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1 for\ hours\ and\ hours
órákig, több óra hosszat, órákon át -
2 be up and about
(to be out of bed: I've been up and about for hours; Is she up and about again after her accident?) felkelt -
3 talk
beszámoló, beszédtárgy, beszédtéma, üres beszéd to talk: beszél, beszélget* * *[to:k] 1. verb1) (to speak; to have a conversation or discussion: We talked about it for hours; My parrot can talk (= imitate human speech).) beszél(get)2) (to gossip: You can't stay here - people will talk!) fecseg, pletykál3) (to talk about: They spent the whole time talking philosophy.) vmiről, vkiről beszél2. noun1) ((sometimes in plural) a conversation or discussion: We had a long talk about it; The Prime Ministers met for talks on their countries' economic problems.) beszélgetés2) (a lecture: The doctor gave us a talk on family health.) előadás3) (gossip: Her behaviour causes a lot of talk among the neighbours.) pletyka4) (useless discussion; statements of things a person says he will do but which will never actually be done: There's too much talk and not enough action.) fecsegés•- talking book
- talking head
- talking-point
- talk show
- talking-to
- talk back
- talk big
- talk down to
- talk someone into / out of doing
- talk into / out of doing
- talk someone into / out of
- talk into / out of
- talk over
- talk round
- talk sense/nonsense
- talk shop -
4 entertain
vendégül lát, szórakoztat, táplál (érzelmeket)* * *[entə'tein]1) (to receive, and give food etc to (guests): They entertained us to dinner.) vendégül lát2) (to amuse: His stories entertained us for hours.) szórakoztat3) (to hold in the mind: He entertained the hope that he would one day be Prime Minister.) foglalkozik (gondolattal)•- entertaining
- entertainment -
5 puzzle
fejtörő, rejtvény, türelemjáték to puzzle: összebonyolít, tépelődik* * *1. verb1) (to perplex, baffle or bewilder: The question puzzled them; What puzzles me is how he got here so soon.) zavarba hoz; fejtörést okoz2) (to think long and carefully about a problem etc: I puzzled over the sum for hours.) töri a fejét2. noun1) (a problem that causes a lot of thought: Her behaviour was a puzzle to him.) rejtély2) (a kind of game or toy to test one's thinking, knowledge or skill: a jig-saw puzzle; a crossword puzzle.) rejtvény•- puzzling- puzzle out -
6 waffle
édes ostya* * *I 1. ['wofl] verb(to talk on and on foolishly, pretending that one knows something which one does not: This lecturer will waffle on for hours.)2. noun(talk of this kind: His speech was pure waffle. He has no idea what he's talking about.)II ['wofəl] noun(a flat cake baked in a special appliance that leaves a pattern of squares on it: Waffles are usually eaten with ice cream, syrup or jam.) vafli -
7 solid
téridom, őszinte, háromdimenziójú, szolid, tömör* * *['solid] 1. adjective1) (not easily changing shape; not in the form of liquid or gas: Water becomes solid when it freezes; solid substances.) szilárd2) (not hollow: The tyres of the earliest cars were solid.) tömör3) (firm and strongly made (and therefore sound and reliable): That's a solid piece of furniture; His argument is based on good solid facts/reasoning.) biztos4) (completely made of one substance: This bracelet is made of solid gold; We dug till we reached solid rock.) tömör5) (without breaks, gaps or flaws: The policemen formed themselves into a solid line; They are solid in their determination to strike.) szoros; szilárd6) (having height, breadth and width: A cube is a solid figure.) háromdimenziójú7) (consecutive; without a pause: I've been working for six solid hours.) kerek (hat órát)2. adverb(without interruption; continuously: She was working for six hours solid.) egyhuzamban3. noun1) (a substance that is solid: Butter is a solid but milk is a liquid.) szilárd test2) (a shape that has length, breadth and height.) téridom, test (háromdimenziójú)•- solidify
- solidification
- solidity
- solidness
- solidly
- solid fuel -
8 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 -
9 just
épp, pártatlan, alig, pont, csak, pontosan, igaz* * *I adjective1) (right and fair: not favouring one more than another: a fair and just decision.) igazságos2) (reasonable; based on one's rights: He certainly has a just claim to the money.) jogos3) (deserved: He got his just reward when he crashed the stolen car and broke his leg.) megérdemelt•- justly- justness II adverb1) ((often with as) exactly or precisely: This penknife is just what I needed; He was behaving just as if nothing had happened; The house was just as I'd remembered it.) épp(en) (úgy, mintha)2) ((with as) quite: This dress is just as nice as that one.) egészen, éppen olyan3) (very lately or recently: He has just gone out of the house.) nem régen4) (on the point of; in the process of: She is just coming through the door.) éppen most5) (at the particular moment: The telephone rang just as I was leaving.) pont (amikor)6) ((often with only) barely: We have only just enough milk to last till Friday; I just managed to escape; You came just in time.) épphogy7) (only; merely: They waited for six hours just to get a glimpse of the Queen; `Where are you going?' `Just to the post office'; Could you wait just a minute?) csak8) (used for emphasis, eg with commands: Just look at that mess!; That just isn't true!; I just don't know what to do.) egyszerűen9) (absolutely: The weather is just marvellous.) teljesen, egyszerűen•- just now
- just then -
10 rest
