mac

CEFRB1

/mæk/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A computer made by Apple.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A person of Scottish descent (used in driving culture to denigrate someone for poor/slow/amateurish driving responses).

Examples

  • He wore a rain mac to keep dry in the storm.

  • Mac helped me carry the vacuum cleaner.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Clipping of macaroni.

  2. Clipping of mackintosh (“a raincoat”).

More examples

In context

  • Is there any mac and cheese left?

  • Everybody calls him Mac.

  • Have you got a light, Mac?

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

During the sudden downpour, he put on a blank to keep his clothes dry.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

Nearby

Origin

noun

Clipping of mackintosh.