van
gb/vˈæn/ us/vˈæn/
A2
Inglés
~ 1500
furgon, kisbusz, élvonal, elővéd, él
SUSTANTIVO
A2
1
Patrón de uso:
drive [a/an] van
The florist delivered the flowers in a white van.
A virágárus egy fehér furgonnal szállította ki a virágokat.
We rented a van to move our furniture.
Béreltünk egy furgont, hogy elszállítsuk a bútorainkat.
The police loaded the suspects into the back of the van.
A delivery van blocked the entrance for several minutes.
They converted an old van into a camper.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
The man drives a blue van.
A férfi egy kék furgont vezet.
We put the boxes in the van.
Beraktuk a dobozokat a furgonba.
She works as a driver for a van.
The van is full of chairs.
A van is bigger than a car.
Error frecuente:
Learners sometimes confuse 'van' with 'bus'; a bus is for public passenger transport, while a van is often for goods or small groups.
Significado
Large vehicle for transport
Colocaciones
delivery van
|moving van
|police van
|camper van
|cargo van
Sinónimos
truck (Generally refers to a larger, heavier goods vehicle than a van.)
|
minibus (Used for carrying people rather than goods; smaller than a bus.)
Antónimos
car (A smaller vehicle designed mainly for carrying people.)
Temas
transportation
|daily life
|work
|travel
|daily_life
Definición
A big vehicle with a roof, used to carry things or people.
A large enclosed motor vehicle used for carrying goods or groups of people.
SUSTANTIVO
C1
2
Patrón de uso:
in the van of [something]
This company is in the van of renewable energy research.
Ez a vállalat a megújuló energiával kapcsolatos kutatások élvonalában van.
The soldiers marched proudly in the van of the army.
A katonák büszkén meneteltek a hadsereg élén.
She was in the van of the feminist movement.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
Our school is in the van of new teaching ideas.
Iskolánk az új tanítási módszerek élvonalában van.
He is in the van of change.
Ő a változás élén jár.
The group is in the van of science.
Error frecuente:
Learners may not recognize this meaning and interpret 'van' only as a vehicle.
Significado
Front position in movement or activity
Colocaciones
in the van of progress
|at the van of reform
Sinónimos
vanguard (More formal; often used in military or metaphorical contexts.)
Antónimos
rear (The back part of a moving group.)
Temas
movement
|leadership
|core_vocabulary
Definición
The front part of a group of people moving or leading in an activity.
The leading position at the front of a moving group or in an activity or development.
Gramática
Forma de diccionario
van
AFI
GB/vˈæn/
US/vˈæn/
Sílabas y acento
van (1 sílaba)
Stress on 1st syllable (van)
Formas de la palabra
Noun
- Base: van
- Plural: van, vans
Familia de palabras
Forms
vans
noun
Related words
Expresiones
in the van of
1/ˈɪn ðə vˈæn əv/
fixed phrase
formal
At the forefront of something
To be at the front or leading part of an activity, movement, or change.
Ejemplos
- The organization has always been in the van of civil rights campaigns.
- Scientists here are in the van of space exploration.