bare
gb/bˈɛɹ/ us/bˈɛɹ/
A2
İngilizce
~ 7000
meztelen, csupasz, mezítláb, kopár, üres, minimális, legszükségesebb, vázlatos, alig, mindössze, szűk, felfed, szabaddá tesz, vicsorít, puszta, jelöletlen, to nélküli, baromi, rengeteg, tök
A2
1
Kullanım kalıbı:
[someone]'s [body part] is bare
He walked across the cold kitchen floor in bare feet.
Mezítláb ment át a hideg konyhapadlón.
Please take off your shoes; bare feet only on the tatami mats.
Kérjük, vegye le a cipőjét; a tatamiszőnyegekre csak mezítláb lépjen.
She pulled the blanket up to cover her bare shoulders.
The child stood there with bare legs, shivering in the wind.
Workers must not touch the chemicals with bare hands.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
My feet are bare on the sand.
Mezítláb állok a homokban.
He sleeps with his arms bare.
Csupasz karral alszik.
Do not pick up the glass with your bare hands.
The baby is lying on the bed, bare from the waist up.
I like to walk in the house with bare feet.
Sık yapılan hata:
Learners sometimes confuse "bare" with the verb "bear" (meaning to carry or tolerate). "Bare" describes not having clothes or a cover, while "bear" is a completely different word. Also, in many collocations like "bare feet" or "bare hands", native speakers do not usually say "naked feet" or "naked hands".
Anlam
not covered by clothes
Eşdizimler
bare feet
|bare hands
|bare legs
|bare arms
|bare chest
|bare back
Eş anlamlılar
naked (Stronger and often implies that the whole body has no clothes at all.)
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uncovered (More general and not only about clothing; used for any surface without a cover.)
Zıt anlamlılar
clothed (Emphasizes that a person is wearing clothes.)
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covered (General opposite, can refer to clothes, shoes, or any material over something.)
Konular
appearance
|body
|daily life
|clothing
Tanım
Not covered by clothes or shoes, especially on the body.
Not covered by clothing, shoes, or any fabric, especially referring to parts of the body that are usually covered.
B1
2
Kullanım kalıbı:
[a place/thing] is bare
The room was completely bare except for a single chair.
A szoba teljesen üres volt, csak egyetlen szék állt benne.
In winter, the trees stand with bare branches against the grey sky.
Télen a fák csupasz ágai merednek a szürke ég felé.
The kitchen shelves were bare after the holiday party.
He painted the bare walls white to make the space feel bigger.
The floor was bare concrete, cold and uninviting.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
The room is bare, with no pictures.
A szoba csupasz, nincsenek képek a falon.
In winter the garden looks bare.
Télen kopárnak tűnik a kert.
Our fridge is bare; we need to buy food.
She sat on a bare wooden floor.
The walls were bare and looked boring.
Sık yapılan hata:
Learners sometimes use "empty" when they mean "not decorated". "Empty" is best for containers or spaces with nothing in them, while "bare" is natural for walls, floors, branches, or rooms that have almost no furniture or decoration.
Anlam
empty or without decoration
Eşdizimler
bare walls
|bare room
|bare floor
|bare branches
|bare cupboard
Eş anlamlılar
empty (Focuses on something having nothing inside it.)
|
plain (Emphasizes simple appearance without decoration.)
Zıt anlamlılar
furnished (Opposite for rooms, meaning filled with furniture.)
|
decorated (Opposite in terms of having decorations or ornament.)
Konular
home
|nature
|description
|housing
|core_vocabulary
Tanım
Empty or plain, with nothing extra on it or in it.
Having no furniture, decorations, leaves, or usual contents; looking empty or plain.
B2
3
Kullanım kalıbı:
the bare [essentials/minimum/necessities]
We only had enough money for the bare essentials on the trip.
Az utazáson csak a legszükségesebb dolgokra volt elég pénzünk.
The report gives a bare outline of the plan, without any detail.
A jelentés csak vázlatos képet ad a tervről, részletek nélkül.
The camp offered only the bare minimum of comfort.
Many families are struggling to afford even the bare necessities.
His apartment was furnished to the bare minimum, just a bed and a table.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
We packed only the bare essentials for the weekend.
