semi
gb/sˈɛmaɪ/ us/sˈɛmaɪ/
A2
Kiingereza
~ 4300
kamion, nyerges szerelvény, fél-, félig, részben
NOMINO
B1
1
kamion
A2
Muundo wa matumizi:
drive [a semi]
The semi was parked at the loading dock.
A kamion a rakodórámpánál állt.
He drives a semi across the country.
Kamiont vezet az országon keresztül.
A semi blocked traffic after an accident on the highway.
They loaded the semi with fresh produce.
The police stopped the semi for inspection.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
The semi is very big.
A kamion nagyon nagy.
My uncle drives a semi.
A nagybátyám kamiont vezet.
A semi carries food to the city.
I saw a red semi on the road.
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'semi' with 'semi-automatic' or other uses of 'semi-' as a prefix. In this meaning, it refers to a truck.
Maana
Large truck with trailer
Miunganiko ya maneno
drive a semi
|park a semi
|semi truck driver
|load a semi
Visawe
tractor-trailer (More formal and technical term used in trucking industry.)
|
18-wheeler (Informal North American term emphasizing the number of wheels.)
Mada
transportation
|work
|commerce
|travel
Ufafanuzi
A big truck that pulls a trailer to carry things far away.
A large truck consisting of a tractor unit and a detachable trailer, used for carrying goods over long distances.
A2
2
The match was in the semifinals stage.
A mérkőzés az elődöntő szakaszában zajlott.
She was only semiconscious after the fall.
Az esés után csak félig volt eszméleténél.
The building has a semicircular entrance.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
We are in the semifinal now.
Most az elődöntőben vagyunk.
He is semiconscious after the hit.
Az ütés után csak félig van eszméleténél.
The room is a semicircle.
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners may forget that 'semi-' is attached directly to another word without a space.
Maana
Partly or half of something
Miunganiko ya maneno
semicircle
|semifinal
|semiconscious
Visawe
partly (Adverb rather than prefix; similar meaning but different grammatical use.)
Vinyume
fully (Indicates something is complete or whole, opposite of partial.)
Mada
language
|measurement
|communication
|education
|core_vocabulary
Ufafanuzi
Added to words to mean partly or half.
Used as a prefix to indicate that something is partially, incompletely, or half of what is stated.
Sarufi
Umbo la kamusi
semi
IPA
GB/sˈɛmaɪ/
US/sˈɛmaɪ/
Silabi na mkazo
semi (silabi 1)
Stress on 1st syllable (semi)
Maumbo ya neno
Noun
- Base: semi
- Plural: semis
Familia ya neno
Forms
semis
noun
Core family
semi-detached
adjective
Semi
semi trailer
1/sˈɛmaɪ tɹˈeɪlɚ/
fixed phrase
technical
Detachable trailer for tractor unit
A big trailer pulled by the front part of a truck.
Mifano
- The mechanic inspected the semi trailer before departure.
- They loaded the semi trailer with fresh produce.
semi truck
1/sˈɛmaɪ tɹˈʌk/
fixed phrase
Large truck for goods transport
A big truck that pulls a trailer to carry things.
Mifano
- He drives a semi truck for a living.
- The semi truck delivered the furniture early this morning.