buffet
gb/bˈʌfeɪ/ us/bˈʌfeɪ/
B1
Engleză
~ 10000
svédasztal, dobál, ver, megtépáz, sújt, tálalószekrény, büfé, lökés, ütés
SUBSTANTIV
B1
1
svédasztal
B1
Tipar de utilizare:
a buffet of [food]
They served a huge buffet at the wedding, with everything from salads to roast beef.
Az esküvőn hatalmas svédasztal volt: a salátáktól a marhasültig minden volt rajta.
Breakfast is a buffet, so you can choose exactly what you want.
A reggeli svédasztalos, így pontosan azt választhatod, amit szeretnél.
We had a simple cold buffet after the meeting instead of a formal lunch.
The hotel offers an all-you-can-eat buffet for a fixed price.
Guests were chatting as they moved along the buffet and filled their plates.
Exemple pentru cursanți
We had a buffet at the party.
A partin svédasztal volt.
The hotel gives a big buffet breakfast.
A szálloda bőséges svédasztalos reggelit kínál.
At the buffet, you take the food yourself.
They had a cold buffet with salad and cheese.
We went to an all-you-can-eat buffet with our friends.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes say "eat a buffet" instead of more natural phrases like "have a buffet" or "go to a buffet." Also, the noun "buffet" (meal) is usually pronounced /buˈfeɪ/, which is different from the verb "buffet" (/ˈbʌfɪt/).
Sens
self-service meal with many dishes
Colocații
all-you-can-eat buffet
|buffet breakfast
|buffet lunch
|buffet dinner
|cold buffet
|wedding buffet
Sinonime
self-service meal (More descriptive and less specific; explains the style rather than naming it.)
Antonime
sit-down meal (Food is brought to you at the table rather than you serving yourself.)
Teme
food
|daily life
|travel
|events
|food_drink
|daily_life
Definiție
A meal where many kinds of food are on a table and people walk up and take the food they want by themselves.
A meal at which a variety of dishes are laid out on a table and guests serve themselves rather than being served at the table.
VERB
B2
2
Tipar de utilizare:
to buffet [someone/something]
High winds buffeted the plane as it came in to land.
Leszállás közben erős szél dobálta a repülőgépet.
The small fishing boat was buffeted by the waves all night.
A kis halászhajót egész éjjel dobálták a hullámok.
Sand and dust buffeted our faces as we crossed the open field.
Storms have buffeted the coastline for days, causing serious damage.
The tent was so badly buffeted by the wind that it finally collapsed.
Exemple pentru cursanți
The strong wind buffeted the house.
Az erős szél verte a házat.
Large waves buffeted the ship.
Nagy hullámok dobálták a hajót.
The storm buffeted the trees all night.
Our small car was buffeted by the wind on the bridge.
Snow and wind buffeted the windows.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners may confuse this verb sense with the noun "buffet" meaning a meal. In sentences like "The wind buffeted the trees," it is a verb meaning "hit repeatedly," not a place to eat.
Sens
to strike repeatedly with force
Colocații
buffeted by the wind
|buffeted by strong winds
|buffeted by waves
|buffet the shore
|buffet the coast
Sinonime
batter (Suggests heavy, often violent repeated hitting; very close in meaning when talking about wind or waves.)
Antonime
protect (To keep something safe from being hit or harmed, which is the opposite of buffeting it.)
Teme
nature
|weather
|physical actions
|core_vocabulary
Definiție
To hit something again and again, usually in a rough or strong way, often by wind or waves.
To hit someone or something repeatedly and often roughly, especially with wind, waves, or other strong physical forces.
VERB
C1
LITERARY
3
Tipar de utilizare:
to be buffeted by [problems/changes]
Small businesses have been buffeted by rising costs and falling demand.
A kisvállalkozásokat megtépázta a költségek emelkedése és a kereslet csökkenése.
The government has been buffeted by a series of corruption scandals.
A kormányt korrupciós botrányok sorozata tépázta meg.
Investors were buffeted by sudden swings in the stock market.
Her confidence was buffeted by years of harsh criticism.
The region has been buffeted by political and economic instability.
Exemple pentru cursanți
The company was buffeted by many problems last year.
A céget tavaly sok probléma tépázta meg.
His career was buffeted by bad luck.
