button
Aussprache: [/ˈbʌt.n̩/]
Wort
Kontext: „clothing“
(noun) a small, round object used to fasten clothing by pushing it through a slit or loop. Buttons are often made of plastic, metal, or fabric.
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She sewed a shiny black button onto her coat.
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Her shirt was missing a button, so it kept coming undone.
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Do you know how to sew a button onto a shirt?
Kontext: „technology“
(verb) to press a button or switch to make a machine or device work. You use your fingers to push a button and start something like a computer or a TV.
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He buttoned the remote to turn on the TV.
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Don't button the alarm until we're ready to leave.
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Can you button the printer so I can make copies?
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