thousand
gb/θˈaʊzənd/ us/θˈaʊzənd/
A2
Engleză
~ 4100
ezer, rengeteg, ezerszer
SUBSTANTIV
A2
1
ezer
A1
Tipar de utilizare:
[number] thousand
There were more than a thousand people at the concert.
Több mint ezer ember volt a koncerten.
The company donated a thousand books to the school.
A cég ezer könyvet adományozott az iskolának.
It costs about a thousand dollars to repair the roof.
He ran a thousand meters in under four minutes.
Exemple pentru cursanți
I have a thousand coins.
Ezer érmém van.
She wants to buy a car for a thousand dollars.
Ezer dollárért szeretne autót venni.
We saw a thousand birds in the park.
A thousand people live in this small town.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes confuse 'thousand' with 'thousands' when describing large, non-specific numbers. 'Thousands' means many thousands; 'a thousand' means exactly one thousand.
Sens
The number 1,000
Colocații
a thousand dollars
|several thousand people
|thousand years
|over a thousand
|thousand times
Sinonime
kilo (Used in metric measurements to mean one thousand units, often in technical contexts.)
Antonime
zero (Opposite in quantity; represents nothing instead of one thousand.)
Teme
mathematics
|daily life
|finance
|core_vocabulary
Definiție
The number that is one more than 999.
The cardinal number equal to ten hundreds, represented numerically as 1,000.
SUBSTANTIV
B1
2
Tipar de utilizare:
a thousand [things]
I have told you a thousand times to be careful.
Már ezerszer mondtam, hogy légy óvatos.
There are a thousand reasons why this plan will work.
Ezer oka van annak, hogy ez a terv működni fog.
A thousand thanks for your help today.
Exemple pentru cursanți
I have a thousand things to do today.
Ezer dolgom van ma.
He gave me a thousand reasons to stay.
Ezer okot adott, hogy maradjak.
She said thank you a thousand times.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners may take the expression literally when it is meant figuratively; context usually shows it means 'many'.
Sens
A large, indefinite number
Colocații
a thousand thanks
|a thousand excuses
|a thousand reasons
Sinonime
myriad (More formal and less common in everyday speech; means countless or extremely many.)
Antonime
few (Indicates a small number, opposite of a large or hyperbolic amount.)
Teme
daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Definiție
A way to say there are very many of something, not exactly one thousand.
A large but unspecified number, often used hyperbolically.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
thousand
IPA
GB/θˈaʊzənd/
US/θˈaʊzənd/
Silabe și accent
thou - sand (2 silabe)
Stress on 1st syllable (thou)
Forme ale cuvântului
Noun
- Base: thousand
- Plural: thousand, thousands
Familie de cuvinte
Forms
thousands
noun
Core family
thousandth
adjective
Related words
thousandfold
adjective
Expresii
a picture is worth a thousand words
1/ə pˈɪkt͡ʃɚ ˈɪz wˈɚθ ə θˈaʊzənd wˈɚdz/
idiom
An image can say more than words
A picture can show an idea or story better than words can.
Exemple
- The diagram explains it well—after all, a picture is worth a thousand words.
- Instead of describing the scene, she showed us a photo. A picture is worth a thousand words.
one in a thousand
1/wˈʌn ˈɪn ə θˈaʊzənd/
fixed phrase
Rare and exceptional person or thing
Someone or something that is very special and hard to find among many others.
Exemple
- She's truly one in a thousand—so talented and kind.
- Finding such an honest mechanic is like finding one in a thousand.
thanks a thousand
1/θˈæŋks ə θˈaʊzənd/
fixed phrase
informal
Strong thanks expressed with exaggeration
A way to say 'thank you very much' using the word 'thousand' for emphasis.
Exemple
- Thanks a thousand for helping me move yesterday!
- You saved me hours of work—thanks a thousand!