hem
gb/hˈɛm/ us/hˈɛm/
B1
Inglés
~ 8200
szegély, felhajtás, beszeg, felhajt
SUSTANTIVO
B1
1
Patrón de uso:
the hem of [a piece of clothing]
She noticed a loose thread hanging from the hem of her skirt.
Észrevett egy kilógó cérnaszálat a szoknyája szegélyénél.
The dress is a bit long, so I’ll shorten the hem by a few centimeters.
A ruha egy kicsit hosszú, ezért néhány centivel feljebb veszem a szegélyét.
Mud had splashed all around the hem of his trousers.
The curtains were too long, so we sewed a new hem at the bottom.
There’s a tear right along the hem of your shirt.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
There is a small hole in the hem of my jeans.
Van egy kis lyuk a farmerem szegélyén.
My mother fixed the hem of my dress.
Anyukám megjavította a ruhám szegélyét.
The hem of his pants is dirty from the rain.
She cut the dress and made a new hem.
The skirt is too long, so I want a shorter hem.
Error frecuente:
Learners sometimes confuse "hem" with "him" in writing. Remember that "hem" is about clothing or sewing, while "him" is a pronoun for a male person. Some learners also think a hem is any line at the bottom of clothes; it specifically means the folded and usually sewn edge.
Significado
folded sewn edge of fabric
Colocaciones
dress hem
|skirt hem
|the hem of her dress
|a frayed hem
|take up the hem
|let down the hem
Sinónimos
edge (More general; can be the outer part of any object, not only sewn cloth.)
|
border (Often used for the outer part of cloth or other surfaces; slightly more formal and less specific to sewing.)
Antónimos
middle (Refers to the central part of a piece of cloth, the opposite area from the outer hem.)
Temas
clothing
|daily life
|home
|housing
Definición
The folded and sewn edge of clothes or other cloth, usually at the bottom, that stops the cloth from coming apart.
The folded and usually sewn edge of a piece of cloth, especially at the bottom of clothing or curtains, that stops the fabric from fraying.
VERBO
2
Patrón de uso:
to hem [a piece of clothing]
Todavía no hay pares de ejemplos.
Significado
fold and sew cloth edge
Colocaciones
hem the skirt
|hem the trousers
|neatly hemmed
|hand-hemmed
|machine-hemmed
|hem the edges
Sinónimos
shorten (Focuses on making clothing shorter, which is often done by hemming, but does not specifically mention sewing.)
|
finish (In sewing, can mean to complete or neaten the edge, but is more general and less specific than "hem."}],)
Temas
clothing
|daily life
|home
|daily_life
Definición
To fold the edge of clothes or other cloth and sew it, usually to make it neat or shorter.
To fold the edge of a piece of cloth and sew it down so that it has a neat finish and does not fray.
Gramática
Forma de diccionario
hem
AFI
GB/hˈɛm/
US/hˈɛm/
Sílabas y acento
hem (1 sílaba)
Stress on 1st syllable (hem)
Formas de la palabra
Noun
- Base: hem
- Plural: hems
Verb
- Base: hem
- 3rd Person Singular: hems
- Present Participle: hemming
- Past: hemmed
Familia de palabras
Forms
hems
noun
hemming
verb
hemmed
verb
Related words
hemline
noun
Aspectos destacados
- Irregular present participle: hemming Verb
- Irregular past: hemmed Verb
Expresiones
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