violet
gb/vˈaɪəlɪt/ us/vˈaɪəlɪt/
A2
Anglais
~ 7700
ibolyaszínű, lila, ibolyaszín, ibolya, ibolya fény
A2
1
ibolyaszínű
B1
lila
A1
Schéma d’usage :
a violet [noun]
She chose a violet dress for the wedding.
Ibolyaszínű ruhát választott az esküvőre.
The artist painted the mountains under a soft violet sky.
A művész lágy ibolyaszínű ég alatt festette meg a hegyeket.
He stared into her strange violet eyes, unsure if they were real.
Tiny violet lights lined the edge of the stage.
The room was decorated in pale violet and white.
Exemples pédagogiques
She has a violet shirt.
Ibolyaszínű inge van.
The sky looked violet at sunset.
Naplementekor ibolyaszínűnek tűnt az ég.
I like her violet bag.
My bedroom walls are light violet.
He drew a big violet flower.
Erreur fréquente :
Learners often confuse when to use 'violet' and 'purple'. In everyday speech, 'purple' is more common, and 'violet' often sounds more specific or artistic. Also, some learners overuse 'violet' as a noun in phrases where an adjective is needed, saying *a violet color dress* instead of *a violet dress* or *a dress in violet*.
Sens
having a purple-blue color
Collocations
violet dress
|violet eyes
|violet light
|soft violet tones
|deep violet sky
|violet fabric
Synonymes
purple (More general; can refer to a wider range of red–blue mixed colors, not just the bluer end like violet.)
Antonymes
yellow (Often treated as the opposite or complementary color to violet on the color wheel.)
Thèmes
colors
|art
|core_vocabulary
Définition
Having a color that is between blue and purple, like many small purple flowers.
Having a color between blue and purple on the visible spectrum, similar to many violet flowers.
NOM
A2
2
ibolyaszín
B1
lila
A1
Schéma d’usage :
[someone]'s favorite color is violet
Violet is the school’s official color.
Az ibolyaszín az iskola hivatalos színe.
She mixed blue and red paint until she got a clear violet.
Addig keverte a kék és a piros festéket, amíg tiszta ibolyaszínt nem kapott.
The designer suggested adding a touch of violet to the logo.
He prefers violet over red because it feels calmer.
The flowers ranged in color from pale lilac to deep violet.
Exemples pédagogiques
Violet is my favorite color.
Az ibolyaszín a kedvenc színem.
You can make violet by mixing some red and blue.
Ibolyaszínt kaphatsz, ha egy kis pirosat és kéket összekeversz.
She wore shoes in violet to match her bag.
The flag has red, white, and violet.
I like the soft violet on this wall.
Erreur fréquente :
Learners sometimes say *a violet* when they mean the color (e.g. *My favorite is a violet*). Use *violet* without an article when you talk about the color in general. Also, do not say *a violet color* when you can just say *violet* (e.g. *Paint it violet*, not *Paint it a violet color*).
Sens
the violet color itself
Collocations
the color violet
|shades of violet
|pale violet
|deep violet
|bright violet
|violet and gold
Synonymes
purple (A broader, more common term for this general area of color; not as specific as 'violet'.)
Antonymes
yellow (Often used as the complementary color to violet in art and design, making it a practical opposite in this context.)
Thèmes
colors
|art
|core_vocabulary
Définition
A color that is between blue and purple, often seen in some flowers and clothes.
A color between blue and purple on the visible spectrum, often associated with certain flowers and used as a specific shade name.
NOM
B1
3
ibolya
A2
Schéma d’usage :
pick [a] violet
Wild violets covered the forest floor in early spring.
Kora tavasszal vadibolyák borították az erdő talaját.
She picked a handful of violets and put them in a glass of water.
Szedett egy marék ibolyát, és egy pohár vízbe tette.
The garden was full of roses, violets, and lilies.
A faint smell of violets drifted in through the open window.
He pressed a violet between the pages of his notebook to keep it as a memory.
Exemples pédagogiques
We saw many violets in the park.
Sok ibolyát láttunk a parkban.
She put three violets in a small cup.
Három ibolyát tett egy kis csészébe.
Violets grow near the river in spring.
He gave her a violet from the garden.
The little girl smelled the violet and smiled.
Erreur fréquente :
Learners often confuse the flower with the color and say things like *I picked a violet color* when they mean the plant. Use *violet* (countable) for the flower (*a violet*, *three violets*) and *violet* (uncountable) for the color (*the color violet*).
