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1 well\ above\ the\ average
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2 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... -
3 well done!
(used in congratulating a person: I hear you won the competition. Well done!) Jól van! -
4 well off
(poor, rich: The family was quite well off.) szegény; jómódú -
5 bode ill/well
(to be an omen of or to foretell bad or good fortune: This bodes well for the future.) jósol -
6 as well as
(in addition to: She works in a restaurant in the evenings as well as doing a full-time job during the day.) azonkívül, továbbá; valamint -
7 be as well to
(to be advisable or sensible: It would be as well to go by train - the roads are flooded.) ésszerű -
8 be just as well
(to be fortunate; to be no cause for regret: It's just as well (that) you didn't go - the meeting was cancelled.) jobb is (ha) -
9 wishing-well
noun (a well which is supposed to have the power of granting any wish made when one is beside it.) csodakút -
10 pie in the sky
(something good promised for the future but which one is not certain or likely to get: He says he will get a well-paid job but it's just pie in the sky.) csak egy szép álom -
11 upset the apple cart
(to bring into disorder: The football team were doing very well when their best player upset the apple cart by breaking his leg.) keresztülhúzza vkinek a számításait -
12 be/feel etc on top of the world
(to feel very well and happy: She's on top of the world - she's just got engaged to be married.) a hetedik mennyországban érzi magátEnglish-Hungarian dictionary > be/feel etc on top of the world
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13 drink to / drink (to) the health of
(to offer good wishes to, or wish well, while drinking: to drink someone's health; Raise your glasses and drink to the bride and groom.) vkinek az egészségére iszikEnglish-Hungarian dictionary > drink to / drink (to) the health of
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14 drink to / drink (to) the health of
(to offer good wishes to, or wish well, while drinking: to drink someone's health; Raise your glasses and drink to the bride and groom.) vkinek az egészségére iszikEnglish-Hungarian dictionary > drink to / drink (to) the health of
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15 (straight) from the horse's mouth
(from a well-informed and reliable source: I got that story straight from the horse's mouth.) első kézbőlEnglish-Hungarian dictionary > (straight) from the horse's mouth
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16 make the grade
(to do as well as necessary: That new apprentice will never make the grade as a trained mechanic.) megüti a mértéket -
17 oil-well
noun (a hole drilled into the earth or the sea-bed to obtain petroleum.) olajkút -
18 (straight) from the horse's mouth
(from a well-informed and reliable source: I got that story straight from the horse's mouth.) első kézbőlEnglish-Hungarian dictionary > (straight) from the horse's mouth
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19 hold\ the\ road\ well
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20 tone
hanghordozás, hangsúly, árnyalat, hangszín, tónus to tone: hangszínt kap, színeződik, hangszínt ad vminek* * *[təun] 1. noun1) ((the quality of) a sound, especially a voice: He spoke in a low/angry/gentle tone; He told me about it in tones of disapproval; That singer/violin/piano has very good tone.) hang; tónus2) (a shade of colour: various tones of green.) (szín)árnyalat3) (firmness of body or muscle: Your muscles lack tone - you need exercise.) tónus (izmoké stb.)4) (in music, one of the larger intervals in an octave eg between C and D.) egész hang2. verb(to fit in well; to blend: The brown sofa tones (in) well with the walls.) színben összeillik- tonal- toneless
- tonelessly
- tone down
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