echo
gb/ˈɛkoʊ/ us/ˈɛkoʊ/
A2
Inglese
~ 3800
visszhang, visszhangzik, visszhangoz, hatás, nyom
SOSTANTIVO
A2
1
visszhang
B1
Schema d'uso:
an echo of [a sound/noise]
Her voice produced an echo in the empty hall.
A hangja visszhangot vert az üres teremben.
We heard the echo of our footsteps in the cave.
A barlangban hallottuk lépteink visszhangját.
The canyon walls created a long, rolling echo.
He shouted and waited for the echo to return.
The microphone picked up an echo during the recording.
Esempi per chi studia
I heard an echo when I shouted.
Visszhangot hallottam, amikor kiáltottam.
The cave made a big echo.
Erős visszhang volt a barlangban.
We heard an echo in the tunnel.
She shouted and an echo came back.
The hall gave an echo of his voice.
Errore comune:
Learners sometimes confuse 'echo' with 'repeat', but 'echo' refers specifically to a sound reflecting back, not just saying something again.
Significato
sound heard after reflection
Collocazioni
faint echo
|loud echo
|hear an echo
|voice echo
|distant echo
Sinonimi
reverberation (A more technical term often used in acoustics and audio engineering.)
Contrari
silence (The complete absence of sound; opposite of having an audible reflection.)
Temi
nature
|science
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Definizione
A sound you hear again because it bounces back from a wall, mountain, or other hard surface.
A sound that is heard again after being reflected off a surface such as a wall, mountain, or building.
VERBO
B1
2
visszhangzik
B1
visszhangoz
B2
Schema d'uso:
[something] echoes [in/through place]
Gunfire echoed through the valley.
A fegyverropogás végigvisszhangzott a völgyben.
Her laughter echoed in the empty room.
Nevetése visszhangzott az üres szobában.
The teacher's words echoed in his mind long after class.
The canyon echoed with the roar of water.
His shout echoed across the lake.
Esempi per chi studia
The gunshot echoed in the street.
A lövés visszhangzott az utcán.
His voice echoed in the cave.
A hangja visszhangzott a barlangban.
The hall echoed with music.
Her laugh echoed in the room.
The canyon echoed with their voices.
Errore comune:
Some learners overuse 'echo' for any repeated event; it should be used for sound or very close figurative repetition.
Significato
to make a reflected sound
Collocazioni
echo through the hall
|words echoed
|gunshots echoed
|echo around
Sinonimi
resound (Emphasizes a loud, prolonged sound filling a space.)
Contrari
muffle (To make a sound quieter so it cannot echo.)
Temi
nature
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Definizione
To make a sound that comes back to you, or to say something that someone else has just said.
To produce a sound that is reflected back and heard again, or to repeat another sound or statement closely.
SOSTANTIVO
B2
3
Schema d'uso:
an echo of [something]
The design has echoes of ancient Greek architecture.
A kialakításban visszaköszönnek az ókori görög építészet elemei.
His speech contained echoes of his earlier campaign promises.
Beszédében visszaköszöntek korábbi kampányígéretei.
The painting is an echo of her previous work.
There were echoes of old conflicts in their argument.
Esempi per chi studia
This song has echoes of old music.
Ebben a dalban régi zenék hatása hallható.
The building shows echoes of Roman style.
Az épületen visszaköszönnek a római stílus elemei.
Her story is an echo of my own life.
The movie has echoes of real events.
Errore comune:
Learners may think 'echo' here means literal sound; it is figurative, meaning similarity or reminder.
Significato
something similar to a past thing
Collocazioni
an echo of history
|faint echoes of the past
|political echoes
Sinonimi
reminder (Focuses on bringing something to mind rather than similarity in form or event.)
Contrari
original (Something entirely new, without similarity to past things.)
Temi
history
|art
|literature
|core_vocabulary
Definizione
Something that looks or feels like something from before.
Something that is similar to or reminds one of something else, often from the past.
Grammatica
Forma base
echo
IPA
GB/ˈɛkoʊ/
US/ˈɛkoʊ/
Sillabe e accento
echo (1 sillaba)
Stress on 1st syllable (echo)
Forme flesse
Noun
- Base: echo
- Plural: echo, echoes, echos
Verb
- Base: echo
- 3rd Person Singular: echoes
- Present Participle: echoing
- Past: echoed
- Past Participle: echoed
Famiglia di parole
Forms
echoes
noun
echos
noun
echoing
verb
echoed
verb
Related words
echoey
adjective
Advanced or less common
echolocation
noun C1
echolocate
verb C1
Espressioni
echo back
1/ˈɛkoʊ bˈæk/
phrasal verb
repeat what was just heard
To say or make a sound that is the same as one you just heard.
Esempi
- The mountains echoed back our shouts.
- She echoed back his words to make sure she understood them.
echo chamber
1/ˈɛkoʊ t͡ʃˈeɪmbɚ/
fixed phrase
place where only similar views are heard
A situation where you only hear ideas that are the same as yours, so your opinion never changes.
Esempi
- Social media can become an echo chamber where opposing views are never seen.
- Living in an echo chamber makes it hard to understand other perspectives.
with echoes of
1/wˈɪθ ˈɛkoʊz əv/
fixed phrase
having similarities to something else
Having parts that are like something from before.
Esempi
- The movie was with echoes of old noir films.
- His speech was with echoes of past leaders.