autumn
gb/ˈɔtəm/ us/ˈɔtəm/
A1
Engels
~ 2300
ősz, alkony
ZELFSTANDIG NAAMWOORD
A1
1
ősz
A1
Gebruikspatroon:
[something] happens in autumn
We usually harvest the apples in autumn.
Általában ősszel szüreteljük az almát.
The park is beautiful in autumn when the leaves turn red and gold.
Ősszel gyönyörű a park, amikor a levelek vörösre és aranyszínűre váltanak.
Autumn brings cooler nights and shorter days.
They met one crisp autumn morning.
Autumn in New England is famous for its colors.
Voorbeelden voor taalleerders
Autumn is my favorite season.
Az ősz a kedvenc évszakom.
It gets cold in autumn.
Ősszel hideg lesz.
The leaves are red in autumn.
We go back to school in autumn.
Veelgemaakte fout:
Learners sometimes confuse 'autumn' with 'fall'; both mean the same season, but 'fall' is more common in American English.
Betekenis
Season after summer and before winter
Woordcombinaties
in autumn
|autumn leaves
|autumn weather
|autumn colours
|autumn breeze
Synoniemen
fall (Used mainly in American English to refer to the same season.)
Antoniemen
spring (The season opposite in the yearly cycle, coming after winter and before summer.)
Thema's
seasons
|nature
|weather
|time
Definitie
The time of year between summer and winter when the weather gets cooler and leaves fall from the trees.
The season of the year between summer and winter, characterized by cooler temperatures and the falling of leaves from deciduous trees.
ZELFSTANDIG NAAMWOORD
B2
LITERARY
2
alkony
C1
Gebruikspatroon:
in the autumn of [someone's] life/career
He wrote his most famous book in the autumn of his career.
Leghíresebb könyvét pályája alkonyán írta.
They spent their autumn years traveling the world.
Életük alkonyát azzal töltötték, hogy beutazták a világot.
In the autumn of her life, she found peace in painting.
Voorbeelden voor taalleerders
He is in the autumn of his life.
Élete alkonyán jár.
She works less in her autumn years.
Élete alkonyán kevesebbet dolgozik.
They enjoy travel in their autumn years.
Veelgemaakte fout:
Some learners may take this figurative meaning literally and confuse it with the season.
Betekenis
Later stage of life or career
Woordcombinaties
autumn of his life
|autumn years
|in her autumn
Synoniemen
twilight (Figurative; often suggests the fading or closing phase of life or career.)
Antoniemen
springtime (Figurative; suggests youth or early stage of life.)
Thema's
life stages
|literature
|core_vocabulary
Definitie
A poetic way to talk about the later years of a person’s life or work.
A figurative term for the later period of someone's life or career, often suggesting maturity or approaching old age.
Grammatica
Lemmavorm
autumn
IPA
GB/ˈɔtəm/
US/ˈɔtəm/
Lettergrepen en klemtoon
au - tumn (2 lettergrepen)
Stress on 1st syllable (au)
Woordvormen
Noun
- Base: autumn
- Plural: autumns
Woordfamilie
Uitdrukkingen
autumn years
1/ˈɔtəm jˈɪɹz/
fixed phrase
literary
Later years of life
The later years of a person’s life, usually after retirement.
Voorbeelden
- They spent their autumn years by the sea.
- He enjoys gardening in his autumn years.
in the autumn of one's life
1/ˈɪn ðə ˈɔtəm əv wˈʌnz lˈaɪf/
idiom
literary
Later period in someone's life
At an older age, near the end of a person’s life.
Voorbeelden
- She learned to play the piano in the autumn of her life.
- In the autumn of his life, he moved to a quiet village.