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1 saying
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2 there's no saying
(it is impossible to say, know etc: There's no denying it; There's no knowing what she will say.) nem lehet (tudni stb.) -
3 he\ got\ as\ far\ as\ saying
annyit mondott, annyit tudott kinyögni -
4 it\ goes\ without\ saying
magától értetődik, mondanom sem kell -
5 it\ is\ as\ much\ as\ saying\ that
English-Hungarian dictionary > it\ is\ as\ much\ as\ saying\ that
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6 that\ goes\ without\ saying
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7 there's\ no\ harm\ in\ saying\ so
ha ezt kimondjuk, ha megmondjuk, nem bajEnglish-Hungarian dictionary > there's\ no\ harm\ in\ saying\ so
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8 sour grapes
(saying or pretending that something is not worth having because one cannot obtain it.) savanyú a szőlő -
9 interrupt
félbeszakít* * *1) (to stop a person while he is saying or doing something, especially by saying etc something oneself: He interrupted her while she was speaking; He interrupted her speech; Listen to me and don't interrupt!) félbeszakít2) (to stop or make a break in (an activity etc): He interrupted his work to eat his lunch; You interrupted my thoughts.) megszakít3) (to cut off (a view etc): A block of flats interrupted their view of the sea.) eláll (kilátást)• -
10 a clean bill of health
(a certificate saying that a person, the crew of ship etc is entirely healthy (especially after being ill): I've been off work but I've got a clean bill of health now.) egészségügyi bizonylat -
11 a good job
(a lucky or satisfactory state of affairs: It's a good job that she can't hear what you're saying; He has lost his trumpet, and a good job too!) szerencse -
12 affirmative
igenlő, megerősítő, állító* * *[-tiv]adjective, noun (saying or indicating yes to a question, suggestion etc: He gave an affirmative nod; a reply in the affirmative.) állító -
13 at cross-purposes
(of two or more people, confused about what they are saying or doing because of misunderstanding one another: I think we're talking at cross-purposes.) két malomban őrölnek -
14 attend
kezel, megnéz, látogat, kiszolgál, gondoz, eljár* * *[ə'tend]1) (to go to or be present at: He attended the meeting; He will attend school till he is sixteen.) részt vesz (gyűlésen), jár (iskolába)2) ((with to) to listen or give attention to: Attend carefully to what the teacher is saying!) figyel3) (to deal with: I'll attend to that problem tomorrow.) foglalkozik vmivel4) (to look after; to help or serve: Two doctors attended her all through her illness; The queen was attended by four ladies.) ellát, gondoz; vki kíséretében van•- attendant
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15 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 -
16 candid
['kændid](saying just what one thinks, without hiding anything: Do you like my hairstyle? Be candid.) őszinte- candidly- candour
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17 clear off
(to go away: He cleared off without saying a word.) meglóg -
18 coax
rábeszél, kérésekkel zaklat, hízelkedik* * *[kəuks](to persuade by flattery, by patient and gentle treatment etc: He coaxed her into going to the dance by saying she was the best dancer he knew; He coaxed some money out of his mother.) csalogat -
19 concentrate
['konsəntreit]1) (to give all one's energies, attention etc to one thing: I wish you'd concentrate (on what I'm saying).) koncentrál2) (to bring together in one place: He concentrated his soldiers at the gateway.) összevon3) (to make (a liquid) stronger by boiling to reduce its volume.) sűrít•- concentration -
20 diploma
diploma* * *[di'ploumə](a written statement saying that one has passed a certain examination etc: She has a diploma in teaching.) oklevél
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