6.3.12. gy. A1C2 (példák)

dustbin noun /ˈdʌst.bɪn/ [C] also UK: bin szemetes kuka

I threw his old clothes in the dustbin.

junk noun /dʒʌŋk/ [U] (informal) limlom, ócskaság

His car is just a heap of junk.

rubbish noun /ˈrʌb.ɪʃ/ [U] 1 hulladék, szemét

Our rubbish gets collected on Thursdays.

Put the empty box in the rubbish bin.

I took some old furniture to the rubbish dump.

sack noun /sæk/ zsák [C]

sacks of coal

storage noun /ˈstɔː.rɪdʒ/ [U] tárolás

We've had to build some cupboards to give us more storage space.

tank noun /tæŋk/ [C] 2 tartály (folyadéknak, gáznak) (!)

a water tank

a fuel/petrol tank

tin noun /tɪn/ 2 fémdoboz (élelmiszer, festék, stb. tárolására) [C]

a biscuit tin

a tin of paint

disposable adjective /dɪˈspəʊ.zə.bl̩/ eldobható, egyszer használatos

a disposable camera/razor

of preposition /ɒv/ 3 valami valamit tartalmaz

a bag of sweets

a bottle of beer

a book of short stories

sacks of rubbish

Phrasal verbs:

store up sth /stɔːr/ 2 raktároz, elraktároz (későbbi használatra)

She had stored up some nuts to use in the cake.

throw away/out ↔ sth /θrəʊ/ eldob, kidob (szükségtelenné vált dolgot)

So when are you going to throw away those old magazines?

Phrases and idioms:

get rid of sth megszabadul vmitől (felesleges dolgot eldob/elajándékoz)

We must get rid of some of those old books.

keep sth in/on, etc. tart/tárol vmiben/vhol

Keep medicines in a locked cupboard.

We'll keep your application on file.

odds and ends lim-lom (informal)

I use this box to keep odds and ends in.