umbrella

CEFRA1

/ʌmˈbɹɛl.ə/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A folding cover used to protect you from rain or sun.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Anything that provides similar protection.

Examples

  • I left your umbrella in the bus.

  • You had better take an umbrella with you.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A cloth-covered frame used for protection against rain or sun.

  2. A strategy in which five players in the offensive zone form an umbrella-shaped formation around the opposition's goal net.

  3. Anything that provides similar overarching coverage of a range of concepts, purposes, groups, etc.

More examples

In context

  • Quick, grab that umbrella before you get rained on!

  • The fighters provide a defensive air umbrella over the battle group.

  • The test facility was established under the umbrella of the company's quality program.

Synonyms

Quick test

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She opened her blank to protect herself from the heavy rain outside.

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Origin

noun

Borrowed from Italian ombrella (“parasol, sunshade”), from Late Latin umbrella (influenced by umbra (“shadow, shade”)), from Latin umbella, from umbra + -la (diminutive suffix).