snow
gb/snˈoʊ/ us/snˈoʊ/
A1
Αγγλικά
~ 2700
hó, havazik, kokain, kokó, megvezet, rádumál
ΟΥΣΙΑΣΤΙΚΌ
A1
1
hó
A1
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
[snow] falls
The children ran outside to play in the fresh snow.
A gyerekek kifutottak, hogy a friss hóban játsszanak.
Snow began to cover the streets during the night.
Éjszaka hó kezdte ellepni az utcákat.
Heavy snow caused delays at the airport.
The mountains are covered in snow all winter.
We woke up to see snow on the trees.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
Snow is falling from the sky.
Hull a hó az égből.
The ground is white with snow.
A föld fehér a hótól.
I like to play in the snow.
Snow covers the road in winter.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse 'snow' (uncountable) with a countable noun and say 'a snow' instead of 'snow' or 'a snowfall'.
Σημασία
Frozen water falling from clouds
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
heavy snow
|falling snow
|snow storm
|fresh snow
|deep snow
Συνώνυμα
snowfall (Refers specifically to the event or amount of snow falling, not snow on the ground.)
Αντώνυμα
rain (Liquid precipitation, opposite in form to snow.)
Θέματα
weather
|nature
|seasons
Ορισμός
Soft white ice that falls from the sky when it is cold.
Precipitation in the form of soft white ice crystals that fall from the sky when the air is cold.
ΡΉΜΑ
A1
2
havazik
A1
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
it [snows]
It’s expected to snow all night.
Várhatóan egész éjjel havazni fog.
It started to snow just before we left.
Közvetlenül azelőtt kezdett havazni, hogy elindultunk.
It rarely snows in this part of the country.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
It is going to snow tonight.
Ma este havazni fog.
It is snowing now.
Most havazik.
Does it snow in your city?
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes use 'snow' for other forms of precipitation, saying 'It is snowing' when it is actually raining or hailing.
Σημασία
For snow to fall from clouds
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
snow heavily
|snow lightly
|start to snow
Συνώνυμα
precipitate (A more technical or scientific term for any form of water falling from the atmosphere, not just snow.)
Αντώνυμα
clear up (When precipitation stops and skies become clear.)
Θέματα
weather
|nature
Ορισμός
When soft white ice falls from the sky.
To produce or experience snowfall.
ΟΥΣΙΑΣΤΙΚΌ
B2
SLANG
3
The police found a large amount of snow hidden in the car.
A rendőrség nagy mennyiségű, az autóban elrejtett kokaint talált.
He was arrested for selling snow on the street.
Letartóztatták, mert kokaint árult az utcán.
They say he’s been using snow for years.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
Snow is a slang word for cocaine.
A „snow” a kokain egyik szlengneve.
He was caught with snow by the police.
A rendőrök kokainnal kapták el.
Snow is an illegal drug.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners may confuse this slang meaning with actual frozen precipitation if context is unclear.
Σημασία
Slang for cocaine
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
deal snow
|snort snow
Συνώνυμα
coke (Common slang term for cocaine; slightly more widely recognized.)
Θέματα
slang
|drugs
|health
Ορισμός
A slang word for the illegal drug cocaine in powder form.
Slang term for cocaine, especially in powdered form.
ΡΉΜΑ
B2
INFORMAL
4
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
[someone] [snows] [someone else] with [something]
He tried to snow me with technical jargon I didn’t understand.
Számomra érthetetlen szakzsargonnal próbált megvezetni.
Don’t let them snow you into signing that contract.
Ne hagyd, hogy rádumáljanak annak a szerződésnek az aláírására.
She can really snow an audience when she wants to.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
He tried to snow me with big words.
Nagy szavakkal próbált megvezetni.
She can snow people into believing her story.
Úgy meg tudja vezetni az embereket, hogy elhiggyék a történetét.
They tried to snow us into buying it.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners might think it has something to do with actual weather rather than persuasion or deception.
Σημασία
To deceive or charm with talk
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
snow someone under with facts
|snow someone into doing something
Συνώνυμα
con (To trick or cheat someone, often for personal gain.)
Αντώνυμα
be honest with (To speak truthfully without deception.)
Θέματα
communication
|deception
|relationships
Ορισμός
To trick or persuade someone by talking a lot or saying things that sound good but may not be true.
To mislead, overwhelm, or persuade someone by talking quickly or impressively, often hiding the truth.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
snow
IPA
GB/snˈoʊ/
US/snˈoʊ/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
snow (1 συλλαβή)
Stress on 1st syllable (snow)
Τύποι λέξης
Noun
- Base: snow
- Plural: snow, snows
Verb
- Base: snow
- 3rd Person Singular: snows
- Present Participle: snowing
- Past: snowed
Οικογένεια λέξεων
Εκφράσεις
snow day
1/snˈoʊ dˈeɪ/
fixed phrase
Day off due to heavy snowfall
A day when school or work is closed because of a lot of snow.
Παραδείγματα
- The kids were happy when they heard it was a snow day.
- We had three snow days last winter.
snow job
1/snˈoʊ d͡ʒˈɑb/
idiom
informal
Deceptive talk meant to persuade
A way of talking to someone that tries to trick them into believing something that isn’t true.
Παραδείγματα
- That salesman gave me a real snow job about the car’s condition.
- Don’t fall for his snow job; he just wants your money.
snowed under
1/snˈoʊd ˈʌndɚ/
idiom
informal
Overwhelmed with work or tasks
To have so much work or so many things to do that it is hard to manage them all.
Παραδείγματα
- I can’t go out tonight; I’m snowed under with paperwork.
- We’re snowed under trying to meet the deadline.
pure as the driven snow
1/pjˈʊɹ ˈæz ðə dɹˈɪvən snˈoʊ/
idiom
literary
Completely innocent and good
Very good and without bad thoughts or actions.
Παραδείγματα
- She seems pure as the driven snow, but appearances can be deceiving.
- She acts as if she’s pure as the driven snow, but she’s not perfect.
- He claims to be pure as the driven snow.
- He’s not exactly pure as the driven snow when it comes to business dealings.