2. Időpontok B1 (28) – altémák

Időpontok* (28)

date verb /deɪt/ keltez, dátumoz [T]

Thank you for your letter dated August 30th.

future noun /ˈfjuː.tʃər/ 1 jövő (esély a folytatásra/további létezésre/sikerre) [U or no plural]

There's no future in this line of work.

moment noun /ˈməʊ.mənt/ 2 pillanat (időpont) [C]

Just at that moment, the phone rang.

Don't leave it to/till the last moment.

future adjective /ˈfjuː.tʃər/ [always before noun] leendő, későbbi

future plans

in future years

What will we leave for future generations?

past adjective /pɑːst/ 1 múlt, elmúlt, régi [always before noun]

past relationships

I know this from past experience.

past adjective /pɑːst/ 2 az elmúlt (nap, hét, év, stb.) [always before noun]

I've spent the past ten years in and out of jobs.

It's been raining for the past three days.

He was the fifth climber to die on these mountains over the past two days.

recent adjective /ˈriː.sənt/ nem régi, közelmúltbeli

Is that a recent photo?

Have you been following recent political events?

In recent years, sales have decreased quite markedly.

ahead adverb /əˈhed/ 2 előtt, előre (a jövőre nézve)

She has a difficult time ahead of her.

lately adverb /ˈleɪt.li/ mostanában, az utóbbi időben

Lately, I've been walking to work.

I haven't been feeling so well lately.

nowadays adverb /ˈnaʊ.ə.deɪz/ mostanában

Everything seems more expensive nowadays.

Who remembers those films nowadays?

Nowadays, I bake my own bread rather than buy it.

once adverb /wʌnts/ 2 azelőtt, egykor

This house once belonged to my grandfather.

Computers are much cheaper nowadays than they once were.

only adverb /ˈəʊn.li/ 4 csak (nemrég)

I only arrived half an hour ago.

They only put the roof on last week.

People were leaving and I'd only just arrived.

We'd only just set off when the car broke down.

recently adverb /ˈriː.sənt.li/ nemrég; mostanában, az utóbbi időben

Have you seen any good films recently?

Until very recently he worked as a teacher.

Recently, I've been feeling a bit depressed.

whenever conjunction /wenˈev.ər/ akármikor, bármikor

Whenever I go there they seem to be out.

Phrases and idioms:

2/3/4, etc. o'clock in the morning hajnali 2/3/4/stb. óra

My car alarm went off at 3 o'clock in the morning.

at present jelenleg

At present she's working abroad.

before/after dark sötétedés előtt/után

It isn't safe to leave the house after dark.

I want to be home before dark.

in a day's/two months', etc. time egy nap/két hónap/stb. múlva

I have to go to the doctor again in a month's time.

in future a jövőben, ezután

Could you be more careful in future?

In future, I'm going to check every single piece of work that you do!

in the morning holnap reggel/délelőtt

I'll pack my bags in the morning.

one day egy nap, majd egyszer (vmikor a jövőben)

I'd like to go to Berlin again one day.

some day/one of these days egy nap, majd egyszer (vmikor a jövőben)

One of these days I'll tell her what really happened.

the future a jövő

Do you worry about the future?

We need to plan for the future.

I wonder what the future holds for you and me.

I'm sure at some point in the future I'll want to change jobs.

the other day múltkor, a minap

Didn't I see you in the post office the other day?

the other day/week, etc. az egyik nap/az egyik héten/stb. (nemrég)

I saw him just the other day/night.

the past a múlt

the distant/recent past

In the past, people would bathe once a month.

the present jelenleg

That's all for the present.

The play is set in the present.

two weeks/five hours, etc. away két hét/öt óra van vissza (a jövőben vmihez)

My English exam's only a week away and I haven't even started to prepare.

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