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1 enlighten
(to give more information to (a person): Will someone please enlighten me as to what is happening?) felvilágosít- enlightenment -
2 clash
nézeteltérés, fecsegés, pletyka, csörömpölés to clash: összeüt, ütközik, összeütközik, ellenkezik* * *[klæʃ] 1. noun1) (a loud noise, like eg swords striking together: the clash of metal on metal.) csattanás2) (a serious disagreement or difference: a clash of personalities.) összeütközés3) (a battle: a clash between opposing armies.) összecsapás4) ((of two or more things) an act of interfering with each other because of happening at the same time: a clash between classes.) összecsapás2. verb1) (to strike together noisily: The cymbals clashed.) összeüt(ődik)2) (to fight (in battle): The two armies clashed at the mouth of the valley.) összecsap3) (to disagree violently: They clashed over wages.) összeütközik4) (to interfere (with something or each other) because of happening at the same time: The two lectures clash.) összeesik5) ((of colours) to appear unpleasant when placed together: The (colour of the) jacket clashes with the (colour of the) skirt.) üti egymást -
3 start
start, indulás pont, rajtvonal, startvonal, kezdet to start: elugrik, megijed, beindít, elkezd, megindít, indul* * *I 1. verb1) (to leave or begin a journey: We shall have to start at 5.30 a.m. in order to get to the boat in time.) (el)indul2) (to begin: He starts working at six o'clock every morning; She started to cry; She starts her new job next week; Haven't you started (on) your meal yet?; What time does the play start?) (el)kezd3) (to (cause an engine etc to) begin to work: I can't start the car; The car won't start; The clock stopped but I started it again.) beindít4) (to cause something to begin or begin happening etc: One of the students decided to start a college magazine.) elindít2. noun1) (the beginning of an activity, journey, race etc: I told him at the start that his idea would not succeed; The runners lined up at the start; He stayed in the lead after a good start; I shall have to make a start on that work.) (el)indulás; rajt2) (in a race etc, the advantage of beginning before or further forward than others, or the amount of time, distance etc gained through this: The youngest child in the race got a start of five metres; The driver of the stolen car already had twenty minutes' start before the police began the pursuit.) előny•- starter- starting-point
- for a start
- get off to a good
- bad start
- start off
- start out
- start up
- to start with II 1. verb(to jump or jerk suddenly because of fright, surprise etc: The sudden noise made me start.) felriad2. noun1) (a sudden movement of the body: He gave a start of surprise.) összerezzenés2) (a shock: What a start the news gave me!) megriadás -
4 alternate
kölcsönös, minden második, váltótárs, változó to alternate: cserélődik, váltja egymást, váltakozik, váltogat* * *1. ['o:ltəneit] verb(to use, do etc by turns, repeatedly, one after the other: John alternates between teaching and studying; He tried to alternate red and yellow tulips along the path as he planted them.) váltogat2. [o:l'tə:nət] adjective1) (coming, happening etc in turns, one after the other: The water came in alternate bursts of hot and cold.) váltakozó2) (every second (day, week etc): My friend and I take the children to school on alternate days.) minden második•- alternation -
5 be
létezik, jön vhova* * *present tense am [ʌm], are [a:], is [ɪz]; past tense was [woz], were [w†:]; present participle 'being; past participle been [bi:n, (·meriцan) bɪn]; subjunctive were [w†:]; short forms I'm [aim] (I am), you're [ju†] (you are), he's [hi:z] (he is), she's [ʃi:z] (she is), it's [ɪ ] (it is), we're [wi†] (we are), they're [Ɵe†] (they are); negative short forms isn't (is not), aren't [a:nt] (are not), wasn't (was not), weren't [w†:nt] (were not)1) (used with a present participle to form the progressive or continuous tenses: I'm reading; I am being followed; What were you saying?.) van, létezik2) (used with a present participle to form a type of future tense: I'm going to London.)3) (used with a past participle to form the passive voice: He was shot.)4) (used with an infinitive to express several ideas, eg necessity (When am I to leave?), purpose (The letter is to tell us he's coming), a possible future happening (If he were to lose, I'd win) etc.)5) (used in giving or asking for information about something or someone: I am Mr Smith; Is he alive?; She wants to be an actress; The money will be ours; They are being silly.)•- being- the be-all and end-all -
