11.16. gy. TOP 3000 (példák)

lower verb /ˈləʊ.ər/ [T] 2 csökkent (mennyiséget, szintet); lehalkít

Interest rates have been lowered again.

Boil for 5 minutes, then lower the heat.

Please lower your voice.

We will never lower our standards.

reduce verb /rɪˈdjuːs/ [T] csökkent

to reduce air pollution

Prices have been reduced by almost 50 percent.

The number of employees was reduced from 500 to 300.

Do nuclear weapons really reduce the risk of war?

addition noun /əˈdɪʃ.ən/ 1 gyarapodás, gyarapítás [C]

Defender Matt Smith is the latest addition to the team.

fall noun /fɔːl/ [C usually no plural] 1 esés, csökkenés

the recent fall in the price of petrol

a fall in the unemployment rate

We could hear the rise and fall of voices in the other room.

growth noun /grəʊθ/ [U or no plural] növekedés; fejlődés

A balanced diet is essential for healthy growth.

population growth

increase noun /ˈɪn.kriːs/ [C or U] növekedés

price/tax increases

There were 39, 000 new cases last year - an increase of 7 per cent.

Any increase in production would be helpful.

reduction noun /rɪˈdʌk.ʃən/ [C or U] csökkenés; csökkentés; engedmény, árengedmény

a reduction in traffic

huge price reductions

rise noun /raɪz/ [C] 1 emelkedés (növekedés) (szinté, értéké)

a sudden temperature rise

a 5% rise in inflation

August has seen a large rise in the number of unemployed.

additional adjective /əˈdɪʃ.ən.əl/ hozzáadott, külön

additional costs/problems

There will be an extra charge for any additional passengers.