55.9. gy. B2 (példák)

breakdown noun /ˈbreɪk.daʊn/ [C] 2 meghibásodás, üzemzavar

I had a breakdown in the middle of the road.

decoration noun /ˌdek.əˈreɪ.ʃən/ 2 festés/mázolás, felújítás [U]

This place is badly in need of decoration.

failure noun /ˈfeɪ.ljər/ 2 meghibásodás, leállás (pl. berendezésé); leromlás, elégtelenség (egészségé) [C or U]

All trains were delayed due to a power failure.

He died of heart/liver failure.

household noun /ˈhaʊs.həʊld/ [C + singular or plural verb] háztartás

By the 1960s, most households had a TV.

household chores

household expenses

maintenance noun /ˈmeɪn.tə.nənts/ [U] karbantartás, fenntartás (úté, épületé, gépé, stb.)

car maintenance classes

Old houses require too much maintenance.

I need a garden that's very low maintenance.

part noun /pɑːt/ 3 alkatrész (gépé, berendezésé, stb.) [C]

aircraft parts

spare parts

dead adjective /ded/ 2 rossz (elromlott, üzemképtelen)

a dead battery

The phone suddenly went dead.

Phrasal verbs:

pack up ↔ (sth) /pæk/ összepakol, befejezi a munkát

I just need a few minutes to pack up my equipment and then we can leave.

I'm about to pack my things up and go home.

I got to the market just as it was closing and everyone was packing up.

work on sth /wɜːk/ dolgozik vmin (megjavít vmit, munkát végez vmin)

Tim loves working on old cars.

Phrases and idioms:

make the/sb's bed beágyaz (ágyat)

Have you made the bed?

The kids don't always have time to make their beds before school.