6 chance
végzet, előre nem látott, munkalehetőség, kockázat to chance: megkockáztat* * *1. noun1) (luck or fortune: It was by chance that I found out the truth.) véletlen2) (an opportunity: Now you have a chance to do well.) (kedvező) alkalom, esély3) (a possibility: He has no chance of winning.) lehetőség4) ((a) risk: There's an element of chance in this business deal.) kockázat2. verb1) (to risk: I may be too late but I'll just have to chance it.) megkockáztat2) (to happen accidentally or unexpectedly: I chanced to see him last week.) véletlenül tesz vmit3. adjective(happening unexpectedly: a chance meeting.) véletlen- chancy- chance on
- upon
- by any chance
- by chance
- an even chance
- the chances are -
7 cycle
kor, dalciklus, ciklus, ütem (motorban), mondakör to cycle: bringázik, biciklizik, kerékpározik* * *I 1. verb(to go by bicycle: He cycles to work every day.) kerékpározik2. noun(shortened form of bicycle: They bought the child a cycle for his birthday.) bicikli- cyclistII noun1) (a number of events happening one after the other in a certain order: the life-cycle of the butterfly.) kör(forgás)2) (a series of poems, songs etc written about one main event etc: a song cycle.) (dal)ciklus3) ((of alternating current, radio waves etc) one complete series of changes in a regularly varying supply, signal etc.) periódus•- cyclic- cyclically -
8 depend
[di'pend]( with on)1) (to rely on: You can't depend on his arriving on time.) (meg)bízik vkiben, vmiben2) (to rely on receiving necessary (financial) support from: The school depends for its survival on money from the Church.) számít vkire, vmire3) ((of a future happening etc) to be decided by: Our success depends on everyone working hard.) függ vmitől•- dependant
- dependent
- it/that depends
- it all depends -
9 frequent
gyakori, ismétlődő to frequent: gyakran ellátogat vhova, jár vhova* * *1. ['fri:kwənt] adjective(happening often: He made frequent journeys.) gyakori2. [fri'kwent] verb(to visit often: He used to frequent the George Hotel.) gyakran ellátogat (vhová)- frequently -
10 guard
börtönőr, védőszerkezet, vonatkísérő, fegyházőr to guard: őriz, kordában tart* * *1. verb1) (to protect from danger or attack: The soldiers were guarding the king/palace.) védelmez2) (to prevent (a person) escaping, (something) happening: The soldiers guarded their prisoners; to guard against mistakes.) őriz2. noun1) (someone who or something which protects: a guard round the king; a guard in front of the fire.) őr2) (someone whose job is to prevent (a person) escaping: There was a guard with the prisoner every hour of the day.) őr3) ((American conductor) a person in charge of a train.) vonatvezető4) (the act or duty of guarding.) (elő)vigyázat•- guarded- guardedly
- guard of honour
- keep guard on
- keep guard
- off guard
- on guard
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11 happen
adódik, megesik, előadódik, előfordul* * *['hæpən]1) (to take place or occur; to occur by chance: What happened next?; It just so happens / As it happens, I have the key in my pocket.) (meg)történik2) ((usually with to) to be done to (a person, thing etc): She's late - something must have happened to her.) történik3) (to do or be by chance: I happened to find him; He happens to be my friend.) véletlenül (tesz vmit), történetesen•- happen upon
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12 picture
film, ábra, tévékép to picture: ábrázol, lefest, érzékeltet* * *['pik ə] 1. noun1) (a painting or drawing: This is a picture of my mother.) kép2) (a photograph: I took a lot of pictures when I was on holiday.) fénykép3) (a cinema film: There's a good picture on at the cinema tonight.) film4) ((with the) a symbol or perfect example (of something): She looked the picture of health/happiness.) maga az egészség stb.5) ((with a) a beautiful sight: She looked a picture in her new dress.) festeni való...6) (a clear description: He gave me a good picture of what was happening.) leírás2. verb(to imagine: I can picture the scene.) elképzel- put someone / be in the picture- put / be in the picture
- the pictures -
13 prevent
[pri'vent](to stop (someone doing something or something happening): He prevented me from going.) (meg)akadályoz; megelőz- preventive -
14 prompt
haladéktalan, fizetési felszólítás, súgás to prompt: súg, felbujt, buzdít* * *I [prompt] adjective(acting, or happening, without delay or punctually: a prompt reply; I'm surprised that she's late. She's usually so prompt.) gyors; azonnali- promptly- promptness
