mogul
gb/mˈoʊɡəl/ us/mˈoʊɡəl/
C1
Anglais
mágnás, üzleti mágnás, bucka, hóbucka, mogul császár, mogul uralkodó
NOM
C1
1
mágnás
C1
Schéma d’usage :
[a/an] [industry/area] mogul
The tech mogul bought a major newspaper and promised to modernize it.
A techmágnás megvett egy jelentős újságot, és megígérte, hogy korszerűsíti.
She became a media mogul after building a streaming company into a global brand.
Médiamágnássá vált, miután egy streamingszolgáltató céget globális márkává épített.
Several moguls backed the project, but they disagreed about who should lead it.
Exemples pédagogiques
He is a business mogul.
Ő egy üzleti mágnás.
She is a powerful mogul in the music industry.
Ő a zeneipar egyik nagy hatalmú mágnása.
Erreur fréquente :
Learners may overuse it for any rich person; it usually implies influence and control in an industry (e.g., media, tech).
Sens
a powerful wealthy business leader
Collocations
media mogul
|tech mogul
|music mogul
|movie mogul
|real-estate mogul
|business mogul
|shipping mogul
|oil mogul
|a powerful mogul
|an industry mogul
Synonymes
tycoon (Very close in meaning; common in business news.)
|
magnate (Slightly more formal; often used with an industry name.)
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baron (Often used in compounds (e.g., 'press baron'); can sound journalistic.)
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big shot (More informal; focuses on status rather than ownership.)
Antonymes
nobody (Someone with no influence or status.)
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underling (Someone low in rank who works under powerful people.)
Thèmes
business
|work
|money
|society
|media
Définition
a very rich and powerful person in business
A person who has a lot of power and money and is very successful in business, especially in a particular industry.
NOM
C1
2
Schéma d’usage :
ski [the] moguls; a run full of moguls
I can handle easy trails, but I avoid runs with big moguls.
A könnyű pályákat meg tudom csinálni, de a nagy buckás lejtőket kerülöm.
The moguls were icy, so everyone skied more slowly than usual.
A buckák jegesek voltak, ezért mindenki a szokásosnál lassabban síelt.
She practiced short turns to get better at skiing moguls.
Exemples pédagogiques
This slope has many moguls.
Ezen a lejtőn sok bucka van.
I don’t like skiing on moguls.
Nem szeretek buckákon síelni.
Erreur fréquente :
Learners may confuse 'moguls' (snow bumps) with 'moguls' (powerful business people); context usually makes it clear.
Sens
bumps on a ski slope
Collocations
ski the moguls
|a mogul run
|mogul field
|mogul course
|big moguls
|icy moguls
|tight moguls
|steep moguls
|navigate the moguls
|hit the moguls
Synonymes
ski bump (Plain descriptive term; less common as a set phrase.)
Antonymes
groomed slope (A smooth, machine-prepared run without bumps.)
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smooth run (Emphasizes the absence of bumps.)
Thèmes
sports
|outdoors
|travel
Définition
a small hill of snow on a ski slope
A series of small, rounded mounds of snow that form on a ski slope, especially where many skiers have turned repeatedly.
NOM
C2
ARCHAIC
3
Schéma d’usage :
the Mogul; a Mogul emperor
Older histories sometimes refer to Aurangzeb as a Mogul emperor.
Régebbi történeti művek Aurangzebet olykor mogul császárként említik.
The traveler claimed he had been received at the court of the Mogul.
Az utazó azt állította, hogy fogadta őt a Mogul udvarában.
Erreur fréquente :
In modern usage, the historical sense is usually written 'Mughal'; 'mogul' is more common for business leaders.
Sens
a Mughal ruler in India
Collocations
the Great Mogul
|Mogul emperor
|the Mogul court
|Mogul dynasty
Synonymes
Mughal emperor (Modern standard spelling and clearest modern term.)
Thèmes
history
|politics
|south_asia
Définition
a ruler of the Mughal Empire (older spelling)
A Mughal emperor or high-ranking ruler, especially in historical writing about the Mughal Empire in India; also spelled Mughal.
Grammaire
Forme canonique
mogul
API
GB/mˈoʊɡəl/
US/mˈoʊɡəl/
Syllabes et accentuation
mogul (1 syllabe)
Stress on 1st syllable (mogul)
Formes du mot
Noun
- Base: mogul
- Plural: moguls
Famille de mots
Forms
moguls
noun
Expressions
mogul empire
1/mˈoʊɡəl ˈɛmpaɪɚ/
fixed phrase
archaic
older name for Mughal Empire
an old name for the Mughal Empire
Exemples
- Some nineteenth-century books refer to the Mughal Empire as the Mogul Empire.
- The Mogul Empire influenced art and architecture across the region.
mogul run
1/mˈoʊɡəl ɹˈʌn/
fixed phrase
ski run covered in bumps
a ski slope with many bumps
Exemples
- We accidentally ended up on a mogul run and had to take it slowly.
- The resort added a new mogul run for advanced skiers.
Exemples pédagogiques
- This is a mogul run.
mogul skiing
1/mˈoʊɡəl skˈiɪŋ/
fixed phrase
skiing on a mogul course
a sport of skiing over bumps
Exemples
- Mogul skiing requires strong legs and quick turns.
- She watches mogul skiing every winter Olympics.
Exemples pédagogiques
- Mogul skiing is difficult.
the great mogul
1/ðə ɡɹˈeɪt mˈoʊɡəl/
fixed phrase
archaic
title for a Mughal emperor
an old name for the Mughal emperor
Exemples
- In the diary, he wrote that he hoped to meet the Great Mogul.
- The phrase 'the Great Mogul' appears often in early European travel accounts.