butt
gb/bˈʌt/ us/bˈʌt/
A2
Engleză
~ 4600
fenék, segg, tompa vég, nyélvég, tus, csikk, megöklel, lefejel, meglök, céltábla, gúny tárgya
SUBSTANTIV
A2
INFORMAL
1
Tipar de utilizare:
[someone]'s butt
She slipped and landed right on her butt.
Megcsúszott, és pont a fenekére esett.
He spends all day sitting on his butt playing video games.
Egész nap a fenekén ül és videojátékozik.
I fell so hard my butt still hurts.
She wiggled her butt to the music.
Exemple pentru cursanți
I sat on my butt.
A fenekemen ültem.
He fell on his butt.
A fenekére esett.
She moved her butt to the music.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes confuse 'butt' (body part) with 'but' (conjunction), which are unrelated.
Sens
a person's buttocks
Colocații
big butt
|shake your butt
|sit on your butt
|kick in the butt
Sinonime
rear (Slightly more polite and neutral than 'butt'.)
|
behind (Common euphemism, more polite than 'butt'.)
Teme
daily life
|body
|clothing
|core_vocabulary
Definiție
The two round parts at the back of your body that you sit on.
The part of the human body at the back below the waist, consisting of the two round fleshy parts.
SUBSTANTIV
B1
2
Tipar de utilizare:
the butt of [something]
He hit the door with the butt of his rifle.
A puskája tusával ütötte meg az ajtót.
The soldier rested the butt of his gun on the ground.
A katona a fegyvere tusát a földre támasztotta.
She tapped the floor with the butt of the broom.
Exemple pentru cursanți
He hit the wall with the butt of his gun.
A fegyvere tusával megütötte a falat.
She held the broom by the butt.
A seprűt a nyél végénél fogta.
The man put the butt of the rifle on the floor.
Sens
thick end of an object
Colocații
butt of a rifle
|butt of a gun
Sinonime
end (General term; less specific than 'butt'.)
Teme
tools
|weapons
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Definiție
The heavy or wide end of something like a gun or bat.
The thicker or lower end of a tool, weapon, or similar object.
SUBSTANTIV
A2
3
csikk
B1
Tipar de utilizare:
cigarette butt
He dropped the cigarette butt on the ground.
Ledobta a cigarettacsikket a földre.
The ashtray was full of butts.
A hamutartó tele volt csikkekkel.
Please don't throw your butts in the street.
Exemple pentru cursanți
I saw a cigarette butt on the floor.
Cigarettacsikket láttam a padlón.
He put the butt in the trash.
A csikket a szemetesbe dobta.
She stepped on the cigarette butt.
Sens
end of a smoked cigarette
Colocații
cigarette butt
|throw away the butt
Sinonime
stub (Specifically refers to a cigarette or cigar end.)
Teme
smoking
|daily life
|daily_life
|health
Definiție
The short piece left after smoking a cigarette or cigar.
The small remaining part of a cigarette or cigar after it has been smoked.
VERB
B1
4
Tipar de utilizare:
to butt [something/someone] with [head/object]
The goat butted him in the leg.
A kecske megöklelte a lábát.
He butted the door with his shoulder.
Vállal meglökte az ajtót.
The soldier butted the enemy with his rifle.
Exemple pentru cursanți
The goat butted me.
A kecske megöklelt.
He butted the wall with his head.
Fejjel nekiment a falnak.
She butted him with her shoulder.
Sens
hit with head or object end
Colocații
butt heads
|butt someone with rifle
Sinonime
ram ('Ram' is stronger and often used for animals or vehicles.)
Teme
sports
|violence
|daily_life
|animals
Definiție
To hit something using your head or the heavy end of something you hold.
To push or strike someone or something with the head or with the thick end of an object.
SUBSTANTIV
B2
5
céltábla
B2
gúny tárgya
B2
Tipar de utilizare:
the butt of [jokes/criticism]
He was always the butt of their jokes.
Mindig ő volt a vicceik céltáblája.
She became the butt of public criticism after the scandal.
A botrány után a nyilvános kritika céltáblájává vált.
Nobody likes being the butt of mean comments.
Exemple pentru cursanți
He is the butt of many jokes.
Sok viccnek ő a céltáblája.
She is the butt of bad talk.
Rosszindulatú megjegyzések céltáblája.
I don't want to be the butt of jokes.
Sens
person who is ridiculed
Colocații
butt of jokes
|butt of criticism
Sinonime
target ('Target' is more general; 'butt' is specific to ridicule.)
Teme
emotions
|social
|relationships
|communication
Definiție
Someone people make fun of or criticize.
A person who is the target of jokes, ridicule, or criticism.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
butt
IPA
GB/bˈʌt/
US/bˈʌt/
Silabe și accent
butt (1 silabă)
Stress on 1st syllable (butt)
Forme ale cuvântului
Noun
- Base: butt
- Plural: butts
Verb
- Base: butt
- 3rd Person Singular: butts
- Present Participle: butting
- Past: butted
Familie de cuvinte
Forms
butts
noun
butting
verb
butted
verb
Related words
buttock
noun
Expresii
butt heads
1/bˈʌt hˈɛdz/
idiom
informal
argue directly with someone
To have a direct and strong argument or fight with someone.
Exemple
- The two managers often butt heads over budgets.
- They've been butting heads since they met.
butt in
1/bˈʌt ˈɪn/
phrasal verb
informal
interrupt without being invited
To join a conversation or activity without being asked, usually in a rude way.
Exemple
- Stop butting in when we're talking!
- He kept butting in with irrelevant comments.
head-butt
1/hˈɛd bˈʌt/
fixed phrase
hit using your head
To hit someone hard using your head.
Exemple
- The player was sent off for head-butting his opponent.
- He head-butted the attacker to escape.