3. Jelzések, gesztusok A1B1 (16) – altémák

Jelzések, gesztusok* (16)

call verb /kɔːl/ 3 kiált, kiabál [I or T]

Did you call?

I thought I heard someone call my name.

Someone in the crowd called (out) his name.

"Hey, come over here!" she called.

cry verb /kraɪ/ 2 felkiált, kiabál [I or T]

"Look out!" she cried.

point verb /pɔɪnt/ 1 mutat, rámutat vmire (pl. ujjal) [I]

He pointed at/to the spot where the house used to stand.

It's rude to point!

scream verb /skriːm/ [I or T] sikolt, felsikolt, sikít; sikoltozik

A spider landed on her pillow and she screamed.

Through the smoke, the rescuers could hear people screaming for help.

He was screaming in/with pain.

They screamed with laughter at her jokes.

Ken screamed (out) a warning telling people to get out of the way.

I've never found screaming (and shouting) at my staff to be very effective.

"I wish you were dead!" she screamed.

shout verb /ʃaʊt/ [I or T] kiált, kiabál

"Look out!" she shouted.

I was angry and I shouted at him.

I shouted out her name but she didn't hear me.

I heard them shouting for help, but there was nothing I could do.

There's no need to shout, I can hear perfectly well.

He shouted from the bottom of the garden that he'd be finished in about half an hour.

show verb /ʃəʊ/ *(showed, shown) 2 mutat, bemutat, szemléltet vmit [T]

The pictures show two types of holiday. Talk to your partner about which you would prefer and why.

The right-hand dial shows the temperature, and the left-hand one shows the air pressure.

On this map, urban areas are shown in grey.

The latest crime figures show a sharp rise in burglaries.

wave verb /weɪv/ [I or T] 1 integet

I waved to/at him from the window but he didn't see me.

She was so annoyed she wouldn't even wave us goodbye/wave goodbye to us.

She waves her hands about/around a lot when she's talking.

call noun /kɔːl/ [C] 2 kiáltás, hívás

She could hear calls for help from inside the burning building.

I'll be in the next room, so give me a call if you need any help.

cry noun /kraɪ/ [C] 1 kiáltás, kiabálás

a cry of pain

I could hear the cries of children playing in the street.

scream noun /skriːm/ [C] sikoltás, sikoly, sikoltozás, visítás

We heard screams coming from their apartment.

shout noun /ʃaʊt/ [C] kiáltás; kiabálás

He heard an angry shout.

shouts of anger

sign noun /saɪn/ [C] 2 (vmire utaló) jel

Flowers are the first sign of Spring.

His inability to handle the situation is a sure sign of weakness.

The fact that he's eating more is a sign that he's feeling better.

There's no sign of progress with the building work.

Billy's work at school has shown signs of improvement this year.

There is every sign that the worst is over.

sign noun /saɪn/ [C] 3 jel, jelzés (mozdulat/gesztus)

She pointed to her watch as a sign that it was getting late and she wanted to leave.

She made/gave a sign to her husband to stop talking.

The priest made the sign of the cross when he entered the church.

voice noun /vɔɪs/ (emberi) hang (beszédhang) [C]

She has a very loud/quiet/soft voice.

a clear/deep voice

You could tell from her voice that she wasn't pleased.

She lowered her voice to a whisper.

Could you please keep your voices down?

Phrases and idioms:

make a face kelletlen arcot vág

Joe made a face when he saw what was for lunch.

out loud hangosan, hallhatóan (mond, felolvas)

I had to read the essay out loud in front of the whole school.

6. lecke (A1) – 17. lecke (A2) – 37. lecke (B1) – 64. lecke (B2) – 89. lecke (C1) – 109. lecke (C2)