van
gb/vˈæn/ us/vˈæn/
A2
Anglais
~ 1500
furgon, kisbusz, élvonal, elővéd, él
NOM
A2
1
Schéma d’usage :
drive [a/an] van
The florist delivered the flowers in a white van.
A virágárus egy fehér furgonnal szállította ki a virágokat.
We rented a van to move our furniture.
Béreltünk egy furgont, hogy elszállítsuk a bútorainkat.
The police loaded the suspects into the back of the van.
A delivery van blocked the entrance for several minutes.
They converted an old van into a camper.
Exemples pédagogiques
The man drives a blue van.
A férfi egy kék furgont vezet.
We put the boxes in the van.
Beraktuk a dobozokat a furgonba.
She works as a driver for a van.
The van is full of chairs.
A van is bigger than a car.
Erreur fréquente :
Learners sometimes confuse 'van' with 'bus'; a bus is for public passenger transport, while a van is often for goods or small groups.
Sens
Large vehicle for transport
Collocations
delivery van
|moving van
|police van
|camper van
|cargo van
Synonymes
truck (Generally refers to a larger, heavier goods vehicle than a van.)
|
minibus (Used for carrying people rather than goods; smaller than a bus.)
Antonymes
car (A smaller vehicle designed mainly for carrying people.)
Thèmes
transportation
|daily life
|work
|travel
|daily_life
Définition
A big vehicle with a roof, used to carry things or people.
A large enclosed motor vehicle used for carrying goods or groups of people.
NOM
C1
2
Schéma d’usage :
in the van of [something]
This company is in the van of renewable energy research.
Ez a vállalat a megújuló energiával kapcsolatos kutatások élvonalában van.
The soldiers marched proudly in the van of the army.
A katonák büszkén meneteltek a hadsereg élén.
She was in the van of the feminist movement.
Exemples pédagogiques
Our school is in the van of new teaching ideas.
Iskolánk az új tanítási módszerek élvonalában van.
He is in the van of change.
Ő a változás élén jár.
The group is in the van of science.
Erreur fréquente :
Learners may not recognize this meaning and interpret 'van' only as a vehicle.
Sens
Front position in movement or activity
Collocations
in the van of progress
|at the van of reform
Synonymes
vanguard (More formal; often used in military or metaphorical contexts.)
Antonymes
rear (The back part of a moving group.)
Thèmes
movement
|leadership
|core_vocabulary
Définition
The front part of a group of people moving or leading in an activity.
The leading position at the front of a moving group or in an activity or development.
Grammaire
Forme canonique
van
API
GB/vˈæn/
US/vˈæn/
Syllabes et accentuation
van (1 syllabe)
Stress on 1st syllable (van)
Formes du mot
Noun
- Base: van
- Plural: van, vans
Famille de mots
Forms
vans
noun
Related words
Expressions
in the van of
1/ˈɪn ðə vˈæn əv/
fixed phrase
formal
At the forefront of something
To be at the front or leading part of an activity, movement, or change.
Exemples
- The organization has always been in the van of civil rights campaigns.
- Scientists here are in the van of space exploration.