A hétvégére csak a legszükségesebb dolgokat pakoltuk be.
Some people in the city cannot buy even the bare necessities.
A városban vannak, akik még a legszükségesebb dolgokat sem tudják megvenni.
The room has the bare minimum: a bed and a small table.
The teacher gave us a bare outline of the course.
They live with only the bare essentials to save money.
Sık yapılan hata:
Learners sometimes say "very minimum" instead of the common fixed phrase "the bare minimum". Also, "bare" in this sense is not used with uncountable abstract nouns like "bare love" or "bare happiness"; it is used with ideas like essentials, necessities, minimum, or outline.
Anlam
only the basic necessities
Eşdizimler
bare minimum
|bare essentials
|bare necessities
|bare outline
|bare subsistence
Eş anlamlılar
basic (Neutral; focuses on simple, necessary things only.)
|
minimal (Often slightly more formal; stresses the very small amount included.)
Zıt anlamlılar
luxurious (Suggests having much more than what is necessary, often for comfort or pleasure.)
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elaborate (Emphasizes many details, parts, or extras rather than only the essentials.)
Konular
quantity
|money
|daily life
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Tanım
Having only what you really need, and nothing more.
Including only the most basic or necessary things, with nothing extra, additional, or luxurious.
B2
4
Kullanım kalıbı:
a bare [number/amount]
The bill passed with a bare majority of two votes.
A törvényjavaslatot mindössze két szavazatos, szűk többséggel fogadták el.
We had a bare five minutes to catch the train.
Alig öt percünk volt, hogy elérjük a vonatot.
Profits rose by a bare 1% last year.
He offered a bare apology before changing the subject.
The article presented only the bare facts, without comment.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
They won with a bare majority in the election.
Szűk többséggel nyertek a választáson.
We arrived with a bare two minutes to spare.
Úgy érkeztünk meg, hogy alig két percünk maradt.
Sales increased by a bare 3% this year.
The news report gave only the bare facts.
She paid a bare ten dollars for the old chair.
Sık yapılan hata:
Learners sometimes think "bare" here means "naked". In phrases like "a bare majority" or "a bare 5%", it actually means "only just" or "not much more than" a certain number or level.
Anlam
just enough, only just
Eşdizimler
a bare majority
|with a bare 2%
|a bare handful
|the bare facts
|a bare two hours
Eş anlamlılar
mere (Very close in meaning; can often replace "bare" before numbers or amounts.)
|
scant (Slightly more formal or literary; suggests not really enough.)
Zıt anlamlılar
comfortable (As in "a comfortable majority"; clearly more than just enough.)
|
substantial (Describes an amount that is clearly large, not just above a limit.)
Konular
quantity
|statistics
|politics
|core_vocabulary
|time
Tanım
Only just enough or only a little more than a certain number or level.
Used to emphasize that an amount or number is only just enough or only a little more than a particular limit.
FIIL
B2
5
Kullanım kalıbı:
to bare [something]
The dog bared its teeth and growled at the stranger.
A kutya vicsorította a fogát, és rámorgott az idegenre.
He bared his chest for the doctor to examine the scar.
Szabaddá tette a mellkasát, hogy az orvos megvizsgálhassa a heget.
In the interview she finally bared her soul and spoke about her childhood.
The investigation bared the corruption at the highest levels of government.
He refused to bare his head in the sacred building.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
The angry dog bared its teeth.
A dühös kutya vicsorította a fogát.
He bared his arm so the nurse could give the injection.
Felhúzta az ingujját, hogy a nővér beadhassa az injekciót.
She bared her soul to her best friend.
The report bared many problems in the company.
He did not want to bare his head in public.
Sık yapılan hata:
Learners sometimes confuse the verb "bare" with "bear" (to carry, to tolerate, or the animal). "Bare" as a verb always has the idea of uncovering or revealing something, often something physical or emotional.
Anlam
to uncover or expose
Eşdizimler
bare one's teeth
|bare one's chest
|bare one's head
|bare one's soul
|bare it all
Eş anlamlılar
expose (Very similar; often a bit more formal or used for danger or criticism.)
|
reveal (Stresses making something known that was hidden or secret.)
