semi
gb/sˈɛmaɪ/ us/sˈɛmaɪ/
A2
Inglês
~ 4300
kamion, nyerges szerelvény, fél-, félig, részben
SUBSTANTIVO
B1
1
kamion
A2
Padrão de uso:
drive [a semi]
The semi was parked at the loading dock.
A kamion a rakodórámpánál állt.
He drives a semi across the country.
Kamiont vezet az országon keresztül.
A semi blocked traffic after an accident on the highway.
They loaded the semi with fresh produce.
The police stopped the semi for inspection.
Exemplos para estudantes
The semi is very big.
A kamion nagyon nagy.
My uncle drives a semi.
A nagybátyám kamiont vezet.
A semi carries food to the city.
I saw a red semi on the road.
Erro comum:
Learners sometimes confuse 'semi' with 'semi-automatic' or other uses of 'semi-' as a prefix. In this meaning, it refers to a truck.
Significado
Large truck with trailer
Colocações
drive a semi
|park a semi
|semi truck driver
|load a semi
Sinônimos
tractor-trailer (More formal and technical term used in trucking industry.)
|
18-wheeler (Informal North American term emphasizing the number of wheels.)
Temas
transportation
|work
|commerce
|travel
Definição
A big truck that pulls a trailer to carry things far away.
A large truck consisting of a tractor unit and a detachable trailer, used for carrying goods over long distances.
A2
2
The match was in the semifinals stage.
A mérkőzés az elődöntő szakaszában zajlott.
She was only semiconscious after the fall.
Az esés után csak félig volt eszméleténél.
The building has a semicircular entrance.
Exemplos para estudantes
We are in the semifinal now.
Most az elődöntőben vagyunk.
He is semiconscious after the hit.
Az ütés után csak félig van eszméleténél.
The room is a semicircle.
Erro comum:
Learners may forget that 'semi-' is attached directly to another word without a space.
Significado
Partly or half of something
Colocações
semicircle
|semifinal
|semiconscious
Sinônimos
partly (Adverb rather than prefix; similar meaning but different grammatical use.)
Antônimos
fully (Indicates something is complete or whole, opposite of partial.)
Temas
language
|measurement
|communication
|education
|core_vocabulary
Definição
Added to words to mean partly or half.
Used as a prefix to indicate that something is partially, incompletely, or half of what is stated.
Gramática
Forma no dicionário
semi
AFI
GB/sˈɛmaɪ/
US/sˈɛmaɪ/
Sílabas e tonicidade
semi (1 sílaba)
Stress on 1st syllable (semi)
Formas da palavra
Noun
- Base: semi
- Plural: semis
Família de palavras
Forms
semis
noun
Core family
semi-detached
adjective
Expressões
semi trailer
1/sˈɛmaɪ tɹˈeɪlɚ/
fixed phrase
technical
Detachable trailer for tractor unit
A big trailer pulled by the front part of a truck.
Exemplos
- The mechanic inspected the semi trailer before departure.
- They loaded the semi trailer with fresh produce.
semi truck
1/sˈɛmaɪ tɹˈʌk/
fixed phrase
Large truck for goods transport
A big truck that pulls a trailer to carry things.
Exemplos
- He drives a semi truck for a living.
- The semi truck delivered the furniture early this morning.