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finom, árnyalatnyi, alig észrevehető
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subtle
There was a subtle change in his voice. The play's message is perhaps too subtle to be understood by young children. |
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finom célzás
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subtle hint
Is it some subtle hint to me? |
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nyirkos
(pl. fű, ing, reggel...) |
damp
slightly wet, especially in a way that is not pleasant or comfortable The grass is still damp. This shirt still feels a bit damp. It was a damp, misty morning. |
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párás
(pl. levegő, időjárás) |
humid
(of air and weather conditions) New York is very hot and humid in the summer. a hot and humid climate If the air in a room is too dry, you can put a bowl of water near the radiator to humidify it. |
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vízpára, vízgőz
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water vapor
/ˈveɪ.pər/ (UK: vapour) |
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gőz
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vapour (UK)
vapor (US) /ˈveɪ.pər/ The hollow glass tank contains hot mercury vapour. Poisonous vapours burst out of the factory during the accident. |
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Északi-sarkvidék
(jégmező, jegesmedve) |
the Arctic
the Arctic Circle = Északi-sarkkör the North Pole = Északi-sark |
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Déli-sarkvidék
= Antarktisz (földrész, pingvin) |
the Antarctic
the Antarctic Circle = Déli-sarkkör the South Pole = Déli-sark |
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emberi eredetű
antropogén |
anthropogenic
Member States shall determine their anthropogenic CO2 emissions. |
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elpárolog, gőzzé válik
elillan (átv. is!) |
to evaporate
Plants keep cool during the summer by evaporating water from their leaves. Halfway through the film reality evaporates and we enter a world of pure fantasy. |
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Amikor ...-ról van szó...
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When it comes to...
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meddő
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infertile
It has been estimated that one in eight couples is infertile. Poor farmers have little option but to try to grow food on these infertile soils. male/female infertility |
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terméketlen
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barren
We drove through a barren, rocky landscape. She became very depressed during the barren years when she was unable to paint. |
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öntözés
talajt öntözni |
irrigation
to irrigate irrigated land/fields (öntözött földterület) |
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tűnődni, morforfondírozni, mélázni, merengeni vmin
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to muse
I began to muse about/on the possibility of starting my own business. He stood musing by the door. (Tűnődve állt az ajtónál.) |
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Csak tűnődöm.
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I'm just musing.
"I'm not intimating anything. I'm just musing," he replied, to which Lennox said, "That kind of musing can get you into prison for treason." |
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céloz vmire
(nem mond ki konkrétan, hanem közvetetten fejezi ki) |
to hint
Mum's hinted (that) she might pay for my trip to Mexico. He's hinted at the possibility of moving to America. |
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célozgat, burkoltan céloz vmire
(hogy vmi negatív dolog igaz) |
to insinuate
Are you insinuating (that) I'm losing my nerve? What are you insinuating, Daniel? |
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sejtet vmit, célozgat
(vmilyen szándékot) |
to intimate
She has intimated that she will resign if she loses the vote. His suicide attempt was the first intimation that he was seriously depressed. (ebből lehetett először sejteni, hogy...) |
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ellát vmivel vkit/vmit
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to equip sy/sg with sg
Next year the farm will be equipped with all new machinery. |
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enyhít (csillapít, könnyít)
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to alleviate
The drugs did nothing to alleviate her pain/suffering. the alleviation of poverty |
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tömör, tömörített;
tömött |
compact
compact soil/sand What a compact office! How did you fit so much into so little space? |
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jóváhagyólag támogat;
terméket nevével hirdet |
to endorse
The National Executive is expected to endorse these recommendations. They paid $2 million to the world champion to endorse their new aftershave. |
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strapabíró,
masszív, erőteljes |
sturdy
sturdy walking boots a sturdy table Not expecting even this simple trick from Sam, Gollum fell over with Sam on top, and he received the weight of the sturdy hobbit in his stomach. |
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mindig gondosan ügyelni vmire, elvi kérdést csinál vmiből,
súlyt helyez vmire |
to make a point of doing sth
She makes a point of keeping all her shopping receipts. |
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Úgy vélte, hogy...
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He was of the opinion that...
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A BBC megkeresésére XY elmondta, hogy ...
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Speaking to BBC, XY said that...
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visszavon, hatályon kívül helyez törvényt
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to repeal
We're campaigning for a/the repeal of the abortion laws. |
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mostantól fogva, innentől kezdve
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from here on out /
from here on in From here on in we do it my way. But it gets a lot worse from here on out. From here on in the road was better. |
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(ki)cserélhető
ki lehet cserélni |
exchangeable
Goods are exchangeable as long as they are returned in good condition. |
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felcserélhető(ek), helyettesíthető(ek)
(egyformák valamilyen szempontból) |
interchangeable
interchangeable parts The terms 'drinking problem' and 'alcohol abuse' are often interchangeable. I would say the phrases are interchangeable. |
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derékszög
derékszögben |
right angle
at right angles / forming a right angle at right angles with/to the wall - a faltól derékszögben |
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majdnem, szinte
('almost' mellett) |
all but
The game was all but over by the time we arrived. When you see their faces, the hope that was there three years ago was all but gone. |
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túl van azon a / minden határon
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beyond the pale
Her recent conduct is beyond the pale. The situation is beyond the pale of what is acceptable. |
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(hivatalosan) vádolnak vkit vmivel
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to be indicted for sg
The president of Sudan is indicted for crimes against humanity. |
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lakóhelyükről elűzött személyek,
elűzöttek |
displaced persons
The recent famine in these parts has caused the displacement of tens of thousands of people. |
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éhínség
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famine
/ˈfæm.ɪn/ There were reports of refugees dying of famine. |
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megcsonkított
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maimed
/meɪm/ Many children have been maimed for life by these bombs. |
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kifogástalan
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impeccable
impeccable taste / manners/credentials His English is impeccable. |
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kiváló referenciái vannak
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to have (excellent) credentials
All the candidates had excellent academic credentials. |
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koholt vádak
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trumped-up charges
She was imprisoned on trumped-up corruption charges. |
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hogy nehogy azt mondja...
