2. Számolás B1 (28) – altémák

Számolás* (28)

count verb /kaʊnt/ 1 megszámol [T]

The teachers counted the students as they got on to the coach.

Count your money carefully to make sure it's all there.

We're still waiting for the votes to be counted (up).

count verb /kaʊnt/ 2 (hangosan) számol, elszámol (vmeddig) [I]

Can you count to ten in French?

average noun /ˈæv.ər.ɪdʒ/ 1 (matematikai) átlag, átlagérték [C]

Prices have risen by an average of 4% over the past year.

average noun /ˈæv.ər.ɪdʒ/ 2 átlag (tipikus, szokásos mennyiség, mérték) [C or U]

An 8-hour working day is about the average.

The audience figures were lower than average for this sort of film.

The quality of candidates was (well) below/above average.

I expect to spend an average of £20 on a meal in a restaurant.

figure noun /ˈfɪg.ər/ [C] 1 szám, számjegy

Can you read this figure? Is it a three or an eight?

Write the amount in both words and figures.

I looked quickly down the column of figures.

He earns a six-figure salary.

limit noun /ˈlɪm.ɪt/ [C] határ, korlát, korlátozás (lehetséges/megengedett legnagyobb érték)

Is there a limit on the amount of money you can claim?

I think we ought to put a limit on the amount of time we can spend on the project.

There's a limit to the number of times I can stop what I'm doing just so I can help him!

We set a time limit of thirty minutes for the test.

maximum noun /ˈmæk.sɪ.məm/ [no plural] maximum, csúcsérték

The temperature will reach a maximum of 27°C today.

The school has a maximum of 30 students per class.

minimum noun /ˈmɪn.ɪ.məm/ [C usually no plural] minimum

The judge sentenced him to a minimum of five years in prison.

We need a minimum of ten people to play this game.

Wage increases are being kept to a minimum because of the recession.

sum noun /sʌm/ [C] összeg (pl. pénz-)

Huge sums of money are spent on national defence.

On retirement, he will receive the sum of £50 000 from the company.

total noun /ˈtəʊ.təl/ [C] végösszeg

That figure at the bottom of the column is the total.

A total of 21 horses were entered for the race.

We made £700 in total, over three days of trading.

accurate adjective /ˈæk.jʊ.rət/ pontos, hibátlan

accurate information/measurements

She was able to give the police a fairly accurate description of the man.

Her novel is an accurate reflection of life in post-war Spain.

We hope to become more accurate in predicting earthquakes.

average adjective /ˈæv.ər.ɪdʒ/ 1 átlag-, átlagos (matematikai) [always before noun]

an average age/temperature

equal adjective /ˈiː.kwəl/ 1 egyenlő (szám, mennyiség, stb.)

The sides are of equal length.

The rent was equal to half his monthly income.

exact adjective /ɪgˈzækt/ pontos; precíz

The exact distance is 1.838 metres.

I'm afraid I can't give you exact details.

The exact location of the factory has yet to be decided.

They've lived here a long time - 25 years to be exact.

maximum adjective /ˈmæk.sɪ.məm/ maximális, csúcs-

maximum speed/effort/temperature

The bomb was designed to cause the maximum amount of damage.

medium adjective /ˈmiː.di.əm/ közepes (méret, mennyiség, minőség, stb.)

a girl of medium height

She bought a medium-sized car.

All shirts come in small, medium, and large.

minimum adjective /ˈmɪn.ɪ.məm/ minimum-, minimális; legkisebb; legkevesebb

There is a minimum charge of £5 for postage.

Eighteen is the minimum age for entering most nightclubs.

That's the minimum qualification required to teach English in most language schools.

rough adjective /rʌf/ 2 durva, hozzávetőleges, vázlatos

Write a rough copy first and check the grammar.

Can you give me a rough idea of the numbers?

accurately adverb /ˈæk.jʊ.rət.li/ pontosan

The plans should be drawn as accurately as possible, showing all the measurements.

altogether adverb /ˌɔːl.təˈgeð.ər/ 1 összesen

There were twenty people there altogether.

That'll be £52.50 altogether, please.

approximately adverb /əˈprɒk.sɪ.mət.li/ körülbelül

The job will take approximately two weeks, and cost around £1000.

The college has approximately 700 students.

percent adverb /pəˈsent/ also: per cent (vhány) százalékkal/százalékban

You got 20 percent of the answers right - that means one in every five.

Only 40% of people bothered to vote in the election.

double determiner /ˈdʌb.l̩/ kétszeres (kétszer annyi)

Our new house is double the size of the old one.

It'll cost you double that now.

Phrasal verbs:

add up ↔ (sth) /æd/ összead (számokat)

If you add those four figures up, it comes to over £500.

I'm not very good at adding up!

Phrases and idioms:

no ... than nem ...-bb mint

The work should be done no later than Friday.

There were no more than fifteen people at the concert.

or so körülbelül, úgy (vmennyi) (informal)

"How many people were at the party?" "Fifty or so, I guess."

three/eight/nine, etc. times háromszor/nyolcszor/kilencszer/stb. (nagyobb, jobb, stb.)

Ben earns three times more than me.

He gets paid nearly three times as much as me.

up to 10, 20, etc. maximum/legfeljebb tíz, húsz, stb.

We can invite up to 65 people.

4. lecke (A1) – 13. lecke (A2) – 29. lecke (B1) – 56. lecke (B2) – 84. lecke (C1) – 103. lecke (C2)