store
gb/stˈɔɹ/ us/stˈɔɹ/
A1
Kiingereza
~ 2600
bolt, üzlet, tárol, tart, készlet, tartalék, tárház, ment
NOMINO
A1
1
Muundo wa matumizi:
[someone] goes to [a store]
I stopped by the store to pick up some milk.
Beugrottam a boltba egy kis tejért.
There's a new clothing store opening downtown next week.
Jövő héten új ruhabolt nyílik a belvárosban.
She works at an electronics store in the mall.
This store offers a wide range of organic products.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
I go to the store every Saturday.
Minden szombaton elmegyek a boltba.
The store sells food and drinks.
A bolt élelmiszert és italokat árul.
We walk to the store after school.
He works in a big store.
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'store' with 'storage'; 'store' here means a place to buy things, not a place to keep them.
Maana
Place where goods are sold
Miunganiko ya maneno
department store
|grocery store
|convenience store
|store manager
|store hours
Visawe
shop (Common in British English; smaller-scale or specialized than 'store' in American English.)
Vinyume
marketplace (A more open, informal place for selling goods, often outdoors.)
Mada
commerce
|daily life
|shopping
|daily_life
|business
|core_vocabulary
Ufafanuzi
A place where you can buy things.
A place, often a building or part of a building, where goods are kept and sold to the public.
KITENZI
A2
2
Muundo wa matumizi:
to store [something] [somewhere]
We store our winter clothes in the attic during summer.
Nyáron a téli ruháinkat a padláson tároljuk.
The company stores customer information on secure servers.
A cég biztonságos szervereken tárolja az ügyféladatokat.
Please store the bread in a cool, dry place.
She stored the documents in a locked cabinet.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
I store my books on a shelf.
A könyveimet egy polcon tartom.
We store the rice in a box.
A rizst egy dobozban tartjuk.
He stores water in bottles.
They store old photos in a drawer.
Kosa la kawaida:
Some learners think 'store' only means 'sell things'; it can also mean 'keep things for later'.
Maana
Keep for later use
Miunganiko ya maneno
store data
|store food
|store supplies
|store luggage
Visawe
keep (More general; doesn't always imply putting something away for later use.)
Vinyume
use (The opposite of keeping something for later — using it now.)
Mada
daily life
|organization
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Ufafanuzi
To keep something in a place until you need it.
To put or keep something in a place for future use.
NOMINO
B1
3
The hikers carried a store of food for their trip.
A túrázók élelmiszerkészletet vittek magukkal az útra.
He has a great store of patience.
Rengeteg türelme van.
The country maintains a large store of medical supplies.
We have a store of firewood for the winter.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
We have a store of rice at home.
Van otthon egy kis rizskészletünk.
She has a store of ideas for her art.
Rengeteg ötlete van az alkotásaihoz.
The farm keeps a store of seeds.
They keep a store of water for summer.
Maana
Supply kept for later use
Miunganiko ya maneno
store of knowledge
|food store
|emergency store
Visawe
stockpile (Implies a larger or more strategic accumulation.)
Vinyume
shortage (A state of not having enough supply.)
Mada
resources
|daily life
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Ufafanuzi
A quantity of something kept to use later.
An amount of something kept for use at a later time.
KITENZI
A2
TECHNICAL
4
Muundo wa matumizi:
to store [data] [in/on something]
The app stores your login details securely.
Az alkalmazás biztonságosan tárolja a bejelentkezési adataidat.
You can store up to 500 songs on this device.
Ezen az eszközön akár 500 zeneszámot is tárolhatsz.
The system stores all transactions in its database.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
I store photos on my phone.
A fotóimat a telefonomon tárolom.
The computer stores music and videos.
A számítógép zenét és videókat tárol.
She stores files on the cloud.
Maana
Save data digitally
Miunganiko ya maneno
store files
|store images
|store passwords
Visawe
save ('Save' is more common in everyday computer use; 'store' can imply longer-term keeping.)
Vinyume
delete (To remove stored data so it is no longer available.)
Mada
technology
|computing
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Ufafanuzi
To keep information on a computer or phone so you can use it later.
To save information or data in a computer, device, or storage system.
Sarufi
Umbo la kamusi
store
IPA
GB/stˈɔɹ/
US/stˈɔɹ/
Silabi na mkazo
store (silabi 1)
Stress on 1st syllable (store)
Maumbo ya neno
Noun
- Base: store
- Plural: stores
Verb
- Base: store
- 3rd Person Singular: stores
- Present Participle: storing
- Past: stored
Familia ya neno
Forms
stores
noun
storing
verb
stored
verb
Core family
storage
noun A2
Related words
storeroom
noun
storekeeper
noun
Advanced or less common
storehouse
noun
Semi
in store (for someone)
1/ˈɪn stˈɔɹ fɚ sˈʌmwˌʌn/
fixed phrase
Planned or expected for someone
Going to happen to someone in the future.
Mifano
- No one knows what the future has in store for us.
- There are many surprises in store for the guests.
set store by (something)
1/sˈɛt stˈɔɹ bˈaɪ sˈʌmθɪŋ/
idiom
formal
Consider important or valuable
To think something is important or useful.
Mifano
- He sets great store by honesty in his employees.
- They set little store by traditional methods.
store up trouble/problems/etc.
1/stˈɔɹ ˈʌp tɹˈaʊbəlpɹˈɑbləmzˈɛts ‖/
idiom
Cause problems later by actions now
To do something now that will make problems happen later.
Mifano
- If you ignore these warnings, you’re just storing up trouble for yourself.
- Not saving money is storing up problems for the future.