thirty
gb/θˈɚti/ us/θˈɚti/
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Anglų
~ 5500
Reikšmės
0 reikšmių
adjective
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quantity
1
Equal to the number 30
The number 30, used before a noun to say how many or how much.
Vartosenos šablonas:
thirty [countable noun]
Dažna klaida:
Learners often confuse the pronunciation of "thirty" /ˈθɜː(r)ti/ with "thirteen" /ˌθɜː(r)ˈtiːn/. "Thirty" has the stress on the first syllable, while "thirteen" has the stress on the second. Some also misspell it as *"thrity".
Sinonimai
30 (The same number written in digits instead of words; used more in technical or quick writing.)
Antonimai
zero (Represents no quantity at all, the opposite of a specific positive number like thirty.)
Kolokacijos
thirty years
|thirty minutes
|thirty people
|thirty dollars
|thirty days
|thirty students
Temos
math
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
|education
Pavyzdžiai
- We waited thirty minutes for the bus.
- She invited thirty people to her birthday dinner.
- The book costs thirty dollars in most stores.
- He ran for thirty miles over two days.
- They have lived in this house for thirty years.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
- There are thirty students in my class.
- My father worked in that company for thirty years.
- I need thirty eggs for this big cake.
- The lesson starts in thirty minutes.
- She counted thirty chairs in the room.
Daiktavardis
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quantity
2
The number 30 itself
The number 30, as a thing you can talk about, like an age, a score, or a written number.
Vartosenos šablonas:
[someone] turns thirty
Dažna klaida:
Learners sometimes say *"three zero" instead of "thirty" when talking about age or scores (e.g. *"I am three zero" instead of "I am thirty"). They may also confuse "thirty" with "thirteen" when talking about age, saying "I am thirteen" when they mean thirty.
Sinonimai
30 (The same number written as digits; more common in mathematics, notes, and data.)
Antonimai
zero (Represents the absence of any number of items, contrasting with a specific number like thirty.)
Kolokacijos
turn thirty
|be thirty
|score thirty
|thirty out of thirty
|a perfect thirty
Temos
math
|age
|core_vocabulary
|education
Pavyzdžiai
- She turns thirty next week and is planning a big party.
- He scored thirty in the first game of the season.
- Write the number thirty at the top of the page.
- At thirty, he decided to change his career completely.
- The team got a perfect thirty out of thirty in the quiz.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
- I will be thirty next year.
- He got thirty in the math test.
- Please say thirty in English and then write it.
- She was only thirty when she started her own company.
- The teacher gave us thirty out of thirty points.
Gramatika
Pagrindinė forma
thirty
IPA
GB/θˈɚti/
US/θˈɚti/
Skiemenys ir kirčiavimas
thirty (1 skiemuo)
Stress on 1st syllable (thirty)
Žodžio formos
Adjective
- Base: thirty
- Comparative: thirtier
- Superlative: thirtiest
Noun
- Base: thirty
- Plural: thirties
Žodžių šeima
Posakiai
be thirty-something
1/bˈi θˈɚti sˈʌmθɪŋ/
fixed phrase
Be in your thirties
To be between 30 and 39 years old, but with the exact age not said or not known.
Pavyzdžiai
- The manager is a thirty-something woman with a lot of experience.
- He looks like he’s thirty-something, maybe 35 or 36.
- Most of the people at the event were thirty-something professionals.
dirty thirty
1/dˈɚti θˈɚti/
idiom
informal
Lively 30th birthday celebration
A fun, informal name for a person's 30th birthday, often with the idea of a big or wild party.
Pavyzdžiai
- We’re throwing him a huge dirty thirty this weekend.
- She wants her dirty thirty to be a trip with friends.
- His dirty thirty was the best party I’ve ever been to.
the big three-oh
1/ðə bˈɪɡ θɹˈi ˈoʊ/
idiom
informal
Someone's 30th birthday
A playful way to say someone's 30th birthday.
Pavyzdžiai
- She’s planning a trip to celebrate the big three-oh.
- He can’t believe the big three-oh is only a month away.
- For my big three-oh, I want a small, quiet party.
thirty pieces of silver
1/θˈɚti pˈisɪz əv sˈɪlvɚ/
idiom
literary
Reward for an act of betrayal
Money or another reward that someone gets for betraying another person, especially in a moral or shameful way.
Pavyzdžiai
- Critics said the contract was his thirty pieces of silver for supporting the policy.
- She refused to take her thirty pieces of silver and walked away from the deal.
- Many saw the payment as thirty pieces of silver for his silence.