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one's)+back+(up)on

  • 41 return

    visszatérítés, üzleti forgalom, kiegyenlítés to return: jövedelmez, újból jelentkezik, visszaad, beszámol
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    [rə'tə:n] 1. verb
    1) (to come or go back: He returns home tomorrow; He returned to London from Paris yesterday; The pain has returned.) visszaérkezik, -tér
    2) (to give, send, put etc (something) back where it came from: He returned the book to its shelf; Don't forget to return the books you borrowed.) visszaad
    3) (I'll return to this topic in a minute.) viszonoz; visszaad
    4) (to do (something) which has been done to oneself: She hit him and he returned the blow; He said how nice it was to see her again, and she returned the compliment.) megválaszt (képviselőt)
    5) ((of voters) to elect (someone) to Parliament.) (meg)hoz (ítéletet)
    6) ((of a jury) to give (a verdict): The jury returned a verdict of not guilty.) viszaüt
    7) ((in tennis etc) to hit (a ball) back to one's opponent: She returned his serve.)
    2. noun
    1) (the act of returning: On our return, we found the house had been burgled; ( also adjective) a return journey.) visszatérés
    2) (especially in United Kingdom, a round-trip ticket, a return ticket: Do you want a single or a return?) menettérti jegy
    - return match
    - return ticket
    - by return of post
    - by return
    - in return for
    - in return
    - many happy returns of the day
    - many happy returns

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  • 42 roll

    lajstrom, zsemlye, tekercs, gördítés, gördülés to roll: dörög (ágyú), himbálódzik, görget, pereg (dob)
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    I 1. [rəul] noun
    1) (anything flat (eg a piece of paper, a carpet) rolled into the shape of a tube, wound round a tube etc: a roll of kitchen foil; a toilet-roll.) tekercs
    2) (a small piece of baked bread dough, used eg for sandwiches: a cheese roll.) zsemle
    3) (an act of rolling: Our dog loves a roll on the grass.) hempergés
    4) (a ship's action of rocking from side to side: She said that the roll of the ship made her feel ill.) himbálódzás
    5) (a long low sound: the roll of thunder.) morajlás
    6) (a thick mass of flesh: I'd like to get rid of these rolls of fat round my waist.) zsírpárna
    7) (a series of quick beats (on a drum).) dobpergés
    2. verb
    1) (to move by turning over like a wheel or ball: The coin/pencil rolled under the table; He rolled the ball towards the puppy; The ball rolled away.) gurul
    2) (to move on wheels, rollers etc: The children rolled the cart up the hill, then let it roll back down again.) gördül
    3) (to form (a piece of paper, a carpet) into the shape of a tube by winding: to roll the carpet back.) (fel)göngyölít
    4) ((of a person or animal in a lying position) to turn over: The doctor rolled the patient (over) on to his side; The dog rolled on to its back.) hempereg
    5) (to shape (clay etc) into a ball or cylinder by turning it about between the hands: He rolled the clay into a ball.) sodor, gyúr
    6) (to cover with something by rolling: When the little girl's dress caught fire, they rolled her in a blanket.) becsavar
    7) (to make (something) flat or flatter by rolling something heavy over it: to roll a lawn; to roll pastry (out).) hengerel; kinyújt
    8) ((of a ship) to rock from side to side while travelling forwards: The storm made the ship roll.) himbálódzik
    9) (to make a series of low sounds: The thunder rolled; The drums rolled.) dörög
    10) (to move (one's eyes) round in a circle to express fear, surprise etc.) forgatja a szemét
    11) (to travel in a car etc: We were rolling along merrily when a tyre burst.) ring(atózik)
    12) ((of waves, rivers etc) to move gently and steadily: The waves rolled in to the shore.) hömpölyög
    13) ((of time) to pass: Months rolled by.) elmúlik
    - rolling
    - roller-skate
    3. verb
    (to move on roller-skates: You shouldn't roller-skate on the pavement.) görkorcsolyázik
    - roll in
    - roll up
    II
    (a list of names, eg of pupils in a school etc: There are nine hundred pupils on the roll.) (név)jegyzék

