law
gb/lˈɔ/ us/lˈɔ/
A2
אנגלית
~ 400
jog, jogrendszer, törvény, jogszabály, rendelet, jogi szakma, elv, természettörvény
שם עצם
A2
1
תבנית שימוש:
[someone/something] is against the law
Stealing is against the law in every country.
A lopás minden országban törvénybe ütközik.
The new law requires all drivers to wear seat belts.
Az új törvény előírja, hogy minden járművezetőnek be kell kötnie a biztonsági övet.
Police officers are responsible for enforcing the law.
The government passed a law to protect endangered species.
דוגמאות ללומדים
It is against the law to steal.
Lopni törvénybe ütközik.
The law says you must pay taxes.
A törvény szerint adót kell fizetni.
The police make sure people follow the law.
A new law was made last year.
טעות נפוצה:
Learners sometimes confuse 'law' (the system of rules) with 'rule' (a specific instruction, often less formal).
משמעות
Rules set by a government
צירופים
break the law
|against the law
|obey the law
|enforce the law
|pass a law
מילים נרדפות
legislation (Refers specifically to laws that have been formally enacted by a legislative body.)
הפכים
anarchy (The absence of laws or governmental authority.)
נושאים
government
|society
|justice
|law
|politics
הגדרה
The rules made by a government to control what people can and cannot do.
A system of rules established and enforced by a government or other authority to regulate behavior within a society.
שם עצם
B1
2
תבנית שימוש:
pass [a law]
A new law was passed to ban smoking in restaurants.
Új törvényt fogadtak el, amely betiltja a dohányzást az éttermekben.
This law protects workers from unfair dismissal.
Ez a törvény védi a munkavállalókat a jogtalan elbocsátástól.
There is no law against walking barefoot in public.
דוגמאות ללומדים
The city has a new law about parking.
A városban új parkolási rendelet van érvényben.
This law says children must go to school.
Ez a törvény kimondja, hogy a gyerekeknek iskolába kell járniuk.
We want to change this old law.
טעות נפוצה:
Learners sometimes use 'law' instead of 'rule' for non-legal contexts, such as sports or games.
משמעות
An individual legal rule
צירופים
pass a law
|change a law
|repeal a law
|law against [something]
מילים נרדפות
statute (A formal written law passed by a legislative body.)
נושאים
government
|justice
|law
הגדרה
One rule in the system of laws.
A specific rule that is part of a larger legal system, established by an authority and enforceable by penalties.
שם עצם
B2
3
jog
B1
jogi szakma
B2
תבנית שימוש:
study [law] / practice [law]
She studied law at Harvard University.
A Harvard Egyetemen jogot tanult.
After graduating, he began practicing law in New York.
A diploma megszerzése után New Yorkban kezdett ügyvédként dolgozni.
Law is a competitive field that requires years of study.
דוגמאות ללומדים
She wants to study law at university.
Egyetemen szeretne jogot tanulni.
He works in law as a lawyer.
A jogi szakmában dolgozik ügyvédként.
Law is not easy to learn.
משמעות
The study or profession of law
צירופים
study law
|practice law
|law school
מילים נרדפות
jurisprudence (A more formal or academic term for the theory or philosophy of law.)
נושאים
education
|profession
|law
|work
הגדרה
The study or job of working with laws and courts.
The academic discipline and professional practice concerned with legal systems, legal principles, and their application.
שם עצם
B2
TECHNICAL
4
Newton's first law explains how objects move when no force acts on them.
Newton első törvénye azt magyarázza, hogyan mozognak a testek, ha semmilyen erő nem hat rájuk.
The law of gravity affects everything on Earth.
A gravitáció törvénye a Földön mindenre hatással van.
Scientific laws are based on evidence and observation.
דוגמאות ללומדים
The law of gravity pulls things down.
A gravitáció törvénye szerint a dolgok lefelé esnek.
Newton's laws explain movement.
Newton törvényei a mozgást magyarázzák.
This is a scientific law about heat.
משמעות
Scientific principle describing nature
צירופים
law of physics
|Newton's laws
מילים נרדפות
principle (A general truth or proposition that serves as the foundation for reasoning or action.)
נושאים
science
|education
הגדרה
A scientific rule that always happens in nature when certain things occur.
A statement based on repeated experimental observations that describes some aspect of the natural world and predicts its behavior under certain conditions.
דקדוק
צורת המילון
law
IPA
GB/lˈɔ/
US/lˈɔ/
הברות והטעמה
law (1 הברה)
Stress on 1st syllable (law)
צורות המילה
Noun
- Base: law
- Plural: law, laws
משפחת מילים
Forms
laws
noun
Related words
Negative and opposite forms
Advanced or less common
legalization
noun
lawlessness
noun
ביטויים
against the law
1/əɡˈɛnst ðə lˈɔ/
fixed phrase
Illegal according to the law
Not allowed by the rules made by the government.
דוגמאות
- It is against the law to drive without insurance.
- Selling alcohol to minors is against the law.
by law
2/bˈaɪ lˈɔ/
fixed phrase
As required by legal rules
Because the rules made by the government say so.
דוגמאות
- By law, all food products must have labels showing ingredients.
- Employers are required by law to provide safe working conditions.
law and order
3/lˈɔ ˈænd ˈɔɹdɚ/
fixed phrase
Peace maintained by obeying laws
When people follow the rules and there is peace in society.
דוגמאות
- The police are working hard to maintain law and order in the city.
- Without law and order, society would fall into chaos.
lay down the law
1/lˈeɪ dˈaʊn ðə lˈɔ/
idiom
informal
State rules firmly
To tell people what they must do in a strict way.
דוגמאות
- The teacher laid down the law on cheating from day one.
- The teacher laid down the law about homework deadlines.
- At home, my parents laid down the law about curfews.
- He laid down the law to his children about bedtime.