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  • 21 how come

    (for what reason: How come I didn't get any cake?) hogyan lehet az, hogy...

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  • 22 do

    muri, alaphang, detto, ugyanaz, tonika, C-hang to do: cselekszik, elér vmilyen eredményt, megcsinál
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    [du:] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb
    1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?)
    2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; [ðo sit down])
    3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.)
    4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.)
    5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) (meg)tesz, elvégez
    6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) (el)készít, (meg)csinál
    7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) tesz, végez, csinál
    8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?) megfelel, elegendő
    9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) tanul(mányoz)
    10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) boldogul
    11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) rendbe tesz
    12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) cselekszik, viselkedik
    13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) ad, mutat
    14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) okoz
    15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) megnéz
    2. noun
    (an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) felhajtás, buli
    - doings
    - done
    - do-it-yourself
    - to-do
    - I
    - he could be doing with / could do with
    - do away with
    - do for
    - done for
    - done in
    - do out
    - do out of
    - do's and don'ts
    - do without
    - to do with
    - what are you doing with

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  • 23 hold

    odú, börtön, gyám, korona, hajótér, fermata, vár to hold: tartalmaz, befog, tartósnak bizonyul, leköt, fog
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    I 1. [həuld] past tense, past participle - held; verb
    1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) tart
    2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) (meg)fog
    3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) (vissza)tart
    4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) (ki)tart
    5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) fogva tart
    6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) tartalmaz (edény); fér (vmibe)
    7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) tart, rendez
    8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) tart(ja magát)
    9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) marad, betölt
    10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) tart
    11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) érvényes, hatályos
    12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) kényszerít vkit vmi megtartására
    13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) megvéd
    14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) feltartóztat
    15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) leköt (figyelmet)
    16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) tart
    17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) tart, megünnepel
    18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) birtokol
    19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) folytatódik
    20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) vár
    21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) (ki)tart
    22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) (meg)őriz
    23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?) tartogat
    2. noun
    1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) fogás
    2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) befolyás
    3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) fogás (birkózásban)
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    - - holder
    - hold-all
    - get hold of
    - hold back
    - hold down
    - hold forth
    - hold good
    - hold it
    - hold off
    - hold on
    - hold out
    - hold one's own
    - hold one's tongue
    - hold up
    - hold-up
    - hold with     II [həuld] noun
    ((in ships) the place, below the deck, where cargo is stored.) hajóűr; raktér

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  • 24 how

    1. adverb, conjunction
    1) (in what way: How do you make bread?) hogy(an)
    2) (to what extent: How do you like my new hat?; How far is Paris from London?) mennyire, milyen
    3) (by what means: I've no idea how he came here.) mi módon
    4) (in what condition: How are you today?; How do I look?) hogy(an)
    5) (for what reason: How is it that I am the last to know about this?) hogy lehet az, hogy
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    2. conjunction
    (in no matter what way: This painting still looks wrong however you look at it.) akárhogyan
    - how come
    - how do you do?

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  • 25 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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  • 26 world

    világ
    * * *
    [wə:ld]
    1) (the planet Earth: every country of the world.) föld(kerekség), világ
    2) (the people who live on the planet Earth: The whole world is waiting for a cure for cancer.) világ
    3) (any planet etc: people from other worlds.) világ
    4) (a state of existence: Many people believe that after death the soul enters the next world; Do concentrate! You seem to be living in another world.) világ
    5) (an area of life or activity: the insect world; the world of the international businessman.) világ
    6) (a great deal: The holiday did him a/the world of good.) rengeteg
    7) (the lives and ways of ordinary people: He's been a monk for so long that he knows nothing of the (outside) world.) világ
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    - worldliness
    - worldwide
    - World Wide Web
    - the best of both worlds
    - for all the world
    - out of this world
    - what in the world? - what in the world

