strand
gb/stɹˈænd/ us/stɹˈænd/
B1
Engleză
~ 8600
reked, ragad, rekeszt, szál, elem, vonulat, megfeneklik, partra vetődik, szárazra kerül, part, föveny, partszakasz, nukleinsavlánc
VERB
B1
1
Tipar de utilizare:
to strand [someone/something] [somewhere]
The airline strike stranded thousands of passengers overnight.
A légitársasági sztrájk miatt utasok ezrei rekedtek éjszakára a repülőtereken.
Floodwaters stranded residents on their rooftops for two days.
Az áradás miatt a lakók két napig a háztetőkön rekedtek.
A broken axle stranded us in the middle of the desert.
The power cut stranded commuters on trains just outside the city.
Tourists were stranded abroad when the travel company collapsed.
Exemple pentru cursanți
The snowstorm stranded many drivers on the highway.
A hóvihar miatt sok autós rekedt az autópályán.
The bus broke down and stranded us far from town.
A busz lerobbant, és a várostól távol ragadtunk.
The tour company went bust and stranded the tourists in Spain.
Heavy rain stranded some students at the school.
The boat engine failed and stranded them on the lake.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes say *"I stranded at the station"* instead of the correct passive form *"I was stranded at the station"*. Many situations use the adjective-like form *be stranded* rather than the active verb *strand*.
Sens
leave someone unable to depart
Colocații
stranded passengers
|stranded at the airport
|leave [someone] stranded
|get stranded
|stranded motorists
|stranded abroad
Sinonime
maroon (Often used for being left in a remote or isolated place, sometimes with a dramatic or literary tone.)
|
leave behind (Broader and more general; does not always mean the person cannot leave, just that they were not taken along.)
Antonime
rescue (Focuses on saving and helping someone leave a dangerous or difficult place, the opposite result of stranding them.)
Teme
travel
|emergencies
|daily_life
|communication
Definiție
to leave someone or something in a place so they cannot easily go away, usually because they have no transport or help
To leave a person, group, or vehicle in a place without the money, transport, or help they need to go somewhere else.
B1
2
szál
A2
Tipar de utilizare:
a strand of [hair/thread/wire]
She brushed a loose strand of hair away from her face.
Félresöpört az arcából egy kósza hajszálat.
Several strands of wire were hanging out of the broken plug.
Több drótszál lógott ki a sérült csatlakozódugóból.
The rope is made from many tightly twisted strands.
He found a gray strand among his dark hair.
Tiny strands of cotton stuck to the tape.
Exemple pentru cursanți
There was a long strand of hair on the table.
Egy hosszú hajszál volt az asztalon.
He pulled a few strands of grass from the ground.
Kihúzott néhány fűszálat a földből.
I cut off a loose strand from my sweater.
Strands of wire came out of the old cable.
She has a white strand in her black hair.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes confuse *strand* with *string*. *Strand* is usually one thin part of something (hair, rope, wire), while *string* is a narrow piece of material used for tying things.
Sens
single thin piece of something
Colocații
a strand of hair
|loose strand
|a few strands
|strands of wire
|single strand
|stray strands
Sinonime
filament (More technical and often used in scientific or technical contexts, for example in biology or electronics.)
Teme
appearance
|objects
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Definiție
one long, thin piece of hair, thread, wire, rope, or something similar
A single long, thin length of hair, thread, wire, rope, or similar material.
SUBSTANTIV
B2
3
Tipar de utilizare:
a strand of [thought/argument/policy]
The report identifies three main strands of the government’s new policy.
A jelentés a kormány új politikájának három fő elemét azonosítja.
There is a strong environmental strand in her political thinking.
Politikai gondolkodásában erős a környezetvédelmi vonulat.
The documentary weaves together several strands of the singer’s life.
The course covers different strands of modern economic theory.
We need to bring these separate strands of the discussion together.
Exemple pentru cursanți
The book has many different strands of story.
A könyvnek sok különböző történetszála van.
One strand of the plan is about education.
A terv egyik eleme az oktatással foglalkozik.
There is a clear moral strand in the movie.
The teacher explained each strand of the argument.
We studied three main strands of the subject.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners may overuse more general words like *part* or *aspect* and not recognize that *strand* is often used in academic or formal text to describe one line in a complex idea or plan.
Sens
one element of a larger whole
Colocații
different strands
|a strand of the argument
|various strands of research
|the main strands of the story
|political strands
|a separate strand
Sinonime
aspect (Very close in meaning; *aspect* is more general and common in formal writing, while *strand* suggests one of several lines or threads in something complex.)
|
thread (Often used metaphorically in a similar way, but can sound slightly more informal or literary.)
Antonime
whole (Refers to the complete thing, not just one part or strand of it.)
Teme
thinking
|communication
|education
|core_vocabulary
Definiție
one part of a bigger idea, story, plan, or subject
One of several related parts or elements that together form an idea, story, plan, argument, or subject.
VERB
B2
4
Tipar de utilizare:
to strand [a boat/whale] [on something]
Several whales were stranded on the beach after the storm.
A vihar után több bálna vetődött partra.
The fishing boat was stranded on a sandbank when the tide went out.
A halászhajó egy homokpadon feneklett meg, amikor visszahúzódott a víz.
Volunteers worked through the night to save the stranded dolphin.
Dozens of jellyfish were stranded along the shoreline at low tide.
