pix
gb/pˈɪks/ us/pˈɪks/
B1
Engleză
~ 9400
kép, fotó, manó, tündér
SUBSTANTIV
B1
INFORMAL
1
Tipar de utilizare:
take pix of [something]
She posted some vacation pix on her Instagram story.
Kirakott néhány nyaralós képet az Instagram-sztorijába.
Can you send me the wedding pix when you have time?
El tudod küldeni az esküvői képeket, amikor lesz időd?
He took a few quick pix of the sunset with his phone.
The website has lots of behind-the-scenes pix of the cast.
I lost all my old family pix when my hard drive crashed.
Exemple pentru cursanți
I took many pix on my trip.
Sok képet készítettem az utamon.
Please send me the party pix.
Kérlek, küldd el a bulis képeket.
She put her cat pix on the internet.
He likes to share food pix with his friends.
I keep my old pix on my phone.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners may confuse "pix" with "pics" or think it is a different word. In practice, "pix" and "pics" are both informal spellings of "pictures" and have the same meaning, but "pics" is more common. Some learners also confuse "pix" with "pixel" or "px" (a unit in digital images), which are different technical terms.
Sens
informal word for pictures/photos
Colocații
take pix
|post pix online
|share pix
|upload pix
|vacation pix
|baby pix
Sinonime
photos (Standard and very common; not as informal or playful as "pix".)
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pictures (General, neutral word for images; longer and less slangy than "pix".)
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pics (Very close in meaning; "pics" is slightly more common than "pix".)
Teme
daily life
|media
|technology
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Definiție
A short, friendly way to say pictures or photos, often used online or in text messages.
Informal abbreviation for pictures or photographs, especially in digital or online contexts.
SUBSTANTIV
C1
LITERARY
2
Tipar de utilizare:
stories about [pix]
In the old tales, the woods were full of laughing pix.
A régi mesékben az erdők tele voltak nevető manókkal.
The children drew pictures of the tiny pix that lived at the bottom of the garden.
A gyerekek képeket rajzoltak az apró manókról, akik a kert végében laktak.
She wrote a fantasy novel about a village of rebellious pix.
The game lets you collect different kinds of forest pix as helpers.
Legends say the pix play tricks on travelers who lose their way.
Exemple pentru cursanți
The story talks about small pix in the forest.
A történet kis manókról szól az erdőben.
In this game, you can see many magic pix.
Ebben a játékban sok varázslatos manót láthatsz.
Some pix are kind, but some like to play tricks.
A group of pix help the girl in the book.
He believes little pix live in the garden.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners may not realize that "pix" here is just a less common plural of "pixie" and may confuse it with the informal word for "pictures". Context usually makes the meaning clear: if the text is about fantasy creatures, "pix" means magical beings, not photos.
Sens
plural of pixie (fantasy beings)
Colocații
mischievous pix
|forest pix
|tiny pix
|winged pix
|friendly pix
Sinonime
fairies (A broader, more common term; not all fairies are pixies, but in many stories the ideas overlap.)
Teme
fantasy
|mythology
|literature
|arts_entertainment
Definiție
A less common plural of "pixie", meaning small magic people in stories, like fairies.
An alternative plural form of "pixie": small, often mischievous, magical creatures in folklore and fantasy stories.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
pix
IPA
GB/pˈɪks/
US/pˈɪks/
Silabe și accent
pix (1 silabă)
Stress on 1st syllable (pix)
Forme ale cuvântului
Noun
- Base: pix
- Plural: pixes
Familie de cuvinte
Expresii
post pix online
1/pˈoʊst pˈɪks ˈɔnlˌaɪn/
fixed phrase
informal
upload photos to the internet
To put your photos on a website or social media site so other people can see them.
Exemple
- He usually post pix online after every trip.
- Please don’t post pix online without asking everyone first.
share pix
1/ʃˈɛɹ pˈɪks/
fixed phrase
informal
show or send photos to others
To show or send your photos to other people, for example by message or online.
Exemple
- She made a group chat to share pix from the concert.
- I’ll share pix with you when I get home and have Wi‑Fi.
take pix of
1/tˈeɪk pˈɪks əv/
fixed phrase
informal
photograph someone or something
To use a camera or phone to make photos of someone or something.
Exemple
- We stopped to take pix of the city skyline.
- She loves to take pix of her dog every morning.