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  • 27 report

    durranás, értesítő, jegyzőkönyv, dördülés, riport to report: riportot ír, beszámol, hírt ad, jelentést tesz
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    [rə'po:t] 1. noun
    1) (a statement or description of what has been said, seen, done etc: a child's school report; a police report on the accident.) jelentés
    2) (rumour; general talk: According to report, the manager is going to resign.) hír
    3) (a loud noise, especially of a gun being fired.) (puska)durranás
    2. verb
    1) (to give a statement or description of what has been said, seen, done etc: A serious accident has just been reported; He reported on the results of the conference; Our spies report that troops are being moved to the border; His speech was reported in the newspaper.) beszámol, jelent, tudósít
    2) (to make a complaint about; to give information about the misbehaviour etc of: The boy was reported to the headmaster for being rude to a teacher.) (fel)jelent
    3) (to tell someone in authority about: He reported the theft to the police.) (be)jelent
    4) (to go (to a place or a person) and announce that one is there, ready for work etc: The boys were ordered to report to the police-station every Saturday afternoon; Report to me when you return; How many policemen reported for duty?) jelentkezik
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    - reported speech
    - report back

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  • 28 taste

    ízlés, megízlelés, ízlelés, íz, érzék to taste: kóstol, érzi vminek az ízét, ízlel, megízlel
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    [teist] 1. verb
    1) (to be aware of, or recognize, the flavour of something: I can taste ginger in this cake.) érzi (vminek) az ízét
    2) (to test or find out the flavour or quality of (food etc) by eating or drinking a little of it: Please taste this and tell me if it is too sweet.) megkóstol
    3) (to have a particular flavour or other quality that is noticed through the act of tasting: This milk tastes sour; The sauce tastes of garlic.) vmilyen ízű
    4) (to eat (food) especially with enjoyment: I haven't tasted such a beautiful curry for ages.) (élvezettel) eszik
    5) (to experience: He tasted the delights of country life.) vmibe belekóstol
    2. noun
    1) (one of the five senses, the sense by which we are aware of flavour: one's sense of taste; bitter to the taste.) ízlelés
    2) (the quality or flavour of anything that is known through this sense: This wine has an unusual taste.) íz
    3) (an act of tasting or a small quantity of food etc for tasting: Do have a taste of this cake!) ízelítő vmiből
    4) (a liking or preference: a taste for music; a queer taste in books; expensive tastes.) előszeretet, érzék
    5) (the ability to judge what is suitable in behaviour, dress etc or what is fine and beautiful: She shows good taste in clothes; a man of taste; That joke was in good/bad taste.) ízlés
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    - tastefully
    - tastefulness
    - tasteless
    - tastelessly
    - tastelessness
    - - tasting
    - tasty
    - tastiness

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  • 29 course

    kurzus, tanfolyam, kúra, lefolyás, folyás, kezelés to course: üldöz, fut, szalad
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    [ko:s]
    1) (a series (of lectures, medicines etc): I'm taking a course (of lectures) in sociology; He's having a course of treatment for his leg.) kurzus, tanfolyam, sorozat
    2) (a division or part of a meal: Now we've had the soup, what's (for) the next course?) fogás (étel)
    3) (the ground over which a race is run or a game (especially golf) is played: a racecourse; a golf-course.) (verseny)pálya
    4) (the path or direction in which something moves: the course of the Nile.) (út)irány
    5) (the progress or development of events: Things will run their normal course despite the strike.) folyamat
    6) (a way (of action): What's the best course of action in the circumstances?) teendő
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    - in due course
    - of course
    - off
    - on course

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  • 30 good

    tetszetős, megfelelő, előny, vkinek a java, derék
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    [ɡud] 1. comparative - better; adjective
    1) (well-behaved; not causing trouble etc: Be good!; She's a good baby.) jó
    2) (correct, desirable etc: She was a good wife; good manners; good English.) kifogástalan
    3) (of high quality: good food/literature; His singing is very good.) jó
    4) (skilful; able to do something well: a good doctor; good at tennis; good with children.) ügyes
    5) (kind: You've been very good to him; a good father.) kedves
    6) (helpful; beneficial: Exercise is good for you.; Cheese is good for you.) hasznos
    7) (pleased, happy etc: I'm in a good mood today.) boldog
    8) (pleasant; enjoyable: to read a good book; Ice-cream is good to eat.) élvezetes
    9) (considerable; enough: a good salary; She talked a good deal of nonsense.) számottevő, jó sok
    10) (suitable: a good man for the job.) alkalmas
    11) (sound, fit: good health; good eyesight; a car in good condition.) ép
    12) (sensible: Can you think of one good reason for doing that?) ésszerű
    13) (showing approval: We've had very good reports about you.) jó
    14) (thorough: a good clean.) alapos
    15) (healthy or in a positive mood: I don't feel very good this morning.) jól (egészségesen)
    2. noun
    1) (advantage or benefit: He worked for the good of the poor; for your own good; What's the good of a broken-down car?) előny, haszon
    2) (goodness: I always try to see the good in people.) (szív)jóság
    3. interjection
    (an expression of approval, gladness etc.) jó!
    4. interjection
    ((also my goodness) an expression of surprise etc.) te jó isten!
    - goody
    - goodbye
    - good-day
    - good evening
    - good-for-nothing
    - good humour
    - good-humoured
    - good-humouredly
    - good-looking
    - good morning
    - good afternoon
    - good-day
    - good evening
    - good night
    - good-natured
    - goodwill
    - good will
    - good works
    - as good as
    - be as good as one's word
    - be up to no good
    - deliver the goods
    - for good
    - for goodness' sake
    - good for
    - good for you
    - him
    - Good Friday
    - good gracious
    - good heavens
    - goodness gracious
    - goodness me
    - good old
    - make good
    - no good
    - put in a good word for
    - take something in good part
    - take in good part
    - thank goodness
    - to the good