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  • 43 change

    változás, változtatás, változat, tőzsde, átszállás to change: átszáll, módosul, felvált, megváltoztat, cserél
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    [ ein‹] 1. verb
    1) (to make or become different: They have changed the time of the train; He has changed since I saw him last.) (meg)változtat; (meg)változik
    2) (to give or leave (one thing etc for another): She changed my library books for me.) kicserél
    3) ((sometimes with into) to remove (clothes etc) and replace them by clean or different ones: I'm just going to change (my shirt); I'll change into an old pair of trousers.) átöltözik
    4) ((with into) to make into or become (something different): The prince was changed into a frog.) átváltozik
    5) (to give or receive (one kind of money for another): Could you change this bank-note for cash?) (fel)vált
    2. noun
    1) (the process of becoming or making different: The town is undergoing change.) változás
    2) (an instance of this: a change in the programme.) változás
    3) (a substitution of one thing for another: a change of clothes.) csere
    4) (coins rather than paper money: I'll have to give you a note - I have no change.) aprópénz
    5) (money left over or given back from the amount given in payment: He paid with a dollar and got 20 cents change.) visszajáró pénz
    6) (a holiday, rest etc: He has been ill - the change will do him good.) változatosság
    - change hands
    - a change of heart
    - the change of life
    - change one's mind
    - for a change

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  • 44 turn

    esztergapad, forduló, ijedtség, váltás, turnus to turn: forgolódik, esztergályoz, elfordít, válik vmivé
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    [tə:n] 1. verb
    1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) forog; forgat; fordít
    2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) (meg)fordul
    3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) kanyarodik
    4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) irányít (figyelmet)
    5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) bekanyarodik
    6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) átalakít; átalakul (vmivé)
    7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) vmivé válik; változtat
    2. noun
    1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) (meg)fordulás; megfordítás
    2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) (tekercs)menet
    3) ((also turning) a point where one can change direction, eg where one road joins another: Take the third turn(ing) on/to the left.) útelágazás; kanyar
    4) (one's chance or duty (to do, have etc something shared by several people): It's your turn to choose a record; You'll have to wait your turn in the bathroom.) (következés:) rajtad a sor
    5) (one of a series of short circus or variety acts, or the person or persons who perform it: The show opened with a comedy turn.) szám
    - turnover
    - turnstile
    - turntable
    - turn-up
    - by turns
    - do someone a good turn
    - do a good turn
    - in turn
    - by turns
    - out of turn
    - speak out of turn
    - take a turn for the better
    - worse
    - take turns
    - turn a blind eye
    - turn against
    - turn away
    - turn back
    - turn down
    - turn in
    - turn loose
    - turn off
    - turn on
    - turn out
    - turn over
    - turn up

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  • 45 claim

    követelés to claim: igényt emel, igényel, követeléssel lép fel, állít
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    [kleim] 1. verb
    1) (to say that something is a fact: He claims to be the best runner in the class.) állít (vmit)
    2) (to demand as a right: You must claim your money back if the goods are damaged.) követel
    3) (to state that one is the owner of: Does anyone claim this book?) igényel
    2. noun
    1) (a statement (that something is a fact): Her claim that she was the millionaire's daughter was disproved.) állítás
    2) ((a demand for) a payment of compensation etc: a claim for damages against her employer.) követelés
    3) (a demand for something which (one says) one owns or has a right to: a rightful claim to the money.) igény

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  • 46 control

    kormányzás, felügyelet, irányítás, fennhatóság to control: ellenőriz, vezérel, felügyel
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    [kən'trəul] 1. noun
    1) (the right of directing or of giving orders; power or authority: She has control over all the decisions in that department; She has no control over that dog.) irányítás
    2) (the act of holding back or restraining: control of prices; I know you're angry but you must not lose control (of yourself).) megfékezés
    3) ((often in plural) a lever, button etc which operates (a machine etc): The clutch and accelerator are foot controls in a car.) vezérlés, vezérlőberendezés
    4) (a point or place at which an inspection takes place: passport control.) ellenőrzés
    2. verb
    1) (to direct or guide; to have power or authority over: The captain controls the whole ship; Control your dog!) irányít
    2) (to hold back; to restrain (oneself or one's emotions etc): Control yourself!) korlátoz, szabályoz
    3) (to keep to a fixed standard: The government is controlling prices.) szabályoz
    - control-tower
    - in control of
    - in control
    - out of control
    - under control

