burial
gb/bˈɛɹiəl/ us/bˈɛɹiəl/
B2
Anglais
~ 7000
temetés, betemetődés, betemetés, sír, temetkezés
NOM
B2
1
temetés
B1
Schéma d’usage :
the burial of [someone]; [someone]’s burial
The family held a private burial in the village cemetery.
A család zárt körű temetést tartott a falu temetőjében.
She flew back to her hometown for her grandfather’s burial.
Visszarepült a szülővárosába a nagyapja temetésére.
Local law requires the burial of all bodies within seventy-two hours.
The soldiers received a formal military burial with full honors.
Exemples pédagogiques
The burial will take place on Friday.
A temetés pénteken lesz.
Many people came to his burial.
Sokan eljöttek a temetésére.
Her family arranged a quiet burial in a small cemetery.
They chose a hill near the town for her burial.
Erreur fréquente :
Learners sometimes say *"we will burial him"* instead of *"we will bury him"*. Remember that *burial* is a noun, and *bury* is the verb. Also, use *the burial of [someone]* or *[someone]’s burial*, not *"the burial [someone]"*.
Sens
act or ceremony of burying the dead
Collocations
proper burial
|Christian burial
|burial site
|burial ground
|burial ceremony
|burial place
Synonymes
interment (More formal and technical; often used in legal, religious, or official writing.)
|
funeral (Focuses on the ceremony for the dead; a funeral may include a burial, but the words are not always interchangeable.)
Antonymes
cremation (Opposite method of handling a dead body, where it is burned instead of being placed in the ground.)
|
exhumation (The act of digging up a buried body, reversing the result of a burial.)
Thèmes
death
|religion
|culture
|relationships
|daily_life
Définition
The act or ceremony of putting a dead body into the ground or another final place.
The act or ceremony of placing a dead person’s body in the ground, in a tomb, or in another final resting place, often as part of funeral rites.
NOM
C1
TECHNICAL
2
betemetődés
C1
betemetés
B2
Schéma d’usage :
the burial of [something] under [material]
Rapid burial of organic material can lead to the formation of fossils.
A szerves anyag gyors betemetődése fosszíliák kialakulásához vezethet.
The sudden burial of the village under volcanic ash forced residents to flee.
A falu hirtelen vulkáni hamu alá temetődése menekülésre kényszerítette a lakókat.
Burial of the pipeline will protect it from extreme temperatures.
The report describes the gradual burial of the coastline by drifting sand.
Exemples pédagogiques
The storm caused the burial of many cars in snow.
A vihar miatt sok autó hó alá temetődött.
The volcano led to the burial of the town in ash.
A vulkán miatt a város hamu alá temetődött.
Heavy rain can lead to the burial of roads under mud.
The landslide caused the burial of several houses.
Erreur fréquente :
Learners often assume *burial* always refers to dead people. In scientific or news texts, it can also describe things like snow, ash, or mud completely covering objects or places.
Sens
complete covering under material
Collocations
rapid burial
|burial under snow
|burial by ash
|burial of organic matter
Synonymes
covering (More general and less technical; can refer to partial or full cover, not always under soil or similar material.)
Antonymes
exposure (Means leaving something uncovered and open to view, which is the opposite of burial in this physical sense.)
Thèmes
science
|nature
Définition
The act of fully covering something under earth, snow, or another material.
The act or process of completely covering something under soil, rock, snow, ash, or another material, especially in scientific or technical descriptions.
NOM
C1
TECHNICAL
3
sír
A2
temetkezés
C1
Schéma d’usage :
a/an [adjective] burial; [number] burials were found
The team uncovered a Neolithic burial beneath the church floor.
A kutatócsoport egy neolitikus sírt tárt fel a templom padlója alatt.
Each burial contained pottery, beads, and simple metal tools.
Mindegyik sírban voltak kerámiaedények, gyöngyök és egyszerű fémeszközök.
