honk
gb/hˈɔŋk/ us/hˈɔŋk/
B1
Engelsk
dudál, rádudál, dudaszó, dudálás, gágog, gágogás, ormány, trombitál, kifújja az orrát
VERB
B1
1
Bruksmønster:
honk (at) [someone]; honk [the horn]
The driver behind me honked when the light turned green.
A mögöttem álló sofőr dudált, amikor zöldre váltott a lámpa.
Please don’t honk outside the hospital at night.
Kérjük, éjszaka ne dudáljanak a kórház előtt.
Someone honked at the cyclist for drifting into the lane.
Eksempler for deg som lærer
Don’t honk here.
Itt ne dudálj.
He honked at the taxi.
Rádudált a taxira.
Vanlig feil:
Learners sometimes confuse honk with beep/toot; honk often suggests a louder, harsher horn sound.
Betydning
sound a vehicle’s horn
Ordkombinasjoner
honk the horn
|honk at a driver
|give a quick honk
|honk repeatedly
|honk in traffic
|honk in frustration
|honk to get attention
|honk to say hello
|cars honking outside
|no honking
Synonymer
beep (Usually a shorter, lighter sound, often electronic.)
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toot (Often suggests a small or friendly horn sound.)
|
sound the horn (More general and slightly more formal.)
Antonymer
silence (To avoid making any horn sound.)
Temaer
transport
|daily_life
Definisjon
To make a car horn sound.
To make a short, loud sound with a horn, especially the horn of a car, to warn someone or show annoyance or greeting.
SUBSTANTIV
B1
2
Bruksmønster:
a honk (of [a horn])
I heard a honk behind me and stepped back onto the sidewalk.
Dudaszót hallottam magam mögött, és visszaléptem a járdára.
A long honk echoed through the street.
Egy hosszú dudálás visszhangzott végig az utcán.
The honks started as soon as the parade stopped.
Eksempler for deg som lærer
I heard a honk.
Dudaszót hallottam.
There was a loud honk.
Hangos dudálás hallatszott.
Vanlig feil:
Learners may overuse horn as the sound; honk is the sound itself.
Betydning
short horn sound
Ordkombinasjoner
a loud honk
|a quick honk
|a single honk
|a long honk
|repeated honks
|a honk of the horn
|the honk of a car horn
|honks of impatience
|hear a honk
|give a honk
Synonymer
beep (Often lighter and shorter than a honk.)
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toot (Often friendlier or less aggressive.)
|
blast (Emphasizes a very loud or long horn sound.)
Antonymer
silence (No sound at all.)
Temaer
transport
|daily_life
Definisjon
A short loud horn sound.
A short, loud sound made by a horn, especially a vehicle’s horn.
VERB
B2
3
gágog
B1
Bruksmønster:
[birds] honk; honk (over/near) [place]
Geese honked as they flew over the river.
A vadludak gágogtak, ahogy átrepültek a folyó fölött.
A pair of geese honked noisily near the path.
Két lúd hangosan gágogott az ösvény közelében.
The birds honked all morning by the pond.
Eksempler for deg som lærer
The geese honked.
A libák gágogtak.
I heard birds honking.
Madarak gágogását hallottam.
Betydning
make a goose-like cry
Ordkombinasjoner
geese honking
|honk loudly
|honk overhead
|honk across the lake
|a flock honking
|honking at dawn
Synonymer
call (General verb for animal sounds; less specific.)
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cry (General verb for loud bird sounds; less specific.)
Antonymer
silence (To make no sound.)
Temaer
nature
|animals
Definisjon
(Of some birds) to make a loud cry.
To make a loud, harsh cry like a goose or similar bird.
SUBSTANTIV
B2
4
gágogás
B1
Bruksmønster:
a honk; honks (from/of) [birds]
We followed the honks to the edge of the lake.
A gágogást követve a tó széléhez értünk.
The honks grew louder as the flock approached.
A gágogás egyre hangosabb lett, ahogy a madárcsapat közeledett.
A sudden honk startled the dog.
