cousin
gb/kˈʌzən/ us/kˈʌzən/
A1
Kiingereza
~ 1400
unokatestvér, távoli rokon, rokon
NOMINO
A1
1
unokatestvér
A2
Muundo wa matumizi:
[someone]'s cousin
My cousin lives in Australia and visits every summer.
Az unokatestvérem Ausztráliában él, és minden nyáron látogatóba jön.
She invited all her cousins to the wedding.
Meghívta az összes unokatestvérét az esküvőre.
Tom and I are cousins because our mothers are sisters.
I have a cousin who works in the film industry.
Her cousin from Canada is staying with us this month.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
My cousin is ten years old.
Az unokatestvérem tízéves.
I play football with my cousin every weekend.
Minden hétvégén focizom az unokatestvéremmel.
Her cousin is very tall.
We visited my cousin in New York.
This is my cousin, Anna.
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'cousin' with 'nephew' or 'niece'. A cousin is the child of your aunt or uncle, not your brother's or sister's child.
Maana
child of aunt or uncle
Miunganiko ya maneno
first cousin
|distant cousin
|cousin on my mother's side
|close cousin
|second cousin
Visawe
relative (A more general term for a person related to you by blood or marriage.)
|
kin (A somewhat formal or literary term for a family member.)
Vinyume
stranger (Someone with no family relationship to you.)
Mada
family
|relationships
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Ufafanuzi
The child of your aunt or uncle.
The son or daughter of one's aunt or uncle.
NOMINO
B1
2
távoli rokon
B1
He's actually my third cousin, but we just say cousin.
Valójában a harmad-unokatestvérem, de mi csak unokatestvérnek mondjuk.
Many of my cousins live in different countries.
Sok távoli rokonom él különböző országokban.
We met some distant cousins at the family reunion.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
I have many cousins in other cities.
Sok távoli rokonom van más városokban.
We saw our cousins at the big family party.
Találkoztunk a rokonainkkal a nagy családi összejövetelen.
My cousin is not very close to me.
Maana
distant family member
Miunganiko ya maneno
distant cousin
|third cousin
Visawe
distant relative (Specifies that the person is related but not closely.)
Mada
family
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Ufafanuzi
A family member who is not close like a brother or sister, but related by blood.
A more distant relative who is not an immediate family member, often used loosely for extended family.
NOMINO
B2
3
rokon
B1
The jaguar is a close cousin of the leopard.
A jaguár a leopárd közeli rokona.
Jazz and blues are musical cousins.
A jazz és a blues zenei rokonok.
The smartphone is a technological cousin to the tablet.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
The lion is a cousin of the tiger.
Az oroszlán a tigris rokona.
French is a cousin of Spanish.
A francia a spanyol rokona.
The dolphin is a cousin of the whale.
Maana
something closely related or similar
Miunganiko ya maneno
close cousin
|natural cousin
Visawe
counterpart (Focuses on a direct equivalent in another context.)
|
analog (Used for something similar in function or form, often in technical contexts.)
Vinyume
opposite (Something that is completely different in nature.)
Mada
comparison
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Ufafanuzi
Something or someone that is like another thing or person in an important way.
A person or thing that is closely related or similar to another in kind, origin, or nature.
Sarufi
Umbo la kamusi
cousin
IPA
GB/kˈʌzən/
US/kˈʌzən/
Silabi na mkazo
cous - in (silabi 2)
Stress on 1st syllable (cous)
Maumbo ya neno
Noun
- Base: cousin
- Plural: cousins
Familia ya neno
Semi
cousin marriage
1/kˈʌzən mˈɛɹɪd͡ʒ/
fixed phrase
marriage between cousins
When two people who are cousins get married to each other.
Mifano
- Cousin marriage is legal in some countries but not in others.
- They discussed the cultural history of cousin marriage.
first cousin once removed
1/fˈɚst kˈʌzən wˈʌns ɹimˈuvd/
fixed phrase
specific extended family relation
The child of your first cousin, or the first cousin of your parent.
Mifano
- My first cousin once removed just had a baby.
- He explained that she was his first cousin once removed, not his niece.
kissing cousins
1/kˈɪsɪŋ kˈʌzənz/
idiom
informal
relatives who are familiar; closely related things
Family members who are close and see each other often; sometimes used for things that are very similar.
Mifano
- We were kissing cousins growing up, always at each other’s houses.
- Boxing and wrestling are kissing cousins in the world of sports.