candy
gb/kˈændi/ us/kˈændi/
A1
Anglais
~ 4900
édesség, cukorka, kandíroz
NOM
A1
1
Schéma d’usage :
[someone] eats [candy]
She bought a bag of candy at the store.
Vett egy zacskó édességet a boltban.
The children were given candy after the parade.
A felvonulás után a gyerekek édességet kaptak.
I try not to eat too much candy because it’s bad for my teeth.
He offered me a piece of mint candy.
Halloween is the best time to get free candy.
Exemples pédagogiques
I like to eat candy.
Szeretek édességet enni.
The candy is very sweet.
Ez az édesség nagyon édes.
She has a red candy.
He eats candy every day.
We buy candy at the shop.
Erreur fréquente :
Learners sometimes confuse 'candy' (uncountable in US English when speaking generally) with 'candies' (plural countable when referring to individual pieces).
Sens
Sweet food made from sugar
Collocations
eat candy
|piece of candy
|candy bar
|bag of candy
|candy store
Synonymes
sweets (Common in British English; refers to the same general category of sugary treats.)
|
confectionery (More formal or technical term for sweet foods, often used for a shop or industry.)
Antonymes
savory food (Refers to foods that are salty or spicy rather than sweet.)
Thèmes
food
|daily life
|food_drink
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Définition
A food that tastes sweet, made from sugar, and often has chocolate, fruit, or nuts.
A sweet food made mostly from sugar or syrup, often flavored and colored, and sometimes containing chocolate, fruit, or nuts.
VERBE
B1
2
kandíroz
B2
Schéma d’usage :
to candy [fruit/nuts]
They candied the orange peels for the cake.
Kandírozták a narancshéjat a tortához.
You can candy nuts for a sweet snack.
Édes nassolnivalónak dióféléket is kandírozhatsz.
The chef taught us how to candy ginger.
Exemples pédagogiques
We candy the fruit for dessert.
A gyümölcsöt desszerthez kandírozzuk.
She will candy the nuts.
Kandírozni fogja a dióféléket.
They candy the orange peel.
Erreur fréquente :
Some learners confuse this with 'candle' due to similar spelling and pronunciation.
Sens
Coat or preserve with sugar
Collocations
candy fruit
|candy orange peel
|candied nuts
Synonymes
glaze (Similar in cooking, but can refer to coating with substances other than sugar.)
Antonymes
pickle (Preserve food in vinegar or brine instead of sugar.)
Thèmes
food
|cooking
|food_drink
|daily_life
Définition
To cover food with sugar or cook it in sugar to make it sweet.
To cook food with sugar or syrup to make it sweet and preserve it.
Grammaire
Forme canonique
candy
API
GB/kˈændi/
US/kˈændi/
Syllabes et accentuation
candy (1 syllabe)
Stress on 1st syllable (candy)
Formes du mot
Noun
- Base: candy
- Plural: candies, candy
Verb
- Base: candy
- 3rd Person Singular: candies
- Present Participle: candying
- Past: candied
Famille de mots
Forms
candies
noun
candying
verb
candied
verb
Core family
sweet
noun A1
Expressions
arm candy
1/ˈɑɹm kˈændi/
idiom
informal
Attractive companion for show
An attractive person who goes with someone to make them look good.
Exemples
- He arrived at the party with some glamorous arm candy.
- The celebrity was photographed with his new arm candy.
eye candy
1/ˈaɪ kˈændi/
idiom
informal
Attractive but with no depth
Something that looks nice but is not important or useful.
Exemples
- The movie was mostly eye candy with little plot.
- That website is just eye candy—it’s not very functional.