wright
gb/ɹˈaɪt/ us/ɹˈaɪt/
C1
Inglese
~ 25200
mesterember, készít, megépít
SOSTANTIVO
C1
1
mesterember
B2
Schema d'uso:
[someone] is a [type of] wright
In medieval times, the village wright fixed carts and farm tools for everyone.
A középkorban a falu mesterembere mindenki szekerét és mezőgazdasági szerszámait megjavította.
A shipwright is a type of wright who designs, builds, and repairs ships.
A hajóács olyan mesterember, aki hajókat tervez, épít és javít.
Her grandfather was a respected wright, known for building strong wooden bridges.
The millwright was the only wright in town who understood the complex machinery.
Old records show that a wright was paid in grain instead of money for building the barn.
Esempi per chi studia
The wright made a new wooden door for the house.
A mesterember új faajtót készített a házhoz.
A shipwright is a wright who builds ships.
A hajóács olyan mesterember, aki hajókat épít.
In the story, a poor wright builds a big wagon.
The village wright repaired the farmer’s broken wheel.
His father worked as a wright all his life.
Errore comune:
Learners often confuse “wright” with the homophones “right” and “write”. “Wright” is a noun that means a maker or builder (as in “shipwright”), while “right” usually means correct or the opposite of left, and “write” is the verb for putting words on paper or a screen.
Significato
craftsperson who makes or builds
Collocazioni
skilled wright
|local wright
|village wright
|master wright
|a [ship/play] wright by trade
Sinonimi
craftsperson (General modern term for someone who makes things with skill; not limited to the traditional, often wooden, trades suggested by “wright”.)
|
artisan (Suggests a skilled manual worker, often with a traditional or artistic craft; “wright” is more neutral and job-focused.)
Contrari
consumer (A consumer uses or buys goods, while a wright is the person who makes or repairs them.)
Temi
work
|craft
|history
|education
|core_vocabulary
Definizione
A worker who makes or builds a special kind of thing, shown by the word before “wright”, like in “shipwright” or “playwright”.
A skilled worker or craftsperson who makes, builds, or repairs something, usually shown by a word added before “wright” (for example, a shipwright builds ships and a playwright creates plays).
VERBO
C2
ARCHAIC
2
Schema d'uso:
to wright [something]
The master agreed to wright a new gate for the manor.
A mester vállalta, hogy új kaput készít a kúriának.
Artisans were called to wright a great hall worthy of the king.
Kézműveseket hívtak, hogy a királyhoz méltó nagytermet építsenek.
They wrighted their own tools from the iron found nearby.
Esempi per chi studia
Long ago, people used the verb “wright” to mean make or build.
Régen a „wright” igét a make vagy build jelentésében használták.
The old text says the men wright a bridge over the river.
A régi szöveg szerint a férfiak hidat építenek a folyó fölé.
In this poem, workers wright a fine house for their lord.
Significato
to make or build (archaic)
Collocazioni
wright a ship
|wright a house
|wright a fair device
|wright an image
Sinonimi
craft (Can also mean to make something with skill; more common in modern English than the verb “wright”.)
|
forge (Means to form or create, often with metal or with a sense of great effort; “wright” is more general and archaic.)
Contrari
destroy (To ruin or break something instead of making or building it.)
Temi
craft
|history
|literature
|core_vocabulary
Definizione
To make or build something in a careful, skilled way; an old word not used in modern everyday English.
To make, form, or construct something, especially with care and skill; now rare and mainly found in historical or poetic writing.
Grammatica
Forma base
wright
IPA
GB/ɹˈaɪt/
US/ɹˈaɪt/
Sillabe e accento
wright (1 sillaba)
Stress on 1st syllable (wright)
Forme flesse
Noun
- Base: wright
- Plural: wrights
Famiglia di parole
Forms
wrights
noun
Core family
playwright
noun
Related words
playwriting
noun
Advanced or less common
shipwright
noun
wheelwright
noun
Espressioni
millwright
1/mˈɪlɚˌaɪt/
fixed phrase
worker who maintains heavy machinery
A worker who builds, installs, and repairs large machines in factories or mills.
Esempi
- The company hired a millwright to set up the new production line.
- As a millwright, she spends most of her time maintaining heavy equipment.
playwright
1/plˈeɪɹˌaɪt/
fixed phrase
person who writes plays
A person whose job is to write plays for the theatre.
Esempi
- Shakespeare is perhaps the most famous English playwright.
- The young playwright spent years revising her first play before it was performed.
shipwright
1/ʃˈɪpɹˌaɪt/
fixed phrase
person who builds ships
A person whose job is to build or repair ships.
Esempi
- The shipwright inspected the hull for damage after the storm.
- As a young man he trained as a shipwright in a busy port city.
wheelwright
1/wˈilɹˌaɪt/
fixed phrase
person who makes wooden wheels
A person, usually in the past, whose job was to make and fix wooden wheels for carts and wagons.
Esempi
- In the past, every town needed a wheelwright to keep carts on the road.
- His great-grandfather worked as a wheelwright, making wooden wheels by hand.