egg
gb/ˈɛɡ/ us/ˈɛɡ/
A1
ఆంగ్లం
~ 1600
tojás, petesejt, heccel, hergel
నామవాచకం
A1
1
tojás
A1
వాడుక నమూనా:
[bird] lays [an egg]
The hen laid an egg this morning.
A tyúk ma reggel tojt egy tojást.
I like my breakfast with two fried eggs.
A reggelimet két tükörtojással szeretem.
The nest contained three small eggs.
She carefully placed the egg into the boiling water.
We found a broken egg on the ground.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
The bird has an egg.
A madárnak van egy tojása.
I eat an egg every day.
Mindennap eszem egy tojást.
The egg is white and yellow inside.
The hen makes an egg.
The egg is in the nest.
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners sometimes confuse 'egg' with 'omelet' or 'yolk', but an egg is the whole item before cooking or processing.
అర్థం
Bird's reproductive body
పదకలయికలు
boiled egg
|fried egg
|scrambled eggs
|egg yolk
|egg shell
పర్యాయపదాలు
ovum (More scientific or biological term, not commonly used in daily speech for food.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
chick (Refers to the hatched young bird, opposite in life stage to an egg.)
విషయాలు
animals
|food
|nature
|core_vocabulary
నిర్వచనం
A round object with a shell that comes from a bird and contains a baby bird before it hatches.
A round or oval object with a hard or leathery shell produced by a bird, containing the developing embryo and its food supply.
నామవాచకం
B1
2
petesejt
B2
In humans, the egg is released once a month from the ovary.
Nőknél a petesejt havonta egyszer szabadul ki a petefészekből.
The scientist studied how the egg develops after fertilization.
A tudós azt vizsgálta, hogyan fejlődik a petesejt a megtermékenyítés után.
An unfertilized egg cannot grow into an embryo.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
A woman has eggs in her body.
A nő testében petesejtek vannak.
An egg can grow into a baby.
Egy petesejtből baba fejlődhet.
The man’s sperm meets the woman’s egg.
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners may confuse this meaning with the bird's egg used for food; here it refers to a microscopic cell.
అర్థం
Female reproductive cell
పదకలయికలు
fertilized egg
|donor egg
|egg cell
పర్యాయపదాలు
ovum (Scientific term; identical meaning but more formal.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
sperm (Male reproductive cell, opposite biological role to an egg.)
విషయాలు
biology
|health
|body
|science
నిర్వచనం
A cell from a female that can grow into a baby when joined with a male cell.
A female reproductive cell, especially in animals and humans, that can develop into a new individual when fertilized.
క్రియ
B2
INFORMAL
3
వాడుక నమూనా:
to egg [someone] on to [do something]
His friends egged him on to jump into the cold river.
A barátai heccelték, hogy ugorjon be a hideg folyóba.
Don’t egg her on—she’s already angry enough.
Ne hergeld — már így is elég mérges.
They kept egging him on until he agreed to sing.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
He eggs me on to run fast.
Biztat, hogy fussak gyorsan.
She eggs him on to fight.
Arra hergeli, hogy verekedjen.
They egg him on to say it.
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners may think this means throwing eggs; in this sense, it means encouraging someone to act.
అర్థం
Urge someone to act recklessly
పదకలయికలు
egg someone on
పర్యాయపదాలు
incite (More formal and can imply serious or violent outcomes.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
dissuade (To persuade someone not to do something.)
విషయాలు
communication
|behavior
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
నిర్వచనం
To push someone to do something that may be bad or dangerous.
To urge or provoke someone to do something, often something unwise or daring.
వ్యాకరణం
నిఘంటు రూపం
egg
IPA
GB/ˈɛɡ/
US/ˈɛɡ/
అక్షరఖండాలు & ఒత్తు
egg (1 అక్షరఖండం)
Stress on 1st syllable (egg)
పద రూపాలు
Noun
- Base: egg
- Plural: egg, eggs
Verb
- Base: egg
- 3rd Person Singular: eggs
- Present Participle: egging
- Past: egged
సంబంధిత పదాలు
Forms
eggs
noun
egging
verb
egged
verb
Related words
eggy
adjective
Negative and opposite forms
eggless
adjective
పదప్రయోగాలు
egg on someone's face
1/ˈɛɡ ˈɔn sˈʌmwˌʌnz fˈeɪs/
idiom
informal
Feeling embarrassed after failure
Feeling silly or embarrassed because you made a mistake or failed at something.
ఉదాహరణలు
- He had egg on his face after his prediction turned out to be wrong.
- The company was left with egg on its face when the product failed.
egg someone on
1/ˈɛɡ sˈʌmwˌʌn ˈɔn/
phrasal verb
informal
Urge someone to act recklessly
To push someone to do something that might be bad or dangerous.
ఉదాహరణలు
- They egged him on to try the stunt.
- She kept egging me on to tell the joke.
walk on eggshells
1/wˈɔk ˈɔn ˈɛɡʃˌɛlz/
idiom
informal
Act very carefully around someone
To be very careful about what you say or do so you don’t make someone upset or angry.
ఉదాహరణలు
- Since the argument, I’ve been walking on eggshells around her.
- You have to walk on eggshells when he’s in a bad mood.
put all your eggs in one basket
1/pˈʊt ˈɔl jˈʊɹ ˈɛɡz ˈɪn wˈʌn bˈæskət/
idiom
Rely completely on one thing
To risk everything on one plan, idea, or opportunity instead of having several options.
ఉదాహరణలు
- Investing all your money in one company is putting all your eggs in one basket.
- Investing all your money in one company is like putting all your eggs in one basket.
- Don’t put all your eggs in one basket—apply for several jobs.
- She put all her eggs in one basket by applying only to one university.