6. Sikeres, sikertelen A1C2 (167) – altémák

1. Sikeres, eredményes (45) 2. Fejlődés, hatékonyság (52) 3. Megold, elintéz (33) 4. Sikertelenség, kudarc (37)

accomplish verb /əˈkʌm.plɪʃ/ [T] megvalósít, véghezvisz vmit

I feel as if I've accomplished nothing all day.

achieve verb /əˈtʃiːv/ [T] megvalósít, véghezvisz vmit; elér, elnyer vmit (pl. célt, eredményt);

She finally achieved her ambition to visit South America.

The government's training policy, he claimed, was achieving its objectives.

attain verb /əˈteɪn/ [T] megvalósít, elér vmit

She's attained a high level of fitness.

compensate verb /ˈkɒm.pən.seɪt/ 2 kárpótol, ellensúlyoz (pl. rossz hatást) [I or T]

Nothing will ever compensate for his lost childhood.

cope verb /kəʊp/ [I] megbirkózik vmivel, boldogul

How does she cope with three small children and a job?

It was too stressful and eventually he just couldn't cope.

Tyres generally don't cope well on wet roads.

correct verb /kəˈrekt/ 2 kijavít, korrigál vmit (helyre hoz)

The new software finds and corrects any errors on the hard disk.

cure verb /kjʊər/ [T] 2 (problémát) kúrál, megold

the fight to cure social inequality

manage verb /ˈmæn.ɪdʒ/ 1 sikerül (vmit megtenni/megoldani); boldogul vmivel [I or T]

Did you manage to get any bread?

Anyway, we managed to get there on time.

I only just managed to finish on time.

Will you be able to manage without me?

I can't manage all this work on my own.

Don't worry about us - we'll manage!

meet verb /miːt/ *(met, met) 6 elér vmit, megvalósít vmit, teljesít vmit [T]

He met every goal he set for himself.

I've got a deadline to meet.

Do you think we will be able to meet our target?

offset verb /ˌɒfˈset/ [T] *(offsetting, offset, offset) ellensúlyoz (pl. hatást)

The costs have been offset by savings in other areas.

overcome verb /ˌəʊ.vəˈkʌm/ [T] *(overcame, overcome) legyőz, uralkodik vmin (átv.) (érzésen, helyzeten, stb.)

I admire the way she has overcome her difficulties/problems and made a success of her life.

Eventually he managed to overcome his shyness in class.

prevail verb /prɪˈveɪl/ [I] (formal) diadalmaskodik (pl. józan ész); dominál, elterjedt (pl. szokás)

We can only hope that common sense will prevail.

rebuild verb /ˌriːˈbɪld/ [T] *(rebuilt, rebuilt) 2 újjáépít, helyrehoz, helyreállít (átv.) (pl. rossz helyzetet)

The country was still struggling to rebuild its economy after the war.

They had to rebuild their lives after the accident.

recover verb /rɪˈkʌv.ər/ 2 magához tér (helyreáll) (rendszer, helyzet, stb.) [I]

The economy was quick to recover after the election.

rectify verb /ˈrek.tɪ.faɪ/ [T] (formal) helyrehoz, helyesbít (tévedést, problémát, helyzetet, stb.)

The government has promised to rectify the situation.

repair verb /rɪˈpeər/ [T] 2 helyrehoz (rossz helyzetet)

It will take a long time to repair relations between the two countries.

resolve verb /rɪˈzɒlv/ [T] megold (pl. problémát); határoz, elhatároz

an attempt to resolve the dispute

restore verb /rɪˈstɔːr/ [T] 2 helyreállít (átv.) (rendet, békét, bizalmat, stb.)

Three wins in a row helped restore the team's confidence.

Peace has now been restored in the region.

work verb /wɜːk/ 3 működik, beválik (célt ér, sikerül) [I]

Her plan to increase sales worked.

The tablets will start to work in a few minutes.

achievement noun /əˈtʃiːv.mənt/ [C or U] teljesítmény, eredmény

An Olympic silver medal is a remarkable achievement for such a young athlete.

It gives you a sense of achievement if you actually make it to the end of a very long book.

feat noun /fiːt/ [C] tett, hőstett, nagy teljesítmény

The Eiffel Tower is a remarkable feat of engineering.

recovery noun /rɪˈkʌv.ər.i/ 2 felépülés (rendszeré, helyzeté) (pl. gazdaságé) [U or no plural]

economic recovery

The housing industry has made a remarkable recovery.

remedy noun /ˈrem.ə.di/ [C] 2 megoldás

The remedy for the traffic problem is to encourage people to use public transport.

resolution noun /ˌrez.əlˈuː.ʃən/ 3 megoldás (problémáé) [C or U]

a successful resolution to the crisis

Phrasal verbs:

bounce back /baʊnts/ 1 gyorsan összeszedi magát

Stock prices bounced back after a steep plunge earlier this week.

After a terrible start the team bounced back and won the game.

get on /get/ 2 boldogul

How are you getting on in your new flat?

make up for sth /meɪk/ pótol vmit, helyrehoz vmit

No amount of money can make up for the death of a child.

This year's good harvest will make up for last year's bad one.

He bought me dinner to make up for being so late the day before.

sort out ↔ sth /sɔːt/ 1 rendez, megold, elintéz (problémát, helyzetet)

Have you sorted out your schedule yet?

I've got a few things at work to sort out.

Phrases and idioms:

be no mean feat nem kis/megvetendő teljesítmény

Learning to ski at 60 is no mean feat!

do badly/well rosszul/jól csinál vmit

Sam did very well in her exams.

do the trick elvégzi a dolgot, megteszi a magáét (megoldás a problémára)

If I've got a headache, a couple of aspirins usually do the trick.

make a bad/good, etc. job of sth rosszul/jól/stb. elvégez vmit

Paul's made a good job of painting the hall.

so far so good eddig rendben volna, eddig megvolnánk (informal)

It's the first time I've done any decorating, but so far so good.

5. lecke (A1) – 15. lecke (A2) – 33. lecke (B1) – 60. lecke (B2) – 87. lecke (C1) – 106. lecke (C2)