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  • 47 date

    találka, datolya, randi, randevú, dátum, kelet to date: keltez
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    I 1. [deit] noun
    1) ((a statement on a letter etc giving) the day of the month, the month and year: I can't read the date on this letter.) dátum
    2) (the day and month and/or the year in which something happened or is going to happen: What is your date of birth?) időpont
    3) (an appointment or engagement, especially a social one with a member of the opposite sex: He asked her for a date.) randevú
    2. verb
    1) (to have or put a date on: This letter isn't dated.) keltez
    2) ((with from or back) to belong to; to have been made, written etc at (a certain time): Their quarrel dates back to last year.) származik, kelteződik vmely időből
    3) (to become obviously old-fashioned: His books haven't dated much.) korszerűtlenné válik
    - dateline
    - out of date
    - to date
    - up to date
    II [deit] noun
    (the brown, sticky fruit of the date palm, a kind of tree growing in the tropics.) datolya

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  • 48 fall

    veszte vkinek, tönkrejutás, vkinek a veszte, ősz to fall: vmilyen állapotba kerül, esik, süllyed, lehull
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    [fo:l] 1. past tense - fell; verb
    1) (to go down from a higher level usually unintentionally: The apple fell from the tree; Her eye fell on an old book.) (le)esik
    2) ((often with over) to go down to the ground etc from an upright position, usually by accident: She fell (over).) elesik
    3) (to become lower or less: The temperature is falling.) süllyed
    4) (to happen or occur: Easter falls early this year.) esik
    5) (to enter a certain state or condition: She fell asleep; They fell in love.) elalszik, beleesik vkibe, stb.
    6) ((formal: only with it as subject) to come as one's duty etc: It falls to me to take care of the children.) rá marad, neki jut
    2. noun
    1) (the act of falling: He had a fall.) esés
    2) ((a quantity of) something that has fallen: a fall of snow.) csapadék (mennyisége)
    3) (capture or (political) defeat: the fall of Rome.) bukás
    4) ((American) the autumn: Leaves change colour in the fall.) ősz
    - fallout
    - his
    - her face fell
    - fall away
    - fall back
    - fall back on
    - fall behind
    - fall down
    - fall flat
    - fall for
    - fall in with
    - fall off
    - fall on/upon
    - fall out
    - fall short
    - fall through

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  • 49 right

    rendes, jól, igazságosság, igazán, alkalmas, jobb to right: felegyenesít, helyreállít
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    1. adjective
    1) (on or related to the side of the body which in most people has the more skilful hand, or to the side of a person or thing which is toward the east when that person or thing is facing north (opposite to left): When I'm writing, I hold my pen in my right hand.) jobb (oldali)
    2) (correct: Put that book back in the right place; Is that the right answer to the question?) megfelelő, helyes
    3) (morally correct; good: It's not right to let thieves keep what they have stolen.) helyes
    4) (suitable; appropriate: He's not the right man for this job; When would be the right time to ask him?) alkalmas
    2. noun
    1) (something a person is, or ought to be, allowed to have, do etc: Everyone has the right to a fair trial; You must fight for your rights; You have no right to say that.) jog
    2) (that which is correct or good: Who's in the right in this argument?) igaz(a van)
    3) (the right side, part or direction: Turn to the right; Take the second road on the right.) jobb oldal
    4) (in politics, the people, group, party or parties holding the more traditional beliefs etc.) a jobboldal
    3. adverb
    1) (exactly: He was standing right here.) pont(osan)
    2) (immediately: I'll go right after lunch; I'll come right down.) azonnal
    3) (close: He was standing right beside me.) szorosan
    4) (completely; all the way: The bullet went right through his arm.) egészen
    5) (to the right: Turn right.) jobbra
    6) (correctly: Have I done that right?; I don't think this sum is going to turn out right.) helyesen
    4. verb
    1) (to bring back to the correct, usually upright, position: The boat tipped over, but righted itself again.) kiegyenesedik
    2) (to put an end to and make up for something wrong that has been done: He's like a medieval knight, going about the country looking for wrongs to right.) helyreállít
    5. interjection
    (I understand; I'll do what you say etc: `I want you to type some letters for me.' `Right, I'll do them now.') rendben (van)
    - righteously
    - righteousness
    - rightful
    - rightfully
    - rightly
    - rightness
    - righto
    - right-oh
    - rights
    - right angle
    - right-angled
    - right-hand
    - right-handed
    - right wing
    6. adjective
    ((right-wing) (having opinions which are) of this sort.)
    - by rights
    - by right
    - get
    - keep on the right side of
    - get right
    - go right
    - not in one's right mind
    - not quite right in the head
    - not right in the head
    - put right
    - put/set to rights
    - right away
    - right-hand man
    - right now
    - right of way
    - serve right

