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1 singular
egyes szám, rendkívüli, egyetlen, páratlan, egyes* * *['siŋɡjulə]1) (( also adjective) (in) the form of a word which expresses only one: `Foot' is the singular of `feet'; a singular noun/verb; The noun `foot' is singular.) egyes szám(ú)2) (the state of being singular: Is this noun in the singular or the plural?) egyes szám -
2 phonetic
[fə'netik] 1. adjective(relating to the sounds of (a) language: He's making a phonetic study of the speech of the deaf.) fonetikus2. noun singular, noun plural((a system of) symbols used to show the pronunciation of words.) kiejtési jelek -
3 the
[ðə, ði](The form [ðə] is used before words beginning with a consonant eg the house or consonant sound eg the union [ðə'ju:njən]; the form [ði] is used before words beginning with a vowel eg the apple or vowel sound eg the honour [ði 'onə])1) (used to refer to a person, thing etc mentioned previously, described in a following phrase, or already known: Where is the book I put on the table?; Who was the man you were talking to?; My mug is the tall blue one; Switch the light off!)2) (used with a singular noun or an adjective to refer to all members of a group etc or to a general type of object, group of objects etc: The horse is running fast.; I spoke to him on the telephone; He plays the piano/violin very well.)3) (used to refer to unique objects etc, especially in titles and names: the Duke of Edinburgh; the Atlantic (Ocean).)4) (used after a preposition with words referring to a unit of quantity, time etc: In this job we are paid by the hour.)5) (used with superlative adjectives and adverbs to denote a person, thing etc which is or shows more of something than any other: He is the kindest man I know; We like him (the) best of all.)6) ((often with all) used with comparative adjectives to show that a person, thing etc is better, worse etc: He has had a week's holiday and looks (all) the better for it.)•- the...- the... -
4 doubles
noun singular (or noun plural in tennis etc, a kind of match with two players on each side: I enjoy playing doubles; ( also adjective) a doubles match.) -
5 singles
1) (( also noun singular) in tennis etc, a match or matches with only one player on each side: The men's singles are being played this week; ( also adjective) a singles match.) egyes (játék)2) ((especially American) unmarried (usually young) people: a bar for singles; ( also adjective) a singles holiday/club.) egyedül állók, egyedül élők -
6 steelworks
noun plural or noun singular (a factory where steel is made.) acélmű(vek) -
7 bacteria
singular - bacterium; noun plural(organisms not able to be seen except under a microscope, found in rotting matter, in air, in soil and in living bodies, some being the germs of disease: a throat infection caused by bacteria.) baktérium(ok)- bacteriological
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8 bionics
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9 botanic(al) gardens
noun singular or plural (a public park for the growing of native and foreign plants.) botanikus kert -
10 botanic(al) gardens
noun singular or plural (a public park for the growing of native and foreign plants.) botanikus kert -
11 bowls
noun singular (a game played on a smooth green with bowls having a bias: a game of bowls.) golyójáték; US teke -
12 ceramics
noun singular (the art of pottery.) kerámia(ipar) -
13 charades
noun singular (a game in which each syllable of a word, and then the whole word, is acted and the audience has to guess the word.) kitalálósdi -
14 darts
noun singular (a game in which darts are thrown at a board (dart-board) which has a series of numbers on it by which one scores: a game of darts; ( also adjective) a darts match.) célbadobós játék -
15 dynamics
noun singular (the science that deals with movement and force.) erőtan, dinamika -
16 gardens
noun singular or plural (a park, especially one where animals are kept or special trees or flowers are grown: zoological/botanical gardens.) park -
17 gasworks
noun singular (a place where gas is made: The gasworks is rather an ugly building.) gázművek -
18 greenhouse effect
noun ((singular) the gradual heating of the atmosphere caused by air pollution which traps energy from the sun.) üvegházhatás -
19 linguistics
noun singular (the science of languages.) nyelvészet -
20 ninepins
(a form of bowling in which nine bottle-shaped objects are knocked over with a ball: a game of ninepins; Ninepins is a very good game.) kugli
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