23.6. gy. B1 (példák)

break verb /breɪk/ *(broke, broken) 3 kis szünetet tart [I or T]

Let's break for lunch.

If you sit at a desk all day, try to break your routine with a walk or a swim.

quit verb /kwɪt/ *(quitting, quit, quit) 2 abbahagy vmit; kilép (számítógépes programból) [T]

I'm going to quit smoking.

Quit wasting my time!

Press Q to quit the program.

stay verb /steɪ/ [I] 3 marad (vmilyen állapotban)

The supermarket stays open late.

I was tired and couldn't stay awake.

Put a lid on the pan so the food will stay hot.

They stayed friends after their divorce.

over adverb /ˈəʊ.vər/ 3 vége

I'll be glad when the competition is over.

I used to have a thriving business and a happy marriage, but that's all over now.

Phrasal verbs:

end up /end/ végzi vhogy, kiköt vhol (átv.), végül eljut (egy helyre/állapotba)

They're travelling across Europe by train and are planning to end up in Moscow.

Much of this meat will probably end up as dog food.

After working her way around the world, she ended up teaching English as a foreign language.

keep on doing sth /kiːp/ folyton csinál vmit, nem hagy fel vmivel

She kept on asking me questions the whole time.

turn (sb/sth) into sb/sth /tɜːn/ átváltozik vmivé/vkivé; átváltoztat vkivé/vmivé

The council was hoping to turn a children's home into a residence for adolescent girls.

The town turned from a small seaside resort into a major commercial centre when oil was discovered.

Phrases and idioms:

get cold/ill/late, etc. kezd hideg/beteg/késő/stb. lenni (vmivé/vmilyenné válik)

Your coffee's getting cold.

It's getting late.

remain calm/open, etc. nyugodt/nyitva/stb. marad (egy állapotban marad)

Despite the chaos around him, he remained calm.

He remained silent.

The bank will remain open while building work is carried out.

that's it ennyi (vége van, be van fejezve)

Well that's it then, we've finished.

I think that's it for now - I'll email you about the other project next week.