column
gb/kˈɑləm/ us/kˈɑləm/
A2
Engleză
~ 2100
oszlop, hasáb, rovat, menetoszlop, kolonna
SUBSTANTIV
A2
1
Tipar de utilizare:
[something] in the first/last column
The prices are listed in the second column.
Az árak a második oszlopban vannak feltüntetve.
She writes a weekly opinion column for the local paper.
Heti véleményrovatot ír a helyi lapba.
Add a column to the spreadsheet for the new data.
Each column in the table contains different information.
Exemple pentru cursanți
The names are in the first column.
A nevek az első oszlopban vannak.
This newspaper has three columns on each page.
Ebben az újságban minden oldalon három hasáb van.
Please add a column for phone numbers.
The answers are in the last column.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes confuse 'column' with 'row', which runs horizontally.
Sens
Vertical section of text or data
Colocații
newspaper column
|table column
|spreadsheet column
|add a column
Sinonime
section (A general term for part of something; not necessarily vertical.)
Antonime
row (The horizontal counterpart to a column in tables or text.)
Teme
publishing
|communication
|data
|technology
|education
Definiție
A straight up-and-down part of text or numbers on a page.
A vertical arrangement of text, numbers, or other information in a table, newspaper, or similar format.
SUBSTANTIV
A2
2
oszlop
A2
Tipar de utilizare:
a column of [material]
The entrance was framed by marble columns.
A bejáratot márványoszlopok keretezték.
Ancient Greek temples often feature rows of columns.
Az ókori görög templomokon gyakran oszlopsorok láthatók.
The roof is held up by four strong columns.
Exemple pentru cursanți
The old building has big stone columns.
A régi épületnek nagy kőoszlopai vannak.
We saw tall white columns at the museum.
Magas, fehér oszlopokat láttunk a múzeumban.
Four columns hold the roof.
Greșeală frecventă:
Some learners confuse 'column' with 'pillar', but 'pillar' can also refer to figurative supports.
Sens
Tall upright support post
Colocații
stone column
|marble column
|supporting column
Sinonime
pillar (A more general term for a vertical support, often interchangeable.)
Antonime
beam (A horizontal supporting structure rather than vertical.)
Teme
architecture
|construction
|housing
|core_vocabulary
Definiție
A tall post that holds up part of a building or is used to make it look nice.
A tall, vertical structure that supports a building or is used for decoration.
SUBSTANTIV
B1
3
rovat
B1
Tipar de utilizare:
write a column about [topic]
He writes a technology column for the Sunday paper.
Technológiai rovatot ír a vasárnapi lapba.
Her cooking column is very popular with readers.
A főzőrovata nagyon népszerű az olvasók körében.
I read his travel column every week.
Exemple pentru cursanți
She writes a column about health.
Egészségről szóló rovatot ír.
I like to read the sports column.
Szeretem olvasni a sportrovatot.
He has a food column in the magazine.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners may confuse this with 'article'; a column is usually regular and by the same author.
Sens
Recurring newspaper or magazine article
Colocații
advice column
|opinion column
|sports column
Sinonime
feature (A regular or special article, but can be longer and less frequent.)
Teme
media
|journalism
|communication
|arts_entertainment
Definiție
An article that appears often in a newspaper or magazine, written by one person about one topic.
A regularly appearing article in a newspaper or magazine, usually written by the same person and focusing on a particular subject.
SUBSTANTIV
B2
4
oszlop
B1
menetoszlop
B2
Tipar de utilizare:
a column of [things/people]
A column of soldiers marched down the street.
Egy katonai oszlop vonult végig az utcán.
Refugees formed a long column along the road.
A menekültek hosszú menetoszlopot alkottak az út mentén.
We waited as a column of trucks passed by.
Exemple pentru cursanți
We saw a column of soldiers.
Katonai oszlopot láttunk.
A long column of cars moved slowly.
Hosszú kocsisor haladt lassan.
The army marched in a column.
Sens
Line of people or vehicles moving forward
Colocații
military column
|marching column
|vehicle column
Sinonime
line (More general; not necessarily organized or narrow like a formal 'column'.)
Teme
military
|transport
|transportation
|core_vocabulary
Definiție
A line of people or cars moving one after another.
A long, narrow arrangement of people, vehicles, or objects moving forward in an organized way.
SUBSTANTIV
C1
TECHNICAL
5
The refinery uses a distillation column to separate crude oil components.
A finomító desztillálóoszlopot használ a nyersolaj összetevőinek szétválasztására.
Samples were processed through the chromatography column.
A mintákat a kromatográfiás oszlopon vezették át.
The reactor feeds into the separation column.
Exemple pentru cursanți
The lab uses a glass column to clean the liquid.
A laborban üvegoszlopot használnak a folyadék megtisztítására.
Oil is separated in a tall distillation column.
Az olajat egy magas desztillálóoszlopban választják szét.
The scientist used a small chromatography column.
Sens
Vertical cylinder in engineering/science use
Colocații
distillation column
|chromatography column
Teme
science
|engineering
|technology
Definiție
A tall tube used in science or industry for special processes like separating liquids.
A vertical cylindrical structure used for specific processes in engineering, science, or industry, such as distillation or chromatography.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
column
IPA
GB/kˈɑləm/
US/kˈɑləm/
Silabe și accent
column (1 silabă)
Stress on 1st syllable (column)
Forme ale cuvântului
Noun
- Base: column
- Plural: columns
Familie de cuvinte
Forms
columns
noun
Core family
columnist
noun B2
Advanced or less common
columnar
adjective
colonnade
noun
Expresii
column inch
1/kˈɑləm ˈɪnt͡ʃ/
fixed phrase
technical
Measurement unit for printed space in newspapers/magazines
An amount of space in print that is one inch deep and as wide as one column.
Exemple
- The ad took up ten column inches on the front page.
- Reporters are often limited by the number of column inches available.
fifth column
1/fˈɪfθ kˈɑləm/
fixed phrase
Secret group inside working against own side
People inside a group or country who work secretly to help its enemies.
Exemple
- The government feared there was a fifth column aiding the invaders.
- During the war, rumors spread about a fifth column within the city.