ingrate
gb/ɪŋɡɹˌeɪt/ us/ɪŋɡɹˌeɪt/
C1
Engleză
hálátlan
SUBSTANTIV
C1
FORMAL
1
hálátlan
B2
Tipar de utilizare:
call [someone] an ingrate
After everything she did for him, he called her an ingrate for expecting a simple thank-you.
Mindazok után, amit érte tett, hálátlannak nevezte, amiért elvárt egy egyszerű köszönömöt.
I felt like an ingrate complaining about the gift when I knew how much thought she put into it.
Hálátlannak éreztem magam, amiért panaszkodtam az ajándékra, amikor tudtam, mennyi figyelmet fordított rá.
They dismissed the critic as an ingrate who never acknowledged the support he’d been given.
Exemple pentru cursanți
He is an ingrate and never says thank you.
Hálátlan, és soha nem mond köszönetet.
Don’t call her an ingrate; she is just shy.
Ne nevezd hálátlannak; csak félénk.
Greșeală frecventă:
Often confused with words like ingratiate (to try to gain favor) because they look similar; ingrate is a noun meaning an ungrateful person.
Sens
an ungrateful person
Colocații
an ungrateful ingrate
|a selfish ingrate
|a spoiled ingrate
|a miserable ingrate
|call someone an ingrate
|treat someone like an ingrate
|brand someone an ingrate
|you ingrate!
|the ingrate's response
Sinonime
ungrateful person (More neutral and descriptive; less insulting than ingrate.)
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thankless person (Emphasizes failing to show thanks, often without the harsh insult of ingrate.)
Antonime
grateful person (Someone who appreciates and expresses thanks for kindness or help.)
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appreciator (Someone who recognizes and values what they receive.)
Teme
emotions
|social_relations
|behavior
Definiție
a person who is not thankful for help or kindness
A person who does not appreciate help, kindness, or benefits they have received, and may even respond with indifference or hostility.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
ingrate
IPA
GB/ɪŋɡɹˌeɪt/
US/ɪŋɡɹˌeɪt/
Silabe și accent
in - grate (2 silabe)
Forme ale cuvântului
Noun
- Base: ingrate
- Plural: ingrates
Familie de cuvinte
Forms
ingrates
noun
Negative and opposite forms
ungrateful
adjective B1
ingratitude
noun C1
Related words
gratefully
adverb B1
ungratefully
adverb
Expresii
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