3. Időtartam A1C2 (170) – altémák

1. Idő, időtartam (35) 2. Valamettől, valameddig (27) 3. Hosszú időtartam (40) 4. Rövid időtartam (35) 5. Gyorsaság, sebesség (33)

accelerate verb /əkˈsel.ə.reɪt/ 1 gyorsul, felgyorsul; gyorsít, felgyorsít (gyorsabban történik vmi) [I or T]

Inflation is likely to accelerate this year.

pace noun /peɪs/ tempó, iram (átv. is) (gyaloglásé, forgalomé, változásé, eseményé, stb.) [U]

a slow/fast pace

I don't like the pace of modern life.

These changes seem to be happening at too fast a pace.

rate noun /reɪt/ [C] 3 ütem, gyorsaság

the patient's heart rate

Our rate of progress is too slow.

The disease was spreading at an alarming rate.

speed noun /spiːd/ 2 nagy sebesség, nagy gyorsaság [U]

I get a real thrill from speed.

He put on a sudden burst of speed.

Both cars were travelling at speed when the accident happened.

abrupt adjective /əˈbrʌpt/ 1 hirtelen, váratlan

an abrupt change/halt/departure

Our conversation came to an abrupt end.

fast adjective /fɑːst/ gyors, sebes

fast cars

a fast swimmer

Computers are getting faster all the time.

The fast train to London takes less than an hour.

quick adjective /kwɪk/ 1 gyors (sebes) (pl. vmilyen cselekvés)

I tried to catch him but he was too quick for me.

He was very quick to answer.

rapid adjective /ˈræp.ɪd/ gyors

The 2010s were a period of rapid change/growth.

slow adjective /sləʊ/ 1 lassú

a slow runner/driver/reader

She's a very slow eater.

We're making slow but steady progress with the decorating.

sudden adjective /ˈsʌd.ən/ váratlan; hirtelen

His sudden death at the age of 53 came as a terrible shock to her.

There was a sudden change in their plans.

And Angie's leaving work in two weeks? It's a bit sudden, isn't it.

swift adjective /swɪft/ gyors (futó, válasz, pillantás, stb.)

a swift response

abruptly adverb /əˈbrʌp.tli/ hirtelen, hirtelenül, kurtán, váratlanul

They abruptly left the party.

His speech ended abruptly and he left the stage.

fast adverb /fɑːst/ 1 gyorsan, sebesen (mozgás/történés)

We ran as fast as we could.

The accident was caused by people driving too fast in bad conditions.

quickly adverb /ˈkwɪk.li/ 1 gyorsan (sebesen)

I quickly shut the door.

She walks very quickly.

quickly adverb /ˈkwɪk.li/ 2 gyorsan, hamar

These people need to be treated as quickly as possible.

He quickly realized she wasn't telling the truth.

rapidly adverb /ˈræp.ɪd.li/ gyorsan

Prices have increased rapidly in the last few months.

sharp adverb /ʃɑːp/ 1 hirtelen (jobbra/balra)

After the library, turn sharp left/right.

sharply adverb /ˈʃɑː.pli/ hirtelen; élesen, meredeken

Inflation has risen/fallen sharply.

His health improved/deteriorated sharply this week.

slowly adverb /ˈsləʊ.li/ lassan

Could you please speak more slowly?

He walked slowly across the room.

suddenly adverb /ˈsʌd.ən.li/ váratlanul; hirtelen

I don't remember much about the accident - it all happened so suddenly.

I suddenly realized how late it was.

I was just drifting off to sleep when suddenly I heard a crash outside.

Suddenly a dog appeared in front of us.

swiftly adverb /ˈswɪft.li/ gyorsan, sebesen

She walked swiftly away.

Phrasal verbs:

slow down/up ↔ (sb/sth) /sləʊ/ lassul, lelassul; lassít, lelassít; késleltet

Slow down, you two, you're walking too fast!

If I run with Christina she tends to slow me down.

We slowed up when we saw the police.

Phrases and idioms:

all at once egyszer csak, hirtelen

All at once he stood up and walked out of the room.

all of a sudden váratlanul; hirtelen

All of a sudden, he came bursting in through the door.

at a glance egyetlen pillantással (azonnal)

He could tell at a glance that something was wrong.

be slow to do sth; be slow in doing sth lassan/késlekedve csinál vmit

The government has been slow to react to the problem.

The ambulance was very slow in coming.

before you know it mielőtt tudomást szereznél róla (nagyon hamar)

We'll be there before you know it.

by/in leaps and bounds ugrásszerűen

Her Spanish has come on in leaps and bounds this year.

from/out of nowhere (hirtelen) a semmiből

The car came out of nowhere and we had to brake to miss it.

in a flash egy pillanat alatt, azon nyomban (informal)

I'll be back in a flash.

in the blink of an eye egy szempillantás alatt

In the blink of an eye, he was gone.

out of the blue váratlanul

One day, out of the blue, she announced that she was leaving.

the next thing I knew a következő dolog amit tudok (gyorsan történt vmi)

A car came speeding round the corner, and the next thing I knew I was lying on the ground.

3. lecke (A1) – 12. lecke (A2) – 27. lecke (B1) – 54. lecke (B2) – 83. lecke (C1) – 102. lecke (C2)