sweater
gb/swˈɛtɚ/ us/swˈɛtɚ/
A2
Anglais
~ 2000
pulóver
NOM
A2
1
pulóver
A1
Schéma d’usage :
to wear [a/an] sweater
She put on a thick sweater before going outside.
Felvett egy vastag pulóvert, mielőtt kiment.
He bought a new red sweater for the winter.
Vett egy új piros pulóvert télire.
I spilled coffee on my favorite sweater.
The store has sweaters in many colors.
She wore a sweater over her dress to stay warm.
Exemples pédagogiques
I wear a sweater in cold weather.
Hideg időben pulóvert hordok.
This sweater is very soft.
Ez a pulóver nagyon puha.
My mother made this sweater.
He is wearing a blue sweater.
I take my sweater when I go out.
Erreur fréquente :
Learners sometimes confuse 'sweater' with 'sweatshirt'; a sweatshirt is usually made from jersey fabric, not knitted.
Sens
Knitted warm upper-body garment
Collocations
wool sweater
|knit sweater
|sweater vest
|crew-neck sweater
|oversized sweater
Synonymes
jumper (Common in British English; same meaning as 'sweater'.)
|
pullover (Often refers to a sweater without buttons or zippers.)
Antonymes
T-shirt (A light, short-sleeved top, opposite in warmth to a sweater.)
Thèmes
clothing
|daily life
|seasons
|fashion
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Définition
A warm piece of clothing you wear on your upper body, usually made from wool or similar material.
A warm piece of clothing, usually made of wool or cotton, that covers the upper part of the body and is typically worn over a shirt.
Grammaire
Forme canonique
sweater
API
GB/swˈɛtɚ/
US/swˈɛtɚ/
Syllabes et accentuation
sweat - er (2 syllabes)
Stress on 1st syllable (sweat)
Formes du mot
Noun
- Base: sweater
- Plural: sweaters
Famille de mots
Forms
sweaters
noun
Related words
Expressions
sweater weather
1/swˈɛtɚ wˈɛðɚ/
fixed phrase
Cool weather for wearing sweaters
Weather that is cool enough to wear a sweater comfortably.
Exemples
- It's finally sweater weather in the mornings.
- I love the crisp air of sweater weather.
ugly sweater
1/ˈʌɡli swˈɛtɚ/
fixed phrase
informal
very unattractive, often funny sweater
A very bad‑looking sweater, often with loud colors or designs, sometimes worn for fun at special parties.
Exemples
- Everyone wore an ugly sweater to the holiday party.
- Everyone has to wear an ugly sweater to the Christmas party.
- She won the contest for the ugliest sweater.
- He won first prize for the ugliest sweater at work.
- She keeps her ugly sweater just for holiday photos.