Padrão de uso:
go to a/an [adjective] mart
I stopped at the mart on the corner to grab some milk.
Beugrottam a sarki kisboltba tejért.
There's a new 24-hour mart across from the station.
Nyílt egy új, éjjel-nappali kisbolt az állomással szemben.
Most people in the neighborhood buy their groceries at the small mart near the school.
She works nights at a convenience mart just off the highway.
The mart was crowded with people picking up last-minute snacks.
Exemplos para estudantes
I buy food at the mart near my house.
A házam közelében lévő kisboltban szoktam élelmiszert venni.
He works in a mart on this street.
Egy kisboltban dolgozik ezen az utcán.
We go to the mart every Saturday.
There is a small mart next to the bus stop.
Erro comum:
Many learners try to use 'mart' instead of 'store' in every sentence. In modern English, 'store' or 'shop' is more common in everyday speech. 'Mart' is often used in business names (for example, 'Quick Mart') or in fixed phrases like 'mini-mart'.
Significado
store selling everyday goods
Colocações
mini-mart
|local mart
|discount mart
|food mart
|corner mart
Sinônimos
store (More common general word in American English for a place that sells goods; not limited to food.)
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shop (Common in British and other varieties of English; slightly more general and everyday than 'mart'.)
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supermarket (Specifically a large food store; a 'mart' can be smaller, like a convenience store.)
Temas
shopping
|daily life
|business
|daily_life
|food_drink
Definição
A store that sells food and other things you use every day, like a small supermarket or convenience store. It is often part of a store’s name.
A shop, often a small supermarket or convenience store, that sells food and other everyday products, especially when used as part of a business name.
SUBSTANTIVO
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LITERARY
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Padrão de uso:
a mart of [goods/ideas]
The city grew from a sleepy port into a busy mart of international trade.
A város álmos kikötőből a nemzetközi kereskedelem nyüzsgő központjává nőtte ki magát.
For centuries, the town square served as the central mart for local farmers and craftsmen.
A város főtere évszázadokon át a helyi gazdák és kézművesek fő piactere volt.
Today the internet functions as a vast mart of information and services.
In the nineteenth century, London was described as the great mart of the British Empire.
Exemplos para estudantes
The city is a mart for gold and silver.
A város az arany- és ezüstkereskedelem központja.
This port became an important mart for many countries.
Ez a kikötő sok ország számára fontos kereskedelmi központtá vált.
The internet is now a big mart for music and games.
Erro comum:
Learners may think this literary sense is common in speech and write sentences like 'I will meet you at the mart' when they simply mean a normal market. In modern English, 'market' or 'marketplace' is usually used instead of this formal sense of 'mart'.
Significado
marketplace or center of trade
Colocações
mart of commerce
|mart of trade
|mart of ideas
|world mart
|global mart
Sinônimos
marketplace (Very close in meaning; more common in modern English and not as literary as 'mart'.)
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market (Broader and more frequent word; can refer to economic demand as well as a physical place.)
Temas
business
|economy
|core_vocabulary
Definição
A place where people buy and sell things, or sometimes ideas or services, used mostly in formal or old-fashioned writing.
A marketplace or center where goods, services, or sometimes ideas are bought and sold, used mainly in formal or literary style.
Padrão de uso:
the mart of [finance/stocks]
Traders in the old mart shouted prices of railway stocks across the crowded floor.
A régi tőzsdén a kereskedők a zsúfolt teremben vasúti részvények árait kiabálták egymásnak.
In many nineteenth-century novels, the mart refers to the financial exchanges of London or New York.
Sok tizenkilencedik századi regényben a „mart” London vagy New York pénzügyi tőzsdéire utal.
He dreamed of making a fortune in the mart, buying and selling shares with perfect timing.
Exemplos para estudantes
In old books, 'mart' can mean a place to trade stocks.
Régi könyvekben a „mart” jelenthet olyan helyet, ahol részvényekkel kereskednek.
The story talks about rich men working in the mart.
A történet gazdag férfiakról szól, akik a tőzsdén dolgoznak.
He works in the mart, buying and selling company shares.
Significado
old term for stock exchange
Colocações
stock mart
|share mart
|financial mart
Sinônimos
stock exchange (Modern standard term; 'mart' in this sense now sounds archaic or only appears in historical or literary texts.)
Temas
business
|finance
|history
Definição
An old word for a place where people buy and sell company shares and other financial products.
An old term for a stock exchange or similar financial trading center where shares and other securities are bought and sold.