queer
gb/kwˈɪɹ/ us/kwˈɪɹ/
B2
Engleză
~ 2900
queer, LMBTQ+, furcsa, elront, betesz, meghiúsít
B2
1
Tipar de utilizare:
[someone] is queer
She proudly identifies as queer.
Büszkén queernek vallja magát.
The festival celebrates queer artists from around the world.
A fesztivál a világ minden tájáról érkező queer művészeket ünnepli.
He has been active in queer rights movements for years.
Exemple pentru cursanți
My friend is queer.
A barátom queer.
They are part of the queer community.
A queer közösséghez tartoznak.
She says she is queer.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners may confuse 'queer' with older offensive usage; in modern contexts, it is often a positive self-description but can still be sensitive depending on speaker and audience.
Sens
relating to LGBTQ+ identity
Colocații
queer community
|queer identity
|queer culture
|queer rights
Sinonime
LGBTQ+ (Broad term for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and related identities; more inclusive but not used as a personal adjective in the same way.)
Antonime
straight (Refers to someone who is heterosexual and cisgender; opposite of queer in this identity sense.)
Teme
identity
|gender
|sexuality
|society
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Definiție
About a person who is not straight or whose gender is not only male or female.
Describes someone whose sexual orientation or gender identity is not heterosexual or cisgender.
B2
2
furcsa
A2
Tipar de utilizare:
a queer [thing/situation/feeling]
There was something queer about the way he spoke.
Volt valami furcsa abban, ahogyan beszélt.
I had a queer feeling that we were being watched.
Furcsa érzésem volt, hogy figyelnek minket.
Her behavior seemed queer to everyone at the party.
Exemple pentru cursanți
That is a queer story.
Ez egy furcsa történet.
I have a queer feeling about this.
Furcsa érzésem van ezzel kapcsolatban.
His clothes look queer.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners may unintentionally cause offense if using this meaning about people due to overlap with LGBTQ+ sense.
Sens
strange or unusual
Colocații
queer feeling
|queer look
|queer situation
Sinonime
odd (Very similar in meaning; more common in everyday speech.)
Antonime
normal (Typical or expected; opposite of strange or unusual.)
Teme
descriptions
|perception
|core_vocabulary
Definiție
Strange or different from what is normal.
Strange, odd, or unusual, often in a way that is noticeable or puzzling.
VERB
C1
INFORMAL
3
Tipar de utilizare:
queer [someone's] [plans/chances]
He queered my chances of getting the job by telling them I was unreliable.
Azzal, hogy azt mondta nekik, megbízhatatlan vagyok, elrontotta az esélyeimet arra, hogy megkapjam az állást.
The sudden rainstorm queered the outdoor event.
A hirtelen jött zivatar elrontotta a szabadtéri rendezvényt.
Don't queer the deal by asking for too much money.
Exemple pentru cursanți
He queered my plan.
Elrontotta a tervemet.
The storm queered our picnic.
A vihar elrontotta a piknikünket.
She queered his chance to win.
Sens
to spoil or ruin
Colocații
queer the deal
|queer someone's chances
Sinonime
spoil (More neutral and common term for ruining something.)
Antonime
help (To make it easier for something to succeed.)
Teme
problems
|conflict
|core_vocabulary
|daily_life
Definiție
To make something fail or stop from happening as planned.
To spoil, ruin, or put an end to someone's plans or chances.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
queer
IPA
GB/kwˈɪɹ/
US/kwˈɪɹ/
Silabe și accent
queer (1 silabă)
Stress on 1st syllable (queer)
Forme ale cuvântului
Adjective
- Base: queer
- Comparative: queerer
- Superlative: queerest
Verb
- Base: queer
- 3rd Person Singular: queers
- Present Participle: queering
- Past: queered
Familie de cuvinte
Forms
queers
verb
queering
verb
queered
verb
queerer
adjective
queerest
adjective
Core family
queerness
noun
Related words
queerly
adverb
genderqueer
adjective
Advanced or less common
queerphobia
noun
queerphobic
adjective
Expresii
queer the pitch
1/kwˈɪɹ ðə pˈɪt͡ʃ/
idiom
informal
spoil someone's chances of success
To make it hard for someone to get what they want by creating problems.
Exemple
- His negative comments really queered the pitch for her presentation.
- Arriving late queered the pitch for the team's chances.