churn
gb/t͡ʃˈɚn/ us/t͡ʃˈɚn/
B1
Engelska
felkavar, kavarog, kavarog a gyomra, felfordul a gyomra, köpül, vajköpülő, kavargás, nyüzsgés, feltúr, lemorzsolódik, ügyfeleket veszít, lemorzsolódási arány, lemorzsolódás, túlzott kereskedést folytat, túlforgat
VERB
B2
1
Användningsmönster:
[something] churns; churn [something]
The storm churned the sea into white foam.
A vihar fehér habbá korbácsolta a tengert.
The mixer churned the batter until it was smooth.
A mixer simára keverte a masszát.
Wheels churned the puddles into muddy water.
Exempel för inlärare
The water churned under the boat.
A víz kavargott a csónak alatt.
The machine churned the mixture.
A gép kavarta a keveréket.
Vanligt misstag:
Learners may confuse this with 'turn' (rotate once) rather than continuous violent movement.
Betydelse
stir violently; make foam
Ordkombinationer
churning water
|churning sea
|churning waves
|churn the water
|mud churned up
|a churning river
|churning foam
|churning current
Synonymer
roil (Suggests a rough, disturbed surface, especially of water.)
|
agitate (More general; can be physical or emotional.)
Antonymer
calm (To make or become still and not turbulent.)
|
settle (To become quieter or less disturbed.)
Teman
nature
|daily_life
Definition
To move around strongly and repeatedly.
To move or stir something about forcefully and continuously, often so that it becomes frothy or turbulent.
VERB
B2
2
Användningsmönster:
[someone's] stomach churns; [someone] churns with [emotion]
My stomach churned as the plane hit turbulence.
Kavargott a gyomrom, amikor a repülő turbulenciába került.
The thought of lying to her made his insides churn.
Már a gondolattól is kavargott a gyomra, hogy hazudjon neki.
She read the message again, feeling anger churn into panic.
Exempel för inlärare
My stomach churned before the exam.
Kavargott a gyomrom a vizsga előtt.
The bad smell made me churn inside.
A rossz szagtól felfordult a gyomrom.
Vanligt misstag:
Often used intransitively; *'churn my stomach'* is possible but less common than *'my stomach churned'*.
Betydelse
feel sick or anxious
Ordkombinationer
stomach churn
|my stomach churned
|make my stomach churn
|churn with anxiety
|churn with anger
|churn inside
|feel your stomach churn
Synonymer
writhe (Stronger and more physical; suggests twisting movement.)
|
seethe (Focuses more on anger than nausea.)
Antonymer
settle (Used of the stomach or emotions becoming calm.)
|
relax (To become less anxious or tense.)
Teman
health
|emotions
Definition
To feel very nervous or sick in your stomach.
To feel disturbed, nauseous, or anxious, as if turning over inside.
VERB
B1
3
köpül
C1
Användningsmönster:
churn [cream] (into butter); churn [butter]
They churned fresh cream to make butter.
Friss tejszínből vajat köpültek.
The recipe uses home-churned butter for extra flavor.
A recept a gazdagabb íz kedvéért házilag köpült vajat használ.
Traditionally, the cream was churned by hand.
Exempel för inlärare
We churned cream into butter.
Tejszínből vajat köpültünk.
This butter is churned at the farm.
Ez a vaj a farmon, köpüléssel készül.
Vanligt misstag:
Not used for general mixing; it specifically refers to butter-making (or similar vigorous agitation).
Betydelse
make butter by mixing cream
Ordkombinationer
churn butter
|churn cream
|home-churned butter
|churn the cream
|churned into butter
Synonymer
make (General verb; does not include the specific method.)
Antonymer
buy (Opposite action: purchasing instead of making.)
Teman
food
|home
Definition
To make butter by mixing cream for a long time.
To make butter by shaking or stirring cream until the fat separates from the liquid.
SUBSTANTIV
B2
4
vajköpülő
C1
Användningsmönster:
a churn; a butter churn
An old wooden churn sat by the fireplace.
