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requisite
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necessary (FORMAL)
kellő |
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oozy
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nyirkos, sáros, iszapos
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ooze
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iszap
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to ooze
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Blood was still oozing out of the wound.
szivárog, átszűrődik |
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porthole
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hajóablak
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brass
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The door handles were made of brass.
réz (copper = vörösréz) |
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knob
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a brass door knob
fogantyú |
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panelled
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The walls of the dining hall were panelled in oak.
a panelled room/wall/door faburkolatú, faburkolású |
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peg
(mostly UK) |
He took off his coat and hung it on the peg.
akasztó, ruhafogas |
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pantry
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spájz, éléskamra
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to blunder
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I could hear him blundering around in the darkness.
botorkál, bukdácsol |
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to incline to
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hajlamos, hajlik
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sole
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a cut on the sole of her foot
shoes with rubber soles talp |
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queer
(oldf.) |
különös, bizarr
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make-up
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alkat
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immovably
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megingathatatlanul
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woolly
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gyapjas
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to sprout up
(informal) |
New factories have sprouted up everywhere.
sorra felbukkan, felüti a fejét |
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to sprout
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It takes about three days for the seeds to sprout.
Your hair is sticking up - it looks like you're sprouting horns! rügyezik, bimbózik, kihajt, kicsírázik; növeszt |
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staff
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bot, pálca
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cloak
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köpeny, palást
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brim
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She wore a wide-brimmed hat.
karima |
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into the bargain
(US also: 'in the bargain') |
He's intelligent, witty, a loving husband, and an excellent cook into the bargain.
ráadásul |
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braces
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nadrágtartó
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cross
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My Dad gets cross (with me) if I leave the kitchen in a mess.
ingerült |
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stud
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díszgomb
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goblin
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ork
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snapdragon
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tátika, oroszlánszáj
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laburnum
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aranyeső
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prosy
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unalmas, érdektelen
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lad
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ifjú, legény
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lass
(mainly Northern Eng.) |
leányka
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lads and lasses
(oldf.) |
ifjak és leányok
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to scuttle
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A crab scuttled away under a rock as we passed.
The children scuttled off as soon as the headmaster appeared. elszalad, eliramodik |
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spike
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Some types of dinosaur had sharp spikes on their tails.
tüske; hegye, csúcsa vminek |
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to stride
strode, strode/stridden |
She strode purposefully up to the desk and demanded to speak to the manager.
He strode across the room. lépdel, nagyokat lép, nagy léptekkel halad |
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flustered
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She seemed a bit flustered.
If I look flustered it's because I'm trying to do about twenty things at once. zavart, ideges |
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hood
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csuklya, kapucni
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pray
(old use, formal) |
Pray tell your sister that I long to see her.
kérem |
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seed-cake
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köménymagos torta
(caraway seed) |
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to fetch
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Could you fetch me my glasses/fetch my glasses for me from the other room, please?
érte megy és elhoz |
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morsel
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a morsel of cheese
a morsel of good news harapásnyi/falatnyi étel; morzsányi |
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to plump sb/sth down
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She plumped down next to me on the sofa.
Joan sat down at the front of the bus, and plumped her bags down beside her. lehuppan; lezöttyent, odavet vmit |
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to puff
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He came puffing up the stairs.
He puffed along the passage. fújtat |
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passage
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átjáró
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throng
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csődület
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depredation
(formal) |
The entire area has suffered the depredations of war.