Pályafutását megtépázta a balszerencse.
The country is buffeted by high prices and low wages.
Her life was buffeted by change after the accident.
The airline was buffeted by the pandemic and fuel costs.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes use "buffet" only in physical contexts (wind, waves) and do not realize it can also describe repeated non-physical problems, often in the passive form: "be buffeted by".
Sens
to hit with many difficulties
Colocații
buffeted by the recession
|buffeted by crises
|buffeted by change
|buffeted by criticism
|buffeted by fate
Sinonime
batter (Used figuratively, it also suggests being hit again and again by problems or events.)
|
plague (Stresses being troubled by ongoing serious problems rather than the image of repeated blows.)
Antonime
support (To give help and stability instead of causing repeated difficulties.)
Teme
emotions
|society
|business
|core_vocabulary
Definiție
To make a person, company, or place face many hard problems again and again.
To affect someone or something repeatedly and severely with difficulties, problems, or changes, as if striking them from different sides.
SUBSTANTIV
B2
4
Tipar de utilizare:
a buffet in [a room]
She keeps the good china in the old oak buffet.
A régi tölgyfa tálalószekrényben tartja a féltett porcelánkészletét.
They bought a modern buffet to match their new dining table.
Vettek egy modern tálalószekrényt, hogy illjen az új étkezőasztalukhoz.
Desserts were arranged along the buffet in the dining room.
The crystal glasses were lined up neatly on top of the buffet.
He refinished his grandmother's buffet to restore its original color.
Exemple pentru cursanți
The plates are in the buffet in the dining room.
A tányérok az étkezőben lévő tálalószekrényben vannak.
They put the food on the buffet for guests.
A vendégeknek a tálalószekrényre tették ki az ételt.
We bought a new buffet for our dishes.
There is a large mirror above the buffet.
Cups and bowls are stored in the buffet.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners may think this always means a meal. In furniture or home-decor contexts, "buffet" can be the piece of furniture, often called a "buffet table" or "china buffet."
Sens
dining-room storage and serving furniture
Colocații
antique buffet
|wooden buffet
|buffet table
|china buffet
Sinonime
sideboard (Very close in meaning; "sideboard" is more common in British English, while "buffet" is common in American furniture terms.)
Teme
home
|furniture
|housing
|daily_life
|food_drink
Definiție
A long, low table or cabinet in a dining room where you keep plates and also put food to serve.
A long, usually low piece of furniture in a dining room used for storing dishes and cutlery and for setting out food to be served.
SUBSTANTIV
C1
5
büfé
A2
Tipar de utilizare:
the buffet at [a place]
We grabbed a quick sandwich at the station buffet before our train left.
Gyorsan bekaptunk egy szendvicset az állomási büfében, mielőtt elindult a vonatunk.
Breakfast is served in the main buffet on the ground floor.
A reggelit a földszinti központi büfében szolgálják fel.
The airport buffet was crowded with tired travelers.
They met in the station buffet for a coffee between trains.
The ship has a formal dining room and a more casual buffet by the pool.
Exemple pentru cursanți
We ate at the station buffet while we waited.
Az állomási büfében ettünk, amíg vártunk.
You can get coffee at the small buffet near the entrance.
A bejárat közelében lévő kis büfében kaphatsz kávét.
The hotel buffet is open all day.
There is a buffet next to the ticket office.
We had a snack in the buffet at the airport.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners may not realize that in some varieties of English, especially British English, "buffet" can refer to a simple food place in a station or similar building, not only to the style of meal.
Sens
public place serving food and drink
Colocații
station buffet
|hotel buffet
|airport buffet
|buffet car
Sinonime
cafeteria (Similar idea of a simple place to get food, but not limited to stations or hotels and more common in everyday use.)
Teme
travel
|food
|public places
|food_drink
|daily_life
Definiție
A small restaurant or food area in a station, hotel, or other public place where you can buy food and drinks.
A place in a station, hotel, or similar public building where food and drinks are sold, often with a counter or self-service area.
SUBSTANTIV
C1
LITERARY
6
Tipar de utilizare:
a buffet to [a body part]
A sharp buffet of wind nearly knocked him off his feet.
Egy hirtelen, erős széllökés majdnem ledöntötte a lábáról.
He felt a buffet to his shoulder as someone pushed past in the crowd.
