snow
gb/snˈoʊ/ us/snˈoʊ/
A1
Ingles
~ 2700
hó, havazik, kokain, kokó, megvezet, rádumál
PANGNGALAN
A1
1
hó
A1
Padron ng paggamit:
[snow] falls
The children ran outside to play in the fresh snow.
A gyerekek kifutottak, hogy a friss hóban játsszanak.
Snow began to cover the streets during the night.
Éjszaka hó kezdte ellepni az utcákat.
Heavy snow caused delays at the airport.
The mountains are covered in snow all winter.
We woke up to see snow on the trees.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
Snow is falling from the sky.
Hull a hó az égből.
The ground is white with snow.
A föld fehér a hótól.
I like to play in the snow.
Snow covers the road in winter.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners sometimes confuse 'snow' (uncountable) with a countable noun and say 'a snow' instead of 'snow' or 'a snowfall'.
Kahulugan
Frozen water falling from clouds
Mga kolokasyon
heavy snow
|falling snow
|snow storm
|fresh snow
|deep snow
Mga kasingkahulugan
snowfall (Refers specifically to the event or amount of snow falling, not snow on the ground.)
Mga kasalungat
rain (Liquid precipitation, opposite in form to snow.)
Mga tema
weather
|nature
|seasons
Depinisyon
Soft white ice that falls from the sky when it is cold.
Precipitation in the form of soft white ice crystals that fall from the sky when the air is cold.
PANDIWA
A1
2
havazik
A1
Padron ng paggamit:
it [snows]
It’s expected to snow all night.
Várhatóan egész éjjel havazni fog.
It started to snow just before we left.
Közvetlenül azelőtt kezdett havazni, hogy elindultunk.
It rarely snows in this part of the country.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
It is going to snow tonight.
Ma este havazni fog.
It is snowing now.
Most havazik.
Does it snow in your city?
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners sometimes use 'snow' for other forms of precipitation, saying 'It is snowing' when it is actually raining or hailing.
Kahulugan
For snow to fall from clouds
Mga kolokasyon
snow heavily
|snow lightly
|start to snow
Mga kasingkahulugan
precipitate (A more technical or scientific term for any form of water falling from the atmosphere, not just snow.)
Mga kasalungat
clear up (When precipitation stops and skies become clear.)
Mga tema
weather
|nature
Depinisyon
When soft white ice falls from the sky.
To produce or experience snowfall.
PANGNGALAN
B2
SLANG
3
The police found a large amount of snow hidden in the car.
A rendőrség nagy mennyiségű, az autóban elrejtett kokaint talált.
He was arrested for selling snow on the street.
Letartóztatták, mert kokaint árult az utcán.
They say he’s been using snow for years.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
Snow is a slang word for cocaine.
A „snow” a kokain egyik szlengneve.
He was caught with snow by the police.
A rendőrök kokainnal kapták el.
Snow is an illegal drug.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners may confuse this slang meaning with actual frozen precipitation if context is unclear.
Kahulugan
Slang for cocaine
Mga kolokasyon
deal snow
|snort snow
Mga kasingkahulugan
coke (Common slang term for cocaine; slightly more widely recognized.)
Mga tema
slang
|drugs
|health
Depinisyon
A slang word for the illegal drug cocaine in powder form.
Slang term for cocaine, especially in powdered form.
PANDIWA
B2
INFORMAL
4
Padron ng paggamit:
[someone] [snows] [someone else] with [something]
He tried to snow me with technical jargon I didn’t understand.
Számomra érthetetlen szakzsargonnal próbált megvezetni.
Don’t let them snow you into signing that contract.
Ne hagyd, hogy rádumáljanak annak a szerződésnek az aláírására.
She can really snow an audience when she wants to.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
He tried to snow me with big words.
Nagy szavakkal próbált megvezetni.
She can snow people into believing her story.
Úgy meg tudja vezetni az embereket, hogy elhiggyék a történetét.
They tried to snow us into buying it.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners might think it has something to do with actual weather rather than persuasion or deception.
Kahulugan
To deceive or charm with talk
Mga kolokasyon
snow someone under with facts
|snow someone into doing something
Mga kasingkahulugan
con (To trick or cheat someone, often for personal gain.)
Mga kasalungat
be honest with (To speak truthfully without deception.)
Mga tema
communication
|deception
|relationships
Depinisyon
To trick or persuade someone by talking a lot or saying things that sound good but may not be true.
To mislead, overwhelm, or persuade someone by talking quickly or impressively, often hiding the truth.
Gramatika
Anyo sa diksyunaryo
snow
IPA
GB/snˈoʊ/
US/snˈoʊ/
Mga pantig at diin
snow (1 pantig)
Stress on 1st syllable (snow)
Mga anyo ng salita
Noun
- Base: snow
- Plural: snow, snows
Verb
- Base: snow
- 3rd Person Singular: snows
- Present Participle: snowing
- Past: snowed
Mga kaugnay na salita
Mga ekspresyon
snow day
1/snˈoʊ dˈeɪ/
fixed phrase
Day off due to heavy snowfall
A day when school or work is closed because of a lot of snow.
Mga Halimbawa
- The kids were happy when they heard it was a snow day.
- We had three snow days last winter.
snow job
1/snˈoʊ d͡ʒˈɑb/
idiom
informal
Deceptive talk meant to persuade
A way of talking to someone that tries to trick them into believing something that isn’t true.
Mga Halimbawa
- That salesman gave me a real snow job about the car’s condition.
- Don’t fall for his snow job; he just wants your money.
snowed under
1/snˈoʊd ˈʌndɚ/
idiom
informal
Overwhelmed with work or tasks
To have so much work or so many things to do that it is hard to manage them all.
Mga Halimbawa
- I can’t go out tonight; I’m snowed under with paperwork.
- We’re snowed under trying to meet the deadline.
pure as the driven snow
1/pjˈʊɹ ˈæz ðə dɹˈɪvən snˈoʊ/
idiom
literary
Completely innocent and good
Very good and without bad thoughts or actions.
Mga Halimbawa
- She seems pure as the driven snow, but appearances can be deceiving.
- She acts as if she’s pure as the driven snow, but she’s not perfect.
- He claims to be pure as the driven snow.
- He’s not exactly pure as the driven snow when it comes to business dealings.