sojourn
gb/sˈoʊd͡ʒɚn/ us/sˈoʊd͡ʒɚn/
C1
Inglese
~ 8800
tartózkodás, tartózkodik
SOSTANTIVO
C1
FORMAL
1
tartózkodás
B2
Schema d'uso:
a sojourn in [a place]
During his brief sojourn in Tokyo, he visited several art galleries.
Rövid tokiói tartózkodása alatt több művészeti galériát is meglátogatott.
Her sojourn in the countryside helped her recover from the stress of city life.
A vidéken töltött idő segített neki kiheverni a városi élet stresszét.
The novel begins with the narrator’s sojourn abroad as a young student.
Their three-month sojourn in Italy changed the way they saw food and family.
We met during my sojourn at the mountain retreat last winter.
Esempi per chi studia
I had a short sojourn in London last year.
Tavaly rövid ideig Londonban tartózkodtam.
During my sojourn in Spain, I learned basic Spanish.
Spanyolországi tartózkodásom alatt megtanultam valamennyire spanyolul.
Her sojourn in the small town lasted two months.
His sojourn abroad helped him understand other cultures.
We became friends during my sojourn at the summer school.
Errore comune:
Learners often think 'sojourn' means a trip or journey, like 'travel from one place to another'. In fact, it means the time you stay in a place, not the movement. It is also quite formal and literary; in everyday speech, 'stay' is usually better.
Significato
a short stay somewhere
Collocazioni
brief sojourn
|short sojourn
|sojourn abroad
|sojourn in [a place]
|during his sojourn
|her sojourn at [a place]
Sinonimi
stay (More common and neutral; can be long or short, not necessarily formal.)
|
visit (Focuses more on going to see a person or place, not on the act of staying there.)
|
stopover (Usually shorter and often used for travel breaks, especially with flights.)
Contrari
residence (Suggests a long-term or permanent place of living, not a temporary stay.)
Temi
travel
|daily life
|culture
|time
Definizione
A short time that you live or stay in a place that is not your usual home.
A temporary stay in a place, especially while traveling or living away from your usual home.
VERBO
C2
FORMAL
2
tartózkodik
B2
Schema d'uso:
to sojourn in [a place]
The family sojourned in a remote village while they researched local traditions.
A család egy távoli faluban tartózkodott, miközben a helyi hagyományokat kutatták.
He sojourned in Paris for a year to complete his studies.
Egy évig Párizsban tartózkodott, hogy befejezze a tanulmányait.
They often sojourned by the sea during the hotter months.
The artist sojourned among the islanders to learn their craft techniques.
Scholars from around the world sojourned at the institute each summer.
Esempi per chi studia
We sojourned in Rome for two weeks.
Két hétig Rómában tartózkodtunk.
Last year she sojourned in Canada to study English.
Tavaly Kanadában tartózkodott, hogy angolt tanuljon.
The writer sojourned in a small town to finish his book.
They sojourned by the lake every summer.
He sojourned abroad while he looked for work.
Errore comune:
Learners may try to use 'sojourn' as if it were a common everyday verb like 'stay' or 'live'. In modern English, 'sojourn' as a verb is rare and formal, and it is mostly found in literature or very formal writing.
Significato
to stay somewhere temporarily
Collocazioni
sojourn in [a place]
|sojourn for [a period]
|sojourn among [a people]
|sojourn briefly
|sojourn abroad
Sinonimi
stay (More common and neutral; used in everyday speech instead of the formal 'sojourn'.)
|
lodge (Often focuses on staying somewhere temporarily overnight or for a short period, especially in rented rooms.)
Contrari
settle (Means to make a place your permanent home, the opposite of staying only for a short time.)
Temi
travel
|literature
|time
Definizione
To live or stay in a place for a short time that is not your usual home.
To stay in a place temporarily, especially while traveling or living away from your usual home.
Grammatica
Forma base
sojourn
IPA
GB/sˈoʊd͡ʒɚn/
US/sˈoʊd͡ʒɚn/
Sillabe e accento
so - journ (2 sillabe)
Stress on 1st syllable (so)
Forme flesse
Noun
- Base: sojourn
- Plural: sojourns
Verb
- Base: sojourn
- 3rd Person Singular: sojourns
- Present Participle: sojourning
- Past: sojourned
Famiglia di parole
Forms
sojourns
noun
sojourning
verb
sojourned
verb
Advanced or less common
sojourner
noun
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