kernel
gb/kˈɚnəl/ us/kˈɚnəl/
A2
Kiingereza
~ 3600
magbél, bél, szem, lényeg, mag, rendszermag, kernel
NOMINO
A2
1
Muundo wa matumizi:
[something]'s kernel
I cracked the walnut to get to the kernel inside.
Feltörtem a diót, hogy hozzáférjek a benne lévő dióbélhez.
The apricot kernel has a slightly bitter taste.
A sárgabarack magbele kissé keserű ízű.
Popcorn is made by heating dried corn kernels until they burst.
Almond kernels are rich in healthy fats.
Each sunflower seed has a small kernel inside its shell.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
I ate the peanut kernel.
Megettem a földimogyoró belét.
The corn kernel is yellow.
A kukoricaszem sárga.
He broke the shell to get the kernel.
The seed has a small kernel inside.
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'kernel' with 'seed'; the kernel is part of the seed, not the whole seed.
Maana
the inner edible part of a seed
Miunganiko ya maneno
wheat kernel
|corn kernel
|almond kernel
|apricot kernel
Visawe
seed (General term for a plant's reproductive part; not always edible like a kernel.)
Vinyume
shell (The hard outer covering that protects the kernel.)
Mada
food
|plants
|food_drink
|nature
Ufafanuzi
The soft, eatable part inside a nut or seed.
The softer, usually edible part found inside the hard shell of a nut, seed, or fruit stone.
NOMINO
B2
2
Muundo wa matumizi:
the kernel of [something]
There may be a kernel of truth in what she says.
Lehet némi igazság abban, amit mond.
The kernel of his argument is that we need more funding.
Az érvelésének a lényege az, hogy több támogatásra van szükségünk.
From that small incident grew the kernel of an idea for his novel.
The speech contained a kernel of wisdom worth remembering.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
There is a kernel of truth in her words.
Van némi igazság a szavaiban.
That story has a small kernel of wisdom.
Van abban a történetben egy kis bölcsesség.
The kernel of the plan is to save money.
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners may take 'kernel' literally here instead of understanding it as figurative for 'core'.
Maana
the essential core of something
Miunganiko ya maneno
kernel of truth
|kernel of an idea
|kernel of wisdom
Visawe
core (Very close in meaning; often interchangeable in figurative contexts.)
Vinyume
periphery (Refers to the outer, less important parts rather than the central part.)
Mada
ideas
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Ufafanuzi
The main and most important part of something.
The most important, central, or essential part of an idea, statement, or thing.
NOMINO
C1
TECHNICAL
3
rendszermag
C1
kernel
C1
The Linux kernel is open-source and widely used.
A Linux rendszermagja nyílt forráskódú, és széles körben használják.
A bug in the kernel can crash the whole system.
Egy hiba a rendszermagban az egész rendszert összeomlaszthatja.
Developers released a patch for the kernel to improve security.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
The Linux kernel is free.
A Linux rendszermagja ingyenes.
A problem in the kernel can stop the computer.
Egy probléma a rendszermagban leállíthatja a számítógépet.
The new phone uses a faster kernel.
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners may confuse 'kernel' in computing with general meanings; here it is strictly technical.
Maana
core component of an operating system
Miunganiko ya maneno
Linux kernel
|kernel module
|kernel panic
Visawe
core (In computing, 'core' can sometimes mean the same as 'kernel', but also refers to CPU cores.)
Vinyume
user space (In computing, refers to the parts of an operating system outside the kernel where user applications run.)
Mada
technology
|computing
Ufafanuzi
The main part of a computer system that controls how programs use the computer's hardware.
The central part of a computer's operating system that manages communication between hardware and software.
Sarufi
Umbo la kamusi
kernel
IPA
GB/kˈɚnəl/
US/kˈɚnəl/
Silabi na mkazo
ker - nel (silabi 2)
Stress on 1st syllable (ker)
Maumbo ya neno
Noun
- Base: kernel
- Plural: kernels
Familia ya neno
Semi
kernel of truth
1/kˈɚnəl əv tɹˈuθ/
fixed phrase
a small true part within something said
A small but important part of what someone says that is true, even if other parts are not true.
Mifano
- Her story sounded strange, but there was a kernel of truth in it.
- Even rumors often have a kernel of truth.
the kernel of an idea
1/ðə kˈɚnəl əv ən aɪdˈiə/
fixed phrase
the starting core of an idea
The first and most important part of an idea that can grow into something bigger.
Mifano
- He had the kernel of an idea for a new app while on vacation.
- That meeting gave me the kernel of an idea for my next book.