candy
gb/kˈændi/ us/kˈændi/
A1
Anglų
~ 4900
édesség, cukorka, kandíroz
DAIKTAVARDIS
A1
1
Vartosenos šablonas:
[someone] eats [candy]
She bought a bag of candy at the store.
Vett egy zacskó édességet a boltban.
The children were given candy after the parade.
A felvonulás után a gyerekek édességet kaptak.
I try not to eat too much candy because it’s bad for my teeth.
He offered me a piece of mint candy.
Halloween is the best time to get free candy.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
I like to eat candy.
Szeretek édességet enni.
The candy is very sweet.
Ez az édesség nagyon édes.
She has a red candy.
He eats candy every day.
We buy candy at the shop.
Dažna klaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'candy' (uncountable in US English when speaking generally) with 'candies' (plural countable when referring to individual pieces).
Reikšmė
Sweet food made from sugar
Kolokacijos
eat candy
|piece of candy
|candy bar
|bag of candy
|candy store
Sinonimai
sweets (Common in British English; refers to the same general category of sugary treats.)
|
confectionery (More formal or technical term for sweet foods, often used for a shop or industry.)
Antonimai
savory food (Refers to foods that are salty or spicy rather than sweet.)
Temos
food
|daily life
|food_drink
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Apibrėžimas
A food that tastes sweet, made from sugar, and often has chocolate, fruit, or nuts.
A sweet food made mostly from sugar or syrup, often flavored and colored, and sometimes containing chocolate, fruit, or nuts.
VEIKSMAŽODIS
B1
2
kandíroz
B2
Vartosenos šablonas:
to candy [fruit/nuts]
They candied the orange peels for the cake.
Kandírozták a narancshéjat a tortához.
You can candy nuts for a sweet snack.
Édes nassolnivalónak dióféléket is kandírozhatsz.
The chef taught us how to candy ginger.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
We candy the fruit for dessert.
A gyümölcsöt desszerthez kandírozzuk.
She will candy the nuts.
Kandírozni fogja a dióféléket.
They candy the orange peel.
Dažna klaida:
Some learners confuse this with 'candle' due to similar spelling and pronunciation.
Reikšmė
Coat or preserve with sugar
Kolokacijos
candy fruit
|candy orange peel
|candied nuts
Sinonimai
glaze (Similar in cooking, but can refer to coating with substances other than sugar.)
Antonimai
pickle (Preserve food in vinegar or brine instead of sugar.)
Temos
food
|cooking
|food_drink
|daily_life
Apibrėžimas
To cover food with sugar or cook it in sugar to make it sweet.
To cook food with sugar or syrup to make it sweet and preserve it.
Gramatika
Pagrindinė forma
candy
IPA
GB/kˈændi/
US/kˈændi/
Skiemenys ir kirčiavimas
candy (1 skiemuo)
Stress on 1st syllable (candy)
Žodžio formos
Noun
- Base: candy
- Plural: candies, candy
Verb
- Base: candy
- 3rd Person Singular: candies
- Present Participle: candying
- Past: candied
Žodžių šeima
Forms
candies
noun
candying
verb
candied
verb
Core family
sweet
noun A1
Posakiai
arm candy
1/ˈɑɹm kˈændi/
idiom
informal
Attractive companion for show
An attractive person who goes with someone to make them look good.
Pavyzdžiai
- He arrived at the party with some glamorous arm candy.
- The celebrity was photographed with his new arm candy.
eye candy
1/ˈaɪ kˈændi/
idiom
informal
Attractive but with no depth
Something that looks nice but is not important or useful.
Pavyzdžiai
- The movie was mostly eye candy with little plot.
- That website is just eye candy—it’s not very functional.