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  • 50 wheelbarrow

    talicska
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    noun (a small carrier with one wheel at the front, and two legs and two handles at the back: He used a wheelbarrow to move the manure to the back garden.) talicska

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  • 51 withdraw

    forgalomból kivon
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    [wið'dro:]
    past tense - withdrew; verb
    1) (to (cause to) move back or away: The army withdrew from its position; He withdrew his troops; They withdrew from the competition.) visszahúz(ódik); visszavonul
    2) (to take back (something one has said): She withdrew her remarks, and apologized; He later withdrew the charges he'd made against her.) visszavon
    3) (to remove (money from a bank account etc): I withdrew all my savings and went abroad.) kivesz (összeget számláról)
    - withdrawn

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  • 52 cut

    szabás, riszt, réselés, metszet, lógás, hasíték to cut: vág, megvág, lenyír, kiszab, leszállít (árat)
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    1. present participle - cutting; verb
    1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.) vág
    2) (to separate or divide by cutting: She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.) vág
    3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.) kiszab
    4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.) levág
    5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.) csökkent
    6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.) meghúz (cikket); vág (filmet)
    7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.) elvág
    8) (to divide (a pack of cards).) emel (kártyát)
    9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!') megállít
    10) (to take a short route or way: He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.) átvág
    11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.) metsz
    12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.) ellóg (óráról)
    13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.) tudomást sem vesz (vkiről)
    2. noun
    1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) vágás
    2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) szabás
    3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) szelet
    - cutting 3. adjective
    (insulting or offending: a cutting remark.) csípős
    - cut-price
    - cut-throat
    4. adjective
    (fierce; ruthless: cut-throat business competition.) öldöklő
    - cut and dried
    - cut back
    - cut both ways
    - cut a dash
    - cut down
    - cut in
    - cut it fine
    - cut no ice
    - cut off
    - cut one's losses
    - cut one's teeth
    - cut out
    - cut short

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  • 53 endorse

    hozzájárul, jóváhagy, helyesel, hátlapra ír
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    [in'do:s]
    1) (to write one's signature on the back of (a cheque).) hátirattal ellát; aláír (csekket hátlapján); forgat(mányoz)
    2) (to make a note of an offence on (a driving licence).) megbírságol
    3) (to give one's approval to (a decision, statement etc): The court endorsed the judge's decision.) jóváhagy

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  • 54 hang

    átboltozás, megtorpanás, fennakadás, lassulás to hang: függ, lehorgaszt, lógat, felakaszt (embert)
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    [hæŋ]
    past tense, past participle - hung; verb
    1) (to put or fix, or to be put or fixed, above the ground eg by a hook: We'll hang the picture on that wall; The picture is hanging on the wall.) felakaszt; függ
    2) (to fasten (something), or to be fastened, at the top or side so that it can move freely but cannot fall: A door hangs by its hinges.) (fel)függeszt, beakaszt; függ; lóg
    3) ((past tense, past participle hanged) to kill, or to be killed, by having a rope put round the neck and being allowed to drop: Murderers used to be hanged in the United Kingdom, but no-one hangs for murder now.) felakaszt
    4) ((often with down or out) to be bending, drooping or falling downwards: The dog's tongue was hanging out; Her hair was hanging down.) (le)lóg, kilóg
    5) (to bow (one's head): He hung his head in shame.) lehorgaszt
    - hanging
    - hangings
    - hangman
    - hangover
    - get the hang of
    - hang about/around
    - hang back
    - hang in the balance
    - hang on
    - hang together
    - hang up

