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1 witness
tanúságtétel, szemtanú, tanú to witness: bizonyságot tesz, tanúvallomást tesz* * *['witnəs] 1. noun1) (a person who has seen or was present at an event etc and so has direct knowledge of it: Someone must have seen the accident but the police can find no witnesses.) szemtanú2) (a person who gives evidence, especially in a law court.) tanú3) (a person who adds his signature to a document to show that he considers another signature on the document to be genuine: You cannot sign your will without witnesses.) tanú2. verb1) (to see and be present at: This lady witnessed an accident at three o'clock this afternoon.) szemtanúja (vminek)2) (to sign one's name to show that one knows that (something) is genuine: He witnessed my signature on the new agreement.) tanúként aláír•- bear witness -
2 answering machine
noun ((also machine) a machine that take messages for you when you cannot answer the phone: to leave a message on the answering machine.) üzenetrögzítő -
3 help
bejárónő, háztartási alkalmazott, segédlet, segély to help: felszolgál, elősegít, kiszolgál* * *[help] 1. verb1) (to do something with or for someone that he cannot do alone, or that he will find useful: Will you help me with this translation?; Will you please help me (to) translate this poem?; Can I help?; He fell down and I helped him up.) segít2) (to play a part in something; to improve or advance: Bright posters will help to attract the public to the exhibition; Good exam results will help his chances of a job.) elősegít3) (to make less bad: An aspirin will help your headache.) orvosol4) (to serve (a person) in a shop: Can I help you, sir?) kiszolgál5) ((with can(not), could (not)) to be able not to do something or to prevent something: He looked so funny that I couldn't help laughing; Can I help it if it rains?) nem tudja megállni, hogy ne tegyen vmit2. noun1) (the act of helping, or the result of this: Can you give me some help?; Your digging the garden was a big help; Can I be of help to you?) segítség2) (someone or something that is useful: You're a great help to me.) segítség3) (a servant, farmworker etc: She has hired a new help.) alkalmazott4) ((usually with no) a way of preventing something: Even if you don't want to do it, the decision has been made - there's no help for it now.) ezen nem lehet segíteni•- helper- helpful
- helpfully
- helpfulness
- helping
- helpless
- helplessly
- helplessness
- help oneself
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4 as
amint éppen, minthogy, bárhogy, hogy, mintha, bár* * *[æz] 1. conjunction1) (when; while: I met John as I was coming home; We'll be able to talk as we go.) (a)mint2) (because: As I am leaving tomorrow, I've bought you a present.) minthogy3) (in the same way that: If you are not sure how to behave, do as I do.) ahogy(an)4) (used to introduce a statement of what the speaker knows or believes to be the case: As you know, I'll be leaving tomorrow.) (a)mint5) (though: Old as I am, I can still fight; Much as I want to, I cannot go.) noha6) (used to refer to something which has already been stated and apply it to another person: Tom is English, as are Dick and Harry.) éppúgy mint2. adverb(used in comparisons, eg the first as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) olyan... mint3. preposition1) (used in comparisons, eg the second as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) olyan... mint2) (like: He was dressed as a woman.) mint3) (with certain verbs eg regard, treat, describe, accept: I am regarded by some people as a bit of a fool; He treats the children as adults.) -nak, -nek; -nként4) (in the position of: He is greatly respected both as a person and as a politician.) (úgy is) mint•- as for- as if / as though
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5 work
tevékenység, munka, alkotás, elfoglaltság, mű to work: véghezvisz, kihímez, forr (bor), megművel, beválik* * *[wə:k] 1. noun1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) munka2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) munka3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) feladat4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) mű5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) alkotás6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) munkahely2. verb1) (to (cause to) make efforts in order to achieve or make something: She works at the factory three days a week; He works his employees very hard; I've been working on/at a new project.) dolgozik2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) dolgozik3) (to (cause to) operate (in the correct way): He has no idea how that machine works / how to work that machine; That machine doesn't/won't work, but this one's working.) működik4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) beválik5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) felküzdi magát6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) lassanként meglazul7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) kidolgoz•- - work- workable
- worker
- works 3. noun plural1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.) óramű; szerkezet2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) cselekedetek•- work-box
- workbook
- workforce
- working class
- working day
- work-day
- working hours
- working-party
- work-party
- working week
- workman
- workmanlike
- workmanship
- workmate
- workout
- workshop
- at work
- get/set to work
- go to work on
- have one's work cut out
- in working order
- out of work
- work of art
- work off
- work out
- work up
- work up to
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6 hit
becsapódás, bírálgató megjegyzés, szerencsés ötlet to hit: lök, eltalál, odaér, ráakad, ráakad, nekiütődik* * *[hit] 1. present participle - hitting; verb1) (to (cause or allow to) come into hard contact with: The ball hit him on the head; He hit his head on/against a low branch; The car hit a lamp-post; He hit me on the head with a bottle; He was hit by a bullet; That boxer can certainly hit hard!) (meg)üt2) (to make hard contact with (something), and force or cause it to move in some direction: The batsman hit the ball (over the wall).) üt3) (to cause to suffer: The farmers were badly hit by the lack of rain; Her husband's death hit her hard.) sújt4) (to find; to succeed in reaching: His second arrow hit the bull's-eye; Take the path across the fields and you'll hit the road; She used to be a famous soprano but she cannot hit the high notes now.) rátalál2. noun1) (the act of hitting: That was a good hit.) (célba találó) ütés2) (a point scored by hitting a target etc: He scored five hits.) találat3) (something which is popular or successful: The play/record is a hit; ( also adjective) a hit song.) siker, sláger•- hit-or-miss
- hit back
- hit below the belt
- hit it off
- hit on
- hit out
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7 explain
megmagyaráz, indokol* * *[ik'splein]1) (to make (something) clear or easy to understand: Can you explain the railway timetable to me?; Did she explain why she was late?) (meg)magyaráz2) (to give, or be, a reason for: I cannot explain his failure; That explains his silence.) indokol•- explanatory
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8 word of honour
(a promise which cannot be broken without loss of honour: I give you my word of honour that I'll do it.) becsületszó
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