male
gb/mˈeɪl/ us/mˈeɪl/
A2
Ingles
~ 1900
hím, fiú, férfi, apa, apa típusú
PANGNGALAN
A2
1
Padron ng paggamit:
[male] [animal/person]
The male lion has a large mane.
A hím oroszlánnak nagy sörénye van.
He is the only male in the class.
Ő az egyetlen fiú az osztályban.
Male elephants often travel alone.
That shelter has both male and female dogs.
The male actor won an award.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
The male cat is bigger than the female.
A hím macska nagyobb, mint a nőstény.
He is a male teacher.
Ő férfi tanár.
A male bird sings loudly.
The zoo has a new male panda.
I saw a male horse in the field.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners sometimes confuse 'male' with 'man'. 'Male' can describe both people and animals, while 'man' is only for adult human males.
Kahulugan
A man or boy; masculine animal
Mga kolokasyon
male student
|male colleague
|male lion
|male voice
|male doctor
Mga kasingkahulugan
man (Refers specifically to an adult human male, not animals.)
|
boy (Refers specifically to a young male human.)
Mga kasalungat
female (Refers to the opposite biological sex that produces larger reproductive cells (eggs).)
Mga tema
biology
|daily life
|animals
|body
|core_vocabulary
Depinisyon
A man, boy, or male animal.
A person or animal belonging to the sex that produces small, typically mobile reproductive cells (sperm), usually having XY chromosomes in humans.
A2
2
Padron ng paggamit:
male [noun]
Only male birds sing in this species.
Ebben a fajban csak a hím madarak énekelnek.
The company hired more male engineers this year.
A vállalat idén több férfi mérnököt vett fel.
Male students must also take the exam.
They observed a group of male chimpanzees.
The male flowers are smaller than the female ones.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
This is a male dog.
Ez egy kan kutya.
He is a male student.
Ő fiúdiák.
The male bird is red.
A male singer sang on stage.
We saw a male deer in the park.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Some learners mistakenly use 'man' instead of 'male' as an adjective. 'Male' is correct before a noun to describe sex.
Kahulugan
Of the masculine sex
Mga kolokasyon
male athlete
|male voice
|male worker
|male role model
Mga kasingkahulugan
masculine (More formal or used in contrast with feminine; can also refer to gender traits.)
Mga kasalungat
female (Describes the opposite biological sex.)
Mga tema
biology
|daily life
|animals
|body
|core_vocabulary
Depinisyon
Describes a person or animal that is a man, boy, or male animal.
Belonging to the sex that produces small, typically mobile reproductive cells (sperm), in people or animals.
B1
TECHNICAL
3
apa
B2
apa típusú
B2
Padron ng paggamit:
male [connector/fitting]
This cable has a male connector on one end and a female on the other.
Ennek a kábelnek az egyik végén apa csatlakozó, a másikon anya csatlakozó van.
Insert the male plug into the socket.
Illeszd az apa csatlakozót az aljzatba.
The adapter comes with two male ends.
They replaced the male fitting with a new one.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
This wire has a male plug.
Ennek a vezetéknek apa csatlakozója van.
Put the male part into the hole.
Illeszd az apa részt a lyukba.
The charger has a male end.
I need a male connector for this cable.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners may confuse 'male' here with the human/animal sense; in technical contexts it refers to connector type, not gender.
Kahulugan
Having a projecting connector part
Mga kolokasyon
male plug
|male connector
|male end
Mga kasingkahulugan
plug-type (Informal description emphasizing plug shape.)
Mga kasalungat
female (Describes the matching connector with an opening for the male part.)
Mga tema
technology
|engineering
|science
|core_vocabulary
Depinisyon
Describes something like a plug that goes into another part to connect it.
Describes a connector or fitting with a projecting part designed to fit into a corresponding female part.
Gramatika
Anyo sa diksyunaryo
male
IPA
GB/mˈeɪl/
US/mˈeɪl/
Mga pantig at diin
male (1 pantig)
Stress on 1st syllable (male)
Mga anyo ng salita
Adjective
- Base: male
Noun
- Base: male
- Plural: males
Mga kaugnay na salita
Mga ekspresyon
male and female
1/mˈeɪl ˈænd fˈimˌeɪl/
fixed phrase
Both sexes together
Describes both men/boys and women/girls, or both sexes of animals or plants.
Mga Halimbawa
- The shelter has both male and female cats.
- They hired an equal number of male and female workers.
the male of the species
1/ðə mˈeɪl əv ðə spˈiʃiz/
fixed phrase
Masculine member of species
The man, boy, or male animal of a certain kind, compared to the female one.
Mga Halimbawa
- In some birds, the male of the species is more colorful than the female.
- The male of the species usually guards the nest.