leaflet
gb/lˈiflɪt/ us/lˈiflɪt/
B1
Inglés
~ 7700
Acepciones
0 acepciones
Sustantivo
B1
entity
1
small printed sheet for information
A small piece of paper with printed information, usually given to people to tell them about something or to sell something.
Patrón de uso:
a leaflet about [something]
Error frecuente:
Learners sometimes confuse 'leaflet' with 'brochure' or 'magazine'. A leaflet is usually one thin sheet of paper (sometimes folded), not a thick or bound publication. They may also say *'a leaflet of the concert'* instead of the more natural 'a leaflet about the concert'. Use 'leaflet about [something]'.
Sinónimos
flyer (Very close in meaning; often used for single-page advertising sheets, especially for events or promotions.)
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pamphlet (Often slightly longer or stapled; may sound a bit more formal or informational than 'leaflet'.)
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brochure (Usually higher quality and multi-page, often used for travel, real estate, or products; more polished than a typical leaflet.)
Antónimos
book (A long, bound text, contrasting with the short, single-sheet format of a leaflet.)
Colocaciones
hand out leaflets
|distribute leaflets
|campaign leaflet
|information leaflet
|advertising leaflet
|leaflet about [something]
Temas
media
|business
|daily_life
|communication
Ejemplos
- The charity handed out leaflets on the street to explain their work.
- Please read this safety leaflet before you use the machine.
- We put a leaflet through every door in the neighborhood to advertise the new shop.
- The tourist office has free leaflets about local museums and attractions.
- She designed a colorful leaflet to promote the music festival.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- He gave me a leaflet about the new gym.
- I read a small leaflet on the train.
- They put a leaflet in my mailbox.
- This leaflet tells you how to use the phone.
- The teacher gave each student a leaflet with homework information.
Verbo
C1
action
2
to distribute printed leaflets
To go to a place and give many people leaflets, usually to tell them about something or to support an idea.
Patrón de uso:
to leaflet [an area] about [something]
Error frecuente:
Learners sometimes say *'leaflet people'* when they mean 'give people leaflets'. While 'leaflet' can take an object ('to leaflet an area'), it is more natural to say 'leaflet the area' or 'hand out leaflets to people', not *'leaflet the people'*. They may also incorrectly use 'leaflet' as a noun in patterns like *'to leaflet about'* instead of the verb phrase 'to hand out leaflets about'.
Sinónimos
distribute (More general; can refer to giving out anything, not just printed leaflets.)
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hand out (Informal phrasal verb for giving things to many people one by one; not limited to leaflets.)
Antónimos
collect (Means to gather items in, the opposite direction of giving or spreading them out.)
Colocaciones
leaflet the neighborhood
|leaflet the area
|leaflet outside [a place]
|leaflet about [an issue]
|door-to-door leafleting
|leafleting campaign
Temas
media
|politics
|business
|communication
Ejemplos
- Volunteers spent the afternoon leafleting the town about the upcoming protest.
- Party members will leaflet outside the station during the morning rush hour.
- They plan to leaflet every street in the district before the election.
- Environmental groups regularly leaflet the area to raise awareness about recycling.
- The company leafleted local homes to advertise its new delivery service.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- They will leaflet the city this weekend.
- Students leafleted the school about the show.
- The group leafleted outside the supermarket.
- We leafleted many houses in our street.
- He wants to leaflet the town about his new shop.
Sustantivo
technical
C1
entity
3
one segment of a compound leaf
In plant science, one small part of a big leaf that is made of many small leaf parts joined together.
Patrón de uso:
a leaflet of [a compound leaf]
Error frecuente:
Learners may confuse 'leaf' and 'leaflet' in the botanical sense, using 'leaf' for both the whole compound leaf and its small parts. In botany, the whole structure is a 'compound leaf', and each small part is a 'leaflet'. Outside scientific or educational contexts, this technical sense is rarely needed.
Sinónimos
leaf segment (Descriptive phrase rather than a strict technical term; makes the part–whole relationship clearer to non-specialists.)
Antónimos
stem (Refers to the supporting part of the plant, contrasting with the leaf or leaflet as the flat, photosynthesizing part.)
Colocaciones
compound leaflets
|three-lobed leaflet
|leaflet arrangement
|number of leaflets
|pinnate leaflets
|leaflet structure
Temas
science
|nature
Ejemplos
- Each clover leaf has three distinct leaflets.
- The fern’s delicate leaflets form a feathery pattern along the stem.
- Botanists counted the number of leaflets on each compound leaf.
- The plant is easy to recognize by its long, narrow leaflets.
- Damage was visible on several of the rose leaflets.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- This plant has many small leaflets on one long stem.
- The leaf has three leaflets.
- You can see tiny leaflets on the branch.
- Some trees have big leaves, others have many leaflets.
- The book shows a picture of a leaf with many leaflets.
Gramática
Forma de diccionario
leaflet
AFI
GB/lˈiflɪt/
US/lˈiflɪt/
Sílabas y acento
leaf - let (2 sílabas)
Stress on 1st syllable (leaf)
Formas de la palabra
Noun
- Base: leaflet
- Plural: leaflets
Verb
- Base: leaflet
- 3rd Person Singular: leaflets
- Present Participle: leafleting, leafletting
- Past: leafleted, leafletted
Familia de palabras
Forms
leaflets
noun
leafleting
verb
leafletting
verb
leafleted
verb
leafletted
verb
Core family
leaf
noun A1
Related words
leafy
adjective
Negative and opposite forms
leafless
adjective
Expresiones
hand out leaflets
1/hˈænd ˈaʊt lˈiflɪts/
phrasal verb
to give many people leaflets
To give leaflets to many people, one after another, in a public place or area.
Ejemplos
- Volunteers stood outside the station to hand out leaflets about the new museum.
- They spent the afternoon handing out leaflets in front of the shopping center.
- Students will hand out leaflets to invite people to the school play.
leaflet drop
1/lˈiflɪt dɹˈɑp/
fixed phrase
mass delivery of leaflets
An organized action where many leaflets are delivered to homes or spread over an area at the same time, often for advertising or political messages.
Ejemplos
- The company is planning a leaflet drop across the whole city next week.
- During the election, every party carried out at least one large leaflet drop.
- Residents complained about the amount of junk mail after the latest leaflet drop.