26.3.7. gy. A1C2 (példák)

acre noun /ˈeɪ.kər/ [C] angol hold (területmérték, 4046,78 m2)

He's got 400 acres of land in Wales.

centigrade noun /ˈsen.tɪ.greɪd/ [U] Celsius fok (hőmérséklet)

Water boils at 100° centigrade.

centimetre noun /ˈsen.tɪˌmiː.tər/ [C] centiméter

The picture measures fifty centimetres by thirty centimetres.

degree noun /dɪˈgriː/ 1 fok, hőfok [C]

Water boils at 212 degrees Fahrenheit and 100 degrees Celsius/Centigrade.

foot noun /fʊt/ [C] plural: feet 2 láb (mértékegység) (0,3048 m)

The man was standing only a few feet away.

She is five feet/foot three inches tall.

Phrases and idioms:

a dose of sth egy adag (általában kellemetlen dologból)

a dose of bad news

a handful of egy maréknyi

Only a handful of people came to the meeting.

a pile of/piles of sth rengeteg, irtó sok (informal)

I've got a pile of things to do today.

He's got piles of money.

a sheet of paper/glass, etc. lap (papír-, üveg-, stb.)

a sheet of yellow paper

a string of sth egy sor/sorozat vmi

a string of questions

As a writer, she's enjoyed a string of successes.