flower
gb/flˈaʊɚ/ us/flˈaʊɚ/
A1
Inglese
~ 1400
virág, virágzik, fénykor, élete virágában
SOSTANTIVO
A1
1
virág
A1
Schema d'uso:
a [adjective] flower
The garden is full of bright red flowers.
A kert tele van élénkpiros virágokkal.
She picked a flower and placed it in her hair.
Leszakított egy virágot, és a hajába tűzte.
Many insects are attracted to the smell of flowers.
Tulips are my favorite kind of flower.
Esempi per chi studia
I see a yellow flower.
Látok egy sárga virágot.
This flower is very big.
Ez a virág nagyon nagy.
She gives me a flower.
There is one flower in the vase.
Errore comune:
Learners sometimes confuse 'flower' with 'flour' (used for baking) because they sound the same.
Significato
Reproductive part of a plant
Collocazioni
fresh flowers
|wild flowers
|flower garden
|flower shop
|flower petals
Sinonimi
blossom (Often used for flowers on trees or shrubs, especially in spring.)
Contrari
leaf (A different plant part, used for photosynthesis rather than reproduction.)
Temi
nature
|plants
|daily life
|science
Definizione
The part of a plant that grows with petals and makes seeds.
The seed-bearing part of a plant, often surrounded by colorful petals.
VERBO
B1
LITERARY
2
virágzik
B1
Schema d'uso:
[plant] flowers in [season]
The cherry trees flower in early April.
A cseresznyefák április elején virágoznak.
These plants only flower once a year.
Ezek a növények évente csak egyszer virágoznak.
The cactus will flower if given enough sunlight.
Esempi per chi studia
The tree will flower in spring.
A fa tavasszal fog virágozni.
My plant flowers in summer.
A növényem nyáron virágzik.
The bush flowers every year.
Significato
To produce flowers
Collocazioni
plants flower
|trees flower
|flowering season
Sinonimi
bloom (More common in everyday speech for plants producing flowers.)
Contrari
wilt (Describes the process of a plant or flower drooping or dying rather than blooming.)
Temi
nature
|plants
|core_vocabulary
Definizione
When a plant grows flowers.
(Of a plant) to produce flowers; to bloom.
SOSTANTIVO
C1
LITERARY
3
fénykor
B2
Schema d'uso:
the flower of [something]
He died in the flower of his youth.
Fiatalsága virágában halt meg.
This was the flower of the city's cultural life.
Ez volt a város kulturális életének fénykora.
They were in the flower of their careers.
Esempi per chi studia
She is in the flower of her youth.
Fiatalsága virágában van.
It was the flower of the team's history.
Ez volt a csapat történetének fénykora.
He died in the flower of his life.
Significato
Best or most developed period
Collocazioni
in the flower of youth
|the flower of civilization
Sinonimi
prime (Neutral term for the best period of life or development.)
Contrari
decline (A period when quality or success is decreasing.)
Temi
literature
|life stages
|time
|core_vocabulary
Definizione
The best time or most successful part of something.
The best or most successful stage or period of something.
Grammatica
Forma base
flower
IPA
GB/flˈaʊɚ/
US/flˈaʊɚ/
Sillabe e accento
flower (1 sillaba)
Stress on 1st syllable (flower)
Forme flesse
Noun
- Base: flower
- Plural: flower, flowers
Verb
- Base: flower
- 3rd Person Singular: flowers
- Present Participle: flowering
- Past: flowered
Famiglia di parole
Espressioni
come into flower
1/kˈʌm ˈɪntu flˈaʊɚ/
idiom
Begin blooming or peak stage
When a plant starts to have flowers, or when something starts to be successful.
Esempi
- The roses came into flower earlier than usual this year.
- Her career really came into flower after she moved to New York.
flower power
1/flˈaʊɚ pˈaʊɚ/
fixed phrase
informal
1960s peace and love movement
A way to talk about the hippie movement in the 1960s that wanted peace and love instead of war.
Esempi
- Flower power was a symbol of hope during the Vietnam War era.
- They wore colorful clothes as part of the flower power style.
in full flower
1/ˈɪn fˈʊl flˈaʊɚ/
idiom
literary
At peak development or success
At the time when something is at its best or most complete.
Esempi
- Her talent was in full flower by the time she was twenty.
- The city's art scene was in full flower during the 1980s.