rickety
gb/ɹˈɪkəti/ us/ɹˈɪkəti/
B2
אנגלית
ingatag, rozoga, bizonytalan a lábán, angolkóros
B2
1
ingatag
B2
תבנית שימוש:
a rickety [chair/ladder/bridge/staircase]
The rickety ladder shook every time I climbed a step.
Az ingatag létra megremegett minden alkalommal, amikor felléptem egy fokkal.
They crossed the river on a rickety wooden bridge.
Egy ingatag fahídon keltek át a folyón.
One leg of the chair was loose, so the whole thing felt rickety.
דוגמאות ללומדים
This chair is rickety.
Ez a szék ingatag.
Be careful—those stairs are rickety.
Vigyázz, az a lépcső nagyon ingatag.
טעות נפוצה:
Don’t use rickety for small temporary movement (e.g., a “rickety hand”); it usually describes something that is poorly built or badly supported.
משמעות
shaky and not firmly built
צירופים
a rickety chair
|a rickety ladder
|a rickety bridge
|rickety stairs
|a rickety table
|a rickety fence
|a rickety platform
|a rickety structure
|a rickety walkway
|rickety steps
מילים נרדפות
wobbly (emphasizes shaking or unsteady movement)
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unstable (more general; less everyday and less visual)
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flimsy (emphasizes thin/weak materials)
הפכים
sturdy (strong and stable)
|
solid (firmly made and not likely to move)
נושאים
daily_life
|home
|buildings
הגדרה
not strong, so it shakes and may fall
Not strong or well supported, so it shakes, wobbles, or seems likely to fall or break.
B2
2
rozoga
B1
תבנית שימוש:
a rickety old [car/house/bus]
He drove up in a rickety old van that looked ready to fall apart.
Egy rozoga öreg furgonnal állt be, amely úgy nézett ki, mindjárt szétesik.
They rented a rickety beach house with broken shutters.
Kibéreltek egy rozoga tengerparti házat törött spalettákkal.
The rickety bus made strange noises the whole trip.
דוגמאות ללומדים
My bike is old and rickety.
A biciklim öreg és rozoga.
They live in a rickety house.
Egy rozoga házban laknak.
טעות נפוצה:
Rickety often suggests both age and weakness; it’s stronger than simply “old.”
משמעות
old and in bad condition
צירופים
a rickety old car
|a rickety bus
|a rickety house
|a rickety shack
|a rickety shed
|a rickety bike
|a rickety elevator
|a rickety train
|a rickety building
|a rickety boat
מילים נרדפות
ramshackle (very run-down and loosely put together)
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run-down (emphasizes poor maintenance rather than wobbling)
|
dilapidated (more formal; often for buildings)
הפכים
well-maintained (kept in good condition)
|
new (not old or worn)
נושאים
daily_life
|travel
|buildings
הגדרה
old and in bad condition
Old, worn, and poorly maintained, often looking as if it could stop working or collapse soon.
C1
3
ingatag
B2
תבנית שימוש:
a rickety [plan/argument/system]
Their argument is rickety because it relies on one unreliable source.
Az érvelésük ingatag, mert egyetlen megbízhatatlan forrásra támaszkodik.
The company expanded on a rickety business plan and quickly ran into debt.
A cég egy ingatag üzleti tervre alapozva terjeszkedett, és hamar eladósodott.
Without maintenance, the whole system became rickety and unpredictable.
דוגמאות ללומדים
That plan seems rickety.
Az a terv ingatagnak tűnik.
Her argument is rickety.
Az érvelése ingatag.
טעות נפוצה:
In this sense, rickety is usually for things that can “collapse” in a figurative way (plans, systems, arguments), not for general “bad” quality.
משמעות
weak or unreliable in quality
צירופים
a rickety plan
|a rickety argument
|a rickety system
|a rickety arrangement
|a rickety business model
|a rickety alliance
|a rickety economy
|a rickety theory
|a rickety case
|a rickety setup
מילים נרדפות
shaky (very common for weak evidence or uncertain situations)
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flawed (emphasizes mistakes or problems in design/logic)
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unsound (more formal; often for reasoning)
הפכים
sound (logically strong and reliable)
|
robust (strong and able to handle stress)
נושאים
work
|education
|communication
הגדרה
not strong or reliable; likely to fail
Not well designed or supported; likely to fail or not work well.
C1
4
תבנית שימוש:
a rickety [person/old man/old woman]
After the long illness, he felt rickety and needed help walking.
A hosszú betegség után bizonytalan volt a lábán, és segítségre volt szüksége a járáshoz.
She looked a bit rickety on the icy steps.
A jeges lépcsőn kissé bizonytalanul állt a lábán.
By the end of the hike, my knees were so rickety I had to rest.
דוגמאות ללומדים
He feels rickety today.
Ma gyengének és bizonytalannak érzi magát.
My legs are rickety after running.
Futás után gyengék és bizonytalanok a lábaim.
טעות נפוצה:
This use can sound slightly insensitive if applied to a person; speakers often choose gentler words like “frail.”
משמעות
physically weak and unsteady
צירופים
a rickety old man
|a rickety old woman
|rickety legs
|to feel rickety
|looking rickety
|growing rickety
מילים נרדפות
frail (more common and gentler for people)
|
unsteady (focuses on balance rather than overall weakness)
הפכים
strong (physically powerful and healthy)
|
steady (able to stand or walk without wobbling)
נושאים
health
|people
הגדרה
weak and not steady when standing or walking
Weak and unsteady on one’s feet; easily tired or likely to fall.
C2
TECHNICAL
5
angolkóros
C2
תבנית שימוש:
a rickety [child]
In early medical reports, some children were described as rickety because of rickets.
A korai orvosi jelentésekben egyes gyerekeket angolkórosnak írtak le.
The clinic treated infants with rickety symptoms caused by vitamin D deficiency.
A klinika D-vitamin-hiány okozta angolkóros tünetekkel küzdő csecsemőket kezelt.
טעות נפוצה:
In modern general English, rickety almost always means “shaky/unstable,” not “having rickets.”
משמעות
affected by rickets
צירופים
a rickety child
|rickety deformities
|rickety bones
מילים נרדפות
rachitic (more technical medical term for ‘affected by rickets’)
הפכים
healthy (not diseased)
נושאים
health
|medicine
הגדרה
having the disease rickets
Suffering from rickets, especially (in older usage) with bones weakened or deformed by the disease.
דקדוק
צורת המילון
rickety
IPA
GB/ɹˈɪkəti/
US/ɹˈɪkəti/
הברות והטעמה
rick - ety (2 הברות)
Stress on 1st syllable (rick)
צורות המילה
Adjective
- Base: rickety
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