nutshell
gb/nˈʌtʃˌɛl/ us/nˈʌtʃˌɛl/
B1
Engelska
dióhéj, lényeg, dióhéjnyi kis hely, egérlyuk
SUBSTANTIV
B1
1
dióhéj
B1
Användningsmönster:
crack [a nutshell] (open)
She cracked the walnut and tossed the nutshell into the compost bin.
Feltörte a diót, és bedobta a dióhéjat a komposztálóba.
The squirrel left a neat line of nutshells along the fence.
A mókus rendezett sorban hagyott dióhéjakat a kerítés mentén.
The nutshell was so tough that he needed a nutcracker.
Exempel för inlärare
The nutshell is hard.
A dióhéj kemény.
I threw the nutshell away.
Kidobtam a dióhéjat.
Vanligt misstag:
Don’t confuse nutshell (the shell) with nut (the whole thing) or kernel (the edible part inside).
Betydelse
hard outer shell of a nut
Ordkombinationer
hard nutshell
|thick nutshell
|empty nutshell
|crack a nutshell
|split the nutshell
|nutshell fragments
|a pile of nutshells
|inside the nutshell
|discard the nutshell
|crushed nutshell
Synonymer
shell (More general; can be the hard covering of many things, not only nuts.)
Teman
food
|nature
Definition
The hard outside part of a nut.
The hard outer shell that surrounds the edible part of a nut.
SUBSTANTIV
C1
2
lényeg
B1
Användningsmönster:
the nutshell of [something] | a nutshell version of [something]
Can you give me the nutshell of your plan before we go into the details?
Elmondanád röviden a terved lényegét, mielőtt belemennénk a részletekbe?
That paragraph is basically the nutshell of her argument.
Az a bekezdés gyakorlatilag az érvelésének a lényege.
He offered a nutshell version of what happened at the meeting.
Exempel för inlärare
Tell me the nutshell of the story.
Mondd el a történet lényegét.
Vanligt misstag:
This meaning is much more common in the idiom “in a nutshell” than by itself.
Betydelse
the essential point; the gist
Ordkombinationer
the nutshell of the argument
|the nutshell of the matter
|a nutshell version
|a nutshell summary
|the nutshell explanation
|the nutshell of it
Synonymer
gist (Very common for ‘main idea’; often sounds more natural than nutshell used alone.)
|
essence (Slightly more formal; emphasizes the most fundamental nature of something.)
|
summary (Can be longer and more detailed than a ‘nutshell’.)
Antonymer
detail (Individual pieces of information rather than the main point.)
Teman
communication
|education
|writing
Definition
The most important part of an idea, explained very briefly.
The essential point or core idea of an explanation, argument, or situation.
SUBSTANTIV
C1
LITERARY
3
egérlyuk
B2
Användningsmönster:
a [place] is a nutshell | live in a nutshell
Their first apartment was a nutshell, but it was close to work.
Az első lakásuk egy dióhéjnyi kis hely volt, de közel volt a munkahelyükhöz.
He called his windowless office a nutshell.
Dióhéjnyi kis helynek nevezte az ablaktalan irodáját.
We squeezed into the café’s back room, a real nutshell of a space.
Vanligt misstag:
In everyday English, people usually say “a tiny space” rather than using nutshell this way.
Betydelse
a very small, cramped space
Ordkombinationer
a tiny nutshell
|a cramped nutshell
|a nutshell of a room
|a nutshell apartment
|a nutshell office
Synonymer
shoebox (Informal; commonly used to describe a very small apartment or room.)
|
closet (Used figuratively for a very small room; stronger and more negative.)
Antonymer
spacious place (Emphasizes having plenty of room rather than being cramped.)
Teman
daily_life
|housing
Definition
A place that is very small.
A very small or cramped place, used metaphorically.
Grammatik
Grundform
nutshell
IPA
GB/nˈʌtʃˌɛl/
US/nˈʌtʃˌɛl/
Stavelser och betoning
nut - shell (2 stavelser)
Stress on 1st syllable (nut)
Ordformer
Noun
- Base: nutshell
- Plural: nutshells
Ordfamilj
Uttryck
in a nutshell
1/ˈɪn ə nˈʌtʃˌɛl/
idiom
Summarize briefly
To say something in a short and clear way.
Exempel
- In a nutshell, we need more time to finish.
- He explained the problem in a nutshell.
in a nutshell
1/ˈɪn ə nˈʌtʃˌɛl/
idiom
briefly; in very few words
In a short and simple way.
Exempel
- In a nutshell, the project is over budget and behind schedule.
- He explained the rules in a nutshell and then answered questions.
- That’s the problem, in a nutshell.
Exempel för inlärare
- In a nutshell, I can’t come today.
- Tell me your idea in a nutshell.