- at one/two o'clock prompt II [prompt] verb1) (to persuade to do something: What prompted you to say that?) buzdít, késztet2) (to remind (especially an actor) of the words that he is to say: Several actors forgot their words and had to be prompted.) súg•- prompter -
15 risk
rizikó, kockázat, veszély to risk: megkockáztat, reszkíroz* * *[risk] 1. noun((a person, thing etc which causes or could cause) danger or possible loss or injury: He thinks we shouldn't go ahead with the plan because of the risks involved / because of the risk of failure.) kockázat2. verb1) (to expose to danger; to lay open to the possibility of loss: He would risk his life for his friend; He risked all his money on betting on that horse.) (meg)kockáztat2) (to take the chance of (something bad happening): He was willing to risk death to save his friend; I'd better leave early as I don't want to risk being late for the play.) reszkíroz•- risky- at a person's own risk
- at own risk
- at risk
- at the risk of
- run/take the risk of
- run/take the risk
- take risks / take a risk -
16 step
eljárás, lépés, előléptetés, lépcsőfok, járásmód to step: behelyez, lépked, lépéssel kimér, táncot lejt, lép* * *[step] 1. noun1) (one movement of the foot in walking, running, dancing etc: He took a step forward; walking with hurried steps.) lépés2) (the distance covered by this: He moved a step or two nearer; The restaurant is only a step (= a short distance) away.) lépés3) (the sound made by someone walking etc: I heard (foot) steps.) lépés4) (a particular movement with the feet, eg in dancing: The dance has some complicated steps.) lépés5) (a flat surface, or one flat surface in a series, eg on a stair or stepladder, on which to place the feet or foot in moving up or down: A flight of steps led down to the cellar; Mind the step!; She was sitting on the doorstep.) lépcső(fok)6) (a stage in progress, development etc: Mankind made a big step forward with the invention of the wheel; His present job is a step up from his previous one.) lépés7) (an action or move (towards accomplishing an aim etc): That would be a foolish/sensible step to take; I shall take steps to prevent this happening again.) lépés2. verb(to make a step, or to walk: He opened the door and stepped out; She stepped briskly along the road.) lép- steps- stepladder
- stepping-stones
- in
- out of step
- step aside
- step by step
- step in
- step out
- step up
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17 time
időtöltés, időpont, időszak, idő, korszak, taktus to time: időt kiszámít, idejét méri, időzít, beállít* * *1. noun1) (the hour of the day: What time is it?; Can your child tell the time yet?) idő2) (the passage of days, years, events etc: time and space; Time will tell.) idő3) (a point at which, or period during which, something happens: at the time of his wedding; breakfast-time.) idő(pont)4) (the quantity of minutes, hours, days etc, eg spent in, or available for, a particular activity etc: This won't take much time to do; I enjoyed the time I spent in Paris; At the end of the exam, the supervisor called `Your time is up!') idő5) (a suitable moment or period: Now is the time to ask him.) ideje (vminek)6) (one of a number occasions: He's been to France four times.) -szor, -szer, -ször7) (a period characterized by a particular quality in a person's life, experience etc: He went through an unhappy time when she died; We had some good times together.) időszak8) (the speed at which a piece of music should be played; tempo: in slow time.) ütem2. verb1) (to measure the time taken by (a happening, event etc) or by (a person, in doing something): He timed the journey.) idejét méri (vminek)2) (to choose a particular time for: You timed your arrival beautifully!) időzít•- timeless- timelessly
- timelessness
- timely
- timeliness
- timer
- times
- timing
- time bomb
- time-consuming
- time limit
- time off
- time out
- timetable
- all in good time
- all the time
- at times
- be behind time
- for the time being
- from time to time
- in good time
- in time
- no time at all
- no time
- one
- two at a time
- on time
- save
- waste time
- take one's time
- time and time again
- time and again -
18 wager
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19 whirl
pergés, zsinórkerék, örvénylő keringés, forgatag to whirl: magával sodor, magával ragad, megpörget, örvénylik* * *[wə:l] 1. verb(to move rapidly (round, away etc): She whirled round when I called her name; The wind whirled my hat away before I could grab it.) forog2. noun1) (an excited confusion: a whirl of activity; My head's in a whirl - I can't believe it's all happening!) pörgés2) (a rapid turn.) forgás•- whirlwind
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