pihenés, maradék to rest: marad, pihentet, szünetet tart* * *I 1. [rest] noun1) (a (usually short) period of not working etc after, or between periods of, effort; (a period of) freedom from worries etc: Digging the garden is hard work - let's stop for a rest; Let's have/take a rest; I need a rest from all these problems - I'm going to take a week's holiday.) pihenés2) (sleep: He needs a good night's rest.) alvás3) (something which holds or supports: a book-rest; a headrest on a car seat.) támasz(ték)4) (a state of not moving: The machine is at rest.) nyugalmi állapot2. verb1) (to (allow to) stop working etc in order to get new strength or energy: We've been walking for four hours - let's stop and rest; Stop reading for a minute and rest your eyes; Let's rest our legs.) pihen2) (to sleep; to lie or sit quietly in order to get new strength or energy, or because one is tired: Mother is resting at the moment.) alszik3) (to (make or allow to) lean, lie, sit, remain etc on or against something: Her head rested on his shoulder; He rested his hand on her arm; Her gaze rested on the jewels.) nyugszik vmin4) (to relax, be calm etc: I will never rest until I know the murderer has been caught.) megnyugszik5) (to (allow to) depend on: Our hopes now rest on him, since all else has failed.) alapszik vmin6) ((with with) (of a duty etc) to belong to: The choice rests with you.) (a felelősség, döntés stb.) vkié, vkin múlik•- restful- restfully
- restfulness
- restless
- restlessly
- restlessness
- rest-room
- at rest
- come to rest
- lay to rest
- let the matter rest
- rest assured
- set someone's mind at rest II [rest]- the rest -
11 stale
lapos, állott, poshadt, banális, áporodott, régi to stale: varázsa megkopik, megposhad, poshad, megáporodik* * *[steil]1) ((of food etc) not fresh and therefore dry and tasteless: stale bread.) állott2) (no longer interesting: His ideas are stale and dull.) megkopott, ellaposodott, fásult3) (no longer able to work etc well because of too much study etc: If she practises the piano for more than two hours a day, she will grow stale.) túl sokat gyakorol -
12 labour
munkások, vajúdás, munkásosztály, munka, dolog to labour: nehezen mozog, munkálkodik, szenved, kínlódik* * *['leibə] 1. noun1) (hard work: The building of the cathedral involved considerable labour over two centuries; People engaged in manual labour are often badly paid.)2) (workmen on a job: The firm is having difficulty hiring labour.)3) ((in a pregnant woman etc) the process of childbirth: She was in labour for several hours before the baby was born.)4) (used (with capital) as a name for the Socialist party in the United Kingdom.)2. verb1) (to be employed to do hard and unskilled work: He spends the summer labouring on a building site.)2) (to move or work etc slowly or with difficulty: They laboured through the deep undergrowth in the jungle; the car engine labours a bit on steep hills.)•- laboriously
- laboriousness
- labourer
- labour court
- labour dispute
- labour-saving -
13 night
éjjeli, este, éjszakai, éj, éjjel, éjszaka* * *1) (the period from sunset to sunrise: We sleep at night; They talked all night (long); He travelled by night and rested during the day; The days were warm and the nights were cool; ( also adjective) He is doing night work.) éjszaka, éjjel2) (the time of darkness: In the Arctic in winter, night lasts for twenty-four hours out of twenty-four.) éjszaka•- nightly- night-club
- nightdress
- nightgown
- nightfall
- nightmare
- nightmarish
- night-school
- night shift
- night-time
- night-watchman -
14 miss
kisasszony, elvétés, elhibázás, eltévesztés to miss: elszalaszt, nem talál (lövedék), elvét, hiányol* * *[mis] 1. verb1) (to fail to hit, catch etc: The arrow missed the target.)2) (to fail to arrive in time for: He missed the 8 o'clock train.)3) (to fail to take advantage of: You've missed your opportunity.)4) (to feel sad because of the absence of: You'll miss your friends when you go to live abroad.)5) (to notice the absence of: I didn't miss my purse till several hours after I'd dropped it.)6) (to fail to hear or see: He missed what you said because he wasn't listening.)7) (to fail to go to: I'll have to miss my lesson next week, as I'm going to the dentist.)8) (to fail to meet: We missed you in the crowd.)9) (to avoid: The thief only just missed being caught by the police.)10) ((of an engine) to misfire.)2. noun(a failure to hit, catch etc: two hits and two misses.)- missing- go missing
- miss out
- miss the boat -
15 sleep
álom, alvás to sleep: elszállásol* * *[sli:p] 1. past tense, past participle - slept; verb(to rest with the eyes closed and in a state of natural unconsciousness: Goodnight - sleep well!; I can't sleep - my mind is too active.) alszik2. noun((a) rest in a state of natural unconsciousness: It is bad for you to have too little sleep, since it makes you tired; I had only four hours' sleep last night.) alvás- sleeper- sleepless
- sleepy
- sleepily
- sleepiness
- sleeping-bag
- sleeping-pill / sleeping-tablet
- sleepwalk
- sleepwalker
- put to sleep
- sleep like a log/top
- sleep off
- sleep on -
16 small
[smo:l]1) (little in size, degree, importance etc; not large or great: She was accompanied by a small boy of about six; There's only a small amount of sugar left; She cut the meat up small for the baby.) kis2) (not doing something on a large scale: He's a small businessman.) jelentéktelen3) (little; not much: You have small reason to be satisfied with yourself.) csekély4) ((of the letters of the alphabet) not capital: The teacher showed the children how to write a capital G and a small g.) kis(betű)•- small arms
- small change
- small hours
- smallpox
- small screen
- small-time
- feel/look small
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