male
gb/mˈeɪl/ us/mˈeɪl/
A2
אנגלית
~ 1900
hím, fiú, férfi, apa, apa típusú
שם עצם
A2
1
תבנית שימוש:
[male] [animal/person]
The male lion has a large mane.
A hím oroszlánnak nagy sörénye van.
He is the only male in the class.
Ő az egyetlen fiú az osztályban.
Male elephants often travel alone.
That shelter has both male and female dogs.
The male actor won an award.
דוגמאות ללומדים
The male cat is bigger than the female.
A hím macska nagyobb, mint a nőstény.
He is a male teacher.
Ő férfi tanár.
A male bird sings loudly.
The zoo has a new male panda.
I saw a male horse in the field.
טעות נפוצה:
Learners sometimes confuse 'male' with 'man'. 'Male' can describe both people and animals, while 'man' is only for adult human males.
משמעות
A man or boy; masculine animal
צירופים
male student
|male colleague
|male lion
|male voice
|male doctor
מילים נרדפות
man (Refers specifically to an adult human male, not animals.)
|
boy (Refers specifically to a young male human.)
הפכים
female (Refers to the opposite biological sex that produces larger reproductive cells (eggs).)
נושאים
biology
|daily life
|animals
|body
|core_vocabulary
הגדרה
A man, boy, or male animal.
A person or animal belonging to the sex that produces small, typically mobile reproductive cells (sperm), usually having XY chromosomes in humans.
A2
2
תבנית שימוש:
male [noun]
Only male birds sing in this species.
Ebben a fajban csak a hím madarak énekelnek.
The company hired more male engineers this year.
A vállalat idén több férfi mérnököt vett fel.
Male students must also take the exam.
They observed a group of male chimpanzees.
The male flowers are smaller than the female ones.
דוגמאות ללומדים
This is a male dog.
Ez egy kan kutya.
He is a male student.
Ő fiúdiák.
The male bird is red.
A male singer sang on stage.
We saw a male deer in the park.
טעות נפוצה:
Some learners mistakenly use 'man' instead of 'male' as an adjective. 'Male' is correct before a noun to describe sex.
משמעות
Of the masculine sex
צירופים
male athlete
|male voice
|male worker
|male role model
מילים נרדפות
masculine (More formal or used in contrast with feminine; can also refer to gender traits.)
הפכים
female (Describes the opposite biological sex.)
נושאים
biology
|daily life
|animals
|body
|core_vocabulary
הגדרה
Describes a person or animal that is a man, boy, or male animal.
Belonging to the sex that produces small, typically mobile reproductive cells (sperm), in people or animals.
B1
TECHNICAL
3
apa
B2
apa típusú
B2
תבנית שימוש:
male [connector/fitting]
This cable has a male connector on one end and a female on the other.
Ennek a kábelnek az egyik végén apa csatlakozó, a másikon anya csatlakozó van.
Insert the male plug into the socket.
Illeszd az apa csatlakozót az aljzatba.
The adapter comes with two male ends.
They replaced the male fitting with a new one.
דוגמאות ללומדים
This wire has a male plug.
Ennek a vezetéknek apa csatlakozója van.
Put the male part into the hole.
Illeszd az apa részt a lyukba.
The charger has a male end.
I need a male connector for this cable.
טעות נפוצה:
Learners may confuse 'male' here with the human/animal sense; in technical contexts it refers to connector type, not gender.
משמעות
Having a projecting connector part
צירופים
male plug
|male connector
|male end
מילים נרדפות
plug-type (Informal description emphasizing plug shape.)
הפכים
female (Describes the matching connector with an opening for the male part.)
נושאים
technology
|engineering
|science
|core_vocabulary
הגדרה
Describes something like a plug that goes into another part to connect it.
Describes a connector or fitting with a projecting part designed to fit into a corresponding female part.
דקדוק
צורת המילון
male
IPA
GB/mˈeɪl/
US/mˈeɪl/
הברות והטעמה
male (1 הברה)
Stress on 1st syllable (male)
צורות המילה
Adjective
- Base: male
Noun
- Base: male
- Plural: males
משפחת מילים
ביטויים
male and female
1/mˈeɪl ˈænd fˈimˌeɪl/
fixed phrase
Both sexes together
Describes both men/boys and women/girls, or both sexes of animals or plants.
דוגמאות
- The shelter has both male and female cats.
- They hired an equal number of male and female workers.
the male of the species
1/ðə mˈeɪl əv ðə spˈiʃiz/
fixed phrase
Masculine member of species
The man, boy, or male animal of a certain kind, compared to the female one.
דוגמאות
- In some birds, the male of the species is more colorful than the female.
- The male of the species usually guards the nest.