Sens
small plant with purple flowers
Collocations
wild violets
|sweet violets
|beds of violets
|violet petals
|clusters of violets
|violet-scented
Synonymes
pansy (A related garden plant in the viola family with larger, showier flowers; not the same species but similar-looking to many learners.)
Antonymes
oak (Not a direct opposite, but a contrasting type of plant: a large tree rather than a small, delicate flowering plant.)
Thèmes
nature
|gardening
Définition
A small plant that grows close to the ground and has small purple or white flowers.
A small wild or garden plant, usually with heart-shaped leaves and small, often purple or white, scented flowers, belonging to the genus Viola.
NOM
C1
TECHNICAL
4
ibolya fény
B2
ibolya
B2
Schéma d’usage :
violet [light/wavelengths]
The prism split the white beam into colors from red to violet.
A prizma a fehér fénysugarat a vöröstől az ibolyáig terjedő színekre bontotta.
Violet light has a shorter wavelength than blue light.
Az ibolya fény hullámhossza rövidebb, mint a kék fényé.
At the violet end of the spectrum, the energy of the photons is higher.
Beyond violet lies ultraviolet radiation, which we cannot see.
The sensor is less sensitive to violet wavelengths than to green ones.
Exemples pédagogiques
A rainbow shows colors from red to violet.
A szivárvány színei a vöröstől az ibolyáig terjednek.
Violet light has more energy than red light.
Az ibolya fénynek több energiája van, mint a vörös fénynek.
The prism makes red, green, and violet light.
Violet is at one end of the light spectrum.
After violet there is ultraviolet light, which we cannot see.
Erreur fréquente :
Learners sometimes confuse *violet* in physics with *ultraviolet*. *Violet* is still visible light, while *ultraviolet* is invisible to the human eye. Also, not all purple-looking lights are truly *violet* in the strict physics sense.
Sens
short-wavelength end of visible light
Collocations
violet light
|violet end of the spectrum
|violet wavelengths
|blue-violet region
|from red to violet
Synonymes
short-wavelength visible light (A more descriptive scientific phrase that refers to the same physical part of the spectrum without using the color name.)
Antonymes
red (In physics, red light is at the opposite, long-wavelength end of the visible spectrum from violet.)
Thèmes
science
|physics
Définition
The part of visible light with the shortest wavelengths, before the light we call ultraviolet.
The region of visible light at the short-wavelength, high-frequency end of the spectrum, just before ultraviolet.
Grammaire
Forme canonique
violet
API
GB/vˈaɪəlɪt/
US/vˈaɪəlɪt/
Syllabes et accentuation
vi - ol - et (3 syllabes)
Stress on 1st syllable (vi)
Formes du mot
Adjective
- Base: violet
Noun
- Base: violet
- Plural: violet, violets
Famille de mots
Forms
violets
noun
Advanced or less common
ultraviolet
adjective
Expressions
African violet
1/ˈæfɹɪkən vˈaɪəlɪt/
fixed phrase
a small flowering houseplant
A small plant that people keep in houses, with soft, fuzzy leaves and small flowers that are often purple.
Exemples
- She keeps an African violet on her kitchen windowsill.
- African violets need bright but indirect light to grow well.
- He bought an African violet as a housewarming gift.
violet hour
1/vˈaɪəlɪt ˈaʊɚ/
fixed phrase
literary
the purple-blue time after sunset
The time in the evening just after the sun goes down, when the sky looks purple-blue.
Exemples
- They met at the violet hour, when the city lights were just coming on.
- At the violet hour, the mountains turned a deep blue against the sky.
shrinking violet
1/ʃɹˈɪŋkɪŋ vˈaɪəlɪt/
idiom
informal
very shy person
A person who is very shy and does not like to be noticed.
Exemples
- He may look like a shrinking violet, but on stage he’s full of energy.
- She’s no shrinking violet; she’ll say exactly what she thinks.
shrinking violet
2/ʃɹˈɪŋkɪŋ vˈaɪəlɪt/
idiom
a very shy person
A person who is very quiet and shy, and does not like attention.
Exemples
- Don’t be such a shrinking violet—share your ideas with the group.
- He may seem like a shrinking violet at first, but he becomes talkative once you know him.
- She’s no shrinking violet; she speaks her mind in every meeting.