candy
gb/kˈændi/ us/kˈændi/
A1
İngilizce
~ 4900
édesség, cukorka, kandíroz
İSIM
A1
1
Kullanım kalıbı:
[someone] eats [candy]
She bought a bag of candy at the store.
Vett egy zacskó édességet a boltban.
The children were given candy after the parade.
A felvonulás után a gyerekek édességet kaptak.
I try not to eat too much candy because it’s bad for my teeth.
He offered me a piece of mint candy.
Halloween is the best time to get free candy.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
I like to eat candy.
Szeretek édességet enni.
The candy is very sweet.
Ez az édesség nagyon édes.
She has a red candy.
He eats candy every day.
We buy candy at the shop.
Sık yapılan hata:
Learners sometimes confuse 'candy' (uncountable in US English when speaking generally) with 'candies' (plural countable when referring to individual pieces).
Anlam
Sweet food made from sugar
Eşdizimler
eat candy
|piece of candy
|candy bar
|bag of candy
|candy store
Eş anlamlılar
sweets (Common in British English; refers to the same general category of sugary treats.)
|
confectionery (More formal or technical term for sweet foods, often used for a shop or industry.)
Zıt anlamlılar
savory food (Refers to foods that are salty or spicy rather than sweet.)
Konular
food
|daily life
|food_drink
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Tanım
A food that tastes sweet, made from sugar, and often has chocolate, fruit, or nuts.
A sweet food made mostly from sugar or syrup, often flavored and colored, and sometimes containing chocolate, fruit, or nuts.
FIIL
B1
2
kandíroz
B2
Kullanım kalıbı:
to candy [fruit/nuts]
They candied the orange peels for the cake.
Kandírozták a narancshéjat a tortához.
You can candy nuts for a sweet snack.
Édes nassolnivalónak dióféléket is kandírozhatsz.
The chef taught us how to candy ginger.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
We candy the fruit for dessert.
A gyümölcsöt desszerthez kandírozzuk.
She will candy the nuts.
Kandírozni fogja a dióféléket.
They candy the orange peel.
Sık yapılan hata:
Some learners confuse this with 'candle' due to similar spelling and pronunciation.
Anlam
Coat or preserve with sugar
Eşdizimler
candy fruit
|candy orange peel
|candied nuts
Eş anlamlılar
glaze (Similar in cooking, but can refer to coating with substances other than sugar.)
Zıt anlamlılar
pickle (Preserve food in vinegar or brine instead of sugar.)
Konular
food
|cooking
|food_drink
|daily_life
Tanım
To cover food with sugar or cook it in sugar to make it sweet.
To cook food with sugar or syrup to make it sweet and preserve it.
Dil bilgisi
Sözlük biçimi
candy
IPA
GB/kˈændi/
US/kˈændi/
Heceler ve vurgu
candy (1 hece)
Stress on 1st syllable (candy)
Kelime biçimleri
Noun
- Base: candy
- Plural: candies, candy
Verb
- Base: candy
- 3rd Person Singular: candies
- Present Participle: candying
- Past: candied
Kelime ailesi
Forms
candies
noun
candying
verb
candied
verb
Core family
sweet
noun A1
İfadeler
arm candy
1/ˈɑɹm kˈændi/
idiom
informal
Attractive companion for show
An attractive person who goes with someone to make them look good.
Örnekler
- He arrived at the party with some glamorous arm candy.
- The celebrity was photographed with his new arm candy.
eye candy
1/ˈaɪ kˈændi/
idiom
informal
Attractive but with no depth
Something that looks nice but is not important or useful.
Örnekler
- The movie was mostly eye candy with little plot.
- That website is just eye candy—it’s not very functional.