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1 let off
1) (to fire (a gun) or cause (a firework etc) to explode: He let the gun off accidentally.) elsüt2) (to allow to go without punishment etc: The policeman let him off (with a warning).) elenged -
2 shut off
1) (to stop an engine working, a liquid flowing etc: I'll need to shut the gas off before I repair the fire.) elzár2) (to keep away (from); to make separate (from): He shut himself off from the rest of the world.) elzár -
3 give off
(to produce: That fire is giving off a lot of smoke.) kibocsát -
4 pull
slukk, fölény, nyomórúd, rántás, korrektúra, húzás to pull: húz, razziázik, húzható, lehúz, iszik egy kortyot* * *[pul] 1. verb1) (to (try to) move something especially towards oneself usually by using force: He pulled the chair towards the fire; She pulled at the door but couldn't open it; He kept pulling the girls' hair for fun; Help me to pull my boots off; This railway engine can pull twelve carriages.) (meg)húz, lehúz2) ((with at or on) in eg smoking, to suck at: He pulled at his cigarette.) húz (vmiből)3) (to row: He pulled towards the shore.) evez4) ((of a driver or vehicle) to steer or move in a certain direction: The car pulled in at the garage; I pulled into the side of the road; The train pulled out of the station; The motorbike pulled out to overtake; He pulled off the road.) vmely irányba megy, húz stb.2. noun1) (an act of pulling: I felt a pull at my sleeve; He took a pull at his beer/pipe.) húzás, slukk2) (a pulling or attracting force: magnetic pull; the pull (=attraction) of the sea.) vonz(ó)erő3) (influence: He thinks he has some pull with the headmaster.) protekció•- pull down
- pull a face / faces at
- pull a face / faces
- pull a gun on
- pull off
- pull on
- pull oneself together
- pull through
- pull up
- pull one's weight
- pull someone's leg -
5 light
ablaknyílás, nem hangsúlyos, megvilágítás, tűz to light: meggyújt, rászáll, leszáll (lóról), kivilágosodik* * *I 1. noun1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) fény2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) fény(forrás)3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) tűz4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) megvilágítás2. adjective1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) világos2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) halvány, világos3. [lit] verb1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) (meg)világít2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) (meg)gyújt•- lighten- lighter- lighting
- lighthouse
- light-year
- bring to light
- come to light
- in the light of
- light up
- see the light
- set light to II1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) könnyű2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) enyhe3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) könnyű4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) könnyű5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) könnyű6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) fürge7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) derűs8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) jelentéktelen9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) laza•- lightly- lighten- light-headed
- light-hearted
- lightweight
- get off lightly
- make light of
- travel light III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb(to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.) rábukkan -
6 station
hivatal, állomás, rang, pályaudvar, megálló, állás to station: állomásoztat, odaállít, kihelyez* * *['steiʃən] 1. noun1) (a place with a ticket office, waiting rooms etc, where trains, buses or coaches stop to allow passengers to get on or off: a bus station; She arrived at the station in good time for her train.) állomás, pályaudvar2) (a local headquarters or centre of work of some kind: How many fire-engines are kept at the fire station?; a radio station; Where is the police station?; military/naval stations.) állomás3) (a post or position (eg of a guard or other person on duty): The watchman remained at his station all night.) őrhely2. verb(to put (a person, oneself, troops etc in a place or position to perform some duty): He stationed himself at the corner of the road to keep watch; The regiment is stationed abroad.) (el)helyez, állít -
7 trigger
kioldó, kioldógomb, ravasz (lőfegyveré)* * *['triɡə] 1. noun1) (a small lever on a gun, which is pulled to make the gun fire: He aimed the rifle at her but did not pull the trigger.) ravasz2) (anything which starts a series of actions or reactions.) vminek a kiváltója2. verb((often with off) to start (a series of events): The attack triggered (off) a full-scale war.) megindít, kirobbant; kivált -
8 butt
levágott vég, staub, félszegúszó hal, öklelés, vég to butt: öklel, tülekedik, felöklel, beleütközik* * *I verb(to strike (someone or something) with the head: He fell over when the goat butted him.) öklel- butt inII 1. noun(someone whom others criticize or tell jokes about: She's the butt of all his jokes.) céltábla2. noun1) (the thick and heavy end (especially of a rifle).)2) (the end of a finished cigar, cigarette etc: His cigarette butt was the cause of the fire.)3) ((slang) a person's bottom: Come on, get off your butt - we have work to do.) -
9 fight
ütközet, bokszmérkőzés, küzdelem, harcképesség to fight: verekedik, harcol* * *1. past tense, past participle - fought; verb1) (to act against (someone or something) with physical violence: The two boys are fighting over (= because of) some money they found.) harcol2) (to resist strongly; to take strong action to prevent: to fight a fire; We must fight against any attempt to deprive us of our freedom.) küzd3) (to quarrel: His parents were always fighting.) veszekszik2. noun1) (an act of physical violence between people, countries etc: There was a fight going on in the street.) harc2) (a struggle; action involving effort: the fight for freedom of speech; the fight against disease.) küzdelem3) (the will or strength to resist: There was no fight left in him.) küzdeniakarás4) (a boxing-match.) bokszmérkőzés•- fighter- fight back
- fight it out
- fight off
- fight one's way
- fight shy of
- put up a good fight -
10 guard
börtönőr, védőszerkezet, vonatkísérő, fegyházőr to guard: őriz, kordában tart* * *1. verb1) (to protect from danger or attack: The soldiers were guarding the king/palace.) védelmez2) (to prevent (a person) escaping, (something) happening: The soldiers guarded their prisoners; to guard against mistakes.) őriz2. noun1) (someone who or something which protects: a guard round the king; a guard in front of the fire.) őr2) (someone whose job is to prevent (a person) escaping: There was a guard with the prisoner every hour of the day.) őr3) ((American conductor) a person in charge of a train.) vonatvezető4) (the act or duty of guarding.) (elő)vigyázat•- guarded- guardedly
- guard of honour
- keep guard on
- keep guard
- off guard
- on guard
- stand guard -
11 hydrant
tűzcsap, vízcsap, hidráns* * *(a pipe connected to the main water supply especially in a street, to which a hose can be attached in order to draw water off eg to put out a fire.) (utcai) tűzcsap -
12 nod
biccentés, bólintás, fej előrebillenése to nod: szundikál, fejbólintással jelez, biccent, bóbiskol* * *[nod] 1. past tense, past participle - nodded; verb1) (to make a quick forward and downward movement of the head to show agreement, as a greeting etc: I asked him if he agreed and he nodded (his head); He nodded to the man as he passed him in the street.) bólint2) (to let the head fall forward and downward when sleepy: Grandmother sat nodding by the fire.) bóbiskol2. noun(a nodding movement of the head: He answered with a nod.) biccentés- nod off -
13 rocket
röppentyű, rakéta to rocket: rakétákkal lő, gyorsan és egyenesen felszáll* * *['rokit] 1. noun1) (a tube containing materials which, when set on fire, give off a jet of gas which drives the tube forward, usually up into the air, used eg as a firework, for signalling, or for launching a spacecraft.) röppentyű2) (a spacecraft launched in this way: The Americans have sent a rocket to Mars.) rakéta2. verb(to rise or increase very quickly: Bread prices have rocketed.) gyorsan emelkedik
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