29.4.1. gy. A1C2 (példák)

generalize verb /ˈdʒen.ər.əl.aɪz/ [I] also UK: generalise általánosít

You can't generalize about a continent as varied as Europe.

cliché noun /ˈkliː.ʃeɪ/ [C] közhely

Her writing is full of clichés.

generalization noun /ˌdʒen.ər.əl.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ [C or U] also UK: generalisation általánosítás

It's a sweeping generalization to say that girls read more than boys.

normality noun /nɔːˈmæl.ə.ti/ [U] normalitás (normál helyzet/állapot)

a return to normality

pattern noun /ˈpæt.ən/ [C] 2 minta, rendszer (a dolgok szokásos rendje)

changing patterns of behaviour

The pattern of family life has been changing over recent years.

The child showed a normal pattern of development.

practice noun /ˈpræk.tɪs/ 2 gyakorlat, szokás, eljárás [C or U]

the illegal practice of copying DVDs

What can European companies learn from Japanese business practices?

It's common practice in many countries for pupils to repeat a year if their grades are low.

What is standard practice in a situation like this?

rule noun /ruːl/ 3 (szokásos) szabály, szokás [no plural]

an exception to the rule

I visit my parents on Sunday, as a rule.

stereotype noun /ˈster.i.əʊ.taɪp/ [C] sztereotípia (sablonos elképzelés/vélemény)

racial stereotypes

automatic adjective /ˌɔː.təˈmæt.ɪk/ 3 automatikus, automatikusan következő (a normál eljárás/rendszer része)

You get an automatic promotion after two years.

average adjective /ˈæv.ər.ɪdʒ/ 2 átlagos (tipikus, szokásos)

The average person in the street is a lot better off than they were forty years ago.

a student of average ability