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1 adjust
hozzáigazít, utánállít, elintéz, beigazít, rendez* * *1) ((often with to) to change so as to make or be better suited: He soon adjusted to his new way of life.) alkalmazkodik vmihez2) (to change (the position of, setting of): Adjust the setting of the alarm clock.) (be)állít•- adjustment -
2 break
rövid szünet, tektonikai törés, felfüggesztés to break: megváltozik, kifakad, törik, mutál, meghasad* * *[breik] 1. past tense - broke; verb1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) (el)tör2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) (el)tör3) (to make or become unusable.) összetör4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) megszeg5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) megdönt6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) megszakít7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) megtör8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) tapintatosan közöl9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) mutál (hang)10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) tompít11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) kitör2. noun1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) megszakítás2) (a change: a break in the weather.) változás3) (an opening.) lehetőség4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) sansz•3. noun((usually in plural) something likely to break.) törékeny áru(k)- breakage- breaker
- breakdown
- break-in
- breakneck
- breakout
- breakthrough
- breakwater
- break away
- break down
- break into
- break in
- break loose
- break off
- break out
- break out in
- break the ice
- break up
- make a break for it -
3 carry
röppálya, röptávolság, röptáv, hordtávolság to carry: hord, cipel, elvisz, beszállít, elfoglal, megnyer* * *['kæri]1) (to take from one place etc to another: She carried the child over the river; Flies carry disease.) (el)visz2) (to go from one place to another: Sound carries better over water.) visz3) (to support: These stone columns carry the weight of the whole building.) (meg)tart4) (to have or hold: This job carries great responsibility.) visel5) (to approve (a bill etc) by a majority of votes: The parliamentary bill was carried by forty-two votes.) megszavaz6) (to hold (oneself) in a certain way: He carries himself like a soldier.) viselkedik•((slang) a fuss; excited behaviour.)
jelenet (mint viselkedés)- carry-cot((of bags or cases) that passengers can carry with them on board a plane.)
kézitáska, kézipoggyász
- be/get carried away
- carry forward
- carry off
- carry on
- carry out
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4 contrast
ellentétes dolog, ellentét to contrast: ellentétbe hoz, elüt, távgépíró, ellentétben áll* * *1. verb1) (to show marked difference from: His words contrast with his actions.) elüt2) (to compare so as to show differences: Contrast fresh and frozen vegetables and you'll find the fresh ones taste better.) összehasonlít2. noun1) (difference(s) in things or people that are compared: The contrast between their attitudes is very marked.) ellentét2) (a thing or person that shows a marked difference (to another): She's a complete contrast to her sister.) ellentét -
5 cool
szenvtelen, dögös, hűvös, kerek (összeg), hűvösség to cool: hűsít, hűl, hűt, lehűl, lehűt* * *[ku:l] 1. adjective1) (slightly cold: cool weather.) hűvös2) (calm or not excitable: He's very cool in a crisis.) higgadt3) (not very friendly: He was very cool towards me.) közömbös4) ((slang) great; terrific; fantastic: Wow, that's really cool!; You look cool in those jeans!) szuper, állati jó2. verb1) (to make or become less warm: The jelly will cool better in the refrigerator; She cooled her hands in the stream.) (le)hűt2) (to become less strong: His affection for her has cooled; Her anger cooled.) csillapodik3. noun(cool air or atmosphere: the cool of the evening.) hűvösség- coolly- coolness
- cool-headed
- cool down
- keep one's cool
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6 crawl
kisebb halastó, kagyló tenyésztő telep, kallózás the crawl: gyorsúszás to crawl: mászkál, mászik, kúszik, portyázik, lassan halad* * *[kro:l] 1. verb1) (to move slowly along the ground: The injured dog crawled away.) kúszik2) ((of people) to move on hands and knees or with the front of the body on the ground: The baby can't walk yet, but she crawls everywhere.) mászik3) (to move slowly: The traffic was crawling along at ten kilometres per hour.) vánszorog4) (to be covered with crawling things: His hair was crawling with lice.) nyüzsögnek (benne)2. noun1) (a very slow movement or speed: We drove along at a crawl.) mászás2) (a style of swimming in which the arms make alternate overarm movements: She's better at the crawl than she is at the breaststroke.) gyorsúszás -
7 cure
kigyógyít, leszoktat, gyógyít* * *[kjuə] 1. verb1) (to make better: That medicine cured me; That will cure him of his bad habits.) (meg)gyógyít2) (to get rid of (an illness etc): That pill cured my headache.) kigyógyít3) (to preserve (bacon etc) by drying, salting etc.) pácol2. noun(something which cures: They're trying to find a cure for cancer.) gyógymód- curable- curative -
8 eclipse
fogyatkozás, elhalványulás to eclipse: túlszárnyal, elsötétít, elhomályosít* * *[i'klips] 1. noun(the disappearance of the whole or part of the sun when the moon comes between it and the earth, or of the moon when the earth's shadow falls across it: When was the last total eclipse of the sun?) fogyatkozás (napé, holdé)2. verb1) (to obscure or cut off the light or sight of (the sun or moon): The sun was partially eclipsed at 9 a.m.) elhomályosít2) (to be much better than: His great success eclipsed his brother's achievements.) felülmúl -
9 employ
szolgálat to employ: foglalkoztat, felhasznál, dolgoztat* * *[im'ploi]1) (to give (especially paid) work to: He employs three typists; She is employed as a teacher.) alkalmaz2) (to occupy the time or attention of: She was busily employed (in) writing letters.) foglalkoztat3) (to make use of: You should employ your time better.) (fel)használ•- employed- employee
- employee
- employer
