flunk
gb/flˈʌŋk/ us/flˈʌŋk/
B2
Engleză
megbukik, megbuktat, leszerepel, bukás, elégtelen
VERB
B2
INFORMAL
1
megbukik
B1
Tipar de utilizare:
flunk [a test/exam/class/course]
He flunked the chemistry exam because he didn’t study.
Megbukott a kémiavizsgán, mert nem tanult.
If you flunk this class, you’ll have to retake it next semester.
Ha megbuksz ebből a tárgyból, jövő félévben újra fel kell venned.
She was terrified of flunking her driving test.
Exemple pentru cursanți
I flunked the test.
Megbuktam a teszten.
He flunked math.
Megbukott matekból.
Greșeală frecventă:
Do not confuse flunk with fluke (a lucky accident) or clunk (a heavy sound).
Sens
fail a test or course
Colocații
flunk a test
|flunk an exam
|flunk a class
|flunk a course
|flunk math
|flunk the final
|flunk the midterm
|flunk the driving test
|flunk badly
|flunk again
Sinonime
fail (Neutral and more general than flunk.)
|
bomb (More slangy; often suggests doing extremely badly.)
Antonime
pass (Achieve the required standard in a test or class.)
Teme
education
|school
|testing
Definiție
to not pass a test or class
To fail an exam, test, class, or course, especially by getting a grade that is below the required passing standard.
VERB
C1
INFORMAL
2
megbuktat
B1
Tipar de utilizare:
flunk [someone] (in [subject/class])
The instructor flunked him for plagiarism.
Az oktató plágium miatt megbuktatta.
They can’t flunk you just because they don’t like you.
Nem buktathatnak meg csak azért, mert nem kedvelnek.
She was flunked in algebra twice before she finally passed.
Exemple pentru cursanți
The teacher flunked him.
A tanár megbuktatta.
They flunked her in math.
Megbuktatták matekból.
Greșeală frecventă:
In this meaning, the object is a person (e.g., flunk a student), not the test.
Sens
give someone a failing grade
Colocații
flunk a student
|flunk someone in math
|flunk someone in the course
|flunk half the class
|flunk him for cheating
|flunk her on attendance
Sinonime
fail (More neutral; common in official contexts (fail a student).)
Antonime
pass (Formally approve a student as meeting requirements.)
Teme
education
|school
Definiție
to give someone an F; to fail them
To give a student a failing grade in a class or exam; to mark someone as having failed.
VERB
C1
INFORMAL
3
megbukik
B1
leszerepel
B2
Tipar de utilizare:
flunk [an interview/audition/inspection/evaluation]
He flunked the job interview by arriving late and unprepared.
Leszerepelt az állásinterjún, mert késve és felkészületlenül érkezett.
The restaurant flunked its health inspection.
Az étterem megbukott az egészségügyi ellenőrzésen.
I tried to sound confident, but I think I flunked the presentation.
Exemple pentru cursanți
He flunked the interview.
Leszerepelt az interjún.
Greșeală frecventă:
Flunk is most common with tests and school; for work situations, fail is more neutral.
Sens
do very badly; fail at something
Colocații
flunk an interview
|flunk an audition
|flunk an inspection
|flunk a background check
|flunk the evaluation
|flunk the tryout
|flunk at something
Sinonime
fail (More general and less informal.)
|
mess up (Focuses on making mistakes rather than failing an official standard.)
Antonime
succeed (Achieve the intended result or meet the standard.)
Teme
work
|daily_life
|evaluation
Definiție
to do very badly and fail
To perform very poorly in an attempt or evaluation, or to fail at doing something that was expected.
SUBSTANTIV
C1
INFORMAL
4
Tipar de utilizare:
get [a] flunk (in [a subject/class])
He was embarrassed to bring home another flunk in algebra.
Szégyellte, hogy megint egyest vitt haza algebrából.
Two flunks in a row put her scholarship at risk.
Két egymást követő bukás veszélybe sodorta az ösztöndíját.
Exemple pentru cursanți
I got a flunk in math.
Egyest kaptam matekból.
Greșeală frecventă:
This noun use is less common than saying an F or a failing grade.
Sens
a failure or failing grade
Colocații
get a flunk
|a flunk in math
|a flunk on the test
Sinonime
failure (More general; not limited to grades.)
|
F (Specifically the letter grade in many grading systems.)
Antonime
pass (A passing result rather than a failing one.)
Teme
education
|school
|grades
Definiție
a failing result
A failure, especially a failing grade or result in a class or exam.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
flunk
IPA
GB/flˈʌŋk/
US/flˈʌŋk/
Silabe și accent
flunk (1 silabă)
Stress on 1st syllable (flunk)
Forme ale cuvântului
Verb
- Base: flunk
- 3rd Person Singular: flunks
- Present Participle: flunking
- Past: flunked
Familie de cuvinte
Forms
flunks
verb
flunking
verb
flunked
verb
Related words
flunker
noun
Negative and opposite forms
pass
verb A2
Expresii
flunk out
1/flˈʌŋk ˈaʊt/
phrasal verb
informal
leave school because of failing
to leave school because you failed
Exemple
- He flunked out of college after failing most of his first-year classes.
- She nearly flunked out, but she got tutoring and improved her grades.
- If you miss that many labs, you can flunk out of the program.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- He flunked out of college.