evaporate
gb/ɪvˈæpɚˌeɪt/ us/ɪvˈæpɚˌeɪt/
B2
Inglese
elpárolog, elpárologtat, eltűnik, elolvad, szertefoszlik, bepárol
VERBO
B2
1
elpárolog
B2
elpárologtat
C1
Schema d'uso:
[liquid] evaporates; evaporate [liquid]
After the storm, the puddles evaporated in the afternoon sun.
A vihar után a pocsolyák elpárologtak a délutáni napsütésben.
Leave the paint uncovered for a few minutes so the solvent can evaporate.
Hagyd fedetlenül a festéket néhány percre, hogy az oldószer elpárologhasson.
Heat helps evaporate water from the surface of the soil.
Esempi per chi studia
The water will evaporate.
A víz el fog párologni.
Sweat evaporates from your skin.
Az izzadság elpárolog a bőrödről.
Errore comune:
Evaporate is not the same as boil; a liquid can evaporate without boiling.
Significato
liquid turns into gas
Collocazioni
water evaporates
|moisture evaporates
|sweat evaporates
|puddles evaporate
|solvent evaporates
|evaporate quickly
|evaporate slowly
|evaporate in the sun
|evaporate into the air
|allow to evaporate
Sinonimi
vaporize (More technical; can suggest a faster or more complete change into vapor.)
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boil away (Implies heat and disappearance through boiling.)
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dry up (More informal; focuses on the liquid being gone rather than on the gas state.)
Contrari
condense (A gas changes back into a liquid.)
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liquefy (Something becomes liquid rather than gas.)
Temi
science
|weather
|cooking
|daily_life
Definizione
When water or another liquid evaporates, it changes into a gas. Heat can also evaporate a liquid.
To change from a liquid into a gas, or to cause a liquid to change into a gas.
VERBO
C1
2
Schema d'uso:
[hope/confidence/support/money/lead] evaporates
Any hope of a quick agreement evaporated after the meeting.
A megbeszélés után szertefoszlott minden remény a gyors megállapodásra.
The team's ten-point lead evaporated in the final minutes.
A csapat tízpontos előnye az utolsó percekben elolvadt.
When prices rose, consumer confidence evaporated.
Esempi per chi studia
My excitement evaporated when I saw the long line.
Amikor megláttam a hosszú sort, szertefoszlott az izgatottságom.
Their savings quickly evaporated.
A megtakarításaik gyorsan elolvadtak.
Errore comune:
In neutral style, this figurative use is usually for abstract things, not people.
Significato
something disappears or fades
Collocazioni
hopes evaporate
|confidence evaporates
|enthusiasm evaporates
|support evaporates
|trust evaporates
|lead evaporates
|profits evaporate
|savings evaporate
|quickly evaporate
|suddenly evaporate
Sinonimi
vanish (Slightly more dramatic and often sudden.)
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disappear (More general and neutral.)
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dissipate (Suggests gradual fading or spreading away.)
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melt away (Suggests a gentle or gradual loss.)
Contrari
remain (Continue to exist instead of disappearing.)
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persist (Continue despite time, pressure, or difficulty.)
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grow (Increase rather than fade or be lost.)
Temi
abstract
|emotions
|business
|sports
Definizione
If a feeling, hope, advantage, or amount of money evaporates, it disappears or is lost.
To disappear, be lost, or stop existing, especially gradually or unexpectedly.
VERBO
C1
TECHNICAL
3
elpárologtat
C1
bepárol
C2
Schema d'uso:
evaporate [liquid] from [substance]; evaporate [solution] to dryness
The chemist evaporated the solvent and examined the solid that remained.
A vegyész elpárologtatta az oldószert, és megvizsgálta a visszamaradt szilárd anyagot.
The milk is evaporated to make it thicker and easier to store.
A tejet bepárolják, hogy sűrűbb legyen és könnyebb legyen tárolni.
To make the syrup, producers evaporate excess water from the sap.
Esempi per chi studia
They evaporated water from the juice.
Elpárologtatták a vizet a léből.
The lab evaporated the liquid.
A labor elpárologtatta a folyadékot.
Errore comune:
In everyday cooking, reduce is often more natural than evaporate for sauces.
Significato
remove liquid by evaporation
Collocazioni
evaporate the solvent
|evaporate excess water
|evaporate moisture
|evaporate a solution
|evaporate to dryness
|evaporate under vacuum
|partially evaporate
|evaporate off the alcohol
|evaporate in a pan
|evaporate the liquid
Sinonimi
dry (More general; does not always specify evaporation.)
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dehydrate (Usually means remove water from food or material.)
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concentrate (Emphasizes making a mixture stronger after liquid is removed.)
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reduce (Common in cooking for boiling off liquid.)
Contrari
dilute (Add liquid and make a mixture weaker.)
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hydrate (Add or restore water.)
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moisten (Make something wet or slightly wet.)
Temi
science
|cooking
|manufacturing
Definizione
To evaporate a mixture is to remove its liquid by heating it or leaving it open.
To remove liquid from a substance or mixture by turning it into vapor, often by heating it.
Grammatica
Forma base
evaporate
IPA
GB/ɪvˈæpɚˌeɪt/
US/ɪvˈæpɚˌeɪt/
Sillabe e accento
evap - or - ate (3 sillabe)
Stress on 2nd syllable (or)
Forme flesse
Verb
- Base: evaporate
- 3rd Person Singular: evaporates
- Present Participle: evaporating
- Past: evaporated
Espressioni
evaporate into thin air
1/ɪvˈæpɚˌeɪt ˈɪntu θˈɪn ˈɛɹ/
idiom
disappear without a trace
To suddenly or completely disappear.
Esempi
- The promised funding seemed to evaporate into thin air after the election.
- By the time the police arrived, the suspect had evaporated into thin air.
- The files did not evaporate into thin air; someone must have deleted them.
Esempi per chi studia
- My keys seemed to evaporate into thin air.
- The money evaporated into thin air.
evaporated milk
1/ɪvˈæpɚˌeɪtɪd mˈɪlk/
fixed phrase
concentrated canned milk
Thick canned milk with part of the water removed.
Esempi
- The recipe calls for one can of evaporated milk.
- Evaporated milk gives the soup a creamy texture without making it sweet.
- She used evaporated milk because fresh milk was hard to store.
Esempi per chi studia
- I put evaporated milk in my coffee.
- Evaporated milk is usually not very sweet.
evaporative cooling
1/ɪvəpɚətɪv kˈulɪŋ/
fixed phrase
technical
cooling through evaporation
A way of cooling something when water or another liquid evaporates and carries heat away.
Esempi
- Sweating uses evaporative cooling to lower body temperature.
- Evaporative cooling works best in hot, dry climates.
- The building uses evaporative cooling instead of standard air conditioning.
Esempi per chi studia
- Sweat cools your skin by evaporative cooling.