sand
gb/sˈænd/ us/sˈænd/
A1
Engleză
~ 2500
Sensuri
0 sensuri
Substantiv
A1
entity
1
loose grains from rocks
Very small loose pieces of rock, often found on a beach or in the desert.
Tipar de utilizare:
[sand] covers [a place]
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes confuse 'sand' with 'soil' or 'dirt', but sand refers specifically to tiny grains of rock, not general ground material.
Sinonime
grit (Refers to small loose particles, but often smaller or rougher than sand.)
Antonime
rock (Rock is solid and large, the opposite of sand’s loose, tiny grains.)
Colocații
grain of sand
|desert sand
|wet sand
|sand dunes
|white sand
Teme
nature
|geography
|construction
|core_vocabulary
Exemple
- The children built a castle out of sand.
- The beach was covered with soft white sand.
- Wind blew the sand into my eyes.
- Sand can get very hot under the sun.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- I see sand on the beach.
- The sand is warm.
- We play in the sand.
- Sand is on my shoes.
Verb
B1
action
2
smooth with abrasive
To make something smooth by rubbing it with special paper or another rough thing.
Tipar de utilizare:
to sand [something]
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes confuse 'sand' as a verb with spreading actual sand; here it means smoothing with abrasive material.
Sinonime
polish (Polish can also mean to make smooth and shiny, but often involves finer finishing than sanding.)
Antonime
scratch (Scratching makes a surface rougher instead of smoother.)
Colocații
sand the wood
|sand down
|sand smooth
Teme
crafts
|construction
|work
|daily_life
Exemple
- You need to sand the table before painting it.
- He spent the afternoon sanding the floorboards.
- Sand the edges until they are smooth.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- I will sand the chair.
- He sands the wood.
- We sand the door before we paint it.
Substantiv
C1
property
3
courage or grit
The ability to keep going when things are hard.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners may not know this figurative meaning and think it refers only to beach sand.
Sinonime
grit (Very close in meaning but slightly more common in modern use for determination.)
Antonime
cowardice (Lack of courage or determination.)
Colocații
show sand
|have the sand to
Teme
emotions
|personality
|core_vocabulary
Exemple
- She showed real sand during the crisis.
- It takes sand to stand up to them.
- He doesn't have the sand to finish the job.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- She has much sand.
- It takes sand to win.
- He shows sand in hard times.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
sand
IPA
GB/sˈænd/
US/sˈænd/
Silabe și accent
sand (1 silabă)
Stress on 1st syllable (sand)
Forme ale cuvântului
Noun
- Base: sand
- Plural: sand
Verb
- Base: sand
- 3rd Person Singular: sands
- Present Participle: sanding
- Past: sanded
Familie de cuvinte
Expresii
draw a line in the sand
1/dɹˈɔ ə lˈaɪn ˈɪn ðə sˈænd/
idiom
set a firm boundary
To say clearly that you will not allow something to happen beyond a certain point.
Exemple
- The company drew a line in the sand over safety standards.
- Parents need to draw a line in the sand when it comes to bedtime.
shift sands
1/ʃˈɪft sˈændz/
idiom
literary
changing and unstable situation
When things change often and you cannot be sure what will happen.
Exemple
- Politics is like shifting sands—nothing stays the same for long.
- We had to adapt our plans to the shifting sands of the market.
bury your head in the sand
1/bˈɛɹi jˈʊɹ hˈɛd ˈɪn ðə sˈænd/
idiom
Avoid facing a problem
To ignore a problem and hope it will go away instead of dealing with it.
Exemple
- He just buries his head in the sand instead of dealing with his debts.
- You can't just bury your head in the sand when it comes to your debts.
- Stop burying your head in the sand and talk to her about it.
- She tends to bury her head in the sand whenever there is conflict at work.