butt
gb/bˈʌt/ us/bˈʌt/
A2
Inglese
~ 4600
fenék, segg, tompa vég, nyélvég, tus, csikk, megöklel, lefejel, meglök, céltábla, gúny tárgya
SOSTANTIVO
A2
INFORMAL
1
Schema d'uso:
[someone]'s butt
She slipped and landed right on her butt.
Megcsúszott, és pont a fenekére esett.
He spends all day sitting on his butt playing video games.
Egész nap a fenekén ül és videojátékozik.
I fell so hard my butt still hurts.
She wiggled her butt to the music.
Esempi per chi studia
I sat on my butt.
A fenekemen ültem.
He fell on his butt.
A fenekére esett.
She moved her butt to the music.
Errore comune:
Learners sometimes confuse 'butt' (body part) with 'but' (conjunction), which are unrelated.
Significato
a person's buttocks
Collocazioni
big butt
|shake your butt
|sit on your butt
|kick in the butt
Sinonimi
rear (Slightly more polite and neutral than 'butt'.)
|
behind (Common euphemism, more polite than 'butt'.)
Temi
daily life
|body
|clothing
|core_vocabulary
Definizione
The two round parts at the back of your body that you sit on.
The part of the human body at the back below the waist, consisting of the two round fleshy parts.
SOSTANTIVO
B1
2
Schema d'uso:
the butt of [something]
He hit the door with the butt of his rifle.
A puskája tusával ütötte meg az ajtót.
The soldier rested the butt of his gun on the ground.
A katona a fegyvere tusát a földre támasztotta.
She tapped the floor with the butt of the broom.
Esempi per chi studia
He hit the wall with the butt of his gun.
A fegyvere tusával megütötte a falat.
She held the broom by the butt.
A seprűt a nyél végénél fogta.
The man put the butt of the rifle on the floor.
Significato
thick end of an object
Collocazioni
butt of a rifle
|butt of a gun
Sinonimi
end (General term; less specific than 'butt'.)
Temi
tools
|weapons
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Definizione
The heavy or wide end of something like a gun or bat.
The thicker or lower end of a tool, weapon, or similar object.
SOSTANTIVO
A2
3
csikk
B1
Schema d'uso:
cigarette butt
He dropped the cigarette butt on the ground.
Ledobta a cigarettacsikket a földre.
The ashtray was full of butts.
A hamutartó tele volt csikkekkel.
Please don't throw your butts in the street.
Esempi per chi studia
I saw a cigarette butt on the floor.
Cigarettacsikket láttam a padlón.
He put the butt in the trash.
A csikket a szemetesbe dobta.
She stepped on the cigarette butt.
Significato
end of a smoked cigarette
Collocazioni
cigarette butt
|throw away the butt
Sinonimi
stub (Specifically refers to a cigarette or cigar end.)
Temi
smoking
|daily life
|daily_life
|health
Definizione
The short piece left after smoking a cigarette or cigar.
The small remaining part of a cigarette or cigar after it has been smoked.
VERBO
B1
4
Schema d'uso:
to butt [something/someone] with [head/object]
The goat butted him in the leg.
A kecske megöklelte a lábát.
He butted the door with his shoulder.
Vállal meglökte az ajtót.
The soldier butted the enemy with his rifle.
Esempi per chi studia
The goat butted me.
A kecske megöklelt.
He butted the wall with his head.
Fejjel nekiment a falnak.
She butted him with her shoulder.
Significato
hit with head or object end
Collocazioni
butt heads
|butt someone with rifle
Sinonimi
ram ('Ram' is stronger and often used for animals or vehicles.)
Temi
sports
|violence
|daily_life
|animals
Definizione
To hit something using your head or the heavy end of something you hold.
To push or strike someone or something with the head or with the thick end of an object.
SOSTANTIVO
B2
5
céltábla
B2
gúny tárgya
B2
Schema d'uso:
the butt of [jokes/criticism]
He was always the butt of their jokes.
Mindig ő volt a vicceik céltáblája.
She became the butt of public criticism after the scandal.
A botrány után a nyilvános kritika céltáblájává vált.
Nobody likes being the butt of mean comments.
Esempi per chi studia
He is the butt of many jokes.
Sok viccnek ő a céltáblája.
She is the butt of bad talk.
Rosszindulatú megjegyzések céltáblája.
I don't want to be the butt of jokes.
Significato
person who is ridiculed
Collocazioni
butt of jokes
|butt of criticism
Sinonimi
target ('Target' is more general; 'butt' is specific to ridicule.)
Temi
emotions
|social
|relationships
|communication
Definizione
Someone people make fun of or criticize.
A person who is the target of jokes, ridicule, or criticism.
Grammatica
Forma base
butt
IPA
GB/bˈʌt/
US/bˈʌt/
Sillabe e accento
butt (1 sillaba)
Stress on 1st syllable (butt)
Forme flesse
Noun
- Base: butt
- Plural: butts
Verb
- Base: butt
- 3rd Person Singular: butts
- Present Participle: butting
- Past: butted
Famiglia di parole
Forms
butts
noun
butting
verb
butted
verb
Related words
buttock
noun
Espressioni
butt heads
1/bˈʌt hˈɛdz/
idiom
informal
argue directly with someone
To have a direct and strong argument or fight with someone.
Esempi
- The two managers often butt heads over budgets.
- They've been butting heads since they met.
butt in
1/bˈʌt ˈɪn/
phrasal verb
informal
interrupt without being invited
To join a conversation or activity without being asked, usually in a rude way.
Esempi
- Stop butting in when we're talking!
- He kept butting in with irrelevant comments.
head-butt
1/hˈɛd bˈʌt/
fixed phrase
hit using your head
To hit someone hard using your head.
Esempi
- The player was sent off for head-butting his opponent.
- He head-butted the attacker to escape.