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to have/get/do [a gig] as [a role]
She picked up a weekend gig as a barista to pay off her student loans.
Elvállalt egy hétvégi alkalmi munkát baristaként, hogy törleszteni tudja a diákhitelét.
I’ve been doing a few online tutoring gigs in the evenings.
Mostanában esténként néhány online korrepetálási megbízást vállalok.
After the layoff, he survived by taking any writing gigs he could find.
That design gig only lasted three weeks, but it paid really well.
He treats driving for the app as a side gig, not his main career.
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I have a small gig as an English tutor.
Van egy kisebb alkalmi munkám angoltanárként.
She does a driving gig at night for extra money.
Éjszakánként alkalmi sofőrmunkát vállal egy kis pluszpénzért.
He found a new online gig last month.
My brother has a side gig making videos for companies.
Sık yapılan hata:
Learners sometimes think "gig" only means a music performance. In modern English, it is often used for any short or freelance job (for example, an online tutoring gig, a driving gig, a design gig). Also, do not say "a gig work"; say "a gig" or "gig work".
Anlam
temporary or freelance job
Eşdizimler
side gig
|freelance gig
|one-off gig
|short-term gig
|online gig
|steady gig
Eş anlamlılar
job (More general and neutral; does not suggest temporary or freelance work the way "gig" often does.)
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freelance work (Highlights that the work is independent and project-based, not a regular job.)
Zıt anlamlılar
permanent job (A long-term, stable job; the opposite of the short or uncertain nature of many gigs.)
Konular
work
|business
|economy
Tanım
A job that is short, part-time, or freelance, often extra work besides your main job.
A job or piece of work, especially one that is temporary, part-time, or freelance, often done in addition to a main job.
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to play/do/book [a gig] at [a place]
The band has a gig at the downtown club on Friday night.
A zenekarnak péntek este fellépése lesz a belvárosi klubban.
It was her first stand-up gig, and she was really nervous.
Ez volt az első standupos fellépése, és nagyon izgult.
Our DJ just canceled, so we need someone else to take the gig.
He plays small café gigs during the week and bigger festival gigs in the summer.
They booked three gigs in London before starting their tour.
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The band played a gig at a small bar.
A zenekar fellépett egy kis bárban.
Tonight I have a gig at a big club.
Ma este fellépésem van egy nagy klubban.
He got a gig as a guitarist for a famous singer.
Her first gig was in a tiny room with twenty people.
Sık yapılan hata:
Learners may confuse this with the general "job" meaning. A "gig" in this sense is one performance or booking, not a full-time position. Say "play a gig" or "do a gig", not usually *"make a gig".
Anlam
live performance booking
Eşdizimler
live gig
|first gig
|small gig
|club gig
|headline gig
|book a gig
Eş anlamlılar
show (General word for a performance; "gig" is more informal and often used by performers themselves.)
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performance (More formal and general; "gig" suggests a specific booking, often in popular music or comedy.)
Zıt anlamlılar
day off (A time with no scheduled performance or work; contrasts with having a gig booked.)
Konular
entertainment
|music
|work
|arts_entertainment
|communication
Tanım
A show or performance that a band, singer, comedian, or other performer does at one time and place.
A single live performance or engagement by a musician, comedian, or other performer, usually at a specific place and time.
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[a number] gig(s) of [memory/storage/data]
This game takes up almost fifty gigs on my hard drive.
Ez a játék majdnem ötven gigát foglal a merevlemezemen.
My phone only has 64 gigs of storage, so I ran out of space fast.
A telefonomon csak 64 giga tárhely van, ezért hamar elfogyott rajta a hely.
You’ll need at least eight gigs of RAM to run that software smoothly.
The video is huge—it’s over two gigs to download.
He upgraded his laptop from four gigs of memory to sixteen.
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My phone has 128 gigs of storage.
A telefonomon 128 giga tárhely van.
This file is big; it is almost one gig.
Ez a fájl nagy; majdnem egy giga.
The computer has eight gigs of RAM.
I used three gigs of data watching videos.
Sık yapılan hata:
Learners sometimes write "gig" in formal technical writing, where "GB" or "gigabyte" is preferred. Also, do not confuse "gig" (gigabyte) with "gig" as a job or performance; the meaning is clear from the tech context (RAM, storage, data).
Anlam
one gigabyte of data
Eşdizimler
a few gigs
|16 gigs of RAM
|64 gigs of storage
|download uses two gigs
Eş anlamlılar
gigabyte (The full, standard term; "gig" is more casual and mainly used in speech.)
Zıt anlamlılar
kilobyte (A much smaller unit of digital data; contrasts with the relatively large size of a gigabyte.)
