sand
gb/sˈænd/ us/sˈænd/
A1
Kiingereza
~ 2500
homok, csiszol, kitartás, elszántság, kurázsi
NOMINO
A1
1
homok
A2
Muundo wa matumizi:
[sand] covers [a place]
The children built a castle out of sand.
A gyerekek homokvárat építettek.
The beach was covered with soft white sand.
A partot puha, fehér homok borította.
Wind blew the sand into my eyes.
Sand can get very hot under the sun.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
I see sand on the beach.
Homokot látok a strandon.
The sand is warm.
Meleg a homok.
We play in the sand.
Sand is on my shoes.
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'sand' with 'soil' or 'dirt', but sand refers specifically to tiny grains of rock, not general ground material.
Maana
loose grains from rocks
Miunganiko ya maneno
grain of sand
|desert sand
|wet sand
|sand dunes
|white sand
Visawe
grit (Refers to small loose particles, but often smaller or rougher than sand.)
Vinyume
rock (Rock is solid and large, the opposite of sand’s loose, tiny grains.)
Mada
nature
|geography
|construction
|core_vocabulary
Ufafanuzi
Very small loose pieces of rock, often found on a beach or in the desert.
Loose, granular material made up of tiny pieces of rock and mineral, typically found on beaches, deserts, and riverbeds.
KITENZI
B1
2
csiszol
B2
Muundo wa matumizi:
to sand [something]
You need to sand the table before painting it.
Festés előtt le kell csiszolnod az asztalt.
He spent the afternoon sanding the floorboards.
A délutánt a padlódeszkák csiszolásával töltötte.
Sand the edges until they are smooth.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
I will sand the chair.
Le fogom csiszolni a széket.
He sands the wood.
Csiszolja a fát.
We sand the door before we paint it.
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'sand' as a verb with spreading actual sand; here it means smoothing with abrasive material.
Maana
smooth with abrasive
Miunganiko ya maneno
sand the wood
|sand down
|sand smooth
Visawe
polish (Polish can also mean to make smooth and shiny, but often involves finer finishing than sanding.)
Vinyume
scratch (Scratching makes a surface rougher instead of smoother.)
Mada
crafts
|construction
|work
|daily_life
Ufafanuzi
To make something smooth by rubbing it with special paper or another rough thing.
To make a surface smooth by rubbing it with sandpaper or another abrasive material.
NOMINO
C1
3
She showed real sand during the crisis.
A válság idején nagy bátorságot és kitartást tanúsított.
It takes sand to stand up to them.
Kurázsi kell ahhoz, hogy szembeszállj velük.
He doesn't have the sand to finish the job.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
She has much sand.
Van benne bőven kitartás.
It takes sand to win.
A győzelemhez kitartás kell.
He shows sand in hard times.
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners may not know this figurative meaning and think it refers only to beach sand.
Maana
courage or grit
Miunganiko ya maneno
show sand
|have the sand to
Visawe
grit (Very close in meaning but slightly more common in modern use for determination.)
Vinyume
cowardice (Lack of courage or determination.)
Mada
emotions
|personality
|core_vocabulary
Ufafanuzi
The ability to keep going when things are hard.
Informal: Courage, stamina, or determination to keep going in a difficult situation.
Sarufi
Umbo la kamusi
sand
IPA
GB/sˈænd/
US/sˈænd/
Silabi na mkazo
sand (silabi 1)
Stress on 1st syllable (sand)
Maumbo ya neno
Noun
- Base: sand
- Plural: sand
Verb
- Base: sand
- 3rd Person Singular: sands
- Present Participle: sanding
- Past: sanded
Familia ya neno
Semi
draw a line in the sand
1/dɹˈɔ ə lˈaɪn ˈɪn ðə sˈænd/
idiom
set a firm boundary
To say clearly that you will not allow something to happen beyond a certain point.
Mifano
- The company drew a line in the sand over safety standards.
- Parents need to draw a line in the sand when it comes to bedtime.
shift sands
1/ʃˈɪft sˈændz/
idiom
literary
changing and unstable situation
When things change often and you cannot be sure what will happen.
Mifano
- Politics is like shifting sands—nothing stays the same for long.
- We had to adapt our plans to the shifting sands of the market.
bury your head in the sand
1/bˈɛɹi jˈʊɹ hˈɛd ˈɪn ðə sˈænd/
idiom
Avoid facing a problem
To ignore a problem and hope it will go away instead of dealing with it.
Mifano
- He just buries his head in the sand instead of dealing with his debts.
- You can't just bury your head in the sand when it comes to your debts.
- Stop burying your head in the sand and talk to her about it.
- She tends to bury her head in the sand whenever there is conflict at work.