Shanty Meaning in English

word

US

ˈʃænti

SHAN-tee

UK

ʃˈɑːnti

SHAHN-tee

التعريف

A small, simply-built house, usually made from cheap materials and often found in poor areas. "Shanty" can also refer to a traditional sailor's song (sea shanty).

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Mostly used for poor, makeshift dwellings; formal or literary. "Shanty town" describes an area with many such houses. Don't confuse with "chalet" (holiday house) or only use "shanty" for sea songs when specified as "sea shanty".

• Spanish: choza - chabola
• Portuguese (BR): barraco - cabana (precária)
• Portuguese (PT): barraca - cabana (precária)
• Chinese (Simplified): 简陋小屋 - 棚屋
• Chinese (Traditional): 簡陋小屋 - 棚屋
• Hindi: झोपड़ी - कच्ची झोंपड़ी
• Arabic: كوخ - عشة
• Bengali: ঝুপড়ি - কুঁড়েঘর - শ্যান্টি (সাগরগীতির জন্য)
• Russian: лачуга - трущоба (о постройке) - шанти (морская песня)
• Japanese: 掘っ立て小屋 - シャンティ（海の歌の場合）
• Vietnamese: túp lều - nhà ổ chuột - bài hát biển (sea shanty)
• Korean: 판잣집 - 해양 노동요(Sea Shanty)
• Turkish: gecekondu - kulübe - denizci şarkısı (sea shanty)
• Urdu: جھونپڑی - کچی بستی - سی شینٹی (سمندری گیت کے لیے)
• Indonesian: gubuk - rumah reyot - lagu laut (sea shanty)

جمل نموذجية

He built a small shanty by the river.

basic

Many families live in shanties near the city.

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The shanty was made from old wood and metal sheets.

basic

They grew up in a crowded shanty town on the edge of the city.

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Some old sailors still love to sing a sea shanty after work.

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It might not look like much, but that shanty is his home.

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