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  • 31 just

    épp, pártatlan, alig, pont, csak, pontosan, igaz
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    I adjective
    1) (right and fair: not favouring one more than another: a fair and just decision.) igazságos
    2) (reasonable; based on one's rights: He certainly has a just claim to the money.) jogos
    3) (deserved: He got his just reward when he crashed the stolen car and broke his leg.) megérdemelt
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    - justness II adverb
    1) ((often with as) exactly or precisely: This penknife is just what I needed; He was behaving just as if nothing had happened; The house was just as I'd remembered it.) épp(en) (úgy, mintha)
    2) ((with as) quite: This dress is just as nice as that one.) egészen, éppen olyan
    3) (very lately or recently: He has just gone out of the house.) nem régen
    4) (on the point of; in the process of: She is just coming through the door.) éppen most
    5) (at the particular moment: The telephone rang just as I was leaving.) pont (amikor)
    6) ((often with only) barely: We have only just enough milk to last till Friday; I just managed to escape; You came just in time.) épphogy
    7) (only; merely: They waited for six hours just to get a glimpse of the Queen; `Where are you going?' `Just to the post office'; Could you wait just a minute?) csak
    8) (used for emphasis, eg with commands: Just look at that mess!; That just isn't true!; I just don't know what to do.) egyszerűen
    9) (absolutely: The weather is just marvellous.) teljesen, egyszerűen
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    - just now
    - just then

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  • 32 sorry

    sajnos, sajnálom, vmi közbejött, siralmas
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    ['sori] 1. adjective
    1) (used when apologizing or expressing regret: I'm sorry (that) I forgot to return your book; Did I give you a fright? I'm sorry.) (nagyon) sajnálom!
    2) (apologetic or full of regret: I think he's really sorry for his bad behaviour; I'm sure you were sorry to hear about his death.) sajnálja; szomorú
    3) (unsatisfactory; poor; wretched: a sorry state of affairs.) siralmas
    2. interjection
    1) (used when apologizing: Did I tread on your toe? Sorry!) (pardon) bocsánat!
    2) ((used when asking a person to repeat what he has said) I beg your pardon?: Sorry (, what did you say)?) Tessék?
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  • 33 stand

