Schéma d’usage :
to rent [something] from [someone]
We decided to rent a car for our trip.
Úgy döntöttünk, hogy autót bérelünk az utazásunkhoz.
They rent their apartment from a local landlord.
A lakásukat egy helyi bérbeadótól bérlik.
You can rent ski equipment at the resort.
The company rents office space downtown.
Exemples pédagogiques
I want to rent a car.
Autót szeretnék bérelni.
We rent a small house.
Egy kis házat bérlünk.
He rents a bike every weekend.
They rent a room near the school.
Erreur fréquente :
Learners sometimes confuse 'rent' with 'lend'; 'rent' means you pay to use something, while 'lend' means you give something to someone temporarily without payment.
Sens
Pay to use temporarily
Collocations
rent an apartment
|rent a car
|rent a house
|rent equipment
Synonymes
lease (Often used for longer-term, more formal rental agreements.)
Antonymes
own (Means having legal possession instead of temporary use.)
Thèmes
business
|daily life
|housing
|travel
|finance
|daily_life
Définition
To give money so you can use something for a short or long time, like a house or car.
To pay an agreed amount of money in order to use property, land, or equipment for a set period of time.
Schéma d’usage :
to rent [something] to [someone]
They rent their basement apartment to college students.
Egyetemistáknak adják bérbe az alagsori lakásukat.
She rents out her cottage during the summer.
Nyáron bérbe adja a nyaralóját.
The company rents office space to several startups.
Exemples pédagogiques
I rent my room to a student.
Bérbe adom a szobámat egy diáknak.
They rent their car to tourists.
Bérbe adják az autójukat turistáknak.
He rents his house every summer.
Erreur fréquente :
Learners often confuse the direction: 'rent from' means you pay; 'rent to' means you receive payment.
Sens
Let someone use for payment
Collocations
rent out a flat
|rent rooms to students
|rent property
Synonymes
let (Common in British English for renting property to tenants.)
Antonymes
keep (To retain and not allow others to use.)
Thèmes
business
|daily life
|housing
|finance
|daily_life
Définition
To let someone use your thing if they give you money.
To allow someone to use your property, land, or equipment in exchange for an agreed amount of money.
Our monthly rent is due on the first of the month.
A havi bérleti díjunk a hónap első napján esedékes.
The rent for this apartment is too high.
Túl magas ennek a lakásnak a bérleti díja.
She fell behind on her rent payments.
Exemples pédagogiques
I pay rent every month.
Minden hónapban bérleti díjat fizetek.
The rent is very high.
Nagyon magas a bérleti díj.
He forgot to pay his rent.
Erreur fréquente :
Learners sometimes confuse 'rent' (payment) with 'bill'; rent is for property or equipment, bills are for services like water or electricity.
Sens
Payment for temporary use
Collocations
pay the rent
|high rent
|monthly rent
Synonymes
lease payment (More formal or contractual term, often for vehicles or equipment.)
Antonymes
purchase price (The total cost paid to own something permanently.)
Thèmes
business
|daily life
|housing
|finance
|daily_life
Définition
Money you pay each month or week to use a place or thing.
A regular payment made for the temporary use of property, land, or equipment.
Schéma d’usage :
to rent [something] apart
The explosion rented the ship's hull.
A robbanás szétszakította a hajótestet.
Grief seemed to rent his heart in two.
Úgy tűnt, mintha a gyász kettészakította volna a szívét.
The wind rented the sails during the storm.
Exemples pédagogiques
The wind rented the flag.
A szél szétszakította a zászlót.
She rented the paper in half.
Kettétépte a papírt.
They rented the cloth with a knife.
Erreur fréquente :
Learners may confuse this with 'tear'; 'rent' in this sense is more literary or formal and less common in daily speech.
Collocations
rent apart
|rent in two
Synonymes
rip (Less formal and more common in everyday speech.)
Antonymes
mend (To repair something that has been torn or damaged.)
Thèmes
violence
|physical actions
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Définition
To tear something into pieces by pulling hard.
To pull or split something violently so that it separates into pieces.
There was a rent in his shirt where it caught on the nail.
Szakadás volt az ingén ott, ahol beleakadt a szögbe.
A violent quake left rents in the ground.
Egy heves földrengés hasadékokat hagyott a földben.
The curtain had several rents along its edge.
Exemples pédagogiques
I see a rent in your coat.
Látok egy szakadást a kabátodon.
The cloth has a rent in it.
Szakadás van az anyagon.
There is a rent in the tent.
Sens
Tear or opening caused by force
Collocations
a rent in the fabric
|a rent in the earth
Synonymes
rip (Common and neutral term for a tear in material.)
Antonymes
repair (The act of fixing an opening or tear.)
Thèmes
objects
|damage
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Définition
A big hole or cut made when something is torn.
A large tear or opening in fabric, material, or another surface, caused by force.