DAIKTAVARDIS
B1
INFORMAL
1
Vartosenos šablonas:
a [mag] about [something]
She picked up a fashion mag at the airport to read on the plane.
A repülőtéren vett egy divatmagazint, hogy a gépen olvassa.
I saw your interview in that tech mag last month.
Múlt hónapban láttam az interjúdat abban a techmagazinban.
He writes movie reviews for an online mag.
The gossip mags are already talking about their breakup.
I like this car mag because it tests a lot of cheaper models.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
I bought a music mag on my way home.
Hazafelé vettem egy zenei magazint.
She is reading a fashion mag in the café.
A kávézóban egy divatmagazint olvas.
My brother writes for a sports mag.
I saw your photo in a local mag.
He likes to read a car mag every weekend.
Dažna klaida:
Learners sometimes think “mag” is always correct in formal writing. In essays, reports, or academic work, use the full word “magazine”, because “mag” is informal. Learners may also confuse this with the gun-related meaning of “mag”, which only fits in weapons contexts.
Reikšmė
informal word for magazine
Kolokacijos
fashion mag
|gossip mag
|music mag
|online mag
|car mag
|women's mag
Sinonimai
magazine (Full, standard word; more neutral and common in all types of writing.)
|
periodical (More formal and technical; used especially in academic or library contexts.)
Temos
media
|entertainment
|daily_life
|communication
|arts_entertainment
Apibrėžimas
A short way to say “magazine”, a paper or online thing you read that has many articles and pictures.
An informal abbreviation of “magazine”, meaning a printed or digital periodical that contains articles, photos, and advertisements.
DAIKTAVARDIS
B2
TECHNICAL
2
Vartosenos šablonas:
load a [mag] with [a number] rounds
He dropped the empty mag and quickly slammed a fresh one into the rifle.
Kiejtette az üres tárat, és gyorsan bepattintott egy telit a puskába.
The new law limits how many rounds a mag can hold.
Az új törvény korlátozza, hány töltény férhet egy tárba.
Make sure the mag is seated properly before you fire.
She keeps a spare mag in her vest during training.
The pistol jammed because the mag wasn’t fully inserted.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
He put a new mag into the gun.
Új tárat tett a fegyverbe.
The mag is empty, so they cannot shoot.
A tár üres, ezért nem tudnak lőni.
She carries one extra mag in her bag.
They checked that each mag was full before practice.
Do not touch the mag if you do not know how to use a gun.
Dažna klaida:
Learners sometimes confuse this with a reading “magazine”. Context about guns or bullets usually makes it clear. In technical firearms English, some speakers say “clip” when they really mean “magazine”, but in careful technical use these are not always the same thing.
Reikšmė
ammunition magazine for a gun
Kolokacijos
high-capacity mag
|empty mag
|reload the mag
|swap mags
|insert the mag
|spare mag
Sinonimai
magazine (Full, technical term; used in formal writing and manuals about firearms.)
|
clip (Common in everyday speech, but less precise in technical firearms language.)
Temos
weapons
|military
|law
Apibrėžimas
A short way to say “magazine” for a gun, a box that holds bullets and puts them into the gun.
An abbreviated form of “magazine”, meaning a detachable container in a firearm that holds cartridges and feeds them into the chamber.
DAIKTAVARDIS
C1
INFORMAL
3
Vartosenos šablonas:
a set of [mags] on [a car]
He just put new mags on his ute, and they look amazing.
Most rakott új alufelniket a pickupjára, és elképesztően jól néznek ki.
Those black mags really change the look of the car.
Azok a fekete alufelnik teljesen megváltoztatják az autó kinézetét.
The dealer offered to throw in a set of mags if we bought the higher model.
She spends every weekend cleaning and polishing her mags.
After the accident, two of the mags were bent and had to be replaced.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
He bought new mags for his car.
Új alufelniket vett az autójára.
The mags on her car are shiny and black.
Az autóján lévő alufelnik fényesek és feketék.
They cleaned the mags before the car show.
The old mags were damaged, so he changed them.
Nice mags can make a cheap car look good.
Dažna klaida:
Learners may not recognize that “mags” in car-related speech refers to wheels, not magazines. This sense is more common in some English varieties (for example, Australian or New Zealand English) and in car enthusiast communities, and may be unfamiliar elsewhere.
Reikšmė
alloy or magnesium car wheel
Kolokacijos
mag wheels
|a set of mags
|chrome mags
|polish the mags
|fit new mags
Sinonimai
alloy wheel (More standard and descriptive; clearly refers to the material.)
|
rim (Very common informal term; can refer to the wheel part more generally, not always specifically alloy.)
Antonimai
steel wheel (Refers to the heavier, basic type of wheel often contrasted with mags/alloy wheels.)
Temos
transport
|technology
|hobbies
|transportation
|daily_life
Apibrėžimas
A casual word for a light metal wheel on a car or motorbike, often used to make the vehicle look better.
An informal term for a car or motorcycle wheel made from magnesium or another light metal alloy, especially used in customizing vehicles.