six
gb/sˈɪks/ us/sˈɪks/
A1
Engelska
~ 1200
hat, hatos, hatos ütés
SUBSTANTIV
A1
1
hat
A1
Användningsmönster:
[number] six
She bought six apples at the market.
Hat almát vett a piacon.
The meeting will start at six o’clock sharp.
A megbeszélés pontosan hatkor kezdődik.
Six students were chosen for the competition.
He rolled a six on the dice.
The cake was cut into six equal pieces.
Exempel för inlärare
I have six books.
Hat könyvem van.
There are six chairs in the room.
Hat szék van a szobában.
We will meet at six.
She has six cats.
Six cars are in the parking lot.
Vanligt misstag:
Learners sometimes confuse 'six' with 'sixth', which is the ordinal form meaning position number six.
Betydelse
The number six
Ordkombinationer
six people
|six times
|six days
|six years
|six points
Synonymer
half a dozen (Less formal and often used in everyday speech.)
Antonymer
seven (The next whole number after six.)
Teman
mathematics
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Definition
The number that comes after five and before seven.
The cardinal number equal to five plus one.
SUBSTANTIV
B1
INFORMAL
2
hatos
B2
hatos ütés
B2
Användningsmönster:
hit a six
He thrilled the crowd by hitting a huge six.
Lázba hozta a közönséget egy hatalmas hatossal.
That was his third six of the match.
Ez volt a harmadik hatosa a mérkőzésen.
She won the game with a final six.
Exempel för inlärare
He hit a six in the game.
Hatost ütött a meccsen.
The player scored a six.
A játékos hatost szerzett.
A six made the team happy.
Vanligt misstag:
Learners unfamiliar with cricket may not realize 'six' here refers to runs, not the number itself.
Betydelse
Six runs in cricket
Ordkombinationer
hit a six
|score a six
Synonymer
maximum (Cricket jargon for the highest possible score from one hit.)
Teman
sports
Definition
In cricket, when the ball is hit over the boundary without touching the ground, giving the team six points.
In cricket, a shot that scores six runs because the ball is hit over the boundary without touching the ground.
Grammatik
Grundform
six
IPA
GB/sˈɪks/
US/sˈɪks/
Stavelser och betoning
six (1 stavelse)
Stress on 1st syllable (six)
Ordformer
Noun
- Base: six
- Plural: sixes
Ordfamilj
Uttryck
at sixes and sevens
1/ˈæt sˈɪksɪz ˈænd sˈɛvənz/
idiom
In a state of confusion
To be in a state of disorder or confusion.
Exempel
- After the sudden change, the office was at sixes and sevens.
- He was at sixes and sevens after moving to a new city.
six of one, half a dozen of the other
1/sˈɪks əv wˈʌn | hˈæf ə dˈʌzən əv ðə ˈʌðɚ/
idiom
Two options are equal
When two choices are really the same or very similar.
Exempel
- We could take the bus or the train—it's six of one, half a dozen of the other.
- Choosing tea or coffee for me is six of one, half a dozen of the other.