souvenir
gb/sˌuvənˈɪɹ/ us/sˌuvənˈɪɹ/
B1
Inglés
emléktárgy, szuvenír, emlékkiadvány, emlékkönyv, műsorfüzet, emlék
SUSTANTIVO
B1
1
emléktárgy
B1
szuvenír
B2
Patrón de uso:
a souvenir (of/from [place/event])
I bought a small magnet as a souvenir of Paris.
Vettem egy kis hűtőmágnest emlékbe Párizsból.
He brought back souvenirs for everyone in the office.
Minden irodai kollégájának hozott haza valamilyen emléktárgyat.
This ticket stub is my souvenir from the concert.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
I bought a souvenir in the gift shop.
Vettem egy emléktárgyat az ajándékboltban.
This is a souvenir from my trip.
Ez egy emléktárgy, amelyet az utazásomról hoztam.
Error frecuente:
Common issues: misspelling as *souvenier*; using it for the whole trip (it means the object).
Significado
memento from a trip or event
Colocaciones
buy a souvenir
|pick up a souvenir
|bring back souvenirs
|a souvenir shop
|a souvenir store
|a souvenir stand
|a souvenir gift
|holiday souvenirs
|cheap souvenirs
|keep it as a souvenir
Sinónimos
keepsake (Often something kept for personal sentimental value.)
|
memento (More formal; often emphasizes remembering an event.)
|
token (Often small and symbolic rather than valuable.)
Temas
travel
|shopping
|daily_life
|culture
Definición
Something you keep to remember a place or event.
An object that you keep or buy to remind you of a place you visited or an experience you had.
SUSTANTIVO
B2
2
Patrón de uso:
a souvenir program/book (for [event])
They sold souvenir programs at the entrance to the theater.
A színház bejáratánál emlékbe szánt műsorfüzeteket árultak.
My grandfather kept a souvenir book from the 1964 World’s Fair.
A nagyapám megőrzött egy emlékkönyvet az 1964-es világkiállításról.
The club released a souvenir edition to mark its anniversary.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
I bought a souvenir program at the show.
Vettem egy műsorfüzetet emlékbe az előadáson.
Error frecuente:
Learners may think it means a plan or schedule for buying souvenirs; it means a commemorative publication.
Significado
commemorative booklet or program
Colocaciones
souvenir program
|souvenir programme
|souvenir book
|souvenir brochure
|souvenir edition
|official souvenir program
|souvenir magazine
|commemorative souvenir book
Sinónimos
commemorative program (More explicit about celebrating or marking the event.)
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keepsake program (More informal; highlights that it is meant to be kept.)
Temas
events
|publishing
|culture
Definición
A special booklet for an event that people keep to remember it.
A special program, booklet, or edition made for a particular event and kept as a memento.
SUSTANTIVO
C1
LITERARY
3
emlék
A2
Patrón de uso:
a souvenir of [time/experience/person]
The photograph brought back souvenirs of her childhood.
A fénykép gyermekkori emlékeket idézett fel benne.
He spoke of the war as a souvenir that never left him.
Olyan emlékként beszélt a háborúról, amelytől soha nem tudott szabadulni.
Error frecuente:
This sense is uncommon in everyday English; most of the time 'souvenir' means an object, not a memory.
Significado
a memory or recollection
Colocaciones
a souvenir of childhood
|souvenirs of the past
|painful souvenirs
|cherished souvenirs
|souvenirs of youth
Sinónimos
recollection (Neutral and common for remembering past events.)
|
memory (The most general word; much more common than this sense.)
Antónimos
forgetfulness (The state of not remembering.)
Temas
memory
|emotions
|literature
Definición
(Literary) a memory from the past.
A memory of something from the past; a recollection.
Gramática
Forma de diccionario
souvenir
AFI
GB/sˌuvənˈɪɹ/
US/sˌuvənˈɪɹ/
Sílabas y acento
souven - ir (2 sílabas)
Formas de la palabra
Noun
- Base: souvenir
- Plural: souvenirs
Expresiones
as a souvenir
1/ˈæz ə sˌuvənˈɪɹ/
fixed phrase
to keep as a memento
To keep something to remember a place or event.
Ejemplos
- I kept the ticket as a souvenir.
- She took a shell from the beach as a souvenir.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- I kept it as a souvenir.
souvenir photo
1/sˌuvənˈɪɹ fˈoʊtoʊ/
fixed phrase
photo kept as a memento
A photo you keep to remember something.
Ejemplos
- They took a souvenir photo at the top of the tower.
- You can buy a souvenir photo after the roller-coaster ride.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- We took a souvenir photo.
souvenir shop
1/sˌuvənˈɪɹ ʃˈɑp/
fixed phrase
store selling mementos to tourists
A store where you can buy souvenirs.
Ejemplos
- There’s a souvenir shop next to the museum entrance.
- We stopped at a souvenir shop to buy postcards.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- Let’s go to a souvenir shop.
souvenir stand
1/sˌuvənˈɪɹ stˈænd/
fixed phrase
small booth selling souvenirs
A small place that sells souvenirs.
Ejemplos
- We grabbed a keychain from a souvenir stand outside the stadium.
- Souvenir stands line the walkway to the beach.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- I bought a hat at a souvenir stand.
souvenir t-shirt
1/sˌuvənˈɪɹ tˈi ʃˈɚt/
fixed phrase
T-shirt bought as a memento
A T-shirt you buy to remember a place or event.
Ejemplos
- He wore a souvenir T-shirt from Hawaii.
- I bought a souvenir T-shirt at the festival.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- I bought a souvenir T-shirt.