six
gb/sˈɪks/ us/sˈɪks/
A1
Englanti
~ 1200
hat, hatos, hatos ütés
SUBSTANTIIVI
A1
1
hat
A1
Käyttömalli:
[number] six
She bought six apples at the market.
Hat almát vett a piacon.
The meeting will start at six o’clock sharp.
A megbeszélés pontosan hatkor kezdődik.
Six students were chosen for the competition.
He rolled a six on the dice.
The cake was cut into six equal pieces.
Oppijaesimerkit
I have six books.
Hat könyvem van.
There are six chairs in the room.
Hat szék van a szobában.
We will meet at six.
She has six cats.
Six cars are in the parking lot.
Tyypillinen virhe:
Learners sometimes confuse 'six' with 'sixth', which is the ordinal form meaning position number six.
Merkitys
The number six
Kollokaatiot
six people
|six times
|six days
|six years
|six points
Synonyymit
half a dozen (Less formal and often used in everyday speech.)
Antonyymit
seven (The next whole number after six.)
Teemat
mathematics
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Määritelmä
The number that comes after five and before seven.
The cardinal number equal to five plus one.
SUBSTANTIIVI
B1
INFORMAL
2
hatos
B2
hatos ütés
B2
Käyttömalli:
hit a six
He thrilled the crowd by hitting a huge six.
Lázba hozta a közönséget egy hatalmas hatossal.
That was his third six of the match.
Ez volt a harmadik hatosa a mérkőzésen.
She won the game with a final six.
Oppijaesimerkit
He hit a six in the game.
Hatost ütött a meccsen.
The player scored a six.
A játékos hatost szerzett.
A six made the team happy.
Tyypillinen virhe:
Learners unfamiliar with cricket may not realize 'six' here refers to runs, not the number itself.
Merkitys
Six runs in cricket
Kollokaatiot
hit a six
|score a six
Synonyymit
maximum (Cricket jargon for the highest possible score from one hit.)
Teemat
sports
Määritelmä
In cricket, when the ball is hit over the boundary without touching the ground, giving the team six points.
In cricket, a shot that scores six runs because the ball is hit over the boundary without touching the ground.
Kielioppi
Sanakirjamuoto
six
IPA
GB/sˈɪks/
US/sˈɪks/
Tavut ja painotus
six (1 tavu)
Stress on 1st syllable (six)
Taivutusmuodot
Noun
- Base: six
- Plural: sixes
Sanaperhe
Ilmaukset
at sixes and sevens
1/ˈæt sˈɪksɪz ˈænd sˈɛvənz/
idiom
In a state of confusion
To be in a state of disorder or confusion.
Esimerkit
- After the sudden change, the office was at sixes and sevens.
- He was at sixes and sevens after moving to a new city.
six of one, half a dozen of the other
1/sˈɪks əv wˈʌn | hˈæf ə dˈʌzən əv ðə ˈʌðɚ/
idiom
Two options are equal
When two choices are really the same or very similar.
Esimerkit
- We could take the bus or the train—it's six of one, half a dozen of the other.
- Choosing tea or coffee for me is six of one, half a dozen of the other.