wheeze
gb/wˈiz/ us/wˈiz/
B2
Inglês
sípolva lélegezik, sípoló légzés, sípolás, trükk, fogás, zihálva mond
VERBO
B2
1
Padrão de uso:
[someone] wheezes
By the time we reached the top of the hill, he was wheezing.
Mire felértünk a domb tetejére, már sípolva lélegzett.
She started to wheeze after running in cold air.
Miután a hideg levegőn futott, sípolva kezdett lélegezni.
The baby was wheezing, so they took him to urgent care.
Exemplos para estudantes
I wheeze when I have a cold.
Ha meg vagyok fázva, sípolva lélegzem.
He is wheezing at night.
Éjszaka sípolva lélegzik.
Erro comum:
Learners sometimes use *whistle* for this; *wheeze* is specifically a breathing sound linked to breathing difficulty.
Significado
breathe with a whistling sound
Colocações
wheeze badly
|wheeze loudly
|begin to wheeze
|start wheezing
|wheeze at night
|wheeze when exercising
|wheeze with asthma
|wheeze with a cold
|make someone wheeze
|wheeze through the night
Sinônimos
gasp (Often suggests short breaths from shock or effort, not the whistling sound.)
|
pant (Breathing fast from effort or heat; not necessarily a whistling sound.)
Antônimos
breathe easily (No difficulty or noisy breathing.)
Temas
health
|body
|medicine
Definição
To breathe with a whistling sound because it is difficult to breathe.
To breathe with a high, whistling sound, usually because the airways are partly blocked, for example by asthma or a chest infection.
SUBSTANTIVO
B2
2
sípolás
B1
Padrão de uso:
a wheeze; [someone] has a wheeze
The doctor could hear a wheeze in his chest.
Az orvos sípoló légzést hallott a mellkasában.
She had a wheeze and a tight feeling in her throat.
Sípoló légzése volt, és szorítást érzett a torkában.
If the wheeze gets worse, call your GP.
Exemplos para estudantes
I have a wheeze today.
Ma sípol a légzésem.
The doctor heard a wheeze.
Az orvos sípoló légzést hallott.
Erro comum:
Don’t confuse *a wheeze* (a sound) with *a sneeze* (a sudden nose breath).
Significado
whistling sound while breathing
Colocações
a slight wheeze
|a loud wheeze
|a persistent wheeze
|a wheeze in the chest
|hear a wheeze
|develop a wheeze
|a wheeze on exhalation
|a wheeze on breathing out
|no wheeze
|wheeze and cough
Sinônimos
whistling (General term for a high sound; not necessarily caused by breathing difficulty.)
Antônimos
clear breathing (Breathing without unusual noise.)
Temas
health
|body
|medicine
Definição
A whistling sound when someone breathes with difficulty.
A high, whistling noise made when someone breathes, typically because their breathing passages are narrowed.
SUBSTANTIVO
C1
INFORMAL
3
Padrão de uso:
a wheeze; a [good/clever] wheeze
He came up with a wheeze to get free parking all week.
Kitalált egy trükköt, hogy egész héten ingyen parkolhasson.
Their latest publicity wheeze got a lot of attention online.
A legújabb reklámfogásuk nagy figyelmet kapott az interneten.
It sounded like a clever wheeze at first, but it didn’t actually work.
Exemplos para estudantes
She had a clever wheeze.
Volt egy ügyes trükkje.
That was a good wheeze.
Az jó trükk volt.
Erro comum:
This meaning is mainly UK usage; in many contexts, *scheme/idea* is more widely understood.
Significado
clever or amusing scheme
Colocações
a clever wheeze
|a good wheeze
|a brilliant wheeze
|a marketing wheeze
|a money-making wheeze
|dream up a wheeze
|think up a wheeze
|come up with a wheeze
|a publicity wheeze
|some wheeze to get out of work
Sinônimos
scheme (More neutral and general; can sound more serious.)
|
idea (More general; doesn’t suggest a trick or gimmick.)
|
gimmick (Often suggests a marketing trick; less about cleverness.)
Antônimos
straightforward plan (Emphasizes simplicity rather than cleverness or trickery.)
Temas
daily_life
|communication
|humor
Definição
A clever idea or plan, often a funny one.
(Informal, especially British) A clever, often amusing idea or plan, sometimes a slightly dishonest trick.
VERBO
C1
4
zihálva mond
B2
Padrão de uso:
[someone] wheezes [words/phrase]
‘I’m fine,’ he wheezed, but he didn’t sound convincing.
– Jól vagyok – zihálta, de nem hangzott meggyőzően.
She wheezed an apology between breaths.
Két levegővétel között zihálva kért bocsánatot.
He wheezed out his name and then fell silent.
Exemplos para estudantes
He wheezed, “Help me.”
– Segíts! – zihálta.
Erro comum:
This use is less common than the breathing meaning; it usually appears with quoted speech or a short phrase.
Significado
speak in a weak, breathy voice
Colocações
wheeze an apology
|wheeze a laugh
|wheeze out a reply
|wheeze the words
|wheeze faintly
|wheeze softly
|wheeze a greeting
|wheeze his name
Sinônimos
croak (Suggests a rough, low voice, often from illness.)
|
rasp (Focuses on harshness rather than breathlessness.)
Antônimos
say clearly (Speaking strongly and without strain.)
Temas
communication
|health
Definição
To speak with a weak, breathy sound.
To say something in a hoarse, breathy way, as if short of breath.
Gramática
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wheeze
AFI
GB/wˈiz/
US/wˈiz/
Sílabas e tonicidade
wheeze (1 sílaba)
Stress on 1st syllable (wheeze)
Formas da palavra
Noun
- Base: wheeze
- Plural: wheezes
Verb
- Base: wheeze
- 3rd Person Singular: wheezes
- Present Participle: wheezing
- Past: wheezed
Expressões
an old wheeze
1/ən ˈoʊld wˈiz/
fixed phrase
informal
old joke or familiar trick
A joke or trick that is not new.
Exemplos
- He tried that old wheeze again, pretending he’d forgotten his wallet.
- It’s an old wheeze, but it still makes people laugh.
- The email scam is just an old wheeze in a new form.
Exemplos para estudantes
- That’s an old wheeze.
wheeze out
1/wˈiz ˈaʊt/
phrasal verb
say with difficulty and breathlessness
To say words with difficulty while breathing badly.
Exemplos
- He wheezed out a few words and pointed at the door.
- She wheezed out an answer before coughing again.
- ‘Please,’ he wheezed out, struggling to breathe.
Exemplos para estudantes
- He wheezed out, “Wait.”