12.3.3. gy. A1C2 (példák)

delay verb /dɪˈleɪ/ 1 halaszt, elhalaszt [I or T]

My plane was delayed by an hour.

Could we delay the meeting a few days?

fix verb /fɪks/ [T] 2 megállapít, kitűz (időpontot, helyet, árat, stb.)

Shall we fix a time for our next meeting?

They haven't fixed a date for the wedding yet.

give verb /gɪv/ [T] *(gave, given) 6 (időt) ad vkinek vmire, (időt) szán vmire [+ two objects]

I'm nearly ready - just give me a few minutes.

juggle verb /ˈdʒʌ.ɡəl/ [T] zsonglőrködik (átv. is) (több egyidejű munkát/feladatot megold)

Many women have to juggle work and family.

leave verb /liːv/ *(left, left) 9 (későbbre) hagy vmit [T]

Don't leave your packing till the night before you go.

I'll leave these letters till Monday.

Don't leave it too late.

They left booking their holiday till/to the last minute.

lose verb /luːz/ *(lost, lost) 5 veszteget, elveszteget (időt); elveszít (lehetőséget); [T]

Four million hours were lost last year through stress-related illnesses.

We lost valuable time stuck in traffic.

Because of illness, she lost the chance of a place in the team.

move verb /muːv/ 3 áthelyez (időpontot, sorrendet változtat) [T]

We need to move the meeting back a few days.

pause verb /pɔːz/ 1 szünetet tart, megáll (egy időre) [I]

He paused for a moment.

She paused to get her breath back and then carried on jogging.

postpone verb /pəʊstˈpəʊn/ [T] elhalaszt

They decided to postpone their holiday until next year.

We've had to postpone going to France because the children are ill.

Phrases and idioms:

stay put marad a helyén (nem mozdul el vki vhonnét) (informal)

He told me to stay put while he fetched the car.