dollar
gb/dˈɑlɚ/ us/dˈɑlɚ/
A1
Inglês
~ 2400
amerikai dollár, dollár, egy rakás pénz, sok pénz, egy vagyon, rengeteg pénz
SUBSTANTIVO
A1
1
Padrão de uso:
[number] dollar(s)
The book costs twenty dollars.
A könyv húsz dollárba kerül.
She exchanged her euros for US dollars.
Euróit amerikai dollárra váltotta.
Gas prices rose to four dollars a gallon.
He handed the cashier a ten-dollar bill.
The Canadian dollar is strong against the US dollar this week.
Exemplos para estudantes
I have five dollars.
Van öt dollárom.
This shirt is ten dollars.
Ez az ing tíz dollárba kerül.
We need two dollars for the bus.
She gave me one dollar.
The ticket costs three dollars.
Erro comum:
Learners sometimes confuse 'dollar' with 'cent', thinking they are equal values. Remember, one dollar equals 100 cents.
Significado
US currency unit
Colocações
US dollar
|Canadian dollar
|spend dollars
|earn dollars
|dollar bill
Sinônimos
buck (Informal term for a US dollar, common in spoken English.)
Antônimos
cent (Smaller unit of currency; 100 cents make up one dollar.)
Temas
business
|daily life
|finance
|core_vocabulary
Definição
The main kind of money used in the United States, worth 100 cents.
The basic monetary unit of the United States and several other countries, equal to 100 cents.
SUBSTANTIVO
A2
2
dollár
A2
Padrão de uso:
[number] [country] dollar(s)
One Australian dollar is worth about seventy US cents.
Egy ausztrál dollár nagyjából hetven amerikai centet ér.
The New Zealand dollar fell against the yen.
Az új-zélandi dollár gyengült a jennel szemben.
He paid in Singapore dollars.
Exemplos para estudantes
I have ten Canadian dollars.
Van tíz kanadai dollárom.
This costs five Australian dollars.
Ez öt ausztrál dollárba kerül.
They changed euros into New Zealand dollars.
Erro comum:
Some learners think 'dollar' always means US money; it can mean money from other countries too.
Significado
Foreign currency unit
Colocações
Australian dollar
|New Zealand dollar
|Singapore dollar
Sinônimos
currency (General term for money used in a particular country.)
Antônimos
euro (Different currency used in many European countries.)
Temas
business
|travel
|finance
|core_vocabulary
Definição
The main kind of money used in some other countries like Canada and Australia.
The basic monetary unit of certain countries other than the US, such as Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.
SUBSTANTIVO
B1
INFORMAL
3
Padrão de uso:
[cost/price] in dollars
That car must have cost big dollars.
Az az autó biztosan rengeteg pénzbe került.
They invested millions of dollars in the project.
Több millió dollárt fektettek a projektbe.
He makes good dollars working overseas.
Exemplos para estudantes
The phone cost many dollars.
A telefon sok pénzbe került.
She spent a lot of dollars on clothes.
Sok pénzt költött ruhákra.
They paid many dollars for the tickets.
Significado
Large sum of money
Colocações
big dollars
|spend dollars
|worth dollars
Sinônimos
cash (General informal term for money; not limited to large amounts.)
Antônimos
pennies (Very small amount of money.)
Temas
business
|daily life
|finance
|core_vocabulary
Definição
A lot of money when talking about prices or value.
A large amount of money, often used in plural to emphasize cost or value.
Gramática
Forma no dicionário
dollar
AFI
GB/dˈɑlɚ/
US/dˈɑlɚ/
Sílabas e tonicidade
dol - lar (2 sílabas)
Stress on 1st syllable (dol)
Formas da palavra
Noun
- Base: dollar
- Plural: dollars
Família de palavras
Expressões
bottom dollar
1/bˈɑtəm dˈɑlɚ/
idiom
informal
Last money or certainty
The last bit of money someone has, or used to say you are sure about something.
Exemplos
- I wouldn’t bet my bottom dollar on that team winning.
- He spent his bottom dollar on rent.
dollar for dollar
1/dˈɑlɚ fɚ dˈɑlɚ/
fixed phrase
Equal matching amount of money
For every amount of money given, the same amount is added or matched.
Exemplos
- The company will match donations dollar for dollar.
- They agreed to pay her dollar for dollar on expenses.
top dollar
1/tˈɑp dˈɑlɚ/
idiom
informal
Highest possible price
To pay or charge the most money possible for something.
Exemplos
- They paid top dollar for that designer handbag.
- You can get top dollar if you sell it now.