31.3.2. gy. B1B2 (példák)

call verb /kɔːl/ 3 kiált, kiabál [I or T]

Did you call?

I thought I heard someone call my name.

Someone in the crowd called (out) his name.

"Hey, come over here!" she called.

sign noun /saɪn/ [C] 2 (vmire utaló) jel

Flowers are the first sign of Spring.

His inability to handle the situation is a sure sign of weakness.

The fact that he's eating more is a sign that he's feeling better.

There's no sign of progress with the building work.

Billy's work at school has shown signs of improvement this year.

There is every sign that the worst is over.

sign noun /saɪn/ [C] 3 jel, jelzés (mozdulat/gesztus)

She pointed to her watch as a sign that it was getting late and she wanted to leave.

She made/gave a sign to her husband to stop talking.

The priest made the sign of the cross when he entered the church.

signal noun /ˈsɪg.nəl/ [C] 1 jel, jelzés, jeladás

At a signal from their teacher, the children all held up their flags.

Don't move until I give the signal.

The firework was a signal that the festival had started.

The police officer gave us a signal to stop.

The signal for a race to start is often the firing of a gun.

symbol noun /ˈsɪm.bəl/ [C] jelkép; jele vminek

A heart shape is the symbol of love.

The wheel in the Indian flag is a symbol of peace.

trace noun /treɪs/ [C or U] nyom, nyoma vminek

There was no trace of her anywhere.

When she moved out, she left no trace of having been there.

He seems to have disappeared without trace.

Phrases and idioms:

look sb in the eye/eyes a szemébe néz vkinek

Look me in the eye and say that you didn't steal it.

make a face kelletlen arcot vág

Joe made a face when he saw what was for lunch.

no sign of sb/sth semmi jele/nyoma vkinek/vminek

By eight o'clock, there was still no sign of Janne.

She said she'd left the book on the table, but there's no sign of it.

shake your head rázza/megrázza a fejét (nemet mond)

I asked him if he wanted to come and he just shook his head.