summer
gb/sˈʌmɚ/ us/sˈʌmɚ/
A1
Anglais
~ 900
nyár, valahol tölti a nyarat, nyaral
NOM
A1
1
nyár
A1
Schéma d’usage :
[someone] spends [time] in summer
We usually go to the beach in summer.
Nyáron általában strandra megyünk.
The city gets very crowded during the summer months.
A város a nyári hónapokban nagyon zsúfolttá válik.
Many festivals are held in summer.
Summer in this region can be extremely humid.
Exemples pédagogiques
I like summer because it is warm.
Szeretem a nyarat, mert meleg van.
We swim in the lake in summer.
Nyáron a tóban úszunk.
Summer is my favorite season.
It is hot in summer.
Erreur fréquente :
Learners sometimes confuse 'in the summer' with 'on summer'. The correct preposition is 'in'.
Sens
Warmest season of the year
Collocations
summer holiday
|summer vacation
|summer heat
|summer camp
|hot summer
Synonymes
summertime (Informal or poetic term for summer, often with a nostalgic tone.)
Antonymes
winter (The coldest season, opposite in temperature and position in the year to summer.)
Thèmes
weather
|daily life
|nature
|time
|core_vocabulary
Définition
The time of year between spring and autumn, when the weather is usually hot.
The season of the year between spring and autumn, typically the warmest period.
VERBE
B2
2
nyaral
A2
Schéma d’usage :
[someone] summers [somewhere]
They usually summer in Italy.
Általában Olaszországban töltik a nyarat.
The family summers at their beach house.
A család a tengerparti nyaralójában tölti a nyarat.
Many wealthy people used to summer in the countryside.
Exemples pédagogiques
We summer in Spain every year.
Minden évben Spanyolországban töltjük a nyarat.
She summers at her grandmother’s farm.
A nagymamája farmján tölti a nyarat.
They summer by the sea.
Erreur fréquente :
Some learners mistakenly use 'summer' as a verb without 'in' or 'at' when a location is needed.
Sens
Spend summer in a place
Collocations
summer abroad
|summer in Europe
Synonymes
vacation (Implies taking time off for leisure, not necessarily tied to the season.)
Antonymes
winter (To spend the winter season somewhere instead of summering there.)
Thèmes
travel
|daily life
|time
|core_vocabulary
Définition
To stay in a place during the summer months.
To spend the summer season in a particular place.
Grammaire
Forme canonique
summer
API
GB/sˈʌmɚ/
US/sˈʌmɚ/
Syllabes et accentuation
sum - mer (2 syllabes)
Stress on 1st syllable (sum)
Formes du mot
Noun
- Base: summer
- Plural: summer, summers
Verb
- Base: summer
- 3rd Person Singular: summers
- Present Participle: summering
- Past: summered
Famille de mots
Forms
summers
noun
summering
verb
summered
verb
Core family
summery
adjective
Related words
summertime
noun
midsummer
noun
Expressions
end of summer
1/ˈɛnd əv sˈʌmɚ/
fixed phrase
Time when summer finishes
The time when the summer season is ending.
Exemples
- We always have a big party at the end of summer.
- The end of summer marks the start of the school year.
endless summer
1/ˈɛndləs sˈʌmɚ/
idiom
literary
Never-ending warm season
A time that feels like warm weather will never end.
Exemples
- Our vacation felt like an endless summer.
- The film captures the dream of an endless summer.
Indian summer
1/ˈɪndiən sˈʌmɚ/
idiom
Warm autumn weather period
A short time of warm weather in autumn after it has already been cold.
Exemples
- We enjoyed an Indian summer last October.
- An Indian summer made September feel like July.
summer break
1/sˈʌmɚ bɹˈeɪk/
fixed phrase
School holiday in summer
A time when students do not have school during the summer months.
Exemples
- The kids are excited for their summer break.
- Summer break usually lasts about two months.
summer camp
1/sˈʌmɚ kˈæmp/
fixed phrase
Organized program for children in summer
A place where children go to do activities during the summer, often staying there for days or weeks.
Exemples
- My son is going to a music summer camp.
- She met her best friend at summer camp.