- employment -
10 emulate
felülmúlni igyekszik, vetélkedik* * *['emjuleit](to try hard to equal or be better than.) versenyez -
11 enhance
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12 excel
kitűnik, túltesz, kiemelkedik* * *[ik'sel]past tense, past participle - excelled; verb1) (to stand out beyond others (in some quality etc); to do very well (in or at some activity): He excelled in mathematics / at football.) kitűnik2) (to be better than: She excels them all at swimming.) túltesz•- Excellency
- excellent
- excellently -
13 flatter
áltat, hízeleg, kecsegtet* * *['flætə]1) (to praise too much or insincerely: Flatter him by complimenting him on his singing.) hízeleg (vkinek)2) (to show, describe etc someone or something as being better than someone etc really is: The photograph flatters him.) hízeleg (vmi vkinek)3) (to be pleased to say about (oneself) (that one can do something): I flatter myself that I can speak French perfectly.) büszke vmire•- flattery -
14 glorify
szépít, megszépít, feldicsér* * *1) (to make (something) seem better than it is: That book glorified war.) (fel)dicsér2) (to praise.) dicsőít -
15 handicap
hátrány, megterhelés to handicap: hátrányos helyzetbe hoz* * *['hændikæp] 1. noun1) (something that makes doing something more difficult: The loss of a finger would be a handicap for a pianist.) hátrány2) ((in a race, competition etc) a disadvantage of some sort (eg having to run a greater distance in a race) given to the best competitors so that others have a better chance of winning.) hendikep3) (a race, competition etc in which this happens.) hendikep4) ((a form of) physical or mental disability: children with physical handicaps.) fogyatékosság2. verb(to make something (more) difficult for: He wanted to be a pianist, but was handicapped by his deafness.) hátrányos helyzetbe hoz -
16 head
fejtési front, rubrika, mákfej, előfok, csúcspont a head: személyenként, fejenként to head: felirattal ellát, élén áll vminek, fejel* * *[hed] 1. noun1) (the top part of the human body, containing the eyes, mouth, brain etc; the same part of an animal's body: The stone hit him on the head; He scratched his head in amazement.) fej2) (a person's mind: An idea came into my head last night.) ész3) (the height or length of a head: The horse won by a head.) fejhosszal4) (the chief or most important person (of an organization, country etc): Kings and presidents are heads of state; ( also adjective) a head waiter; the head office.) vezető5) (anything that is like a head in shape or position: the head of a pin; The boy knocked the heads off the flowers.) fej(rész)6) (the place where a river, lake etc begins: the head of the Nile.) forrás7) (the top, or the top part, of anything: Write your address at the head of the paper; the head of the table.) vminek felső része8) (the front part: He walked at the head of the procession.) elülső rész; él9) (a particular ability or tolerance: He has no head for heights; She has a good head for figures.) "fej" (képesség)10) (a headmaster or headmistress: You'd better ask the Head.) igazgató11) ((for) one person: This dinner costs $10 a head.) fő12) (a headland: Beachy Head.) hegyfok13) (the foam on the top of a glass of beer etc.) hab2. verb1) (to go at the front of or at the top of (something): The procession was headed by the band; Whose name headed the list?) élén áll vminek2) (to be in charge of; to be the leader of: He heads a team of scientists investigating cancer.) vezet3) ((often with for) to (cause to) move in a certain direction: The explorers headed south; The boys headed for home; You're heading for disaster!) halad, tart vhova4) (to put or write something at the beginning of: His report was headed `Ways of Preventing Industrial Accidents'.) vminek a címe5) ((in football) to hit the ball with the head: He headed the ball into the goal.) fejel•- - headed- header
- heading
- heads
- headache
- headband
- head-dress
- headfirst
- headgear
- headlamp
- headland
- headlight
- headline
- headlines
- headlong
- head louse
- headmaster
- head-on
- headphones
- headquarters
- headrest
- headscarf
- headsquare
- headstone
- headstrong
- headwind
- above someone's head
- go to someone's head
- head off
- head over heels
- heads or tails?
- keep one's head
- lose one's head
- make head or tail of
- make headway
- off one's head -
17 hurry
1. verb1) (to (cause to) move or act quickly, often too quickly: You'd better hurry if you want to catch that bus; If you hurry me, I'll make mistakes.) siet2) (to convey quickly: After the accident, the injured man was hurried to the hospital.) sietve beszállít2. noun1) (the act of doing something quickly, often too quickly: In his hurry to leave, he fell and broke his arm.) sietség2) (the need to do something quickly: Is there any hurry for this job?) sürgősség•- hurried- hurriedly
- in a hurry
- hurry up -
18 improve
megjavul, tökéletesít* * *[im'pru:v](to (cause to) become better, of higher quality etc: His work has greatly improved; They recently improved the design of that car.) javul; javít; fejleszt- improve on -
19 inspire
inspirál, megihlet, belélegez, sugalmaz* * *1) (to encourage by filling with eg confidence, enthusiasm etc: The players were inspired by the loyalty of their supporters and played better football than ever before.) lelkesít2) (to be the origin or source of a poetic or artistic idea: An incident in his childhood inspired the poem.) (meg)ihlet• -
20 know
[nəu]past tense - knew; verb1) (to be aware of or to have been informed about: He knows everything; I know he is at home because his car is in the drive; He knows all about it; I know of no reason why you cannot go.) tud2) (to have learned and to remember: He knows a lot of poetry.) ismer3) (to be aware of the identity of; to be friendly with: I know Mrs Smith - she lives near me.) ismer4) (to (be able to) recognize or identify: You would hardly know her now - she has become very thin; He knows a good car when he sees one.) felismer•- knowing- knowingly
- know-all
- know-how
- in the know
- know backwards
- know better
- know how to
- know the ropes
- 1
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