wheeze
gb/wˈiz/ us/wˈiz/
B2
Inglese
sípolva lélegezik, sípoló légzés, sípolás, trükk, fogás, zihálva mond
VERBO
B2
1
Schema d'uso:
[someone] wheezes
By the time we reached the top of the hill, he was wheezing.
Mire felértünk a domb tetejére, már sípolva lélegzett.
She started to wheeze after running in cold air.
Miután a hideg levegőn futott, sípolva kezdett lélegezni.
The baby was wheezing, so they took him to urgent care.
Esempi per chi studia
I wheeze when I have a cold.
Ha meg vagyok fázva, sípolva lélegzem.
He is wheezing at night.
Éjszaka sípolva lélegzik.
Errore comune:
Learners sometimes use *whistle* for this; *wheeze* is specifically a breathing sound linked to breathing difficulty.
Significato
breathe with a whistling sound
Collocazioni
wheeze badly
|wheeze loudly
|begin to wheeze
|start wheezing
|wheeze at night
|wheeze when exercising
|wheeze with asthma
|wheeze with a cold
|make someone wheeze
|wheeze through the night
Sinonimi
gasp (Often suggests short breaths from shock or effort, not the whistling sound.)
|
pant (Breathing fast from effort or heat; not necessarily a whistling sound.)
Contrari
breathe easily (No difficulty or noisy breathing.)
Temi
health
|body
|medicine
Definizione
To breathe with a whistling sound because it is difficult to breathe.
To breathe with a high, whistling sound, usually because the airways are partly blocked, for example by asthma or a chest infection.
SOSTANTIVO
B2
2
sípolás
B1
Schema d'uso:
a wheeze; [someone] has a wheeze
The doctor could hear a wheeze in his chest.
Az orvos sípoló légzést hallott a mellkasában.
She had a wheeze and a tight feeling in her throat.
Sípoló légzése volt, és szorítást érzett a torkában.
If the wheeze gets worse, call your GP.
Esempi per chi studia
I have a wheeze today.
Ma sípol a légzésem.
The doctor heard a wheeze.
Az orvos sípoló légzést hallott.
Errore comune:
Don’t confuse *a wheeze* (a sound) with *a sneeze* (a sudden nose breath).
Significato
whistling sound while breathing
Collocazioni
a slight wheeze
|a loud wheeze
|a persistent wheeze
|a wheeze in the chest
|hear a wheeze
|develop a wheeze
|a wheeze on exhalation
|a wheeze on breathing out
|no wheeze
|wheeze and cough
Sinonimi
whistling (General term for a high sound; not necessarily caused by breathing difficulty.)
Contrari
clear breathing (Breathing without unusual noise.)
Temi
health
|body
|medicine
Definizione
A whistling sound when someone breathes with difficulty.
A high, whistling noise made when someone breathes, typically because their breathing passages are narrowed.
SOSTANTIVO
C1
INFORMAL
3
Schema d'uso:
a wheeze; a [good/clever] wheeze
He came up with a wheeze to get free parking all week.
Kitalált egy trükköt, hogy egész héten ingyen parkolhasson.
Their latest publicity wheeze got a lot of attention online.
A legújabb reklámfogásuk nagy figyelmet kapott az interneten.
It sounded like a clever wheeze at first, but it didn’t actually work.
Esempi per chi studia
She had a clever wheeze.
Volt egy ügyes trükkje.
That was a good wheeze.
Az jó trükk volt.
Errore comune:
This meaning is mainly UK usage; in many contexts, *scheme/idea* is more widely understood.
Significato
clever or amusing scheme
Collocazioni
a clever wheeze
|a good wheeze
|a brilliant wheeze
|a marketing wheeze
|a money-making wheeze
|dream up a wheeze
|think up a wheeze
|come up with a wheeze
|a publicity wheeze
|some wheeze to get out of work
Sinonimi
scheme (More neutral and general; can sound more serious.)
|
idea (More general; doesn’t suggest a trick or gimmick.)
|
gimmick (Often suggests a marketing trick; less about cleverness.)
Contrari
straightforward plan (Emphasizes simplicity rather than cleverness or trickery.)
Temi
daily_life
|communication
|humor
Definizione
A clever idea or plan, often a funny one.
(Informal, especially British) A clever, often amusing idea or plan, sometimes a slightly dishonest trick.
VERBO
C1
4
zihálva mond
B2
Schema d'uso:
[someone] wheezes [words/phrase]
‘I’m fine,’ he wheezed, but he didn’t sound convincing.
– Jól vagyok – zihálta, de nem hangzott meggyőzően.
She wheezed an apology between breaths.
Két levegővétel között zihálva kért bocsánatot.
He wheezed out his name and then fell silent.
Esempi per chi studia
He wheezed, “Help me.”
– Segíts! – zihálta.
Errore comune:
This use is less common than the breathing meaning; it usually appears with quoted speech or a short phrase.
Significato
speak in a weak, breathy voice
Collocazioni
wheeze an apology
|wheeze a laugh
|wheeze out a reply
|wheeze the words
|wheeze faintly
|wheeze softly
|wheeze a greeting
|wheeze his name
Sinonimi
croak (Suggests a rough, low voice, often from illness.)
|
rasp (Focuses on harshness rather than breathlessness.)
Contrari
say clearly (Speaking strongly and without strain.)
Temi
communication
|health
Definizione
To speak with a weak, breathy sound.
To say something in a hoarse, breathy way, as if short of breath.
Grammatica
Forma base
wheeze
IPA
GB/wˈiz/
US/wˈiz/
Sillabe e accento
wheeze (1 sillaba)
Stress on 1st syllable (wheeze)
Forme flesse
Noun
- Base: wheeze
- Plural: wheezes
Verb
- Base: wheeze
- 3rd Person Singular: wheezes
- Present Participle: wheezing
- Past: wheezed
Espressioni
an old wheeze
1/ən ˈoʊld wˈiz/
fixed phrase
informal
old joke or familiar trick
A joke or trick that is not new.
Esempi
- He tried that old wheeze again, pretending he’d forgotten his wallet.
- It’s an old wheeze, but it still makes people laugh.
- The email scam is just an old wheeze in a new form.
Esempi per chi studia
- That’s an old wheeze.
wheeze out
1/wˈiz ˈaʊt/
phrasal verb
say with difficulty and breathlessness
To say words with difficulty while breathing badly.
Esempi
- He wheezed out a few words and pointed at the door.
- She wheezed out an answer before coughing again.
- ‘Please,’ he wheezed out, struggling to breathe.
Esempi per chi studia
- He wheezed out, “Wait.”