Egy régi fa vajköpülő állt a kandalló mellett.
They used a hand churn to make small batches of butter.
Kézi vajköpülőt használtak, hogy kis adagokban készítsenek vajat.
The museum displayed a traditional butter churn.
Exempel för inlärare
This churn is used to make butter.
Ezt a vajköpülőt vaj készítésére használják.
Vanligt misstag:
Often needs context; many speakers say 'butter churn' to avoid confusion with other senses.
Betydelse
a container for making butter
Ordkombinationer
butter churn
|wooden churn
|milk churn
|an old churn
|a hand churn
Synonymer
butter maker (More descriptive; less common as a single term.)
Teman
food
|home
|history
Definition
A container used to make butter.
A container in which cream is churned to make butter, traditionally operated by a plunger or crank.
SUBSTANTIV
C1
5
Användningsmönster:
the churn of [something]
From the cliff, they watched the churn of the waves below.
A szikláról nézték alattuk a hullámok kavargását.
He missed the city’s constant churn after moving to the countryside.
Miután vidékre költözött, hiányzott neki a város állandó nyüzsgése.
The office had the usual morning churn of meetings and emails.
Exempel för inlärare
I could hear the churn of the waves.
Hallottam a hullámok kavargását.
Vanligt misstag:
This is abstract and often needs a 'of' phrase (e.g., 'the churn of traffic').
Betydelse
turbulent movement or activity
Ordkombinationer
the churn of the sea
|the churn of traffic
|constant churn
|the daily churn
Synonymer
turmoil (Emphasizes confusion and disorder.)
|
turbulence (Common for air or water movement; more technical sounding.)
Antonymer
stability (A condition of steadiness and little change.)
|
calm (Lack of disturbance or activity.)
Teman
nature
|daily_life
Definition
A lot of busy movement and change.
A state of strong, restless movement or rapid, unsettled activity.
VERB
B2
6
Användningsmönster:
churn up [something]
The horses churned up the field after the rain.
Az eső után a lovak feltúrták a mezőt.
Heavy trucks churned the dirt road into deep ruts.
A nehéz teherautók feltúrták a földutat, mély nyomvályúkat hagyva maguk után.
Kids running through the puddles churned up mud.
Exempel för inlärare
The car churned up the mud.
Az autó felkavarta a sarat.
Vanligt misstag:
Usually used with 'up' for this meaning (e.g., 'churn up the mud').
Betydelse
break up ground by movement
Ordkombinationer
churn up mud
|churn up snow
|churn up the ground
|boots churned up
|tire tracks churned up
Synonymer
tear up (Stronger; suggests damage or removal.)
|
stir up (More general; can also mean cause trouble.)
Antonymer
smooth (To make a surface even and less disturbed.)
Teman
daily_life
|transport
|outdoors
Definition
To make the ground messy by moving through it.
To disturb, break up, or mix something such as soil, mud, or snow by repeated movement.
VERB
C1
BUSINESS
7
Användningsmönster:
[customers/users/employees] churn; churn [customers]
Many users churn after the free trial ends.
Sok felhasználó lemorzsolódik az ingyenes próbaidőszak lejárta után.
The company changed its onboarding to reduce churn.
A cég átalakította a felhasználói bevezetést, hogy csökkentse a lemorzsolódást.
If support is slow, subscribers churn quickly.
Exempel för inlärare
Some users churn after one week.
Néhány felhasználó egy hét után lemorzsolódik.
Vanligt misstag:
In business English, 'churn' often refers to leaving (not just changing). It is commonly uncountable as a process and countable as a rate/number in reports.
Betydelse
customers leaving a service
Ordkombinationer
users churn
|customers churn
|high churn
|reduce churn
|churned in the first month
|churned subscribers
Synonymer
leave (General and less technical.)
|
attrit (More formal/technical; often used in HR contexts.)
Antonymer
stay (To continue using the service or remain with the company.)
|
retain (Company-focused; to keep customers/users.)
Teman
business
|technology
|work
Definition
When people stop using a service and leave.
