gate
gb/ɡˈeɪt/ us/ɡˈeɪt/
A1
Engelsk
~ 1900
kapu, beszállókapu, logikai kapu, járás
SUBSTANTIV
A1
1
kapu
A1
Bruksmønster:
to open/close [a gate]
She opened the gate to let the dog run into the yard.
Kinyitotta a kaput, hogy a kutya befuthasson az udvarra.
The farm has a wooden gate at the entrance.
A farm bejáratánál egy fakapu van.
Security guards stood by the main gate of the factory.
We walked through the iron gate into the park.
Eksempler for deg som lærer
Please close the gate after you come in.
Kérlek, csukd be a kaput, miután bejöttél.
The gate is open.
Nyitva van a kapu.
I see a big gate at the front of the house.
We walk through the gate into the garden.
Vanlig feil:
Learners sometimes confuse 'gate' with 'door'; 'door' is usually part of a building, while 'gate' is part of a fence or outdoor barrier.
Betydning
Barrier in fence or wall
Ordkombinasjoner
open the gate
|close the gate
|garden gate
|front gate
|security gate
Synonymer
barrier (More general; can refer to any obstacle, not just one in a fence or wall.)
Antonymer
opening (Refers to an unobstructed entrance without any barrier.)
Temaer
daily life
|construction
|travel
|housing
|daily_life
Definisjon
A door-like part of a fence or wall that you can open or close to go through.
A movable barrier, usually part of a fence or wall, that can be opened or closed to allow or block passage.
SUBSTANTIV
A2
2
beszállókapu
A2
kapu
A1
Bruksmønster:
wait at [gate number]
Our flight leaves from gate 12.
A járatunk a 12-es beszállókaputól indul.
Passengers should proceed to the boarding gate immediately.
Az utasoknak haladéktalanul a beszállókapuhoz kell menniük.
The announcement said our departure gate has changed.
Eksempler for deg som lærer
We wait at gate 5 for our plane.
Az 5-ös beszállókapunál várjuk a gépünket.
The plane is at the gate now.
A gép most a beszállókapunál áll.
Please go to your gate quickly.
Vanlig feil:
Learners may confuse 'gate' with 'terminal'; a terminal is a whole building, while a gate is one specific boarding point.
Betydning
Boarding area at airport
Ordkombinasjoner
boarding gate
|departure gate
|gate number
|at the gate
Synonymer
exit (General term for a way out; not specific to airports.)
Antonymer
runway (The strip where planes take off and land, not where passengers board.)
Temaer
travel
|transportation
Definisjon
A place in an airport where you get on or off a plane.
A designated area in an airport terminal where passengers board or leave an aircraft.
SUBSTANTIV
B2
TECHNICAL
3
logikai kapu
C1
The microchip contains millions of logic gates.
A mikrochip több millió logikai kaput tartalmaz.
An AND gate outputs high only when both inputs are high.
Az ÉS-kapu kimenete csak akkor magas, ha mindkét bemenete magas.
Engineers tested the control gates for signal accuracy.
Eksempler for deg som lærer
A logic gate controls the signal in a computer.
A logikai kapu vezérli a jelet egy számítógépben.
This chip has many gates.
Ebben a chipben sok logikai kapu van.
The gate stops the signal when needed.
Betydning
Electronic control switch
Ordkombinasjoner
logic gate
|AND gate
|OR gate
Synonymer
switch (General term; a 'gate' in electronics operates on signal logic rather than manual control.)
Antonymer
conductor (Allows continuous signal flow without control logic.)
Temaer
technology
|engineering
|science
Definisjon
A part in electronics that lets signals pass or stops them.
An electronic device or circuit that controls the passage of signals based on certain conditions.
SUBSTANTIV
B1
4
járás
A2
Her gait was slow after the injury.
A sérülés után lassú volt a járása.
Eksempler for deg som lærer
He has a fast gait.
Gyors a járása.
Vanlig feil:
'Gate' is often mistakenly used instead of 'gait' because they sound the same.
Betydning
(Possible confusion) Walking pattern (gait)
Temaer
health
|sports
|body
|core_vocabulary
Definisjon
'Gait' means how someone walks. It sounds like 'gate' but is spelled differently.
This is not actually 'gate' but 'gait', meaning a manner of walking; included here due to frequent learner confusion.
Grammatikk
Oppslagsform
gate
IPA
GB/ɡˈeɪt/
US/ɡˈeɪt/
Stavelser og trykk
gate (1 stavelse)
Stress on 1st syllable (gate)
Bøyingsformer
Noun
- Base: gate
- Plural: gates
Ordfamilie
Forms
gates
noun
Core family
gateway
noun A2
gatekeeper
noun
Related words
gated
adjective
gatehouse
noun
Advanced or less common
gatekeeping
noun
gatecrash
verb
Uttrykk
at the gates
1/ˈæt ðə ɡˈeɪts/
fixed phrase
Directly outside entrance barrier
Right outside a door, fence, or wall that blocks entry.
Eksempler
- The protesters are at the gates demanding change.
- Our friends were waiting at the gates when we arrived.
gate crash
1/ɡˈeɪt kɹˈæʃ/
phrasal verb
informal
Attend event without invitation
To go to a party or event without being asked or allowed to go.
Eksempler
- They tried to gate crash the wedding but were stopped by security.
- He loves to gate crash parties for fun.
golden gates
1/ɡˈoʊldən ɡˈeɪts/
fixed phrase
literary
Symbolic entrance to heaven
A way of talking about heaven’s entrance in stories or religion.
Eksempler
- He dreamed of walking through the golden gates into paradise.
- The song speaks of meeting again beyond the golden gates.
open the floodgates
1/ˈoʊpən ðə flˈʌdɡˌeɪts/
idiom
Allow something uncontrolled to happen
To let something happen more and more after stopping it before.
Eksempler
- The new policy opened the floodgates to complaints from customers.
- The new law opened the floodgates for foreign investment.
- Once she started talking, it opened the floodgates and she told us everything.
- His confession opened the floodgates for more complaints.