Depredation of the environment is destroying hundreds of species each year. pusztítás, rombolás |
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porter
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barnasör
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jug
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a glass/plastic jug
a milk/water jug kancsó |
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hearth
/hɑːθ/ |
kandalló, tűzhely
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scone
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tea and buttered scones
pogácsa (lehet édes is!) |
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to bewilder
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The instructions completely bewildered me.
megzavar(ja a fejét), zavarba ejt, megtéveszt |
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jerk
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He opened the door with a jerk.
rántás, hirtelen mozdulat |
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dent
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a dent in the door of a car
I dropped a hammer on the floor, and it dented the floorboard. horpadás; karcolás |
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mat
(ALSO doormat) |
lábtörlő
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tassel
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bojt
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haughty
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She has a rather haughty manner.
gőgös, fennhéjázó |
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to grunt
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The pigs were grunting contentedly as they ate their food.
röfög (disznó); He hauled himself over the wall, grunting with the effort. felmordul |
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tart
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gyümölcslepény, gyümölcstorta
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mince UK
(US: ground beef) |
darált hús
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to stump
(ALSO to stomp) |
She stomped up the stairs and slammed her bedroom door.
He woke up in a bad mood and stomped off to the bathroom. dobog, trappol, csörtet |
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larder
(oldf.) |
éléskamra
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to flummox
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összezavar
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wretch
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boldogtalan, szerencsétlen (ember)
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lo and behold!
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nézz oda!
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to whisk
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Our coffees were whisked away before we'd even finished them.
gyorsan eltüntet, elvisz |
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parlour
(oldf.) |
the front parlour
an Edwardian parlour szalon, társalgó (szoba) |
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afresh
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She tore up the letter and started afresh.
újból, újra |
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to nibble
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Have you got some peanuts for us to nibble while the party warms up?
Jenny's hamster's nibbled a hole in the sofa. rágcsál |
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stool
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a bar/kitchen/piano stool
zsámoly, hokedli, puff, sámli |
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to squeak
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The mice in the cupboard squeaked.
The door squeaked as it swung back and forth on its rusty hinges. cincog, vinnyog; csikordul (pl ajtó) |
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to chip
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a chipped glass
All the plates were old and chipped. elrepeszt, kicsorbít |
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to tread
trod, trodden (US: treaded, ~) |
A load of food had been trodden into the carpet.
(rá)tapos |
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crock
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cserépedény
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to pound sth up
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apró darabokra tör
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thumping
(informal) |
a thumping defeat/victory
óriási |
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dreadful
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The food was bad and the service was dreadful.
I was beginning to think I'd made a dreadful mistake. borzasztó |
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fender
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kandallórács
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mantelpiece
US also 'mantel' |
She's got photographs of all her grandchildren on the mantelpiece.
kandallópárkány |
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dim
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The lamp gave out a dim light.
He sat in a dim corner of the waiting-room. gyenge fényű, sötét, homályos |
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sorcerous
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boszorkányos
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fiddle
(informal) |
hegedű
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harp
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hárfa
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flicker
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I felt a cold draft and the candle started to flicker.
fel-fellobban, vibrál |
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to wag
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ide-oda mozgat, ingat;
csóvál |
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dungeon
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várbörtön
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ere
(literary or old use) |
I shall be back ere nightfall.
előtt |
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yore
(literary) |
This was once a Roman road in days of yore.
hajdanán, hajdankor |
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mighty
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hatalmas, erős
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hollow
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üreges
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fells
(plural noun) |
dombvidék; lápos vidék
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to gleam
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His eyes gleamed with/in triumph.
He polished the table until it gleamed. csillan, csillog |
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hoard
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titkos felhalmozott készlet
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wrought
(formal) |
Her poems are well-wrought and intensely personal.
megmunkált, kidolgozott |
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hilt
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markolat
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to string
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Would you help me string these beads?
felfűz |
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goblet
(mainly old use) |
serleg
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to delve
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She delved into her pocket to find some change.
kotorászik vhol |
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fierce
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vad, ádáz
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dale
(literary or Northern Eng.) |
völgy
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ire
(formal) |
harag, düh
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frail
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a frail old lady
the country's frail economy törékeny, gyenge |
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tramp
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The streets echoed with the tramp of soldiers' feet.
lépések zaja, lábdübörgés |
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grim
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The future looks grim.
