another context.)
|
analog (Used for something similar in function or form, often in technical contexts.)
Αντώνυμα
opposite (Something that is completely different in nature.)
Θέματα
comparison
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Ορισμός
Something or someone that is like another thing or person in an important way.
A person or thing that is closely related or similar to another in kind, origin, or nature.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
cousin
IPA
GB/kˈʌzən/
US/kˈʌzən/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
cous - in (2 συλλαβές)
Stress on 1st syllable (cous)
Τύποι λέξης
Noun
- Base: cousin
- Plural: cousins
Οικογένεια λέξεων
Εκφράσεις
cousin marriage
1/kˈʌzən mˈɛɹɪd͡ʒ/
fixed phrase
marriage between cousins
When two people who are cousins get married to each other.
Παραδείγματα
- Cousin marriage is legal in some countries but not in others.
- They discussed the cultural history of cousin marriage.
first cousin once removed
1/fˈɚst kˈʌzən wˈʌns ɹimˈuvd/
fixed phrase
specific extended family relation
The child of your first cousin, or the first cousin of your parent.
Παραδείγματα
- My first cousin once removed just had a baby.
- He explained that she was his first cousin once removed, not his niece.
kissing cousins
1/kˈɪsɪŋ kˈʌzənz/
idiom
informal
relatives who are familiar; closely related things
Family members who are close and see each other often; sometimes used for things that are very similar.
Παραδείγματα
- We were kissing cousins growing up, always at each other’s houses.
- Boxing and wrestling are kissing cousins in the world of sports.