habitant
gb/hˈæbɪtənt/ us/hˈæbɪtənt/
C1
Englanti
lakó, francia ajkú kanadai telepes
SUBSTANTIIVI
C1
FORMAL
1
lakó
A2
Käyttömalli:
habitants of [place]
The valley’s habitants rely on the river for water and transport.
A völgy lakói a folyóra támaszkodnak vízért és közlekedéshez.
Few habitants remained in the town after the factory closed.
A gyár bezárása után kevés lakó maradt a városban.
The report describes the habits of the reef’s smallest habitants.
Oppijaesimerkit
The habitants of this village are friendly.
Ennek a falunak a lakói barátságosak.
A habitant is someone who lives in a place.
A lakó olyan valaki, aki egy adott helyen él.
Tyypillinen virhe:
In everyday English, inhabitant or resident is much more common than habitant.
Merkitys
a person who lives in a place
Kollokaatiot
habitants of the island
|local habitants
|original habitants
|human habitants
|marine habitants
|native habitants
|the habitants of the region
|the island's habitants
Synonyymit
inhabitant (The standard, most common word.)
|
resident (Often implies official or regular living in a place.)
Antonyymit
visitor (Someone who is there temporarily.)
|
outsider (Someone not belonging to that place or community.)
Teemat
places
|society
Määritelmä
Someone who lives in a place.
A person or animal that lives in a particular place; an inhabitant.
SUBSTANTIIVI
C1
LITERARY
2
Käyttömalli:
a habitant of [place/period]
The museum exhibits focus on the daily life of the habitants along the St. Lawrence River.
A múzeum kiállításai a Szent Lőrinc-folyó menti francia ajkú kanadai telepesek mindennapi életére összpontosítanak.
In the seigneurial system, habitants worked narrow plots that stretched back from the river.
A seigneuriális rendszerben ezek a telepesek a folyótól hátrafelé húzódó keskeny földcsíkokat műveltek.
Many accounts describe the habitant as both self-reliant and deeply tied to community traditions.
Oppijaesimerkit
A habitant was a farmer in New France.
A francia ajkú kanadai telepes Új-Franciaországban földműves volt.
Tyypillinen virhe:
This sense is specific to Canadian history; it does not simply mean any modern Canadian resident.
Merkitys
French-Canadian settler farmer (historical)
Kollokaatiot
French-Canadian habitants
|a Quebec habitant
|habitant farmers
|habitant society
|habitant culture
|habitant life
|the habitants of New France
|habitant settlements
Synonyymit
settler (More general; not specific to French Canada.)
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tenant farmer (Highlights the social/economic role rather than ethnicity or region.)
Antonyymit
seigneur (A landholding lord in the seigneurial system, not a tenant farmer.)
Teemat
history
|canada
|farming
|society
Määritelmä
A French-Canadian farmer in the past, especially in New France.
In Canadian history, a French-speaking settler, especially a tenant farmer in New France and later rural Quebec.
Kielioppi
Sanakirjamuoto
habitant
IPA
GB/hˈæbɪtənt/
US/hˈæbɪtənt/
Tavut ja painotus
hab - it - ant (3 tavua)
Stress on 1st syllable (hab)
Taivutusmuodot
Noun
- Base: habitant
- Plural: habitants
Sanaperhe
Forms
habitants
noun
Core family
Related words
habitat
noun B1
habitable
adjective
Negative and opposite forms
uninhabited
adjective
uninhabitable
adjective
Ilmaukset
the habitants
1/ðə hˈæbɪtənts/
fixed phrase
informal
nickname for Montreal Canadiens
A nickname for the Montreal Canadiens.
Esimerkit
- Older fans still call the Canadiens the Habitants.
- The Habitants won a hard-fought game on home ice.
- In the documentary, players talk about the history behind the name the Habitants.
Oppijaesimerkit
- The Habitants are the Montreal Canadiens.