bottle
gb/bˈɑtəl/ us/bˈɑtəl/
A1
Kiingereza
~ 1700
palack, palackoz, berezel, inába száll a bátorsága
NOMINO
A1
1
palack
A2
Muundo wa matumizi:
a [adjective] bottle of [liquid]
She bought a bottle of mineral water from the shop.
Vett egy palack ásványvizet a boltban.
The wine bottle was placed on the dinner table.
A borospalackot az étkezőasztalra tették.
Please recycle the empty bottles after the party.
He opened the bottle and poured the juice into glasses.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
I have a bottle of water.
Van nálam egy palack víz.
This is a glass bottle.
Ez egy üvegpalack.
The bottle is full of milk.
He drinks from the bottle.
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'bottle' with 'can' or 'jar', but a bottle usually has a narrow neck.
Maana
Rigid container for liquids
Miunganiko ya maneno
plastic bottle
|glass bottle
|water bottle
|wine bottle
|empty bottle
Visawe
flask (Smaller and often portable container, sometimes for specific liquids like alcohol.)
Vinyume
can (A container, usually metal, without a narrow neck.)
Mada
daily life
|food
|shopping
|daily_life
|food_drink
|core_vocabulary
Ufafanuzi
A hard container, usually glass or plastic, with a small opening for holding liquids.
A rigid container, typically made of glass or plastic, with a narrow neck, used for storing liquids.
KITENZI
B1
INFORMAL
2
palackoz
B2
Muundo wa matumizi:
to bottle [liquid]
They bottled the fresh juice early in the morning.
Kora reggel palackozták a friss gyümölcslevet.
The company bottles its own beer on site.
A cég helyben palackozza a saját sörét.
He bottled the homemade sauce and gave it to friends.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
We bottle the milk at the farm.
A farmon palackozzuk a tejet.
She bottles the juice for sale.
Eladásra palackozza a gyümölcslevet.
They bottle wine in this factory.
Kosa la kawaida:
Some learners think 'bottle' as a verb means 'to drink from a bottle', but it usually means putting something into a bottle.
Maana
Put liquid into bottles
Miunganiko ya maneno
bottle wine
|bottle beer
|freshly bottled
Visawe
package (General term for putting goods into containers, not specific to bottles.)
Vinyume
unbottle (To remove from a bottle; rarely used in everyday speech.)
Mada
food
|manufacturing
|food_drink
|business
|work
Ufafanuzi
To pour a drink or other liquid into bottles to keep it or sell it.
To place a liquid into bottles for storage, sale, or transport.
KITENZI
B2
INFORMAL
3
Muundo wa matumizi:
to bottle [something]
He was going to ask her out, but he bottled it at the last minute.
Meg akarta hívni randira, de az utolsó pillanatban berezelt.
They bottled the penalty kick and lost the match.
A tizenegyesnél berezeltek, és elvesztették a meccset.
I almost spoke up, but I bottled it when everyone stared at me.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
I wanted to talk to her but I bottled it.
Beszélni akartam vele, de berezeltem.
He bottled the game at the end.
A végén berezelt, és elbukta a meccset.
She bottled it when she saw the big crowd.
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners may not recognize that this meaning is informal British English slang and may not be understood in all regions.
Maana
Lose courage suddenly
Miunganiko ya maneno
bottle it
|completely bottled
Visawe
chicken out (More informal and colloquial expression for losing courage.)
Vinyume
go through with it (To continue with an action despite fear.)
Mada
emotions
|sports
|core_vocabulary
Ufafanuzi
To be too afraid or nervous to do something you planned to do.
To fail to do something because of sudden fear or lack of confidence.
Sarufi
Umbo la kamusi
bottle
IPA
GB/bˈɑtəl/
US/bˈɑtəl/
Silabi na mkazo
bottle (silabi 1)
Stress on 1st syllable (bottle)
Maumbo ya neno
Noun
- Base: bottle
- Plural: bottles
Verb
- Base: bottle
- 3rd Person Singular: bottles
- Present Participle: bottling
- Past: bottled
Familia ya neno
Forms
bottles
noun
bottling
verb
bottled
verb
Related words
bottler
noun
Semi
bottle out
1/bˈɑtəl ˈaʊt/
phrasal verb
informal
Withdraw due to fear
To decide not to do something because you are too scared.
Mifano
- He was going to do a bungee jump but bottled out at the last moment.
- They bottled out of confronting their boss.
bottle up
1/bˈɑtəl ˈʌp/
phrasal verb
Keep emotions hidden
To not show or talk about your feelings.
Mifano
- He tends to bottle up his anger instead of discussing it.
- Don't bottle up your feelings—it’s better to share them.
hit the bottle
1/hˈɪt ðə bˈɑtəl/
idiom
informal
Drink alcohol heavily
To start drinking too much alcohol, often because of problems.
Mifano
- After losing his job, he hit the bottle for months.
- She warned him not to hit the bottle after the breakup.