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in case she/he said...
"I couldn't say hello. Why? In case she said, 'Get out of my face!' I've heard she's a bit of a madam." |
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a Szajna bal / jobb partján lévő párizsi lakás
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a Left Bank Paris apartment (the Southern, bohemian part of Paris)
a Right Bank Paris apartment (the Northern, more elegant and sophisticated part of Paris) |
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csak, csupán
(FORMAL USE) |
but
She's but a young girl! |
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fennmaradt (irodalom, írásmű, stb.)
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extant
the earliest document extant in extant Greek literature |
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az ókorban
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in antiquity
Cannabis has been used for medicinal purposes since antiquity. |
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a (szín)darab kerete
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the setting of the play
The play has its setting in a wartime prison camp. |
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hadifogolytábor
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prison camp
He was captured by enemy forces and sent to a prison camp for the rest of the war. |
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ellát vkit vmit
juttat vkinek vmit szolgáltat |
to furnish sy with sg
He has been formally charged with conspiring to furnish drugs to her prior to her death. |
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Eddig terjed/megy el a dolog.
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That's the extent of it.
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(teljes) keresztmetszet
(átv. is) |
(complete) cross-section
The demonstrators seemed to be from a complete cross-section of society - male and female, old and young, rich and poor. a cross-section of the human heart |
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közbekiabáló
közbeszóló |
heckler
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virrasztás
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vigil
/ˈvɪdʒ.ɪl/ to keep vigil - virrasztani (betegnél/imádkozni) His parents kept vigil beside his bed for weeks before he died. Friends and family members gathered for a vigil in NY to be with her. |
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orvtámadás
lesből lecsap |
ambush / to ambush
Several passers-by were killed in the ambush. He was ambushed by gunmen on his way to work. |
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eltáv, kimenő, rövid szabadság
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furlough / to ~
The soldiers had their furloughs in their breast pockets. After safety concerns, the company furloughed all 4000 of it's employees. |
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mellényzseb
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breast pocket
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áramszünet
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UK: power cut
US: power outage The radio news reported power outages affecting 50 homes. Storms caused power cuts in hundreds of homes last night. |
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kezére játszik vkinek/vminek
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to play into (the hands of)
He accused him of playing right into their conspiracy in order to reverse the president's agenda. |
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tudósító
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correspondent
a war correspondent the education correspondent for the Guardian |
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rovatvezető, állandó cikkíró
hírmagyarázó (rádióban) |
columnist
a gossip/sports columnist She's a columnist for USA Today. |
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szeme fénye
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apple of sy's eye
His youngest daughter was the apple of his eye. |
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más néven
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a.k.a.
also known as |
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(torok)mandula
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tonsils (usually plural)
/ˈtɑːn.səlz/ I had my tonsils taken out at age 13. |
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sípálya
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(ski) run
She tumbled down a hill during a private ski lesson at the bottom of a beginners' run. |
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Bob előre és hátra ugyanaz.
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Bob is the same frontward and backward. I'm a fan of a short and simple name.
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komor
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somber
a sombre atmosphere/voice/face The funeral was a sombre occasion. I left them in a sombre mood. |
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halottaskocsi
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hearse
/hɝːs/ He walked to the hearse, where he was the first to put his hand on the mahogany casket. ( /məˈhɑː.gən.i/ |
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koporsó
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casket
(US) |
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Az ég kezdett beborulni.
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The sky began to turn overcast.
a depressing, overcast winter morning The sky/weather was overcast. |
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parcella, földdarab
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plot
She was laid to rest in the same cemetery where her grandmother is buried. The two plots face each other. There are several plots of land for sale. |
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koporsóvivő
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pallbearer
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templomi (halott)búcsúztató
halottvirrasztás |
wake
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származik vhonnan
[FORMAL] |
to hail from
[formal] Joe originally hails from Toronto. |
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captain
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százados
haditengerészetnél: ezredes |
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Értettem.
(kat: üzenet kódolt nyugtázása) |
ten-four (10-4)
said to mean that a message has been received |
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együttes erővel emeljenek szót vmi érdekében
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to advocate sg with a stronger voice
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pléhpofával/rezzenéstelen arccal mond vmit (pl. viccet)
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to deadpan
a deadpan expression/voice |
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Becs' szóra!
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Cross my heart (and hope to die)
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csatlós (állam)
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satellite
A nation dominated politically and economically by another nation. Russia will not represent a threat to its former satellites. |
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visszatér a régi kerékvágásba
(negatív) |
to revert to type
After several weeks without saying a rude word to anyone, he seems to have reverted to type. |
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igencsak sikeres megoldásnak bizonyult vmire
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it proved to be a very successful arrangement for sg
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rangos
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prominent
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higít
átv: enyhít, tompít |
to dilute
/daɪˈlu:t/ Dilute the juice (with water) before you drink it. These measures are designed to dilute public fears about the product's safety. |
