40.1.2. gy. A1C2 (példák)

definition noun /ˌdef.ɪˈnɪʃ.ən/ 1 meghatározás, definíció (szó/kifejezés jelentésének leírása/magyarázata) [C]

a dictionary definition

What is the definition of 'mood'?

dialect noun /ˈdaɪ.ə.lekt/ [C or U] nyelvjárás

They're speaking a local dialect.

dictionary noun /ˈdɪk.ʃən.ər.i/ [C] szótár; lexikon

a French-English/English-French dictionary

a bilingual/monolingual dictionary

To check how a word is spelt, look it up in a dictionary.

expression noun /ɪkˈspreʃ.ən/ 1 (nyelvi) kifejezés (szóhasználat, beszédfordulat) [C]

He uses a lot of informal expressions.

'A can of worms' is an expression which means 'a difficult situation'.

first language noun /ˌfɜːstˈlæŋ.gwɪdʒ/ [C] anyanyelv

Madeleine's first language is French, but she also speaks German fluently.

fluency noun /ˈfluː.ənt.si/ [U] gördülékenység (beszéd, stílus)

One of the requirements of the job is fluency in two or more African languages.

idiom noun /ˈɪd.i.əm/ [C] kifejezés, idióma

To "have bitten off more than you can chew" is an idiom that means you have tried to do something which is too difficult for you.

jargon noun /ˈdʒɑː.gən/ [U] szakmai nyelv, zsargon

legal jargon

language noun /ˈlæŋ.gwɪdʒ/ 1 nyelv (angol, magyar, stb.) [C]

How many languages do you speak?

I'm hopeless at learning languages.

the English language

language noun /ˈlæŋ.gwɪdʒ/ 2 nyelv (az írott/beszélt nyelv) [U]

She has done research into how children acquire language.