coin
gb/kˈɔɪn/ us/kˈɔɪn/
A1
Англійська
~ 3000
Значення
0 значень
Іменник
A1
entity
1
Flat metal money piece
A small piece of metal used as money.
Модель уживання:
[someone] has [a/an number] coin(s)
Поширена помилка:
Learners sometimes confuse 'coin' with 'currency' or 'money', using it to refer to all forms of money instead of just metal pieces.
Синоніми
currency (A general term for money, not limited to coins.)
|
money (Broad term including coins, paper bills, and other forms.)
Антоніми
banknote (Paper form of money, as opposed to coins.)
Словосполучення
flip a coin
|collect coins
|insert a coin
|loose change and coins
Теми
money
|daily life
|shopping
|finance
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Приклади
- She dropped a coin into the parking meter.
- He collects rare coins from different countries.
- I found a coin under the sofa.
Навчальні приклади
- I have one coin in my pocket.
- The coin is silver and small.
- She puts a coin in the machine.
Дієслово
B2
action
2
Invent a new term
To make a new word or phrase.
Модель уживання:
to coin [a word/phrase]
Поширена помилка:
Learners may confuse 'coin' meaning 'to make money' with 'coin' meaning 'to invent a word'. Context is important.
Синоніми
create (General term for making something new, not specific to language.)
|
invent (General term for creating something original, not limited to words.)
Антоніми
borrow (To take an existing word or expression from another language or source.)
Словосполучення
coin a phrase
|first coined
|newly coined
Теми
language
|communication
|education
|core_vocabulary
Приклади
- Shakespeare coined many words that we still use today.
- The term 'blog' was coined in the late 1990s.
- She coined a catchy slogan for the campaign.
Навчальні приклади
- He coined a new word for his story.
- The writer coined many funny phrases.
- They coined the term last year.
Іменник
A2
entity
3
Side of a coin
One side of a coin, with a picture or design.
Синоніми
face (Can refer to the front side of an object, including coins.)
Антоніми
reverse (The opposite side of the front (obverse) on a coin.)
Словосполучення
heads side of the coin
|tails side of the coin
Теми
money
|finance
|daily_life
Приклади
- The heads side of the coin shows the queen's portrait.
- The tails side has an image of a bird.
- Each coin has two sides: heads and tails.
Навчальні приклади
- The coin has a head side.
- I see the tail on the coin.
- This coin has two sides.
Граматика
Словникова форма
coin
IPA
GB/kˈɔɪn/
US/kˈɔɪn/
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coin (1 склад)
Stress on 1st syllable (coin)
Форми слова
Noun
- Base: coin
- Plural: coin, coins
Verb
- Base: coin
- 3rd Person Singular: coins
- Present Participle: coining
- Past: coined
Споріднені слова
Forms
coins
noun
coining
verb
coined
verb
Related words
coinage
noun
Вирази
to coin a phrase
1/tə kˈɔɪn ə fɹˈeɪz/
idiom
Invent or use expression humorously
To say or make a well-known phrase, sometimes as a joke about using it.
Приклади
- He's living, to coin a phrase, 'on cloud nine'.
- She was, to coin a phrase, 'over the moon' about her promotion.
two sides of the same coin
1/tˈu sˈaɪdz əv ðə sˈeɪm kˈɔɪn/
idiom
Two aspects of one thing
Two different but related parts of one thing.
Приклади
- Success and failure are two sides of the same coin.
- Freedom and responsibility are two sides of the same coin.
flip a coin
1/flˈɪp ə kˈɔɪn/
fixed phrase
Toss a coin to decide
to throw a coin in the air and use the side it lands on to choose between two things
Приклади
- We couldn't decide where to eat, so we flipped a coin.
- If we can’t agree, let’s flip a coin.
- If it's heads, we go to the park; if it's tails, we stay home.
- They flipped a coin to see who would go first.
- We flipped a coin and I lost.