sewer
gb/sˈuɚ/ us/sˈuɚ/
B2
Engleză
~ 8600
csatorna, szennyvízcsatorna, varró, szabó, varrónő, pöcegödör, fertő, posvány, csatornáz, szennyvízcsatornával ellát
SUBSTANTIV
B2
1
csatorna
A2
The city is investing millions to repair its aging sewer system.
A város milliókat költ elöregedett csatornahálózatának javítására.
Heavy rain overwhelmed the storm sewer and flooded the streets.
A heves esőzés túlterhelte az esővíz-elvezető csatornát, az utcákat pedig elöntötte a víz.
Workers had to dig up the road to replace a broken sewer line.
A strong smell was coming from the sewer near the corner.
New regulations require factories to treat their waste before it enters the sewer.
Exemple pentru cursanți
Dirty water from the house goes into the sewer.
A házból a szennyvíz a csatornába kerül.
They are fixing the old sewer under our street.
Az utcánk alatt a régi csatornát javítják.
The city built a new sewer to stop the flooding.
The smell from the sewer was very strong.
Rainwater goes into the sewer under the road.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes confuse "sewer" with "sewage." "Sewer" is the pipe or tunnel, while "sewage" is the dirty water and waste that flows through it.
Sens
Underground pipe carrying waste water
Colocații
sewer system
|storm sewer
|sanitary sewer
|sewer line
|sewer pipe
|sewer network
Sinonime
drain (Often refers to a surface opening or pipe for removing water, especially rainwater, and can be less specific about carrying sewage.)
Teme
infrastructure
|environment
|engineering
|housing
|daily_life
Definiție
An underground pipe that takes dirty water and waste away from homes and streets.
An underground pipe or channel that carries waste water, sewage, and sometimes rainwater away from houses, buildings, and streets.
SUBSTANTIV
B2
2
She’s an excellent sewer and makes most of her own clothes.
Remekül varr, és a ruhái nagy részét maga készíti.
The costume shop is looking for an experienced sewer to help before the holiday season.
A jelmezműhely tapasztalt varrót keres, aki segíteni tud az ünnepi szezon előtt.
As a beginner sewer, he practices on old sheets and towels.
The pattern is simple enough for a home sewer to follow.
A careful sewer will always press the seams as they go.
Exemple pentru cursanți
My mother is a very good sewer.
Anyám nagyon jól varr.
The dress was made by a local sewer.
A ruhát egy helyi szabó készítette.
I want to become a better sewer.
The company hired a new sewer for the factory.
As a sewer, she makes clothes for her friends.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners often confuse the two nouns "sewer" /ˈsuːər/ (person who sews) and "sewer" /ˈsuːər/ (pipe for waste). Context is the only way to tell them apart in writing. In speaking, learners may also confuse "sewer" (person) with the verb "sew" /soʊ/.
Sens
Person who sews clothes or fabric
Colocații
skilled sewer
|experienced sewer
|a careful sewer
|a sewer of dresses
|a beginner sewer
Sinonime
seamstress (Usually refers to a woman who sews clothes professionally; "sewer" is gender‑neutral and can be professional or hobbyist.)
Teme
work
|crafts
|fashion
|clothing
Definiție
A person who makes or fixes clothes or other things by sewing.
A person who sews, especially someone who makes, repairs, or alters clothing or other items made of fabric.
SUBSTANTIV
B2
INFORMAL
3
Many people call the comment section a sewer of hate and misinformation.
Sokan a kommentszekciót a gyűlölet és a félretájékoztatás pöcegödrének nevezik.
Without proper regulation, politics can turn into a sewer of corruption.
Megfelelő szabályozás nélkül a politika a korrupció posványává válhat.
The river has become a sewer for industrial waste.
He left the company, saying it was a moral sewer where anything could be bought.
Some social media sites are a sewer of personal attacks and lies.
Exemple pentru cursanți
They say the internet can be a sewer of hate.
Azt mondják, az internet a gyűlölet pöcegödre is lehet.
He thinks the city is a sewer of crime and drugs.
Szerinte a város a bűnözés és a drogok fertője.
The newspaper called the government a sewer of corruption.
She left the job because it felt like a moral sewer.
That bar is a sewer full of fights and drugs.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners may not realize this use is figurative and very negative. It is used mainly to criticize places or systems, not to describe small everyday messes (for those, words like "mess" or "dump" are more natural).
