3. Időtartam B1B2 (78) – altémák

Időtartam* (38) 3. Hosszú időtartam (17) 4. Rövid időtartam (23)

extend verb /ɪkˈstend/ 2 meghosszabbít (időben) (határidőt, nyitva tartást, vízumot, stb.) [T]

They have extended the deadline by one week.

A lot of shops have extended their opening hours.

I need to extend my visa.

ages noun /ˈeɪdʒ.ɪz/ [plural] nagyon hosszú idő (informal)

I've been waiting here for ages.

extension noun /ɪkˈsten.tʃən/ [C] 1 meghosszabbítás (időtartam)

I've applied for an extension to my visa.

long-term adjective /ˌlɒŋˈtɜːm/ hosszú távú

long-term unemployment

long-term care for the seriously ill

the long-term effects of the drug

forever adverb /fəˈre.vər/ also: for ever 1 örökre, örökké (a jövőben mindig)

I'll love you forever.

forever adverb /fəˈre.vər/ also: for ever 2 folyton, örökké (túl sok/nagyon hosszú ideig) (rosszallást fejez ki)

We'd better walk a bit quicker - it's going to take forever if we go this slowly.

permanently adverb /ˈpɜː.mə.nənt.li/ tartósan; végleg

I seem to be permanently broke.

Michael and his family have settled permanently in Brazil.

Phrases and idioms:

all day long egész nap

We've been walking all day long.

for days napok óta

They haven't been seen for days.

for ever örökké; örökre

I'm not going to live here for ever.

for hours/days, etc. on end órák/napok óta egyfolytában

He waited by the telephone for hours on end.

for some time egy (jó) ideig

I've been doing yoga for some time.

for years évek óta

Roz and I have been going there for years.

hours órák (hosszú idő) (informal)

I spent hours doing my homework.

They kept us waiting for hours and hours.

in the long run hosszú távon/távra

It seems a lot of effort but I'm sure it's the best solution in the long run.

in the long term hosszú távon

This decision may make financial sense now, but it will have serious consequences in the long term.

quite a while jó kis ideje/ideig

I hadn't seen Rebecca in quite a while.

It took quite a while to clean out the garage.

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