souvenir
gb/sˌuvənˈɪɹ/ us/sˌuvənˈɪɹ/
B1
Englanti
emléktárgy, szuvenír, emlékkiadvány, emlékkönyv, műsorfüzet, emlék
SUBSTANTIIVI
B1
1
emléktárgy
B1
szuvenír
B2
Käyttömalli:
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.
Oppijaesimerkit
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.
Tyypillinen virhe:
Common issues: misspelling as *souvenier*; using it for the whole trip (it means the object).
Merkitys
memento from a trip or event
Kollokaatiot
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
Synonyymit
keepsake (Often something kept for personal sentimental value.)
|
memento (More formal; often emphasizes remembering an event.)
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token (Often small and symbolic rather than valuable.)
Teemat
travel
|shopping
|daily_life
|culture
Määritelmä
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.
SUBSTANTIIVI
B2
2
Käyttömalli:
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.
Oppijaesimerkit
I bought a souvenir program at the show.
Vettem egy műsorfüzetet emlékbe az előadáson.
Tyypillinen virhe:
Learners may think it means a plan or schedule for buying souvenirs; it means a commemorative publication.
Merkitys
commemorative booklet or program
Kollokaatiot
souvenir program
|souvenir programme
|souvenir book
|souvenir brochure
|souvenir edition
|official souvenir program
|souvenir magazine
|commemorative souvenir book
Synonyymit
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.)
Teemat
events
|publishing
|culture
Määritelmä
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.
SUBSTANTIIVI
C1
LITERARY
3
emlék
A2
Käyttömalli:
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.
Tyypillinen virhe:
This sense is uncommon in everyday English; most of the time 'souvenir' means an object, not a memory.
Merkitys
a memory or recollection
Kollokaatiot
a souvenir of childhood
|souvenirs of the past
|painful souvenirs
|cherished souvenirs
|souvenirs of youth
Synonyymit
recollection (Neutral and common for remembering past events.)
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memory (The most general word; much more common than this sense.)
Antonyymit
forgetfulness (The state of not remembering.)
Teemat
memory
|emotions
|literature
Määritelmä
(Literary) a memory from the past.
A memory of something from the past; a recollection.
Kielioppi
Sanakirjamuoto
souvenir
IPA
GB/sˌuvənˈɪɹ/
US/sˌuvənˈɪɹ/
Tavut ja painotus
souven - ir (2 tavua)
Taivutusmuodot
Noun
- Base: souvenir
- Plural: souvenirs
Ilmaukset
as a souvenir
1/ˈæz ə sˌuvənˈɪɹ/
fixed phrase
to keep as a memento
To keep something to remember a place or event.
Esimerkit
- I kept the ticket as a souvenir.
- She took a shell from the beach as a souvenir.
Oppijaesimerkit
- 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.
Esimerkit
- They took a souvenir photo at the top of the tower.
- You can buy a souvenir photo after the roller-coaster ride.
Oppijaesimerkit
- We took a souvenir photo.
souvenir shop
1/sˌuvənˈɪɹ ʃˈɑp/
fixed phrase
store selling mementos to tourists
A store where you can buy souvenirs.
Esimerkit
- There’s a souvenir shop next to the museum entrance.
- We stopped at a souvenir shop to buy postcards.
Oppijaesimerkit
- Let’s go to a souvenir shop.
souvenir stand
1/sˌuvənˈɪɹ stˈænd/
fixed phrase
small booth selling souvenirs
A small place that sells souvenirs.
Esimerkit
- We grabbed a keychain from a souvenir stand outside the stadium.
- Souvenir stands line the walkway to the beach.
Oppijaesimerkit
- 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.
Esimerkit
- He wore a souvenir T-shirt from Hawaii.
- I bought a souvenir T-shirt at the festival.
Oppijaesimerkit
- I bought a souvenir T-shirt.