    alsó része vminek, tanúk padja, leállás, álláspont to stand: bír, áll, odatesz, van, állít vhova, érvényben van
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    [stænd] 1. past tense, past participle - stood; verb
    1) (to be in an upright position, not sitting or lying: His leg was so painful that he could hardly stand; After the storm, few trees were left standing.) áll
    2) ((often with up) to rise to the feet: He pushed back his chair and stood up; Some people like to stand (up) when the National Anthem is played.) feláll
    3) (to remain motionless: The train stood for an hour outside Newcastle.) áll
    4) (to remain unchanged: This law still stands.) fennáll
    5) (to be in or have a particular place: There is now a factory where our house once stood.) fekszik (vmi), áll
    6) (to be in a particular state, condition or situation: As matters stand, we can do nothing to help; How do you stand financially?) áll
    7) (to accept or offer oneself for a particular position etc: He is standing as Parliamentary candidate for our district.) jelölteti magát
    8) (to put in a particular position, especially upright: He picked up the fallen chair and stood it beside the table.) állít vhova
    9) (to undergo or endure: He will stand (his) trial for murder; I can't stand her rudeness any longer.) elvisel
    10) (to pay for (a meal etc) for (a person): Let me stand you a drink!) fizet
    2. noun
    1) (a position or place in which to stand ready to fight etc, or an act of fighting etc: The guard took up his stand at the gate; I shall make a stand for what I believe is right.) állásfoglalás
    2) (an object, especially a piece of furniture, for holding or supporting something: a coat-stand; The sculpture had been removed from its stand for cleaning.) állvány
    3) (a stall where goods are displayed for sale or advertisement.) stand
    4) (a large structure beside a football pitch, race course etc with rows of seats for spectators: The stand was crowded.) lelátó
    5) ((American) a witness box in a law court.) tanúk padja
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    - standing 3. noun
    1) (time of lasting: an agreement of long standing.) tartam; régi
    2) (rank or reputation: a diplomat of high standing.) rang
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    4. adjective
    ((of an airline passenger or ticket) costing or paying less than the usual fare, as the passenger does not book a seat for a particular flight, but waits for the first available seat.) helyre váró (utas)
    5. adverb
    (travelling in this way: It costs a lot less to travel stand-by.) helyre váró utasként utazik
    - standing-room
    - make someone's hair stand on end
    - stand aside
    - stand back
    - stand by
    - stand down
    - stand fast/firm
    - stand for
    - stand in
    - stand on one's own two feet
    - stand on one's own feet
    - stand out
    - stand over
    - stand up for
    - stand up to

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  • 34 stuff

    nyersanyag, ruhaanyag, dolog, jószág, kacat, anyag to stuff: mohón fal, zsúfol, teletölt, teletöm, kárpitoz
    * * *
    I noun
    1) (material or substance: What is that black oily stuff on the beach?; The doctor gave me some good stuff for removing warts; Show them what stuff you're made of! (= how brave, strong etc you are).) anyag; dolog
    2) ((unimportant) matter, things, objects etc: We'll have to get rid of all this stuff when we move house.) vacak
    3) (an old word for cloth.) (ruha)anyag
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    - that's the stuff! II verb
    1) (to pack or fill tightly, often hurriedly or untidily: His drawer was stuffed with papers; She stuffed the fridge with food; The children have been stuffing themselves with ice-cream.) (meg)töm
    2) (to fill (eg a turkey, chicken etc) with stuffing before cooking.) megtölt vmivel
    3) (to fill the skin of (a dead animal or bird) to preserve the appearance it had when alive: They stuffed the golden eagle.) kitöm
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    - stuff up

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  • 35 to do with

    1) ((with have) to have dealings with: I never had anything to do with the neighbours.) kapcsolata van vkivel, vmivel
    2) ((with have) to be involved in, especially to be (partly) responsible for: Did you have anything to do with her death?) köze van vkihez, vmihez
    3) ((with have) to be connected with: Has this decision anything to do with what I said yesterday?) kapcsolatban van
    4) ((with be or have) to be about or concerned with: This letter is/has to do with Bill's plans for the summer.) foglalkozik vmivel
    5) ((with have) to be the concern of: I'm sorry, but that question has nothing to do with me; What has that (got) to do with him?) köze van vkihez, vmhez

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  • 36 now

    ugyan már!, ugyan, ugyanakkor, jelenleg, nemsokára
    * * *
    1. adverb
    1) ((at) the present period of time: I am now living in England.) most
    2) (at once; immediately: I can't do it now - you'll have to wait.) azonnal
    3) ((at) this moment: He'll be at home now; From now on, I shall be more careful about what I say to her.) jelenleg
    4) ((in stories) then; at that time: We were now very close to the city.) akkor
    5) (because of what has happened etc: I now know better than to trust her.) most
    6) (a word in explanations, warnings, commands, or to show disbelief: Now this is what happened; Stop that, now!; Do be careful, now.) na(hát)
    2. conjunction
    ((often with that) because or since something has happened, is now true etc: Now that you are here, I can leave; Now you have left school, you will have to find a job.) most, hogy
    - for now
    - just now
    - every now and then/again
    - now and then/again
    - now
    - now!
    - now then

