grandfather
gb/ɡɹˈændfˌɑðɚ/ us/ɡɹˈændfˌɑðɚ/
A1
Engleză
~ 3600
nagyapa, nagypapa, mentesít az új szabályok alól, meghagy a régi feltételekkel
SUBSTANTIV
A1
1
Tipar de utilizare:
[someone]'s grandfather
My grandfather taught me how to fish.
A nagyapám tanított meg horgászni.
Her grandfather was born in Italy.
A nagyapja Olaszországban született.
We visited my grandfather last weekend.
His grandfather fought in the war.
The photograph shows my grandfather as a young man.
Exemple pentru cursanți
My grandfather is very kind.
A nagyapám nagyon kedves.
Her grandfather lives in the city.
A nagyapja a városban él.
I see my grandfather every week.
My grandfather tells good stories.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes confuse 'grandfather' with 'grandparent', but 'grandfather' refers specifically to a male.
Sens
Father of one's parent
Colocații
maternal grandfather
|paternal grandfather
|great-grandfather
|loving grandfather
|visit grandfather
Sinonime
granddad (Informal and affectionate term for grandfather.)
|
grandpa (Informal, commonly used by children.)
Antonime
grandmother (The female counterpart in the same family relationship.)
Teme
family
|relationships
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Definiție
The father of your mother or father.
The male parent of one's father or mother.
VERB
B2
TECHNICAL
2
Tipar de utilizare:
to grandfather [someone/something] into [a system/rule]
The policy will grandfather current members, so they can keep their benefits.
A szabályzat mentesíti a jelenlegi tagokat az új feltételek alól, így megtarthatják a kedvezményeiket.
Old buildings were grandfathered into the new safety code.
A régi épületek az új biztonsági szabályzat bevezetése után is a korábbi előírások szerint maradhattak fenn.
Employees hired before 2010 are grandfathered into the pension plan.
Exemple pentru cursanți
They will grandfather old members into the new program.
A régi tagokat az új programba is a korábbi feltételekkel veszik át.
My phone plan was grandfathered, so I pay less.
A telefonos díjcsomagomat meghagyták a régi feltételekkel, ezért kevesebbet fizetek.
Old cars are grandfathered under the new rules.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners may confuse 'grandfather in' with 'grant permission', but it specifically means continuing under old rules.
Sens
Exempt from new regulations
Colocații
grandfather clause
|grandfathered rights
|grandfathered plan
Sinonime
exempt (General term for freeing from a rule, without the historical or regulatory context.)
Antonime
subject (To make someone follow a rule or law.)
Teme
law
|business
|regulations
Definiție
To let someone keep doing something under old rules when new rules start.
To allow an existing person, organization, or item to continue under old rules when new rules are introduced.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
grandfather
IPA
GB/ɡɹˈændfˌɑðɚ/
US/ɡɹˈændfˌɑðɚ/
Silabe și accent
grand - fath - er (3 silabe)
Stress on 1st syllable (grand)
Forme ale cuvântului
Noun
- Base: grandfather
- Plural: grandfathers
Verb
- Base: grandfather
- 3rd Person Singular: grandfathers
- Present Participle: grandfathering
- Past: grandfathered
Familie de cuvinte
Forms
grandfathers
noun
grandfathering
verb
grandfathered
verb
Core family
Related words
Advanced or less common
grandfatherly
adjective
Expresii
be grandfathered in
1/bˈi ɡɹˈændfˌɑðɚd ˈɪn/
fixed phrase
technical
Allowed to keep old rights
To be allowed to keep doing something the old way when new rules start.
Exemple
- Our contract was grandfathered in, so we pay less.
- Old users were grandfathered in to avoid losing features.
grandfather clause
1/ɡɹˈændfˌɑðɚ klˈɔz/
fixed phrase
technical
Provision keeping old rules for some
A rule that lets people or things keep old rights when new rules are made.
Exemple
- The new law includes a grandfather clause for existing businesses.
- They kept their license because of a grandfather clause.