Malta Meaning in English

word

US

ˈmɔɫtə

MAWL-tuh

UK

ˈmɔːltə

MAWL-tuh

释义

'Malta' can mean the grain used in brewing (malt) or, in some English varieties and in slang, a group of friends. It is also the name of the Mediterranean country, Malta.

用法与细微差别

In English, 'malta' mainly appears when referring to malt in Spanish or Portuguese, or as the country Malta. In British and European slang, 'malta' can mean a group of people (as in Portuguese/Spanish), but this use is rare in English. Do not confuse with 'malt' (the usual English term for the grain).

• Spanish: malta (bebida) - malta (grupo, coloquial)
• Portuguese (BR): malte
• Portuguese (PT): malte - malta (grupo de pessoas, informal)
• Chinese (Simplified): 麦芽 - 马耳他（国家）
• Chinese (Traditional): 麥芽 - 馬爾他（國家）
• Hindi: माल्टा (अनाज का अर्क) - माल्टा (देश) - टोली (स्लैंग)
• Arabic: مالت (شعير) - مالطا (دولة) - مجموعة (عامية)
• Bengali: মাল্টা (দেশ) - মাল্ট (শস্য) - মালটা (বন্ধুবান্ধবের দল, অনানুষ্ঠানিক)
• Russian: Мальта (страна) - солод (зерно) - компания (друзей, сленг)
• Japanese: マルタ（国） - モルト（麦芽） - 仲間（俗語・友人グループ）
• Vietnamese: Malta (quốc gia) - mạch nha - nhóm bạn (thân mật/thông tục)
• Korean: 몰타(국가) - 맥아(곡물) - 친구 무리(속어)
• Turkish: Malta (ülke) - malt (tahıl) - arkadaş grubu (argo)
• Urdu: مالٹا (ملک) - مالٹ (اناج) - دوستوں کا گروپ (عام بول چال)
• Indonesian: Malta (quốc gia) - mạch nha - nhóm bạn (thân mật)

例句

Malta is a small island country in the Mediterranean.

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They use malta to make beer.

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I drank a sweet malta yesterday.

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The malta here tastes different from the one I had in Spain.

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Let's meet up with the malta after work.

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Everyone in the malta is planning a surprise party.

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