81.7. gy. C1 (példák)

alternate verb /ˈɔːl.tə.neɪt/ váltakozik vmivel; váltogat vmit, felváltva csinál vmit

She alternates between cheerfulness and deep despair.

conclude verb /kənˈkluːd/ 2 befejez vmivel (vmit); befejeződik vmivel (beszéd, rendezvény, stb.) [I or T] (formal)

The concert concluded with a firework display.

I would like to conclude by thanking you all for attending.

modify verb /ˈmɒd.ɪ.faɪ/ [T] módosít

The plans will have to be modified to reduce costs.

readjust verb /ˌriː.əˈdʒʌst/ 1 megigazít vmit [T]

He readjusted his tie.

suspend verb /səˈspend/ [T] 2 felfüggeszt vmit, átmenetileg szüneteltet/félbeszakít vmit

The semi-final was suspended because of bad weather.

The ferry service has been suspended for the day because of bad weather.

The President has suspended the constitution and assumed total power.

I'm suspending judgment on the book I'm reading until I've finished it.

completion noun /kəmˈpliː.ʃən/ [U] befejezés, elkészülés

The stadium is due for completion in 2008.

They will be paid on completion of the job.

Phrasal verbs:

call off ↔ sth /kɔːl/ 2 abbahagy, beszüntet vmit

Police have called off the search.

finish off ↔ (sth) /ˈfɪn.ɪʃ/ befejez vmit (készre csinál)

I want to finish off this essay before I go to bed.

Phrases and idioms:

bring sth to an end befejez; befejeződik

The stories in the newspaper brought her career to a sudden end.

put a stop to sth véget vet (vmi rossznak)

We must put a stop to the violence.