3. Kezd, befejez A1C2 (86) – altémák

1. Kezd, kezdődik (36) 2. Folytat, folytatódik (17) 3. Befejez, befejeződik (33)

begin verb /bɪˈgɪn/ *(beginning, began, begun) 1 kezdődik, elkezdődik [I]

What time does the concert begin?

The film they want to watch begins at seven.

begin verb /bɪˈgɪn/ *(beginning, began, begun) 2 kezd, elkezd [I or T]

The children began to cry.

Have they begun building the new bridge yet?

commence verb /kəˈmens/ [I or T] (formal) elkezd; elkezdődik

Building work will commence in the autumn.

Shall we let the meeting commence?

initiate verb /ɪˈnɪʃ.i.eɪt/ [T] kezd, elkezd vmit, kezdeményez vmit (pert, reformot, vitát, stb.)

They have decided to initiate legal proceedings against the newspaper.

Who initiated the violence?

launch verb /lɔːntʃ/ [T] 1 elindít (vmilyen fontos tervet/tevékenységet)

The scheme was launched by the government a year ago.

restart verb /ˌriːˈstɑːt/ [T] 1 újrakezd, újraindít vmit (gépet, folyamatot, stb.)

They want to restart the talks.

resume verb /rɪˈzjuːm/ [I or T] (formal) újrakezd, folytat vmit; újrakezdődik, folytatódik

The talks are due to resume today.

Normal services will be resumed in the spring.

He stopped to take a sip of water and then resumed speaking.

start verb /stɑːt/ [I or T] 1 elkezd vmit

When do you start your course/your new job?

We'll be starting (the class) at six o'clock.

Can you start on Monday?

They started building the house in January.

I'd just started to write a letter when the phone rang.

The speaker started with a description of her journey to China.

You could start by cleaning the kitchen.

He started his working life as an engineer but later became a teacher.

start verb /stɑːt/ [I or T] 2 kezdődik, elkezdődik (pl. esemény)

A new series of wildlife programmes has started on Monday evenings.

wait verb /weɪt/ [I] 2 vár (vmivel) (nem kezd el vmit)

We'll wait till Jane gets here before we start eating.

initiative noun /ɪˈnɪʃ.ə.tɪv/ 1 kezdeményezés [C]

a new government initiative to reduce crime

The peace initiative was welcomed by both sides.

initiative noun /ɪˈnɪʃ.ə.tɪv/ 2 kezdeményezőkészség [U]

We need someone who can work on their own initiative.

I shouldn't always have to tell you what to do - use your initiative.

She showed a lot of initiative.

launch noun /lɔːntʃ/ [C] 1 elindítás (tevékenységé/terméké/szolgáltatásé/stb.)

The launch of their new campaign began today with a press conference.

How much champagne will we need for the launch?

Illness prevented her attending the launch party for her latest novel.

start noun /stɑːt/ 1 kezdet; kezdés [C usually no plural]

We were doubtful about the product's usefulness from the start.

They announced the start of a new commercial venture.

The weather was good at the start of the week.

The event got off to a shaky/poor start with the stage lights failing in the first few minutes.

OK exclamation /ˌəʊˈkeɪ/ also: okay (informal) 3 oké, kezdődhet, kezdhetjük

OK then, if you're ready we'll start.

Okay, let's go.

Phrasal verbs:

burst into sth /bɜːst/ 2 fakad vmire, kitör vmiben (nevetésben, sírásban/dalban stb.); hirtelen rákezd vmire

She put the phone down and burst into tears.

The children gathered on the stage suddenly burst into song.

burst out /bɜːst/ 2 rákezd vmire; kitör belőle vmi (pl. nevetés, sírás)

He took one look at the hat she was wearing and burst out laughing.

come on /kʌm/ működni kezd, működésbe lép; kezd kialakulni vmi

The heating comes on at six in the morning.

I've got a cold coming on.

get down to sth /get/ hozzálát vmihez

Before we get down to business, I'd like to thank you all for coming today.

go ahead /gəʊ/ 1 nekilát vminek, elkezd vmit; elkezdődik, megkezdődik

We now have permission to go ahead with the project.

The vote will go ahead today as planned.

kick off /kɪk/ kezdődik vmi (futballmeccs, esemény, találkozó, stb.)

What time does the match kick off?

kick (sth) off /kɪk/ kezd (vmit) (pl. megbeszélést, tevékenységet, stb.)

Shall we kick off the session with a presentation from Lisa?

move on /muːv/ 3 továbbmegy (tevékenységet vált), áttér (más tevékenységre)

I'd done the same job for ten years and felt it was time to move on.

plunge into sth /plʌndʒ/ (nagy lendülettel) belekezd, belevág vmibe (egy tevékenységbe)

Trying to forget about her, he plunged into his work.

set out /set/ 2 nekifog vminek; elhatározza magát vmire

She set out with the aim of becoming the youngest ever winner of the championship.

They set out to discover a cure for cancer.

start off ↔ (sth) /stɑːt/ kezd vmit

She started off the meeting with the monthly sales report.

I'd like to start off by thanking you all for coming today.

take up ↔ sth /teɪk/ 2 belefog vmibe, foglalkozni kezd vmivel

He's taken up cycling in his spare time.

She's taken up the post of supervisor.

throw yourself into sth /θrəʊ/ beleveti magát vmibe (nagy lendülettel belefog vmibe)

She's really thrown herself into her new job.

Phrases and idioms:

come to do sth (egy idő után) vmire/vmilyen állapotba jut, kezd vmit (rájönni vmire, megérteni vmit, hinni vmit, stb.)

In time she come to love him.

I come to believe that he was innocent after all.

get underway kezdődik

The film festival gets underway on 11th July.

grasp the nettle nekivág/hozzáfog (kellemetlen dologhoz)

I've been putting off tackling the problem for too long and I think it's time to grasp the nettle.

make a start kezd vmit

We need to make a start on (preparing) the brochure next week.

proceed to do sth hozzáfog, belekezd

She sat down and proceeded to tell me about her skiing trip.

set/start the ball rolling elindít, beindít vmit (közös tevékenységet, beszélgetést, stb.)

I've started the ball rolling by setting up a series of meetings.

take the initiative átveszi/kezébe veszi a kezdeményezést

Jackson had taken the initiative and prepared a report.

take the plunge beleugrik vmibe, belevág vmibe (átv.) (megteszi a döntő lépést)

We're finally going to take the plunge and buy a house.

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