plane
gb/plˈeɪn/ us/plˈeɪn/
A2
Inglese
~ 2100
repülőgép, repülő, sík, szint, sík felület, gyalul
SOSTANTIVO
A2
1
Schema d'uso:
[someone] flies a plane
The plane landed safely despite the storm.
A repülőgép a vihar ellenére biztonságosan leszállt.
We missed our plane because of heavy traffic.
Lekéstük a repülőnket a nagy forgalom miatt.
She learned to fly a plane at the age of 20.
The plane was delayed due to bad weather.
Esempi per chi studia
The plane is in the sky.
A repülő az égen van.
I see a big plane at the airport.
Egy nagy repülőgépet látok a repülőtéren.
We take a plane to London.
He flies a plane for work.
Errore comune:
Learners sometimes confuse 'plane' with 'plain' (meaning simple or flat land) because they sound the same.
Significato
Aircraft with fixed wings
Collocazioni
fly a plane
|board a plane
|plane crash
|plane ticket
|plane ride
Sinonimi
airplane (Standard American English term for the same concept.)
|
aircraft (More general term that can include helicopters and other flying machines.)
Contrari
helicopter (A flying vehicle without fixed wings, using rotating blades instead.)
Temi
transportation
|travel
|technology
|core_vocabulary
Definizione
A machine with wings and an engine that flies in the sky.
A vehicle with fixed wings and an engine that flies through the air.
SOSTANTIVO
B2
2
Schema d'uso:
on a [adjective] plane
In geometry, a plane extends infinitely in two dimensions.
A geometriában a sík két dimenzióban végtelenül kiterjed.
Her ideas operate on a different plane from ours.
Az ő gondolatai más síkon mozognak, mint a mieink.
The carpenter ensured the shelf was on a horizontal plane.
Esempi per chi studia
The table has a flat plane.
Az asztalnak sík felülete van.
We study lines and planes in math.
Matematikából egyeneseket és síkokat tanulunk.
Her thinking is on another plane.
Errore comune:
Learners may confuse 'plane' in this sense with 'plain' meaning 'simple'.
Significato
Flat surface or level
Collocazioni
geometric plane
|horizontal plane
|on another plane
Sinonimi
level (Refers to a position or stage, not always physical.)
|
surface (Specifically refers to the outer boundary of an object.)
Contrari
curve (A line or surface that is not flat.)
Temi
geometry
|philosophy
|space
|education
|core_vocabulary
Definizione
A flat surface, or a level of thought or reality.
A flat or level surface, or a level of existence, thought, or development.
VERBO
B2
3
gyalul
B2
Schema d'uso:
[someone] planes [something]
He planed the door so it would close properly.
Meggyalulta az ajtót, hogy rendesen záródjon.
The carpenter planed the tabletop until it was perfectly flat.
Az asztalos teljesen síkra gyalulta az asztallapot.
You need to plane down the edges before joining the boards.
Esempi per chi studia
He planes the wood.
Gyalulja a fát.
She planes the edge of the table.
Gyalulja az asztal szélét.
We plane the door to make it fit.
Errore comune:
Learners sometimes confuse this verb form with 'plan' (to arrange ahead).
Significato
Smooth wood with a tool
Collocazioni
plane the wood
|plane down the edges
Sinonimi
smooth (General term for making something even, not just with a planer.)
Contrari
roughen (To make a surface uneven or coarse.)
Temi
carpentry
|crafts
|work
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Definizione
To make wood smooth by cutting off thin pieces with a tool.
To smooth or shape wood or another material by shaving thin layers off with a special tool.
Grammatica
Forma base
plane
IPA
GB/plˈeɪn/
US/plˈeɪn/
Sillabe e accento
plane (1 sillaba)
Stress on 1st syllable (plane)
Forme flesse
Noun
- Base: plane
- Plural: planes
Verb
- Base: plane
- 3rd Person Singular: planes
- Present Participle: planing
- Past: planed
Famiglia di parole
Espressioni
catch a plane
1/kˈæt͡ʃ ə plˈeɪn/
fixed phrase
Board an aircraft before it leaves
To get on an airplane before it leaves and travel on it.
Esempi
- I have to leave now if I want to catch my plane.
- She caught an early morning plane to New York.
on another plane
1/ˈɔn ənˈʌðɚ plˈeɪn/
fixed phrase
At a different level of thought or reality
To be at a different level of thinking, feeling, or reality than others.
Esempi
- His art is on another plane entirely.
- The conversation moved to another plane of understanding.