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badger (n)
[ˈbadʒə] |
to try to persuade someone by asking them something several times (zaklat, szekál)
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She badgered me for weeks until I finally gave in.
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tinge (v)
[tɪn(d)ʒ] |
a very small amount of a color, emotion, or quality
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There was a tinge of sadness in her voice.
This glass has a greenish tinge. |
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matron (n)
[ˈmeɪtr(ə)n] |
an older married woman (idősebb asszony, felügyelő, ápoló)
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She died in America in 1773, a respectable matron aged thirty-eight.
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voracious (adj)
[vəˈreɪʃəs] |
eating or wanting large quantities of food (falánk, mohó)
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Pigs are voracious feeders.
Kids can have voracious appetites. |
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indiscriminate (adj)
[ˌɪndɪˈskrɪmɪnət] |
an ~ action is done without thinking about what harm it might cause (válogatás nélküli)
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indiscriminate attacks/killing/violence/bombing
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implore (v)
[ɪmˈplɔː] |
ask for something in an emotional way (formal) = beg (esedezik, könyörög)
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Don't go, I implored her.
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drudgery (n)
[ˈdrʌdʒəri] |
hard boring work (rabszolgamunka)
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As women become liberated from domestic drudgery, are they in danger of losing something fundamental?
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perceive (v)
[pəˈsiːv] |
to notice, see, or recognize something (észlel)
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He perceived that there was no other way out of the crisis.
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interminable (adj)
[ɪnˈtəːmɪnəb(ə)l] |
very long and boring = endless (végeérhetetlen)
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interminable delays
an interminably long speech |
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compound (n)
[ˈkɒmpaʊnd] |
to make a difficult situation worse by adding more problems (kever?, elegyít)
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Helmuth's problems were compounded by his lack of concentration.
These substances are compounds because the molecules that make it up have two kinds of atoms. |
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replete (adj)
[rɪˈpliːt] |
full of something (tele)
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Literature is replete with tales of power.
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abound (v)
[əˈbaʊnd] |
to exist in very large numbers (bővelkedik)
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Rumours abound as to the reasons for his resignation.
Examples of this abound in her book. In some situations, the declines are so gentle that arguments abound as to whether a bear market really existed at all. Realistic hope abounds but, in truth, it probably won't happen. |
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realm (n)
[rɛlm] |
a general area of knowledge, activity or thought/a country ruled by a king or queen (tartomány, birodalom)
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spiritual realm
an idea that belongs in the realm of science fiction |
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paradox (n)
[ˈparədɒks ] |
a situation that seems strange because it involves two ideas or qualities that are very different (ellentmondás, paradoxon)
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It's a paradox that in such a rich country there can be so much poverty.
It sounds like a paradox - Paris has almost three times as much rain as London but London is much rainier than Paris. |
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steep (v)
[stiːp] |
to put food in a liquid and leave it there, so that it becomes soft or has the same taste as the liquid or ... (áztatva, nedvesítve)
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Leave the tea bag to steep.
the noodles should be left to steep for 3-4 minutes The surrounding area is steeped in culture and history with many historical sites and castles worthy of a visit nearby. |
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eminent (adj)
[ˈɛmɪnənt] |
an eminent person is famous, important, and respected (kiváló, kiemelkedő, kimagasló)
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an eminent lawer
one of the world’s most eminent statisticians |
