footnote
gb/fˈʊtnˌoʊt/ us/fˈʊtnˌoʊt/
B1
Inglese
~ 4500
lábjegyzet, jelentéktelen részlet
SOSTANTIVO
B1
1
lábjegyzet
B2
Schema d'uso:
[something] in a footnote
The author explained the historical context in a footnote.
A szerző egy lábjegyzetben magyarázta el a történelmi hátteret.
Please see footnote 3 for the source of this quote.
Az idézet forrását lásd a 3. lábjegyzetben.
She added a footnote to clarify the term's meaning.
The report contains detailed data in the footnotes.
He cited the original study in a footnote.
Esempi per chi studia
The word is explained in a footnote.
A szó magyarázata egy lábjegyzetben található.
Look at the footnote for more details.
További részletekért nézd meg a lábjegyzetet.
She wrote a footnote about the date.
This page has three footnotes.
The answer is in the footnote.
Errore comune:
Learners sometimes confuse 'footnote' with 'headline' or 'caption', but a footnote is always at the bottom of the page and relates to part of the main text.
Significato
Note at page bottom
Collocazioni
cite in a footnote
|see footnote
|add a footnote
|refer to footnote
Sinonimi
endnote (Similar in function but placed at the end of a chapter or document rather than at the bottom of a page.)
Temi
publishing
|writing
|academia
|communication
|education
|core_vocabulary
Definizione
A short piece of writing at the bottom of a page that gives more information about something in the main text.
A note placed at the bottom of a page in a book or document that provides additional information, references, or comments related to the main text.
SOSTANTIVO
B2
2
Schema d'uso:
[something] is a footnote to [something]
Compared to the main battle, this skirmish was just a footnote in history.
A fő csatához képest ez az összecsapás csak lábjegyzet volt a történelemben.
Her role in the project became a mere footnote after she left early.
Miután korán távozott, a projektben betöltött szerepe puszta lábjegyzetté vált.
The scandal is now only a footnote in his long career.
This discovery is no longer central; it's a footnote to modern science.
Esempi per chi studia
This event is a small footnote in history.
Ez az esemény csak egy apró lábjegyzet a történelemben.
His name is now just a footnote in sports news.
A neve ma már csak lábjegyzet a sporthírekben.
The meeting was only a footnote in my day.
That story is a footnote to the big news.
Errore comune:
Learners may take this meaning literally and think it always refers to printed notes, but here it is figurative for something minor.
Significato
Minor detail or afterthought
Collocazioni
mere footnote
|small footnote
|footnote to history
Sinonimi
afterthought (Emphasizes something considered only after the main points are made.)
Contrari
highlight (Refers to something important and attention-worthy, opposite of a minor detail.)
Temi
history
|journalism
|communication
|education
|core_vocabulary
Definizione
A small or unimportant part of a bigger story or event.
Something considered unimportant or minor compared to the main subject or event.
Grammatica
Forma base
footnote
IPA
GB/fˈʊtnˌoʊt/
US/fˈʊtnˌoʊt/
Sillabe e accento
foot - note (2 sillabe)
Stress on 1st syllable (foot)
Forme flesse
Noun
- Base: footnote
- Plural: footnotes
Famiglia di parole
Forms
footnotes
noun
Related words
Espressioni
a footnote to history
1/ə fˈʊtnˌoʊt tə hˈɪstɚi/
fixed phrase
Small historical detail
Something that happened in the past but is not very important compared to other events.
Esempi
- The treaty was little more than a footnote to history.
- Many local battles are now just footnotes to history.