Lökést érzett a vállán, amikor valaki eltolakodott mellette a tömegben.
With a final buffet of the storm, the windows gave way.
Each buffet of the waves shook the small craft.
The door closed with a buffet of air that rattled the glass.
Exemple pentru cursanți
A strong buffet of wind hit the door.
Egy erős széllökés csapta meg az ajtót.
He felt a buffet on his arm in the crowd.
A tömegben lökést érzett a karján.
The storm gave the house a hard buffet.
Each buffet of wind shook the window.
The boat moved with every buffet of the waves.
Greșeală frecventă:
This sense is uncommon and mainly appears in written or literary English; learners may understand it from context but rarely need to use it actively.
Sens
a strong blow or hit
Colocații
a buffet of wind
|a sudden buffet
|a buffet to the chest
Sinonime
blow (The general word for a hit; "buffet" is more formal and literary.)
Antonime
caress (A gentle, loving touch, which contrasts with a hard, sudden hit.)
Teme
physical actions
|literature
|core_vocabulary
|nature
Definiție
One hard hit, for example from a hand or a sudden strong wind.
A single strong blow or hit, especially one delivered suddenly or by a natural force such as wind.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
buffet
IPA
GB/bˈʌfeɪ/
US/bˈʌfeɪ/
Silabe și accent
buf - fet (2 silabe)
Stress on 1st syllable (buf)
Forme ale cuvântului
Noun
- Base: buffet
- Plural: buffets
Verb
- Base: buffet
- 3rd Person Singular: buffets
- Present Participle: buffeting
- Past: buffeted
Familie de cuvinte
Forms
buffets
noun
buffeting
verb
buffeted
verb
Expresii
all-you-can-eat buffet
1/ˈɔl jˈu kən ˈit bˈʌfeɪ/
fixed phrase
buffet with unlimited food for one price
A buffet meal where you can eat as much food as you want for one set price.
Exemple
- The new restaurant offers an all-you-can-eat buffet on Friday nights.
- We paid fifteen dollars each for the all-you-can-eat buffet.
- They went to an all-you-can-eat buffet and stayed for two hours.
buffet breakfast
1/bˈʌfeɪ bɹˈɛkfəst/
fixed phrase
self-service breakfast meal
A breakfast where many foods are on a table and guests take the food they want by themselves.
Exemple
- The room rate includes a full buffet breakfast.
- We enjoyed a buffet breakfast with fruit, eggs, and fresh bread.
- The hotel serves buffet breakfast from 7 to 10 a.m.
buffet car
1/bˈʌfeɪ kˈɑɹ/
fixed phrase
train carriage selling food and drink
A special train carriage where you can buy food and drinks.
Exemple
- Snacks are available in the buffet car in the middle of the train.
- We went to the buffet car for coffee during the journey.
- The train has a quiet coach, a first-class coach, and a buffet car.
buffet dinner
1/bˈʌfeɪ dˈɪnɚ/
fixed phrase
self-service dinner meal
An evening meal where the food is on a table and people walk up and serve themselves.
Exemple
- The wedding reception will be a buffet dinner.
- They hosted a casual buffet dinner for their friends.
- A buffet dinner was set up in the garden.
buffet lunch
1/bˈʌfeɪ lˈʌnt͡ʃ/
fixed phrase
self-service lunch meal
A lunch where different foods are on a table and people take the food themselves.
Exemple
- A buffet lunch will be served after the conference.
- They provided a simple buffet lunch of salads and sandwiches.
- We had a buffet lunch on the terrace.
buffet-style meal
1/bˈʌfeɪ stˈaɪl mˈil/
fixed phrase
meal served in buffet style
A meal that is served like a buffet, with food on a table and people taking it themselves.
Exemple
- They chose a buffet-style meal for the office party.
- The reception will be a relaxed buffet-style meal rather than a formal dinner.
- We had a buffet-style meal with guests serving themselves from long tables.
cold buffet
1/kˈoʊld bˈʌfeɪ/
fixed phrase
buffet with only cold dishes
A buffet meal where all the foods, like salads and cold meat, are served cold.
Exemple
- They prepared a cold buffet for the afternoon meeting.
- We had a cold buffet with salads, cheese, and fruit.
- A simple cold buffet was laid out on the side table.