sheet
gb/ʃˈit/ us/ʃˈit/
A1
Engleză
~ 1500
lepedő, lap, lemez, réteg, függöny, sott
SUBSTANTIV
A1
1
lepedő
A2
Tipar de utilizare:
a [adjective] sheet
I put clean sheets on the bed this morning.
Ma reggel tiszta lepedőt húztam az ágyra.
She folded the fitted sheet and placed it in the closet.
Összehajtotta a gumis lepedőt, és betette a szekrénybe.
The hotel provides fresh sheets every day.
Exemple pentru cursanți
I washed the bed sheet.
Kimostam a lepedőt.
The sheet is white.
A lepedő fehér.
We need new sheets for the bed.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes confuse 'sheet' with 'blanket', but a sheet is thinner and used directly on the mattress or under the blanket.
Sens
large cloth for a bed
Colocații
bed sheet
|clean sheet
|fitted sheet
|flat sheet
Sinonime
bedsheet (More specific term for a sheet used on a bed; less common in everyday speech.)
Antonime
blanket (A covering for warmth, usually thicker than a sheet.)
Teme
daily life
|home
|daily_life
|housing
|core_vocabulary
Definiție
A big piece of cloth that covers a bed or goes under you when you sleep.
A large rectangular piece of fabric used to cover a mattress or to lie under when sleeping.
SUBSTANTIV
A2
2
Tipar de utilizare:
a sheet of [material]
He wrote his notes on a sheet of paper.
Egy papírlapra írta a jegyzeteit.
The carpenter cut a sheet of plywood for the table.
Az asztalos méretre vágott egy rétegelt lemezt az asztalhoz.
The cookies were baked on a sheet of metal.
Exemple pentru cursanți
Please give me a sheet of paper.
Kérlek, adj egy papírlapot.
The roof is made from sheets of metal.
A tető fémlemezekből készült.
I bought three sheets of glass.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners may confuse 'sheet' with 'page'. A 'page' is part of a book or document, while 'sheet' can refer to any single flat piece, often outside a bound book.
Sens
thin flat piece of material
Colocații
sheet of paper
|sheet of metal
|sheet of glass
Sinonime
slab (Usually refers to a thicker and heavier piece of material.)
Antonime
block (A solid, thick piece rather than thin and flat.)
Teme
materials
|daily life
|daily_life
|work
|core_vocabulary
Definiție
A thin, flat piece of something like paper or metal.
A thin, flat piece of material such as paper, metal, glass, or plastic.
SUBSTANTIV
B1
3
Tipar de utilizare:
a sheet of [substance]
The road was covered by a sheet of ice.
Az utat vékony jégréteg borította.
A sheet of rain fell across the valley.
Esőfüggöny zúdult a völgyre.
They wrapped the furniture in sheets of plastic.
Exemple pentru cursanți
The lake has a sheet of ice.
A tavat jégréteg borítja.
There is a sheet of water on the floor.
Vékony vízréteg van a padlón.
We put a sheet of paper over the table.
Sens
wide layer covering a surface
Colocații
sheet of ice
|sheet of rain
|sheet of plastic
Sinonime
layer (General term; not necessarily wide or continuous like 'sheet'.)
Antonime
gap (An absence or opening instead of a covering layer.)
Teme
nature
|weather
|science
Definiție
A big, thin layer of something that covers an area.
A large, thin, and usually continuous layer of a substance spread over an area.
SUBSTANTIV
C1
TECHNICAL
4
sott
C2
He pulled on the mainsail sheet to catch more wind.
Meghúzta a nagyvitorla sottját, hogy a vitorla több szelet fogjon.
The sailor eased the jib sheet slightly.
A vitorlázó kissé engedett a fokksotton.
Without the sheets, you can't control the sails.
Exemple pentru cursanți
He pulled the sheet to move the sail.
Meghúzta a sottot, hogy állítson a vitorlán.
The boat has many sheets.
A hajón sok sott van.
They use sheets to control sails.
Sens
rope controlling a sail on boat
Colocații
loosen the sheet
|tighten the sheet
Sinonime
line (General nautical term for rope; 'sheet' is specific to controlling sails.)
Teme
nautical
|travel
|transportation
Definiție
A rope on a boat that moves the sail.
A rope or line used to control the angle and position of a sail on a boat.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
sheet
IPA
GB/ʃˈit/
US/ʃˈit/
Silabe și accent
sheet (1 silabă)
Stress on 1st syllable (sheet)
Forme ale cuvântului
Noun
- Base: sheet
- Plural: sheets
Familie de cuvinte
Forms
sheets
noun
Related words
Advanced or less common
sheeting
noun
Expresii
clean sheet
1/klˈin ʃˈit/
fixed phrase
record with no mistakes/goals conceded
When someone has no mistakes or no goals scored against them in a game or activity.
Exemple
- The goalkeeper kept a clean sheet during the match.
- He started his new job with a clean sheet.
three sheets to the wind
1/θɹˈi ʃˈits tə ðə wˈɪnd/
idiom
informal
very drunk and unsteady
To be very drunk and not able to walk or think well.
Exemple
- By midnight he was three sheets to the wind.
- She stumbled home three sheets to the wind after the party.
sheet lightning
1/ʃˈit lˈaɪtnɪŋ/
fixed phrase
lightning lighting sky without bolts visible
Lightning that lights up clouds or sky but you cannot see the bolt hit the ground.
Exemple
- We saw sheet lightning in the distance.
- Sheet lightning lit up the horizon.
sheet lightning
2/ʃˈit lˈaɪtnɪŋ/
fixed phrase
technical
lightning lighting up the sky
Lightning that makes the whole sky light up, but you do not see one clear line of lightning.
Exemple
- From the city we could see only sheet lightning behind the clouds.
- Sheet lightning flickered across the horizon all evening.