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  • 55 haunt

    tanya, odú, törzshely, tartózkodási hely to haunt: kísért, gyakran látogat, frekventál
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    [ho:nt] 1. verb
    1) ((of a ghost) to inhabit: A ghost is said to haunt this house.) kísért
    2) ((of an unpleasant memory) to keep coming back into the mind of: Her look of misery haunts me.) kísért
    3) (to visit very often: He haunts that café.) gyakran látogat
    2. noun
    (a place one often visits: This is one of my favourite haunts.) törzshely

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  • 56 hook

    akasztó, horog, kampó to hook: horoggal megfog, bekapcsol (ruhát), behúz (ütést)
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    [huk] 1. noun
    1) (a small piece of metal shaped like a J fixed at the end of a fishing-line used for catching fish etc: a fish-hook.) horog
    2) (a bent piece of metal etc used for hanging coats, cups etc on, or a smaller one sewn on to a garment, for fastening it: Hang your jacket on that hook behind the door; hooks and eyes.) kampó
    3) (in boxing, a kind of punch with the elbow bent: a left hook.) horog(ütés)
    2. verb
    1) (to catch (a fish etc) with a hook: He hooked a large salmon.) kifog
    2) (to fasten or to be fastened by a hook or hooks: He hooked the ladder on (to the branch); This bit hooks on to that bit; Could you hook my dress up down the back?) felakaszt
    3) (in golf, to hit (the ball) far to the left of where it should be (or to the right if one is left-handed).) messze elüt
    - by hook or by crook
    - off the hook

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  • 57 over

    felüli, felső, szerte, szaporítás (kötésben), át to over: átugrik vmin, legyűr, átjut vmin
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    ['əuvə] 1. preposition
    1) (higher than; above in position, number, authority etc: Hang that picture over the fireplace; He's over 90 years old.) fölött; fölé
    2) (from one side to another, on or above the top of; on the other side of: He jumped over the gate; She fell over the cat; My friend lives over the street.) (vmin) át
    3) (covering: He put his handkerchief over his face.) fölé, rá
    4) (across: You find people like him all over the world.) keresztül, szerte
    5) (about: a quarrel over money.) -ról, -ről
    6) (by means of: He spoke to her over the telephone.) (vmin) keresztül
    7) (during: Over the years, she grew to hate her husband.) alatt
    8) (while having etc: He fell asleep over his dinner.) alatt
    2. adverb
    1) (higher, moving etc above: The plane flew over about an hour ago.)
    2) (used to show movement, change of position: He rolled over on his back; He turned over the page.)
    3) (across: He went over and spoke to them.)
    4) (downwards: He fell over.)
    5) (higher in number etc: for people aged twenty and over.)
    6) (remaining: There are two cakes for each of us, and two over.)
    7) (through from beginning to end, carefully: Read it over; Talk it over between you.)
    3. adjective
    (finished: The affair is over now.) följebb
    4. noun
    ((in cricket) a certain number of balls bowled from one end of the wicket: He bowled thirty overs in the match.) sorozat
    5. as part of a word
    1) (too (much), as in overdo.) túl
    2) (in a higher position, as in overhead.) felső
    3) (covering, as in overcoat.) felső
    4) (down from an upright position, as in overturn.) fel-
    5) (completely, as in overcome.) felül
    - over all
    - over and done with

