Tipar de utilizare:
a [dove]
A dove landed on the balcony and started cooing softly.
Egy galamb szállt le az erkélyre, és halkan turbékolni kezdett.
We watched two doves build a nest in the tree outside the window.
Figyeltük, ahogy két gerle fészket épít az ablakunk előtt álló fán.
A white dove rose into the air as the ceremony ended.
Exemple pentru cursanți
I saw a dove in the park.
Láttam egy galambot a parkban.
The dove is a bird.
A galamb madár.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes use dove and pigeon as exact synonyms; in everyday English they overlap, but dove is often used for smaller or more symbolic kinds.
Sens
a small pigeon-like bird
Colocații
white dove
|mourning dove
|a pair of doves
|dove cooing
|dove feathers
|dove nest
|a dove flew
|release doves
|a flock of doves
|a dove in the garden
Sinonime
pigeon (Often used for similar birds; pigeon is more general and commonly used for city birds.)
Definiție
a small bird like a pigeon
A bird of the pigeon family, typically smaller and more slender than many pigeons, often with soft plumage and a gentle cooing call.
Tipar de utilizare:
[someone] dove (into/under/for) [something]
He dove into the pool without checking the depth.
Fejest ugrott a medencébe anélkül, hogy megnézte volna, milyen mély.
When the fire alarm went off, everyone dove for the exits.
Amikor megszólalt a tűzriasztó, mindenki a kijáratok felé vetette magát.
The goalkeeper dove to his left and stopped the shot.
Exemple pentru cursanți
She dove into the water.
Beugrott a vízbe.
I dove for my phone when it fell.
Odakaptam a telefonomért, amikor leesett.
Greșeală frecventă:
In many varieties of English, the past tense can be dived; dove is especially common in American English.
Colocații
dove in
|dove into the pool
|dove off the board
|dove under the table
|dove for cover
|dove headfirst
|dove to the ground
|dove into the water
|dove into bed
|dove behind a wall
Sinonime
dived (Alternative past tense form, especially common in British English and in formal writing.)
Teme
sports
|movement
|daily_life
Definiție
past form of dive: went quickly down or into water
Simple past tense of dive, meaning to jump or go quickly downward, especially into water, or to move suddenly to a lower position.
Tipar de utilizare:
a [dove] (on [issue])
In the debate, she positioned herself as a dove who wanted negotiations to continue.
A vitában békepárti politikusként állította be magát, aki azt akarta, hogy folytatódjanak a tárgyalások.
The committee includes both hawks and doves on national security.
A bizottságban nemzetbiztonsági kérdésekben héják és galambok is vannak.
He was once a defense hawk but later became more of a dove.
Exemple pentru cursanți
Some politicians are doves and want peace.
Egyes politikusok békepártiak, és békét akarnak.
Greșeală frecventă:
Do not confuse this with the bird meaning in literal contexts; this sense is usually contrasted with hawk in political discussion.
Sens
person favoring peace talks
Colocații
foreign-policy dove
|a party dove
|a leading dove
|a dove on defense
|doves and hawks
|seen as a dove
|a dove in the cabinet
|a dove on the issue
|a dovish lawmaker
|the dovish wing
Sinonime
pacifist (Often stronger; can imply opposition to war in general, not just a preference in a specific policy debate.)
|
conciliator (Emphasizes trying to settle disagreements; less specifically tied to war/defense policy.)
Antonime
hawk (A person who favors a more aggressive or military approach, especially in foreign policy.)
Definiție
a person who wants peace, not war
A person, especially in politics, who prefers peaceful solutions and negotiation rather than the use of military force or aggressive action.
Tipar de utilizare:
a [dove] (as a symbol of [something])
The poster showed a dove holding an olive branch.
A plakáton egy galamb volt látható, olajággal a csőrében.
A white dove is often used as a symbol of peace.
A fehér galambot gyakran a béke jelképeként használják.
The artist repeated the dove motif throughout the mural.
Exemple pentru cursanți
The dove is a symbol of peace.
A galamb a béke jelképe.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners may think dove always means peace; in many contexts it simply means the bird.
Colocații
a dove of peace
|peace dove
|white dove
|dove carrying an olive branch
|the dove symbol
|a dove motif
|dove imagery
|a dove emblem
Sinonime
peace symbol (More general; can refer to many different symbols, not only a dove.)
Teme
culture
|art
|religion
Definiție
a dove used to show peace
A dove, especially a white one, used as a symbol of peace, hope, or reconciliation in art, religion, and public events.