Archaeologists recorded over fifty burials at the ancient cemetery.
One burial was clearly richer, suggesting a high-status individual.
Exemples pédagogiques
The scientists found an old burial under the farm.
A tudósok egy régi sírt találtak a tanya alatt.
Three burials were discovered at the dig site.
Három sírt fedeztek fel az ásatási helyszínen.
The burial had many small pots around the bones.
This burial is from the Bronze Age.
Erreur fréquente :
Learners may confuse this meaning with the general act of burial. In archaeology texts, *a burial* often means a specific grave or set of remains, not the ceremony.
Sens
archaeological grave or burial
Collocations
Bronze Age burial
|royal burial
|mass burial
|secondary burial
|child burial
Synonymes
grave (More general; used in everyday language, not only in archaeology, and can mean the place rather than the archaeological feature.)
|
tomb (Often suggests a larger or more impressive structure, especially for important people.)
Antonymes
cremation (In archaeological and historical discussions, refers to treatment of the body by burning instead of placing it in a grave or burial feature.)
Thèmes
history
|science
|culture
Définition
A grave or place in the ground where one person or a group was buried, often studied by archaeologists.
A single grave or archaeological feature containing human remains, often with associated objects such as pottery, jewelry, or tools.
Grammaire
Forme canonique
burial
API
GB/bˈɛɹiəl/
US/bˈɛɹiəl/
Syllabes et accentuation
buri - al (2 syllabes)
Stress on 1st syllable (buri)
Formes du mot
Noun
- Base: burial
- Plural: burial, burials
Famille de mots
Forms
burials
noun
Core family
bury
verb A2
Negative and opposite forms
unbury
verb
unburied
adjective
Expressions
burial at sea
1/bˈɛɹiəl ˈæt sˈi/
fixed phrase
funeral where body is put into sea
A funeral where a dead body is put into the sea instead of into the ground.
Exemples
- His final wish was to have a burial at sea.
- The navy carried out a brief burial at sea for the sailors.
burial ground
1/bˈɛɹiəl ɡɹˈaʊnd/
fixed phrase
place where people are buried
An area of land where dead people are buried; a cemetery or graveyard.
Exemples
- The village burial ground lies just beyond the church.
- Developers were blocked from building on the old burial ground.
burial mound
1/bˈɛɹiəl mˈaʊnd/
fixed phrase
earth hill over a grave
A small hill of earth built long ago over a grave or graves.
Exemples
- The ancient burial mound can be seen from the road.
- Archaeologists excavated a burial mound dating back three thousand years.
burial site
1/bˈɛɹiəl sˈaɪt/
fixed phrase
specific location of a burial
The exact place where a dead person or group of people is buried.
Exemples
- They visited the burial site of the famous poet.
- Archaeologists believe this field was once a royal burial site.
Christian burial
1/kɹˈɪst͡ʃən bˈɛɹiəl/
fixed phrase
burial with Christian rites
A burial done with Christian prayers and customs.
Exemples
- She asked for a Christian burial in her hometown churchyard.
- The law guaranteed every citizen the right to a Christian burial.
decent burial
1/dˈisənt bˈɛɹiəl/
fixed phrase
respectful, basic burial
A simple but respectful burial that gives a person basic dignity after death.
Exemples
- He felt it was his duty to ensure the stranger received a decent burial.
- War victims were finally given a decent burial decades later.
mass burial
1/mˈæs bˈɛɹiəl/
fixed phrase
burial of many people together
The act of burying many dead people at the same time, often in the same place.
Exemples
- The disaster forced officials to organize a mass burial.
- Investigators discovered a mass burial site in the forest.
proper burial
1/pɹˈɑpɚ bˈɛɹiəl/
fixed phrase
socially or religiously acceptable burial
A burial that is seen as correct and respectful according to a family’s, society’s, or religion’s rules.
Exemples
- The family wanted to give her a proper burial.
- Many victims were never given a proper burial.