The ferry was stranded on the reef until rescue boats arrived.
Exemple pentru cursanți
A big whale was stranded on the beach.
Egy nagy bálna vetődött partra.
The boat was stranded when the water went down.
A hajó szárazra került, amikor leapadt a víz.
People tried to help the stranded dolphins.
Many fish were stranded in small pools after the tide went out.
The ship was stranded on the rocks.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes do not realize this sense is usually used for boats, sea animals, or objects in water, not for people stuck in normal places like airports or cities.
Sens
run aground or be beached
Colocații
stranded whale
|whales stranded on the beach
|ships stranded in shallow water
|vessels stranded on sandbanks
|stranded on a reef
Sinonime
run aground (Commonly used for ships and boats when they hit the bottom and cannot move; does not usually apply to animals.)
Antonime
refloat (Describes getting a stranded boat or animal back into deep enough water so it can move again.)
Teme
nature
|transport
|transportation
Definiție
for a ship, sea animal, or something in water to get stuck on the land or in very shallow water and not be able to move
For a boat, sea animal, or object carried by water: to become stuck on land or in shallow water and be left there as the water goes away.
SUBSTANTIV
C1
LITERARY
5
Tipar de utilizare:
walk along the strand
They walked hand in hand along the empty strand at dusk.
Végigsétáltak kéz a kézben az üres fövenyen alkonyatkor.
Waves crashed against the dark rocks that lined the narrow strand.
A hullámok a keskeny partszakaszt szegélyező sötét szikláknak csapódtak.
A small village stood back from the wide Atlantic strand.
The poem opens with an image of children playing on the strand.
Seaweed lay in thick lines along the strand after the storm.
Exemple pentru cursanți
The house is close to a long strand.
A ház egy hosszú partszakasz közelében van.
They sat on the strand and watched the sea.
Leültek a partra, és nézték a tengert.
The story starts on a cold, empty strand.
A small path goes from the town to the strand.
There is a quiet strand near the village.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners may try to use *strand* instead of *beach* in everyday modern English. In most situations, *beach* is the natural choice; *strand* sounds literary or regional.
Sens
beach or shore (literary)
Colocații
the windswept strand
|golden strand
|lonely strand
|walk the strand
|along the strand
Sinonime
beach (The normal everyday word; *strand* is more literary or regional and less common in modern conversation.)
Antonime
inland (Describes areas away from the sea or coast, the opposite of being on the shore.)
Teme
geography
|travel
|nature
|core_vocabulary
Definiție
a beach or shore next to the sea, a lake, or a river, used mainly in literature or in some regional English
A stretch of sandy or pebbly shoreline beside the sea, a lake, or a river, especially in literary or regional use.
SUBSTANTIV
B2
TECHNICAL
6
szál
C1
Tipar de utilizare:
a strand of DNA
The virus contains a single strand of RNA inside its protein shell.
A vírus fehérjeburkában egyetlen RNS-szál található.
Human DNA is made of two complementary strands twisted into a double helix.
Az emberi DNS két komplementer szálból áll, amelyek kettős hélixbe csavarodnak.
The researchers compared one strand of the DNA with its matching partner.
Damage to a strand of DNA can lead to mutations.
Each strand carries a specific sequence of genetic information.
Exemple pentru cursanți
A DNA molecule has two strands.
Egy DNS-molekulának két szála van.
This virus has only one strand of RNA.
Ennek a vírusnak csak egy RNS-szála van.
They studied the base pairs on each strand of DNA.
When a strand is broken, the cell must repair it.
Each strand holds genetic information.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners may not realize *strand* in biology is a technical word for a long chain of nucleotides, and may confuse it with more general words like *piece* or *part*.
Sens
single DNA or RNA chain
Colocații
DNA strand
|single strand
|double-stranded DNA
|complementary strand
|RNA strand
Sinonime
chain (Used in biology to describe a long line of linked units such as nucleotides; less specific than *strand* in genetic contexts.)
Teme
science
|biology
|education
Definiție
one long chain inside DNA or RNA that, together with another chain in some cases, makes the full molecule
A single long chain of nucleotides that forms part of a DNA or RNA molecule.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
strand
IPA
GB/stɹˈænd/
US/stɹˈænd/
Silabe și accent
strand (1 silabă)
Stress on 1st syllable (strand)
Forme ale cuvântului
Noun
- Base: strand
- Plural: strands
Verb
- Base: strand
- 3rd Person Singular: strands
- Present Participle: stranding
- Past: stranded
Familie de cuvinte
Forms
strands
noun
stranding
verb
stranded
verb
Expresii
be stranded
1/bˈi stɹˈændɪd/
fixed phrase
be stuck without transport or help
to be in a place and not able to leave because you have no transport, money, or help
Exemple
- Hundreds of tourists were stranded at the airport after the flights were cancelled.
- We were stranded in the city overnight when our car broke down.
- Many commuters were stranded when the subway system suddenly shut down.
leave someone stranded
1/lˈiv sˈʌmwˌʌn stɹˈændɪd/
fixed phrase
cause someone to be stranded
to make a person or group stranded by not helping them leave a place
Exemple
- The sudden storm left hundreds of drivers stranded on the motorway.
- The company’s collapse left many holidaymakers stranded overseas with no way to get home.
- Cancelling the last train left late workers stranded in the city.