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  • 37 reserve

    védett terület, fenntartás, tartalék, óvatosság to reserve: tartogat, fenntart, félretétet, tartalékol
    * * *
    [rə'zə:v] 1. verb
    1) (to ask for or order to be kept for the use of a particular person, often oneself: The restaurant is busy on Saturdays, so I'll phone up today and reserve a table.) (le)foglal (helyet, szobát)
    2) (to keep for the use of a particular person or group of people, or for a particular use: These seats are reserved for the committee members.) fenntart
    2. noun
    1) (something which is kept for later use or for use when needed: The farmer kept a reserve of food in case he was cut off by floods.) tartalék
    2) (a piece of land used for a special purpose eg for the protection of animals: a wild-life reserve; a nature reserve.) védett terület, rezerváció
    3) (the habit of not saying very much, not showing what one is feeling, thinking etc; shyness.) tartózkodás
    4) ((often in plural) soldiers, sailors etc who do not belong to the regular full-time army, navy etc but who are called into action when needed eg during a war.) tartalék állomány
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    - reserved
    - have
    - keep in reserve

    English-Hungarian dictionary > reserve

  • 38 keep

    vártorony, eltartás to keep: halad vmerre, eltart, tart vmerre, nem romlik meg
    * * *
    [ki:p] 1. past tense, past participle - kept; verb
    1) (to have for a very long or indefinite period of time: He gave me the picture to keep.) őriz
    2) (not to give or throw away; to preserve: I kept the most interesting books; Can you keep a secret?) megtart
    3) (to (cause to) remain in a certain state or position: I keep this gun loaded; How do you keep cool in this heat?; Will you keep me informed of what happens?) tart
    4) (to go on (performing or repeating a certain action): He kept walking.) folytat, tovább (tett vmit)
    5) (to have in store: I always keep a tin of baked beans for emergencies.) tart (raktáron)
    6) (to look after or care for: She keeps the garden beautifully; I think they keep hens.) gondoz; tart
    7) (to remain in good condition: That meat won't keep in this heat unless you put it in the fridge.) nem romlik meg
    8) (to make entries in (a diary, accounts etc): She keeps a diary to remind her of her appointments; He kept the accounts for the club.) vezet
    9) (to hold back or delay: Sorry to keep you.) feltart
    10) (to provide food, clothes, housing for (someone): He has a wife and child to keep.) eltart
    11) (to act in the way demanded by: She kept her promise.) teljesít
    12) (to celebrate: to keep Christmas.) megünnepel
    2. noun
    (food and lodging: She gives her mother money every week for her keep; Our cat really earns her keep - she kills all the mice in the house.) eltartás
    - keeping
    - keep-fit
    - keepsake
    - for keeps
    - in keeping with
    - keep away
    - keep back
    - keep one's distance
    - keep down
    - keep one's end up
    - keep from
    - keep going
    - keep hold of
    - keep house for
    - keep house
    - keep in
    - keep in mind
    - keep it up
    - keep off
    - keep on
    - keep oneself to oneself
    - keep out
    - keep out of
    - keep time
    - keep to
    - keep something to oneself
    - keep to oneself
    - keep up
    - keep up with the Joneses
    - keep watch

    English-Hungarian dictionary > keep

  • 39 ask

    kérdez, megkérdez
    * * *
    1) (to put a question: He asked me what the time was; Ask the price of that scarf; Ask her where to go; Ask him about it; If you don't know, ask.) (meg)kérdez
    2) (to express a wish to someone for something: I asked her to help me; I asked (him) for a day off; He rang and asked for you; Can I ask a favour of you?) kér
    3) (to invite: He asked her to his house for lunch.) meghív
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    - ask for
    - for the asking

    English-Hungarian dictionary > ask

  • 40 inquire

    érdeklődik, tudakozódik, vizsgálatot folytat
    * * *
    1) (to ask: He inquired the way to the art gallery; She inquired what time the bus left.) (meg)kérdez, (meg)érdeklődik)
    2) ((with about) to ask for information about: They inquired about trains to London.) tudakozódik
    3) ((with after) to ask for information about the state of (eg a person's health): He enquired after her mother.) érdeklődik
    4) ((with for) to ask to see or talk to (a person): Someone rang up inquiring for you, but you were out.) keres (vkit)
    5) ((with for) to ask for (goods in a shop etc): Several people have been inquiring for the new catalogue.) keres (vmit)
    6) ((with into) to try to discover the facts of: The police are inquiring into the matter.) vizsgálatot folytat
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    - make inquiries

    English-Hungarian dictionary > inquire

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