Zıt anlamlılar
cover (Opposite physical action: to put something over it.)
|
conceal (Opposite for information or feelings: to hide them.)
Konular
body
|emotions
|communication
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Tanım
To take away a cover, or to show something that is usually not seen or not shared.
To remove a covering from something, or to show something that is usually hidden or not talked about.
C1
TECHNICAL
6
Kullanım kalıbı:
a bare [technical term]
In English, verbs after "can" take the bare infinitive, without "to".
Az angolban a „can” után az ige puszta, vagyis „to” nélküli főnévi igenévi alakja áll.
The grammar book contrasts the bare noun with the noun phrase that has a determiner.
A nyelvtankönyv a puszta főnevet hasonlítja össze azzal a főnévi szerkezettel, amelyben determináns is van.
Under property law, he holds only a bare title without possession.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
After the modal verb "must", we use the bare infinitive.
A „must” módbeli segédige után „to” nélküli főnévi igenevet használunk.
The teacher explained what a bare infinitive is.
A tanár elmagyarázta, mi az a „to” nélküli főnévi igenév.
This is a more technical use of the word "bare".
Sık yapılan hata:
Learners may see "bare infinitive" and think it is related to "naked". Here, "bare" is used technically to mean "without the usual extra part" (in this case, without "to").
Anlam
without expected addition
Eşdizimler
bare infinitive
|bare noun
|bare license
|bare title
Eş anlamlılar
unmarked (Linguistics term for a form without extra marking; close in some uses.)
|
simple (Less technical; can describe a form without added elements.)
Zıt anlamlılar
marked (In linguistics, has extra grammatical marking or elements.)
|
complex (Suggests additional structure or elements are present.)
Konular
language
|law
|technology
|science
Tanım
Used in some special fields to mean that something does not have the usual extra part that it often has.
In technical or specialized contexts, lacking a normal or expected additional element or marker.
B2
SLANG
7
Kullanım kalıbı:
bare [adjective] / bare [plural noun]
That exam was bare hard, man.
Az a vizsga baromi nehéz volt, haver.
There were bare people at the party last night.
Tegnap este rengeteg ember volt a bulin.
I'm bare tired after that shift.
She's got bare money now she started that new job.
The show was bare jokes from start to finish.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
In London slang, people say "bare cold" to mean "very cold".
A londoni szlengben a „bare cold” azt jelenti, hogy „nagyon hideg”.
He said the club was "bare full" last night.
Azt mondta, hogy tegnap este tök tele volt a klub.
My friend uses "bare" to mean "a lot of" in his messages.
"Bare" in this way is slang and not for formal writing.
They had bare problems with the train delays.
Sık yapılan hata:
Learners sometimes try to use this slang "bare" in formal writing or with older speakers, where it sounds very out of place. Also, it should not be confused with standard "bare" meaning "naked"; this slang use only means "very" or "a lot of".
Anlam
slang: very, a lot of
Eşdizimler
bare tired
|bare jokes
|bare people
|bare money
|bare hard
Eş anlamlılar
really (A common, neutral adverb of degree; not slangy.)
|
so (Very common in speech; neutral and widely used.)
Zıt anlamlılar
a bit (Informal phrase meaning "a little", opposite intensity.)
|
hardly (Means "almost not"; opposite of "very".)
Konular
slang
|youth
|intensity
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Tanım
Informal British slang word used like "very" or "a lot of" before an adjective or a plural noun.
British slang, especially among younger speakers: used before adjectives or nouns to mean "very" or "a lot of".
Dil bilgisi
Sözlük biçimi
bare
IPA
GB/bˈɛɹ/
US/bˈɛɹ/
Heceler ve vurgu
bare (1 hece)
Stress on 1st syllable (bare)
Kelime biçimleri
Adjective
- Base: bare
- Comparative: barer
- Superlative: barest
Verb
- Base: bare
- 3rd Person Singular: bares
- Present Participle: baring
- Past: bared
Kelime ailesi
Forms
bares
verb
baring
verb
bared
verb
barer
adjective
barest
adjective
Core family
barely
adverb B1
Related words
barefoot
adjective
Advanced or less common
bareness
noun
İfadeler
bare it all
1/bˈɛɹ ˈɪt ˈɔl/
idiom
informal
to reveal everything
To show everything, especially your body without clothes, or to tell all your private information.