To lose customers, users, or employees over time as they stop using a service or leave an organization, often while new ones replace them.
SUBSTANTIV
C1
BUSINESS
8
Användningsmönster:
churn (in [a company/product]); churn among [a group]
The app has low churn compared with its competitors.
Az alkalmazás lemorzsolódási aránya alacsony a versenytársaihoz képest.
We saw a spike in churn after the price increase.
Az áremelés után hirtelen megugrott a lemorzsolódás.
Churn is highest among first-time subscribers.
Exempel för inlärare
High churn is bad for a business.
A magas lemorzsolódási arány rossz egy vállalkozásnak.
Vanligt misstag:
Often confused with 'turnover' (which can also mean revenue). In this sense it means people leaving.
Betydelse
rate or amount of customer loss
Ordkombinationer
high churn
|low churn
|monthly churn
|reduce churn
|track churn
|churn problems
|churn is rising
Synonymer
attrition (More formal; often used for staff as well as customers.)
|
turnover (Common in business; can also mean sales, so context matters.)
Antonymer
retention (Keeping customers/users instead of losing them.)
Teman
business
|technology
|work
Definition
How many customers or users leave over time.
The amount or rate at which customers, users, or employees stop using a service or leave an organization over a period of time.
VERB
C2
TECHNICAL
9
Användningsmönster:
churn [an account]
The broker was accused of churning the client’s account for commissions.
A brókert azzal vádolták, hogy jutalékért túlzott kereskedést folytatott az ügyfél számláján.
Regulators fined the firm for churning customer portfolios.
A szabályozó hatóságok megbírságolták a céget az ügyfélportfóliók túlforgatása miatt.
Account churning can be hard to prove without trading records.
Vanligt misstag:
This is a specialized finance meaning; in general contexts, 'churn' usually does not mean 'trade'.
Betydelse
trade excessively to earn fees
Ordkombinationer
churn an account
|account churning
|churn for commissions
|churn trades
Synonymer
overtrade (Broader; not necessarily for commissions.)
Antonymer
hold (Keeping investments without frequent trading.)
Teman
business
|finance
|law
Definition
To trade too much in a client’s account to make fees.
To carry out excessive buying and selling in a client’s account mainly to generate commissions or fees.
Grammatik
Grundform
churn
IPA
GB/t͡ʃˈɚn/
US/t͡ʃˈɚn/
Stavelser och betoning
churn (1 stavelse)
Stress on 1st syllable (churn)
Ordformer
Noun
- Base: churn
- Plural: churns
Verb
- Base: churn
- 3rd Person Singular: churns
- Present Participle: churning
- Past: churned
Ordfamilj
Forms
churns
noun
churning
verb
churned
verb
Uttryck
churn out
1/t͡ʃˈɚn ˈaʊt/
phrasal verb
produce quickly in large quantities
To make many things quickly.
Exempel
- The factory churns out thousands of phones a day.
- He churned out three reports in one afternoon.
- Some studios churn out sequels with the same formula.
Exempel för inlärare
- This factory churns out cars.
- She churned out emails all morning.
churn over
1/t͡ʃˈɚn ˈoʊvɚ/
phrasal verb
think about repeatedly and anxiously
To think about something again and again with worry.
Exempel
- She lay awake churning over what she had said.
- He churned the problem over for days without deciding.
- I kept churning over the details and getting more anxious.
churn through
1/t͡ʃˈɚn θɹˈu/
phrasal verb
process or use very quickly
To handle a lot of something quickly.
Exempel
- The team churned through hundreds of support tickets in a day.
- The new model churns through data much faster than the old one.
- We churned through our budget in the first quarter.
Exempel för inlärare
- The computer churned through the data.
churn up
1/t͡ʃˈɚn ˈʌp/
phrasal verb
stir up; bring to the surface
To stir something and make it messy, or to bring back something unpleasant.
Exempel
- The tractor churned up mud as it crossed the field.
- The documentary churned up painful memories for her.
- The argument churned up old resentments.
Exempel för inlärare
- The boots churned up the snow.