Английский

coin

gb/kˈɔɪn/ us/kˈɔɪn/
A1 Английский
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Существительное A1 entity
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Flat metal money piece

A small piece of metal used as money.

Модель употребления: [someone] has [a/an number] coin(s)
Частая ошибка:
Learners sometimes confuse 'coin' with 'currency' or 'money', using it to refer to all forms of money instead of just metal pieces.
Синонимы
currency (A general term for money, not limited to coins.) | money (Broad term including coins, paper bills, and other forms.)
Антонимы
banknote (Paper form of money, as opposed to coins.)
Коллокации
flip a coin |collect coins |insert a coin |loose change and coins
Темы
money |daily life |shopping |finance |daily_life |core_vocabulary
Примеры
  • She dropped a coin into the parking meter.
  • He collects rare coins from different countries.
  • I found a coin under the sofa.
Примеры для изучающих
  • I have one coin in my pocket.
  • The coin is silver and small.
  • She puts a coin in the machine.
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Invent a new term

To make a new word or phrase.

Модель употребления: to coin [a word/phrase]
Частая ошибка:
Learners may confuse 'coin' meaning 'to make money' with 'coin' meaning 'to invent a word'. Context is important.
Синонимы
create (General term for making something new, not specific to language.) | invent (General term for creating something original, not limited to words.)
Антонимы
borrow (To take an existing word or expression from another language or source.)
Коллокации
coin a phrase |first coined |newly coined
Темы
language |communication |education |core_vocabulary
Примеры
  • Shakespeare coined many words that we still use today.
  • The term 'blog' was coined in the late 1990s.
  • She coined a catchy slogan for the campaign.
Примеры для изучающих
  • He coined a new word for his story.
  • The writer coined many funny phrases.
  • They coined the term last year.
Существительное A2 entity
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Side of a coin

One side of a coin, with a picture or design.

Синонимы
face (Can refer to the front side of an object, including coins.)
Антонимы
reverse (The opposite side of the front (obverse) on a coin.)
Коллокации
heads side of the coin |tails side of the coin
Темы
money |finance |daily_life
Примеры
  • The heads side of the coin shows the queen's portrait.
  • The tails side has an image of a bird.
  • Each coin has two sides: heads and tails.
Примеры для изучающих
  • The coin has a head side.
  • I see the tail on the coin.
  • This coin has two sides.
Грамматика
Словарная форма
coin
IPA
GB/kˈɔɪn/
US/kˈɔɪn/
Слоги и ударение
coin (1 слог)
Stress on 1st syllable (coin)
Формы слова
Noun
  • Base: coin
  • Plural: coin, coins
Verb
  • Base: coin
  • 3rd Person Singular: coins
  • Present Participle: coining
  • Past: coined
Родственные слова
Forms
coins noun coining verb coined verb
Related words
coinage noun
Выражения

to coin a phrase

1
/tə kˈɔɪn ə fɹˈeɪz/
idiom

Invent or use expression humorously

To say or make a well-known phrase, sometimes as a joke about using it.

Примеры
  • He's living, to coin a phrase, 'on cloud nine'.
  • She was, to coin a phrase, 'over the moon' about her promotion.

two sides of the same coin

1
/tˈu sˈaɪdz əv ðə sˈeɪm kˈɔɪn/
idiom

Two aspects of one thing

Two different but related parts of one thing.

Примеры
  • Success and failure are two sides of the same coin.
  • Freedom and responsibility are two sides of the same coin.

flip a coin

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/flˈɪp ə kˈɔɪn/
fixed phrase

Toss a coin to decide

to throw a coin in the air and use the side it lands on to choose between two things

Примеры
  • We couldn't decide where to eat, so we flipped a coin.
  • If we can’t agree, let’s flip a coin.
  • If it's heads, we go to the park; if it's tails, we stay home.
  • They flipped a coin to see who would go first.
  • We flipped a coin and I lost.

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