ow
gb/ˈaʊ/ us/ˈaʊ/
A1
Engels
jaj, au, jajkiáltás
A1
INFORMAL
1
Gebruikspatroon:
Ow! / Ow, [body part]!
Ow! I just hit my elbow on the doorframe.
Jaj! Most ütöttem be a könyökömet az ajtófélfába.
Ow, my ankle—something just twisted.
Jaj, a bokám – valami megrándult benne.
Ow, that’s hot; I burned my tongue.
Voorbeelden voor taalleerders
Ow! That hurts.
Jaj! Ez fáj.
Ow, my hand!
Jaj, a kezem!
Veelgemaakte fout:
Do not confuse with “owe” (/oʊ/), which means ‘to have to pay’ or ‘to be in debt.’
Betekenis
exclamation of sudden pain
Woordcombinaties
Ow!
|Ow, my arm!
|Ow, my head!
|Ow, that hurt!
|Ow—watch it!
|Ow, careful!
|Ow, stop!
|Ow, you stepped on my foot!
Synoniemen
ouch (The most common equivalent exclamation of pain.)
|
oww (A stretched spelling often used online to show longer pain.)
Thema's
body
|health
|emotions
|daily_life
Definitie
You say “Ow!” when you feel pain.
Used to express sudden physical pain, often when something hurts unexpectedly.
ZELFSTANDIG NAAMWOORD
B1
INFORMAL
2
jajkiáltás
B2
Gebruikspatroon:
an ow / an ow of pain
He let out an ow and pulled his finger away from the pin.
Egy „jaj!”-t hallatott, és elrántotta az ujját a tűtől.
A small ow came from the next room as the child bumped into the table.
Halk jajkiáltás hallatszott a szomszéd szobából, amikor a gyerek nekiment az asztalnak.
I heard an ow behind me and turned around to see what happened.
Voorbeelden voor taalleerders
I heard an ow from the kitchen.
Jajkiáltást hallottam a konyhából.
Veelgemaakte fout:
In writing, this is less common than using the interjection directly (e.g., writing “Ow!”).
Betekenis
a cry of pain
Woordcombinaties
an ow of pain
|a sudden ow
|let out an ow
|a loud ow
|a little ow
|hear an ow
|with an ow
Synoniemen
yelp (A sharper, often higher-pitched cry of pain or surprise.)
|
cry (A general word for a sound showing pain.)
Thema's
language
|emotions
|daily_life
Definitie
An “ow” is the sound you make when something hurts.
A spoken or written cry of pain, typically represented by the word “ow.”
Grammatica
Lemmavorm
ow
IPA
GB/ˈaʊ/
US/ˈaʊ/
Lettergrepen en klemtoon
ow (1 lettergreep)
Stress on 1st syllable (ow)
Woordvormen
Noun
- Base: ow
- Plural: ows
Woordfamilie
Forms
ows
noun
Related words
ouch
interjection
owie
noun
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