Padrão de uso:
to rent [something] from [someone]
We decided to rent a car for our trip.
Úgy döntöttünk, hogy autót bérelünk az utazásunkhoz.
They rent their apartment from a local landlord.
A lakásukat egy helyi bérbeadótól bérlik.
You can rent ski equipment at the resort.
The company rents office space downtown.
Exemplos para aprendentes
I want to rent a car.
Autót szeretnék bérelni.
We rent a small house.
Egy kis házat bérlünk.
He rents a bike every weekend.
They rent a room near the school.
Erro comum:
Learners sometimes confuse 'rent' with 'lend'; 'rent' means you pay to use something, while 'lend' means you give something to someone temporarily without payment.
Significado
Pay to use temporarily
Colocações
rent an apartment
|rent a car
|rent a house
|rent equipment
Sinónimos
lease (Often used for longer-term, more formal rental agreements.)
Antónimos
own (Means having legal possession instead of temporary use.)
Temas
business
|daily life
|housing
|travel
|finance
|daily_life
Definição
To give money so you can use something for a short or long time, like a house or car.
To pay an agreed amount of money in order to use property, land, or equipment for a set period of time.
Padrão de uso:
to rent [something] to [someone]
They rent their basement apartment to college students.
Egyetemistáknak adják bérbe az alagsori lakásukat.
She rents out her cottage during the summer.
Nyáron bérbe adja a nyaralóját.
The company rents office space to several startups.
Exemplos para aprendentes
I rent my room to a student.
Bérbe adom a szobámat egy diáknak.
They rent their car to tourists.
Bérbe adják az autójukat turistáknak.
He rents his house every summer.
Erro comum:
Learners often confuse the direction: 'rent from' means you pay; 'rent to' means you receive payment.
Significado
Let someone use for payment
Colocações
rent out a flat
|rent rooms to students
|rent property
Sinónimos
let (Common in British English for renting property to tenants.)
Antónimos
keep (To retain and not allow others to use.)
Temas
business
|daily life
|housing
|finance
|daily_life
Definição
To let someone use your thing if they give you money.
To allow someone to use your property, land, or equipment in exchange for an agreed amount of money.
Our monthly rent is due on the first of the month.
A havi bérleti díjunk a hónap első napján esedékes.
The rent for this apartment is too high.
Túl magas ennek a lakásnak a bérleti díja.
She fell behind on her rent payments.
Exemplos para aprendentes
I pay rent every month.
Minden hónapban bérleti díjat fizetek.
The rent is very high.
Nagyon magas a bérleti díj.
He forgot to pay his rent.
Erro comum:
Learners sometimes confuse 'rent' (payment) with 'bill'; rent is for property or equipment, bills are for services like water or electricity.
Significado
Payment for temporary use
Colocações
pay the rent
|high rent
|monthly rent
Sinónimos
lease payment (More formal or contractual term, often for vehicles or equipment.)
Antónimos
purchase price (The total cost paid to own something permanently.)
Temas
business
|daily life
|housing
|finance
|daily_life
Definição
Money you pay each month or week to use a place or thing.
A regular payment made for the temporary use of property, land, or equipment.
Padrão de uso:
to rent [something] apart
The explosion rented the ship's hull.
A robbanás szétszakította a hajótestet.
Grief seemed to rent his heart in two.
Úgy tűnt, mintha a gyász kettészakította volna a szívét.
The wind rented the sails during the storm.
Exemplos para aprendentes
The wind rented the flag.
A szél szétszakította a zászlót.
She rented the paper in half.
Kettétépte a papírt.
They rented the cloth with a knife.
Erro comum:
Learners may confuse this with 'tear'; 'rent' in this sense is more literary or formal and less common in daily speech.
Significado
Tear apart by force
Colocações
rent apart
|rent in two
Sinónimos
rip (Less formal and more common in everyday speech.)
Antónimos
mend (To repair something that has been torn or damaged.)
Temas
violence
|physical actions
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Definição
To tear something into pieces by pulling hard.
To pull or split something violently so that it separates into pieces.
There was a rent in his shirt where it caught on the nail.
Szakadás volt az ingén ott, ahol beleakadt a szögbe.
A violent quake left rents in the ground.
Egy heves földrengés hasadékokat hagyott a földben.
The curtain had several rents along its edge.
Exemplos para aprendentes
I see a rent in your coat.
Látok egy szakadást a kabátodon.
The cloth has a rent in it.
Szakadás van az anyagon.
There is a rent in the tent.
Significado
Tear or opening caused by force
Colocações
a rent in the fabric
|a rent in the earth
Sinónimos
rip (Common and neutral term for a tear in material.)
Antónimos
repair (The act of fixing an opening or tear.)
Temas
objects
|damage
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Definição
A big hole or cut made when something is torn.
A large tear or opening in fabric, material, or another surface, caused by force.