harmless
gb/hˈɑɹmləs/ us/hˈɑɹmləs/
A2
Inglês
~ 3100
ártalmatlan
A2
1
ártalmatlan
B1
Padrão de uso:
[something] is harmless
The spider looks scary, but it's completely harmless.
A pók ijesztőnek tűnik, de teljesen ártalmatlan.
He meant it as a harmless joke, not an insult.
Ártalmatlan viccnek szánta, nem sértésnek.
These chemicals are harmless in small amounts.
The medicine is harmless when taken as directed.
Exemplos para aprendentes
The dog is harmless.
A kutya ártalmatlan.
It is a harmless game.
Ez egy ártalmatlan játék.
This plant is harmless to people.
Her words were harmless.
Erro comum:
Learners sometimes confuse 'harmless' with 'unharmed'. 'Harmless' describes something that will not cause harm, while 'unharmed' describes someone or something that has not been hurt.
Significado
Not causing harm or damage
Colocações
completely harmless
|relatively harmless
|harmless fun
|harmless prank
|harmless animal
Sinónimos
safe (Implies freedom from danger; broader in scope than 'harmless'.)
|
inoffensive (Emphasizes not causing emotional upset rather than physical harm.)
Antónimos
dangerous (Likely to cause harm or injury.)
|
harmful (Capable of causing damage or injury.)
Temas
safety
|health
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Definição
Not able or not likely to hurt anyone or anything.
Not capable of causing physical, emotional, or other damage.
Gramática
Forma de dicionário
harmless
IPA
GB/hˈɑɹmləs/
US/hˈɑɹmləs/
Sílabas e acento
harm - less (2 sílabas)
Stress on 1st syllable (harm)
Formas da palavra
Adjective
- Base: harmless
Família de palavras
Expressões
harmless fun
1/hˈɑɹmləs fˈʌn/
fixed phrase
Enjoyment without causing harm
Fun that does not hurt people or things.
Exemplos
- The kids were just having some harmless fun in the yard.
- It was all harmless fun, nothing to get upset about.
harmless prank
1/hˈɑɹmləs pɹˈæŋk/
fixed phrase
Joke that causes no harm
A joke or trick that does not hurt anyone.
Exemplos
- They played a harmless prank on their teacher.
- It was a harmless prank that made everyone laugh.