Konular
technology
|computing
|science
Tanım
A short way to say "gigabyte", a unit for measuring how much digital information or storage something has.
An informal spoken abbreviation for a gigabyte, used as a unit of digital information or storage capacity.
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to ride/drive [a gig]
He arrived at the house in a smart little gig drawn by a bay horse.
Egy pej ló húzta takaros kis bricskán érkezett a házhoz.
The country doctor made his rounds in a battered old gig.
A vidéki orvos ütött-kopott öreg bricskáján járta végig a betegeit.
In the painting, a gentleman drives a gig along a quiet country lane.
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The rich man came to the house in a small gig.
A gazdag ember egy kis bricskán érkezett a házhoz.
In old stories, doctors often travel in a gig.
Régi történetekben az orvosok gyakran bricskán járnak.
A gig is a light carriage with two wheels.
Anlam
light two-wheeled carriage
Eşdizimler
light gig
|pony gig
|horse-drawn gig
Eş anlamlılar
carriage (A general word for horse-drawn vehicles; "gig" refers more specifically to a small, light, two-wheeled type.)
Konular
transport
|history
|transportation
|travel
Tanım
An old kind of light carriage with two wheels, pulled by a horse, for one or two people.
A light, two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage for one or two people, used especially in the 18th and 19th centuries.
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to lower/use [the gig] from [a ship]
The captain’s gig was lowered to take the officers ashore.
Leengedték a kapitány hajócsónakját, hogy partra vigye a tiszteket.
A small gig lay alongside the ship, ready for inspection duty.
Egy kis hajócsónak vesztegelt a hajó mellett, készen az ellenőrzési szolgálatra.
They rowed the gig out ahead of the vessel to sound the channel.
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The ship sent a gig to the shore.
A hajóról egy hajócsónakot küldtek a partra.
Sailors rowed the gig across the water.
A matrózok áteveztek a vízen a hajócsónakkal.
The captain used a special gig to go to land.
Anlam
long narrow ship’s boat
Eşdizimler
ship’s gig
|naval gig
|captain’s gig
Eş anlamlılar
launch (Another type of ship’s boat; "gig" is more specific, often lighter and faster.)
Konular
transport
|maritime
|transportation
|travel
Tanım
A long, narrow boat from a big ship, used to move people or do work on the water.
A long, narrow rowing or sailing boat carried by a larger ship, used for transporting people or for service duties.
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to use [a gig] to catch [fish/frogs]
He grabbed his frog gig and headed down to the pond at dusk.
Fogta a békafogó szigonyát, és alkonyatkor lement a tóhoz.
The old man showed us how to sharpen the prongs on a fishing gig.
Az öreg megmutatta, hogyan kell megélezni a halászszigony fogait.
Using a gig, they could catch several small fish with a single thrust.
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He used a gig to catch frogs at the lake.
Szigonnyal fogott békákat a tónál.
The gig has many sharp points at one end.
A szigony egyik végén több éles hegy van.
They took a gig and went to the river at night.
Anlam
spear for fish or frogs
Eşdizimler
frog gig
|three-prong gig
|fishing gig
Eş anlamlılar
spear (A general word; "gig" is a specific type with several prongs used for fishing or frog hunting.)
Konular
outdoors
|hunting
|animals
|nature
Tanım
A long stick with sharp points at one end, used to catch fish or frogs by spearing them.
A long pole with several sharp prongs on one end, used for spearing fish, frogs, or other small aquatic animals.
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to gig [fish/frogs] in/at [a place]
They used to gig frogs in the creek on summer nights.
Régen nyári éjszakákon békákat szigonyoztak a patakban.
We went out to gig flounder in the shallow bay.
Kimentünk lepényhalat szigonyozni a sekély öbölbe.
He learned to gig fish from his grandfather when he was a boy.
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They like to gig frogs at the river at night.
Szeretnek éjszaka békákat szigonyozni a folyónál.
He learned to gig fish from his uncle.
A nagybátyjától tanulta meg, hogyan kell halat szigonyozni.
Last weekend we went to gig flounder in the bay.
Anlam
to spear fish or frogs
Eşdizimler
gig frogs
|gig flounder
|go gigging
|night gigging
Eş anlamlılar
spear (General verb; "gig" is more specific to catching fish or frogs with a pronged pole.)
Zıt anlamlılar
release (To let animals go free instead of catching or spearing them.)
Konular
outdoors
|hunting
|animals
|nature
Tanım
To catch fish or frogs by pushing a long stick with sharp points into them.
To catch fish, frogs, or similar animals by spearing them with a multi-pronged pole.