Sens
Very dirty or morally rotten place
Colocații
a sewer of corruption
|a moral sewer
|the city is a sewer
|online sewer
|political sewer
Sinonime
cesspool (Strongly negative word often used figuratively for a place full of corruption or dirty behavior; a bit more formal or vivid than "sewer.")
Antonime
paradise (Describes a place that is perfectly pleasant and happy, which contrasts with a "sewer" as extremely unpleasant or corrupt.)
Teme
emotions
|society
|evaluation
|core_vocabulary
Definiție
A place or situation that is very dirty or full of bad and wrong behavior.
A place, situation, or environment that is extremely dirty, unpleasant, or full of moral corruption and bad behavior.
VERB
C1
TECHNICAL
4
Tipar de utilizare:
to sewer [a place]
The city plans to sewer the remaining rural neighborhoods within ten years.
A város azt tervezi, hogy tíz éven belül a még csatornázatlan külterületi városrészekben is kiépíti a csatornahálózatot.
New housing projects must be fully sewered before residents can move in.
Az új lakóparkoknak teljesen csatornázottnak kell lenniük, mielőtt a lakók beköltözhetnek.
Many villages in the region are still not sewered and rely on septic tanks.
The report recommends sewering the industrial zone to prevent groundwater contamination.
Exemple pentru cursanți
The government wants to sewer all villages in the area.
A kormány csatornázni akarja a térség összes faluját.
They will sewer the new housing project next year.
Jövőre csatornázzák az új lakóparkot.
Some small towns are not fully sewered yet.
Engineers are working to sewer the island.
It is expensive to sewer every house in the valley.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners almost never use "sewer" as a verb and instead use phrases like "build sewers" or "install sewers," which are more common in everyday English. The verb is mainly used in technical or official writing.
Sens
Provide an area with sewers
Colocații
properly sewered
|fully sewered
|to sewer a town
|to sewer the development
|unsewered areas
Sinonime
drain ("Drain" is more general and common; it can mean removing liquid in many ways, not only by building sewer pipes.)
Teme
engineering
|infrastructure
|environment
|housing
|work
Definiție
To build or put sewers in a place so that dirty water can go away safely.
To equip or provide an area, especially a town or district, with sewers for carrying away waste water and sewage.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
sewer
IPA
GB/sˈuɚ/
US/sˈuɚ/
Silabe și accent
sew - er (2 silabe)
Stress on 1st syllable (sew)
Forme ale cuvântului
Noun
- Base: sewer
- Plural: sewers
Familie de cuvinte
Expresii
sanitary sewer
1/sˈænɪtˌɛɹi sˈuɚ/
fixed phrase
technical
Sewer for household and industrial waste water
A sewer that carries dirty water and waste from homes and buildings, but not rainwater.
Exemple
- All houses in the neighborhood are now connected to the sanitary sewer.
- The city is upgrading its sanitary sewer to prevent leaks into the river.
sanitary sewer
1/sˈænɪtˌɛɹi sˈuɚ/
fixed phrase
technical
sewage pipe system
a pipe system that carries dirty water to treatment
Exemple
- The basement flooded when the sanitary sewer backed up.
- New houses must connect to the sanitary sewer line.
sewer line
1/sˈuɚ lˈaɪn/
fixed phrase
Section of pipe in a sewer system
A pipe in the ground that is part of the sewer system and carries dirty water from one place to another.
Exemple
- Tree roots had broken the sewer line leading from the house to the street.
- They had to dig up the yard to replace the old sewer line.
sewer rat
1/sˈuɚ ɹˈæt/
idiom
informal
Very dirty or nasty person (insult)
An insulting word for a person who is seen as very dirty, bad, or low in character.
Exemple
- He called the corrupt officials "sewer rats" for stealing from the poor.
- The movie’s villain is a real sewer rat who betrays everyone around him.
sewer system
1/sˈuɚ sˈɪstəm/
fixed phrase
Network of sewers in an area
All the sewers and pipes in a place that take away dirty water and waste.
Exemple
- The city’s sewer system is over a hundred years old and needs major repairs.
- An effective sewer system is essential to protect public health.
storm sewer
1/stˈɔɹm sˈuɚ/
fixed phrase
technical
Sewer for carrying rainwater away
A special sewer that takes rainwater from streets and roads away from the area.
Exemple
- Leaves blocked the storm sewer and caused the street to flood.
- New regulations require separate storm sewers and sanitary sewers in new developments.