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  • 58 sit

    ül, áll (ruha vkin), megül, időz, fúj (szél)
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    [sit]
    present participle - sitting; verb
    1) (to (cause to) rest on the buttocks; to (cause to) be seated: He likes sitting on the floor; They sat me in the chair and started asking questions.) ül
    2) (to lie or rest; to have a certain position: The parcel is sitting on the table.) fekszik, hever
    3) ((with on) to be an official member of (a board, committee etc): He sat on several committees.) tagja (bizottságnak), bizottsági tag
    4) ((of birds) to perch: An owl was sitting in the tree by the window.) leszáll (vmire)
    5) (to undergo (an examination).) (le)vizsgázik
    6) (to take up a position, or act as a model, in order to have one's picture painted or one's photograph taken: She is sitting for a portrait/photograph.) modellt ül
    7) ((of a committee, parliament etc) to be in session: Parliament sits from now until Christmas.) ülésezik
    - sitting
    - sit-in
    - sitting-room
    - sitting target
    - sitting duck
    - sit back
    - sit down
    - sit out
    - sit tight
    - sit up

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  • 59 backhand

    1) (in tennis etc, a stroke or shot with the back of one's hand turned towards the ball: a clever backhand; His backhand is very strong.) fonák (ütés)
    2) (writing with the letters sloping backwards: I can always recognize her backhand.) balra dőlő kézírás

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  • 60 camel

    teve
    * * *
    ['kæməl]
    (a desert animal with one (dromedary ['dromədəri]) or two (bactrian (camel) ['bæktriən]) humps on its back, used for carrying goods and/or people.) teve

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  • To be on one's back — Back Back (b[a^]k), n. [AS. b[ae]c, bac; akin to Icel., Sw., & LG. bak, Dan. bag; cf. OHG. bahho ham, Skr. bhaj to turn, OSlav. b[=e]g[u^] flight. Cf. {Bacon}.] 1. In human beings, the hinder part of the body, extending from the neck to the end… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • to get one's back up — Back Back (b[a^]k), n. [AS. b[ae]c, bac; akin to Icel., Sw., & LG. bak, Dan. bag; cf. OHG. bahho ham, Skr. bhaj to turn, OSlav. b[=e]g[u^] flight. Cf. {Bacon}.] 1. In human beings, the hinder part of the body, extending from the neck to the end… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • To lie on one's back — Back Back (b[a^]k), n. [AS. b[ae]c, bac; akin to Icel., Sw., & LG. bak, Dan. bag; cf. OHG. bahho ham, Skr. bhaj to turn, OSlav. b[=e]g[u^] flight. Cf. {Bacon}.] 1. In human beings, the hinder part of the body, extending from the neck to the end… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • To put one's back up — Back Back (b[a^]k), n. [AS. b[ae]c, bac; akin to Icel., Sw., & LG. bak, Dan. bag; cf. OHG. bahho ham, Skr. bhaj to turn, OSlav. b[=e]g[u^] flight. Cf. {Bacon}.] 1. In human beings, the hinder part of the body, extending from the neck to the end… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Two steps forward one step back — For the book written by Lenin, see One Step Forward, Two Steps Back. Two steps forward one step back... is a catchphrase reflecting on an anecdote about a frog trying to climb out of a water well; for every two steps the frog climbs, it falls… …   Wikipedia

  • turn one's back on — phrasal or turn one s back upon 1. : to put behind one : depart from with this month of March we turn our backs on winter Faith Baldwin Eskimo turn their backs abruptly on the sea … up a valley from the shore C.D.Forde 2 …   Useful english dictionary

  • with one hand behind one's back — with one hand (tied) behind one s back with serious limitations or restrictions at the moment, the police are tackling record crime rates with one hand tied behind their back ■ used to indicate that one could do something without any difficulty I …   Useful english dictionary

  • off one's back — {adj. phr.} 1. {informal} Stopped from bothering one; removed as an annoyance or pest. * / Having a kid brother always following me is a nuisance, Mary told her mother. Can t you get him off my back? / * /The singer was so popular with teenagers… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • off one's back — {adj. phr.} 1. {informal} Stopped from bothering one; removed as an annoyance or pest. * / Having a kid brother always following me is a nuisance, Mary told her mother. Can t you get him off my back? / * /The singer was so popular with teenagers… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • off\ one's\ back — adj. phr. 1. informal Stopped from bothering one; removed as an annoyance or pest. Having a kid brother always following me is a nuisance, Mary told her mother. Can t you get him off my back? The singer was so popular with teenagers that he took… …   Словарь американских идиом

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