pub
gb/pˈʌb/ us/pˈʌb/
A2
Anglais
~ 1900
kocsma, pub
NOM
A2
1
Schéma d’usage :
to go to [a pub]
We met at the local pub after work.
Munka után a helyi kocsmában találkoztunk.
The pub was crowded on Friday night.
Péntek este zsúfolt volt a kocsma.
They own a small pub in the countryside.
He works as a bartender in a busy pub.
We had lunch in a traditional village pub.
Exemples pédagogiques
I go to the pub with my friends.
A barátaimmal szoktam kocsmába járni.
The pub is near my house.
A kocsma a házam közelében van.
We eat dinner at the pub.
My father works in a pub.
The pub is full of people.
Erreur fréquente :
Learners sometimes confuse 'pub' with 'club'; a 'pub' is usually more casual and focused on drinks, while a 'club' may involve music and dancing.
Sens
bar serving drinks
Collocations
local pub
|pub lunch
|pub owner
|pub crawl
|pub garden
Synonymes
bar (More common in American English; can refer to any drinking establishment, not just British-style ones.)
|
tavern (Somewhat old-fashioned or used for themed places; similar meaning but less common in everyday UK speech.)
Antonymes
teetotal venue (A place where no alcohol is served, opposite in function to a pub.)
Thèmes
daily life
|food and drink
|social life
|daily_life
|food_drink
Définition
A place, especially in the UK, where people buy and drink alcohol, and sometimes eat food.
A place where alcoholic drinks and sometimes food are sold and consumed, especially in Britain and Ireland.
Grammaire
Forme canonique
pub
API
GB/pˈʌb/
US/pˈʌb/
Syllabes et accentuation
pub (1 syllabe)
Stress on 1st syllable (pub)
Formes du mot
Noun
- Base: pub
- Plural: pubs
Famille de mots
Forms
pubs
noun
Related words
publican
noun
pubgoer
noun
Expressions
local pub
1/lˈoʊkəl pˈʌb/
fixed phrase
nearby pub someone visits often
A pub close to where someone lives that they often visit.
Exemples
- We always meet at our local pub on Fridays.
- The local pub is just around the corner from my house.
pub crawl
1/pˈʌb kɹˈɔl/
fixed phrase
informal
visit several pubs in one outing
When people go to several pubs one after another during the same day or night, usually drinking alcohol at each one.
Exemples
- They organised a pub crawl for his birthday.
- During the festival, many tourists join the city's famous pub crawl.