gyászos; grim battle ádáz (csata); grim look zord (pillantás) |
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cunning
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kézügyesség
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to plunder
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Tragically, the graves were plundered and the grave-goods scattered.
fosztogat, harácsol |
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plunder
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The thieves hid their plunder in the woodshed.
zsákmány, préda |
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to kindle
/'kɪn.dl/ |
meggyújt, lángba borít
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to shudder
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She shuddered at the thought of kissing him.
megborzong, összeborzad |
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poker
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piszkavas
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audacious
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an audacious remark/suggestion
merész, vakmerő, pimasz |
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solemn
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solemn music
Everyone looked very solemn. ünnepélyes |
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estimable
(formal) |
tiszteletre méltó, nagybecsű
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engine
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mozdony
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shriek
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shrieks of delight
He suddenly let out a piercing shriek. (fültépő, metsző, éles) sikoltás, sikoly |
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glare
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vakító fény, verőfény
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to kneel
knelt, knelt (US: kneeled) |
térdel, térdepel
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drawing room
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társalgó
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excitable
/ɪk'saɪ.tə.bl/ |
izgatott, nyugtalan
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fit
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an epileptic fit
He had a fit at work and collapsed. roham, görcs |
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in a pinch
(US) |
This coat will do in a pinch.
szorult helyzetben |
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rank
(kat.) |
The front rank of the riot squad raised their shields.
(katonai) sor |
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to charge
(kat.) |
megtámad, megrohamoz
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to creep
crept, crept |
She turned off the light and crept through the door.
The traffic was creeping along at a snail's pace. lopódzik |
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humph
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a short deep sound made with the lips closed, expressing (or pretend) annoyance or doubt
Humph, I see you've got yourself some lunch and you haven't made any for the rest of us! ha! |
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clap eyes on sy
(ALSO lay/set ~) |
elöször megpillant
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to bobble
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bobble head doll
rángatózva fel-le mozog, hajlong |
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grocer
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fűszeres
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to scowl
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The boy scowled at her and reluctantly followed her back into school.
összevonja a szemöldökét, haragosan ránéz |
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to frown
/fraʊn/ |
She frowned at me, clearly annoyed.
He frowned as he read the instructions, as if puzzled. homlokát ráncolja, rosszallóan ránéz |
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to huddle
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Everyone huddled round the fire to keep warm.
It was so cold that we huddled together for warmth. összekuporodik, összehúzza magát |
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parchment
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pergamen
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withered
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elszárad, elfonnyadt
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heath
(n.) /hi:θ/ |
harasztos, hangás
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abreast
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We were running two abreast.
(párosával) váll váll mellett |
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to devour
(literary) |
The flames quickly devoured the building.
elpusztít, felfal, elnyel |
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intricate
(adj.) |
Police officers uncovered an intricate web of deceit.
kusza, zavaros |
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barrel
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(kulcs) szára; hordó
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ward
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(kulcs) tolla
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mock
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mock leather
mock surprise mű-, tettetett, utánzat |
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scarce
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Food and clean water were becoming scarce.
kevés, szűkös, ritka |
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obstinately
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He can be very obstinate at times.
csökönyös |
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prudent
(formal) |
It's always prudent to read a contract properly before signing it.
óvatos, megfontolt |
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reverence
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She has/shows/feels great reverence for her professors.
tisztelet, hódolat |
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to creak
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The door creaked on its hinges.
I heard the floorboards creak as he crept closer. nyikorog |
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to singe
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My jumper started to singe when I leaned over a burning candle.
megperzsel |
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to shiver
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The poor dog - it's shivering!
He shivered with cold in his thin cotton shirt. remeg |
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witless
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eszét vesztett
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poached egg
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buggyantott tojás
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to stow
-ed, -ed |
There's a big cupboard under the stairs for stowing toys.
eltesz, elrak to stow away - elrejtőzik (potyautasként) stowaway = potyautas |