rickety
gb/ɹˈɪkəti/ us/ɹˈɪkəti/
B2
Inglés
ingatag, rozoga, bizonytalan a lábán, angolkóros
B2
1
ingatag
B2
Patrón de uso:
a rickety [chair/ladder/bridge/staircase]
The rickety ladder shook every time I climbed a step.
Az ingatag létra megremegett minden alkalommal, amikor felléptem egy fokkal.
They crossed the river on a rickety wooden bridge.
Egy ingatag fahídon keltek át a folyón.
One leg of the chair was loose, so the whole thing felt rickety.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
This chair is rickety.
Ez a szék ingatag.
Be careful—those stairs are rickety.
Vigyázz, az a lépcső nagyon ingatag.
Error frecuente:
Don’t use rickety for small temporary movement (e.g., a “rickety hand”); it usually describes something that is poorly built or badly supported.
Significado
shaky and not firmly built
Colocaciones
a rickety chair
|a rickety ladder
|a rickety bridge
|rickety stairs
|a rickety table
|a rickety fence
|a rickety platform
|a rickety structure
|a rickety walkway
|rickety steps
Sinónimos
wobbly (emphasizes shaking or unsteady movement)
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unstable (more general; less everyday and less visual)
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flimsy (emphasizes thin/weak materials)
Antónimos
sturdy (strong and stable)
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solid (firmly made and not likely to move)
Temas
daily_life
|home
|buildings
Definición
not strong, so it shakes and may fall
Not strong or well supported, so it shakes, wobbles, or seems likely to fall or break.
B2
2
rozoga
B1
Patrón de uso:
a rickety old [car/house/bus]
He drove up in a rickety old van that looked ready to fall apart.
Egy rozoga öreg furgonnal állt be, amely úgy nézett ki, mindjárt szétesik.
They rented a rickety beach house with broken shutters.
Kibéreltek egy rozoga tengerparti házat törött spalettákkal.
The rickety bus made strange noises the whole trip.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
My bike is old and rickety.
A biciklim öreg és rozoga.
They live in a rickety house.
Egy rozoga házban laknak.
Error frecuente:
Rickety often suggests both age and weakness; it’s stronger than simply “old.”
Significado
old and in bad condition
Colocaciones
a rickety old car
|a rickety bus
|a rickety house
|a rickety shack
|a rickety shed
|a rickety bike
|a rickety elevator
|a rickety train
|a rickety building
|a rickety boat
Sinónimos
ramshackle (very run-down and loosely put together)
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run-down (emphasizes poor maintenance rather than wobbling)
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dilapidated (more formal; often for buildings)
Antónimos
well-maintained (kept in good condition)
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new (not old or worn)
Temas
daily_life
|travel
|buildings
Definición
old and in bad condition
Old, worn, and poorly maintained, often looking as if it could stop working or collapse soon.
C1
3
ingatag
B2
Patrón de uso:
a rickety [plan/argument/system]
Their argument is rickety because it relies on one unreliable source.
Az érvelésük ingatag, mert egyetlen megbízhatatlan forrásra támaszkodik.
The company expanded on a rickety business plan and quickly ran into debt.
A cég egy ingatag üzleti tervre alapozva terjeszkedett, és hamar eladósodott.
Without maintenance, the whole system became rickety and unpredictable.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
That plan seems rickety.
Az a terv ingatagnak tűnik.
Her argument is rickety.
Az érvelése ingatag.
Error frecuente:
In this sense, rickety is usually for things that can “collapse” in a figurative way (plans, systems, arguments), not for general “bad” quality.
Significado
weak or unreliable in quality
Colocaciones
a rickety plan
|a rickety argument
|a rickety system
|a rickety arrangement
|a rickety business model
|a rickety alliance
|a rickety economy
|a rickety theory
|a rickety case
|a rickety setup
Sinónimos
shaky (very common for weak evidence or uncertain situations)
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flawed (emphasizes mistakes or problems in design/logic)
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unsound (more formal; often for reasoning)
Antónimos
sound (logically strong and reliable)
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robust (strong and able to handle stress)
Temas
work
|education
|communication
Definición
not strong or reliable; likely to fail
Not well designed or supported; likely to fail or not work well.
C1
4
Patrón de uso:
a rickety [person/old man/old woman]
After the long illness, he felt rickety and needed help walking.
A hosszú betegség után bizonytalan volt a lábán, és segítségre volt szüksége a járáshoz.
She looked a bit rickety on the icy steps.
A jeges lépcsőn kissé bizonytalanul állt a lábán.
By the end of the hike, my knees were so rickety I had to rest.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
He feels rickety today.
Ma gyengének és bizonytalannak érzi magát.
My legs are rickety after running.
Futás után gyengék és bizonytalanok a lábaim.
Error frecuente:
This use can sound slightly insensitive if applied to a person; speakers often choose gentler words like “frail.”
Significado
physically weak and unsteady
Colocaciones
a rickety old man
|a rickety old woman
|rickety legs
|to feel rickety
|looking rickety
|growing rickety
Sinónimos
frail (more common and gentler for people)
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unsteady (focuses on balance rather than overall weakness)
Antónimos
strong (physically powerful and healthy)
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steady (able to stand or walk without wobbling)
Temas
health
|people
Definición
weak and not steady when standing or walking
Weak and unsteady on one’s feet; easily tired or likely to fall.
C2
TECHNICAL
5
angolkóros
C2
Patrón de uso:
a rickety [child]
In early medical reports, some children were described as rickety because of rickets.
A korai orvosi jelentésekben egyes gyerekeket angolkórosnak írtak le.
The clinic treated infants with rickety symptoms caused by vitamin D deficiency.
A klinika D-vitamin-hiány okozta angolkóros tünetekkel küzdő csecsemőket kezelt.
Error frecuente:
In modern general English, rickety almost always means “shaky/unstable,” not “having rickets.”
Significado
affected by rickets
Colocaciones
a rickety child
|rickety deformities
|rickety bones
Sinónimos
rachitic (more technical medical term for ‘affected by rickets’)
Antónimos
healthy (not diseased)
Temas
health
|medicine
Definición
having the disease rickets
Suffering from rickets, especially (in older usage) with bones weakened or deformed by the disease.
Gramática
Forma de diccionario
rickety
AFI
GB/ɹˈɪkəti/
US/ɹˈɪkəti/
Sílabas y acento
rick - ety (2 sílabas)
Stress on 1st syllable (rick)
Formas de la palabra
Adjective
- Base: rickety
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