pebble
gb/pˈɛbəl/ us/pˈɛbəl/
A2
Engelsk
kavics, kaviccsal borít, bekavicsoz
SUBSTANTIV
A2
1
kavics
A2
Bruksmønster:
a pebble; pebbles on/in/along [place]
She picked up a flat pebble and tried to skip it across the lake.
Felvett egy lapos kavicsot, és megpróbált kacsázni vele a tavon.
The path was covered with pebbles that crunched under our shoes.
Az ösvényt kavicsok borították, amelyek ropogtak a cipőnk alatt.
A few pebbles were stuck in the tread of his boots.
Eksempler for deg som lærer
I found a white pebble on the beach.
Találtam egy fehér kavicsot a parton.
There are pebbles in my shoe.
Kavicsok vannak a cipőmben.
Vanlig feil:
Learners sometimes confuse pebble with gravel (many small stones together) or boulder (a very large rock).
Betydning
a small smooth stone
Ordkombinasjoner
a smooth pebble
|a small pebble
|a beach pebble
|a pebble beach
|pebbles and stones
|a handful of pebbles
|skip a pebble
|pebbles on the shore
|pebbles in a jar
|decorative pebbles
Synonymer
small stone (A general description; not necessarily smooth or rounded.)
|
stone (Broader term; can be larger and not rounded.)
Antonymer
boulder (A much larger rock.)
Temaer
nature
|outdoors
|materials
Definisjon
A very small stone, often smooth and round.
A small, rounded stone, especially one worn smooth by water or weather.
VERB
C1
TECHNICAL
2
bekavicsoz
B2
Bruksmønster:
pebble [surface]; pebble [area] with [pebbles]
They pebbled the garden path to improve drainage and grip.
Kaviccsal borították a kerti ösvényt, hogy javítsák a vízelvezetést és a tapadást.
The patio was pebbled in a pale mix that matched the stone wall.
A teraszt világos, a kőfalhoz illő kavicsos keverékkel burkolták.
The builder suggested pebbling the entrance area to prevent slipping.
Eksempler for deg som lærer
They covered the path with pebbles.
Kaviccsal borították az ösvényt.
Vanlig feil:
This verb is uncommon in everyday conversation; learners may prefer phrases like cover with pebbles.
Betydning
cover with small pebbles
Ordkombinasjoner
pebble a walkway
|pebble a driveway
|pebble the courtyard
|pebble a surface
|pebble a patio
|pebble with small stones
Synonymer
surface (More general; does not specify pebbles.)
|
cover (More general; can be done with any material.)
Antonymer
smooth (To make a surface even rather than textured with stones.)
Temaer
building
|home
|materials
Definisjon
To put small stones on a surface as a covering.
To cover, surface, or decorate something with pebbles, especially by pressing them into wet cement, plaster, or another material.
Grammatikk
Oppslagsform
pebble
IPA
GB/pˈɛbəl/
US/pˈɛbəl/
Stavelser og trykk
pebble (1 stavelse)
Stress on 1st syllable (pebble)
Bøyingsformer
Noun
- Base: pebble
- Plural: pebble, pebbles
Verb
- Base: pebble
- 3rd Person Singular: pebbles
- Present Participle: pebbling
- Past: pebbled
Ordfamilie
Uttrykk
a pebble in your shoe
1/ə pˈɛbəl ˈɪn jˈʊɹ ʃˈu/
idiom
a small persistent annoyance
A small thing that annoys you again and again.
Eksempler
- That unanswered email has been a pebble in my shoe all day.
- The mistake was small, but it became a pebble in his shoe during the presentation.
- Her comment was a pebble in my shoe—I couldn’t stop thinking about it.
Eksempler for deg som lærer
- This problem is a pebble in my shoe.
pebble-dash
1/pˈɛbəl dˈæʃ/
fixed phrase
technical
coat wall with pebbles
To cover a wall with plaster and small stones.
Eksempler
- They decided to pebble-dash the front of the house to protect it from weather.
- The old cottage had peeling paint and cracked pebble-dash.
- He spent the afternoon repairing a patch of pebble-dash near the window.
throw a pebble into the pond
1/θɹˈoʊ ə pˈɛbəl ˈɪntu ðə pˈɑnd/
fixed phrase
literary
cause wider effects indirectly
To do something small that causes bigger changes.
Eksempler
- Her question was like throwing a pebble into the pond—it changed the whole discussion.
- The article threw a pebble into the pond and sparked weeks of debate.
- One small complaint can be like throwing a pebble into the pond in a tight-knit community.