Örnekler
- The actor bared it all in the new film.
- In the interview she bared it all about her difficult childhood.
- He isn't the type to bare it all on social media.
in bare feet
1/ˈɪn bˈɛɹ fˈit/
fixed phrase
without shoes or socks
Walking or standing with no shoes or socks on your feet.
Örnekler
- She likes to walk on the grass in bare feet.
- Guests are asked to come into the house in bare feet or socks.
- He crossed the hot sand in bare feet and burned his soles.
lay bare
1/lˈeɪ bˈɛɹ/
phrasal verb
to reveal something hidden
To show something that was hidden or secret, especially a problem, truth, or feeling.
Örnekler
- The investigation laid bare years of corruption.
- Her diary entries lay bare her deepest fears.
- The crisis laid bare the weaknesses in the healthcare system.
the bare essentials
1/ðə bˈɛɹ ɪsˈɛnʃəlz/
fixed phrase
only the most necessary things
Only the small number of things that you really need in a situation.
Örnekler
- We packed only the bare essentials for our hiking trip.
- In an emergency bag, you should keep the bare essentials.
- The refugees arrived with nothing but the bare essentials.
the bare facts
1/ðə bˈɛɹ fˈækts/
fixed phrase
only the basic true information
The simple and most important information about something, without extra details or opinions.
Örnekler
- The article presents only the bare facts of the case.
- Give me the bare facts; we can discuss opinions later.
- The lawyer began by explaining the bare facts to the jury.
the bare minimum
1/ðə bˈɛɹ mˈɪnəməm/
fixed phrase
the smallest amount that is enough
The smallest amount that is just enough for something, with nothing extra.
Örnekler
- He only does the bare minimum at work and still expects a promotion.
- To pass the course, you can't just do the bare minimum.
- They cut costs down to the bare minimum during the crisis.
the bare necessities
1/ðə bˈɛɹ nəsˈɛsɪtiz/
fixed phrase
the most basic needs
The very basic things you need to live or to manage in a situation, with nothing extra.
Örnekler
- Many people in the region are struggling to afford the bare necessities.
- On a desert island, you quickly learn to live with the bare necessities.
- Their budget allows only for the bare necessities of life.
to the bare bones
1/tə ðə bˈɛɹ bˈoʊnz/
idiom
reduce to only basics
To cut or reduce something until only the most basic and necessary parts are left.
Örnekler
- The company cut costs to the bare bones during the recession.
- We need to strip this plan down to the bare bones.
- The director reduced the script to the bare bones of the story.
with bare hands
1/wˈɪθ bˈɛɹ hˈændz/
fixed phrase
using only your hands
To do something using only your hands, without tools, machines, or weapons.
Örnekler
- He tried to catch the fish with his bare hands.
- You should never handle broken glass with bare hands.
- The hero in the story fought the wolf with his bare hands.
bare bones
1/bˈɛɹ bˈoʊnz/
idiom
Only basic essential parts
Only the most important parts, with nothing extra.
Örnekler
- The report gives only the bare bones of what happened.
- We need more than just the bare bones of an idea.
bare bones
2/bˈɛɹ bˈoʊnz/
idiom
only the basic structure
The most simple, basic form of something, with all extra details removed.
Örnekler
- The report gives only the bare bones of the new policy.
- We need more than the bare bones of an idea before we invest.
- He lives a bare-bones lifestyle to save money.
bare one's soul
1/bˈɛɹ wˈʌnz sˈoʊl/
idiom
share deepest feelings honestly
To tell someone your deepest thoughts and feelings honestly.
Örnekler
- He bared his soul to her about his fears.
- She decided to bare her soul in her memoir.
bare one's soul
2/bˈɛɹ wˈʌnz sˈoʊl/
idiom
to share deepest feelings
To tell someone your very private thoughts and feelings, often about painful things.
Örnekler
- He finally bared his soul to his therapist.
- It's not easy to bare your soul to a stranger.
- In the letter she bares her soul to her oldest friend.