breeze
gb/bɹˈiz/ us/bɹˈiz/
A2
Anglais
~ 1800
Sens
0 sens
Nom
A2
event
1
A light wind
A soft and light wind that you can feel on your skin.
Schéma d’usage :
a [adjective] breeze
Erreur fréquente :
Learners sometimes confuse 'breeze' with 'wind', not realizing that 'breeze' refers specifically to a light wind.
Synonymes
zephyr (More literary or poetic term for a light wind.)
Antonymes
gale (Refers to a very strong wind, opposite in strength to a breeze.)
Collocations
cool breeze
|sea breeze
|gentle breeze
|summer breeze
|morning breeze
Thèmes
weather
|nature
|daily life
Exemples
- A cool breeze came in through the open window.
- We enjoyed the sea breeze while walking along the shore.
- The morning breeze carried the smell of fresh flowers.
- A gentle breeze rustled the leaves in the park.
- The summer breeze made the hot day more comfortable.
Exemples pédagogiques
- I feel a cool breeze on my face.
- The breeze moves the leaves.
- There is a nice breeze today.
- We sat outside in the breeze.
Nom
informal
B1
entity
2
Something very easy to do
Something that is very simple and not difficult to do.
Schéma d’usage :
[something] is a breeze
Erreur fréquente :
Learners may confuse this figurative use with the literal meaning of a light wind.
Synonymes
piece of cake (Informal idiom meaning something very easy, similar in tone.)
Antonymes
challenge (Refers to something difficult, the opposite of an easy task.)
Collocations
exam was a breeze
|job interview was a breeze
|assignment was a breeze
Thèmes
daily life
|core_vocabulary
|work
Exemples
- The test was a breeze for her.
- Fixing the leak was a breeze with the right tools.
- Once you know the recipe, cooking it is a breeze.
- Learning to ride a bike was a breeze for him.
- The interview turned out to be a breeze.
Exemples pédagogiques
- The exam was a breeze.
- This homework is a breeze.
- The game was a breeze for us.
- Driving here was a breeze.
Verbe
informal
B2
action
3
Move quickly and easily
To go somewhere fast and easily, without problems.
Schéma d’usage :
breeze into [a place]
Erreur fréquente :
Learners may overuse this verb for any quick movement, but it implies ease and lack of difficulty.
Synonymes
sail (Informal use meaning to move smoothly and easily, often metaphorical.)
Antonymes
struggle (Implies moving with great difficulty or effort, opposite to breezing.)
Collocations
breeze into the room
|breeze past security
|breeze through customs
Thèmes
daily life
|movement
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Exemples
- She breezed into the meeting as if nothing had happened.
- They breezed through airport security in minutes.
- He breezed past his opponents to win the race.
- We breezed into the café and found a table immediately.
- She breezed out of the store with her purchase.
Exemples pédagogiques
- She breezed into the room.
- We breezed through the test.
- He breezed past me on his bike.
- They breezed out of the house.
Grammaire
Forme canonique
breeze
API
GB/bɹˈiz/
US/bɹˈiz/
Syllabes et accentuation
breeze (1 syllabe)
Stress on 1st syllable (breeze)
Formes du mot
Noun
- Base: breeze
- Plural: breezes
Verb
- Base: breeze
- 3rd Person Singular: breezes
- Present Participle: breezing
- Past: breezed
Famille de mots
Forms
breezes
noun
breezing
verb
breezed
verb
Core family
breezy
adjective A2
Related words
breezily
adverb
Advanced or less common
breeziness
noun
Expressions
breeze through
1/bɹˈiz θɹˈu/
phrasal verb
informal
Do something very easily
To finish something quickly and with little effort.
Exemples
- She breezed through her final exams.
- They breezed through the paperwork in no time.
shoot the breeze
1/ʃˈut ðə bɹˈiz/
idiom
informal
Chat casually with someone
To talk with someone about small, unimportant things.
Exemples
- We sat on the porch and shot the breeze all afternoon.
- They were just shooting the breeze before the meeting started.