Eksempler for deg som lærer
I heard a honk from the pond.
Gágogást hallottam a tó felől.
Betydning
a goose’s harsh cry
Ordkombinasjoner
a goose honk
|loud honks
|a chorus of honks
|honks from the pond
|hear honks
|wake to honks
Synonymer
call (More general term for bird sounds.)
|
cry (More general term; can sound more dramatic.)
Antonymer
silence (No sound.)
Temaer
nature
|animals
Definisjon
The loud cry of a goose.
A loud, harsh cry made by a goose or similar bird.
SUBSTANTIV
C1
INFORMAL
5
ormány
B2
Bruksmønster:
a (big) honk (of a nose)
He’s got a real honk of a nose, and his friends tease him about it.
Jó nagy ormánya van, és a barátai ezzel ugratják.
That cold has left my honk completely blocked.
Ettől a náthától teljesen eldugult az ormányom.
She tapped him on the honk and laughed.
Vanlig feil:
This use can sound insulting; neutral alternatives are nose or nostrils.
Betydning
nose (informal, often rude)
Ordkombinasjoner
a big honk of a nose
|a honk of a nose
|a huge honk
|break your honk
Synonymer
nose (Neutral and standard.)
|
schnoz (More obviously slang and humorous.)
Temaer
body
|humor
Definisjon
(Informal) a nose.
A person’s nose, especially one that is large or noticeable (often used humorously or insultingly).
VERB
B2
INFORMAL
6
trombitál
B2
Bruksmønster:
honk (into) [a tissue]; honk [your nose]
He grabbed a tissue and honked loudly.
Fogott egy zsebkendőt, és hangosan beletrombitált.
She kept honking into her sleeve because she’d run out of tissues.
Folyton az ingujjába trombitált, mert elfogyott a zsebkendője.
Stop honking and wash your hands.
Eksempler for deg som lærer
He honked into a tissue.
Beletrombitált egy zsebkendőbe.
Betydning
blow your nose loudly
Ordkombinasjoner
honk into a tissue
|honk your nose
|honk loudly
|honk all night
|honk and sniff
Synonymer
blow your nose (Neutral and the most common phrase.)
|
snort (More about breathing in/out noisily; not always with a tissue.)
Antonymer
sniffle (To keep drawing mucus back instead of blowing it out.)
Temaer
health
|body
|daily_life
Definisjon
To blow your nose loudly.
To blow air forcefully through your nose, especially in a noisy way, usually into a tissue.
Grammatikk
Oppslagsform
honk
IPA
GB/hˈɔŋk/
US/hˈɔŋk/
Stavelser og trykk
honk (1 stavelse)
Stress on 1st syllable (honk)
Bøyingsformer
Noun
- Base: honk
- Plural: honks
Verb
- Base: honk
- 3rd Person Singular: honks
- Present Participle: honking
- Past: honked
Ordfamilie
Forms
honks
noun
honking
verb
honked
verb
Related words
horn
noun A2
honker
noun
Uttrykk
honk if you [clause]
1/hˈɔŋk ˈɪf jˈu klˈɔz/
fixed phrase
informal
ask drivers to honk
Used to tell drivers to honk if they agree.
Eksempler
- The bumper sticker said, “Honk if you love pizza.”
- Someone held up a sign reading, “Honk if you support the teachers.”
- I saw “Honk if you’re happy” painted on the back of a truck.
Eksempler for deg som lærer
- It says, “Honk if you agree.”
honk off
1/hˈɔŋk ˈɔf/
phrasal verb
vulgar
masturbate (crude slang)
(Very rude) to masturbate.
Eksempler
- He made a crude comment about honking off instead of going out.
- The film includes a vulgar joke about someone honking off in the bathroom.
honk up
1/hˈɔŋk ˈʌp/
phrasal verb
slang
cough up phlegm (slang)
To cough up mucus.
Eksempler
- After the cold, he was still honking up mucus in the mornings.
- The singer stopped mid-song to honk up phlegm and spit it out.