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1 discover
felfedez, vmilyennek tapasztal* * *1) (to find by chance, especially for the first time: Columbus discovered America; Marie Curie discovered radium.) felfedez2) (to find out: Try to discover what's going on!) kitalál• -
2 detect
észlel, kinyomoz, leleplez, kimutat* * *[di'tekt](to notice or discover: She thought she could detect a smell of gas.) felfedez- detention -
3 expose
közszemlére tesz, mutogat, megvilágít, kiállít* * *[ik'spəuz]1) (to uncover; to leave unprotected from (eg weather, danger, observation etc): Paintings should not be exposed to direct sunlight; Don't expose children to danger.) kitesz2) (to discover and make known (eg criminals or their activities): It was a newspaper that exposed his spying activities.) felfed3) (by releasing the camera shutter, to allow light to fall on (a photographic film).) exponál (filmet)•- exposure -
4 find
felfedezés, lelet, talált tárgy to find: vmilyennek tapasztal, meglel, megtalál, lel* * *1. past tense, past participle - found; verb1) (to come upon or meet with accidentally or after searching: Look what I've found!) (meg)talál2) (to discover: I found that I couldn't do the work.) rájön3) (to consider; to think (something) to be: I found the British weather very cold.) vmilyennek talál2. noun(something found, especially something of value or interest: That old book is quite a find!) felfedezés- find out -
5 inquire
érdeklődik, tudakozódik, vizsgálatot folytat* * *1) (to ask: He inquired the way to the art gallery; She inquired what time the bus left.) (meg)kérdez, (meg)érdeklődik)2) ((with about) to ask for information about: They inquired about trains to London.) tudakozódik3) ((with after) to ask for information about the state of (eg a person's health): He enquired after her mother.) érdeklődik4) ((with for) to ask to see or talk to (a person): Someone rang up inquiring for you, but you were out.) keres (vkit)5) ((with for) to ask for (goods in a shop etc): Several people have been inquiring for the new catalogue.) keres (vmit)6) ((with into) to try to discover the facts of: The police are inquiring into the matter.) vizsgálatot folytat•- inquiry- make inquiries -
6 scent
szimat, kölni, szaglás, szag to scent: illatosít, szagol, kiszagol* * *[sent] 1. verb1) (to discover by the sense of smell: The dog scented a cat.) (meg)szimatol2) (to suspect: As soon as he came into the room I scented trouble.) (ki)szimatol3) (to cause to smell pleasantly: The roses scented the air.) (be)illatosít2. noun1) (a (usually pleasant) smell: This rose has a delightful scent.) illat2) (a trail consisting of the smell which has been left and may be followed: The dogs picked up the man's scent and then lost it again.) szag3) (a liquid with a pleasant smell; perfume.) parfüm•- scented- put/throw someone off the scent
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7 solve
kibogoz, kibont, tisztáz, megold, megfejt* * *[solv]1) (to discover the answer to (a problem etc): The mathematics teacher gave the children some problems to solve.) megold2) (to clear up or explain (a mystery, crime etc): That crime has never been solved.) megfejt -
8 strike
légi csapás, sztrájk, telér to strike: támad vmi ellen, megfeneklik, rábukkan, csap* * *1. past tense - struck; verb1) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.) (meg)üt2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) támad3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) csihol4) ((of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.) sztrájkol5) (to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path.) vmire bukkan6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) leüt; fog; üt7) (to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.) vmilyennek talál, vmilyen benyomást tesz vkire; meglep(ődik); feltűnik (vkinek vmi)8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) ver9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) vmilyen irányba megy10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) (tábort) bont; zászlót bevon2. noun1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) sztrájk2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) szerencsés lelet•- striker- striking
- strikingly
- be out on strike
- be on strike
- call a strike
- come out on strike
- come
- be within striking distance of
- strike at
- strike an attitude/pose
- strike a balance
- strike a bargain/agreement
- strike a blow for
- strike down
- strike dumb
- strike fear/terror into
- strike home
- strike it rich
- strike lucky
- strike out
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9 trace
nyomdok, kerékcsapás, nyom, istráng, maradvány to trace: átrajzol, megtalálja nyomait, tussal kihúz, ír* * *[treis] 1. noun1) (a mark or sign left by something: There were traces of egg on the plate; There's still no trace of the missing child.) nyom2) (a small amount: Traces of poison were found in the cup.) nyom (elenyésző mennyiség)2. verb1) (to follow or discover by means of clues, evidence etc: The police have traced him to London; The source of the infection has not yet been traced.) kinyomoz2) (to make a copy of (a picture etc) by putting transparent paper over it and drawing the outline etc: I traced the map.) (át)másol•- tracing- trace elements
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10 unearth
kiás, napvilágra hoz, felfedez* * *(to discover (something) or remove it from a place where it is put away or hidden: During his studies, he unearthed several new facts about the history of the place.) kiás, felfedez
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