26.5.5. gy. A1C2 (példák)

control verb /kənˈtrəʊl/ [T] (-ll-) 3 szabályoz, ellenőriz (mértékét, növekedését vminek)

Fire crews struggled to control the fire.

No attempt was made to control the spread of the disease.

cut verb /kʌt/ *(cutting, cut, cut) 3 csökkent (árat, költséget, bért, stb.) [T]

to cut prices/costs

The company is cutting 300 jobs.

decline verb /dɪˈklaɪn/ 1 hanyatlik, gyengül [I]

His interest in the project declined after his wife died.

Car sales have declined by a quarter.

decrease verb /dɪˈkri:s/ [I or T] csökken; csökkent

Average house prices decreased by 15% last year.

diminish verb /dɪˈmɪn.ɪʃ/ [I or T] fogy, csökken; csökkent

Your pain should diminish gradually after taking these tablets.

dip verb /dɪp/ (-pp-) 2 hirtelen leereszkedik, csökken (mennyiség, szint) [I]

The number of students taking sciences has dipped sharply.

drop verb /drɒp/ (-pp-) 2 leesik, csökken, lecsökken; csökkent, lecsökkent [I or T]

The water level in the flooded region has finally begun to drop.

The land drops (away) sharply behind the house.

We've had to drop our prices because of the recession.

Phrases and idioms:

go through the roof az egekbe nő (pl. ár)

The price of corn has gone through the roof recently.

more and more egyre több

More and more people are choosing not to buy a car.

stand at sth áll vmennyin (adott szinten, magasságon, mennyiségen van)

Inflation currently stands at 3 per cent.