4. Veszély, menedék B1B2 (40) – altémák

Veszély, menedék* (22) 3. Biztonság, menedék (18)

escape verb /ɪˈskeɪp/ 2 megmenekül vmi elől, megúszik vmit, elkerül vmit [I or T]

She was lucky to escape serious injury.

Chelsea only just escaped defeat in the second round of the cup.

protect verb /prəˈtekt/ [I or T] megvéd, megóv

clothing that protects you against the cold

It's important to protect your skin from the harmful effects of the sun.

Public pressure to protect the environment is strong and growing.

rescue verb /ˈres.kjuː/ [T] megment vkit/vmit

Fifty passengers had to be rescued from a sinking ship.

The government has refused to rescue the company from bankruptcy.

save verb /seɪv/ 5 megment [T]

Wearing seat belts has saved many lives.

He fell in the river but his friend saved him from drowning.

He had to borrow money to save his business.

He was desperately trying to save their failing marriage.

We all need to do our bit to save the planet.

survive verb /səˈvaɪv/ [I or T] túlél vkit/vmit; életben marad; fennmarad

The baby was born with a heart problem and only survived for a few hours.

These plants cannot survive in very cold conditions.

The front passengers were lucky to survive the accident.

The family are struggling to survive on very little money.

protection noun /prəˈtek.ʃən/ [U] védelem; védettség

This coat doesn't provide any protection against the rain.

Their tent gave/offered little protection against the severe storm.

New legislation still does not offer adequate protection for many endangered species.

rescue noun /ˈres.kjuː/ [C or U] mentés, megmentés

an unsuccessful rescue attempt

Storms delayed the rescue of the crash victims.

safety noun /ˈseɪf.ti/ [U] 1 biztonság

food/road safety

The hostages were led to safety.

For your (comfort and) safety, we recommend you keep your seat belt loosely fastened during the flight.

Journalists may enter the danger zone but unfortunately we cannot guarantee their safety.

As the gunman opened fire, they all ran/dived for safety behind trees.

Police are concerned for the safety of the five-year-old.

He was led to a place of safety.

shelter noun /ˈʃel.tər/ 1 menedék, menedékhely [C]

an bomb shelter

shelter noun /ˈʃel.tər/ 2 menedék, védelem (vmitől) (időjárástól, veszélytől) [U]

We took shelter from the rain in a doorway.

survival noun /səˈvaɪ.vəl/ [U] túlélés, életben maradás

The doctors told my wife I had a 50/50 chance of survival.

His main concern is to ensure his own political survival.

survivor noun /səˈvaɪ.vər/ [C] túlélő

Rescuers have given up hope of finding any more survivors.

He was the sole survivor of the plane crash.

She's a cancer survivor/a survivor of cancer.

harmless adjective /ˈhɑːm.ləs/ 1 ártalmatlan (nem káros/veszélyes)

Taken in small doses, this drug is completely/totally harmless.

protective adjective /prəˈtek.tɪv/ 1 védő- (vmi ellen védelmet adó) (ruha, maszk, stb.)

protective clothing

a protective mask

safe adjective /seɪf/ 3 sértetlen

She said that all the hostages were safe.

secure adjective /sɪˈkjʊər/ 1 biztos, biztonságos (veszélymentes); stabil (megszűnés, stb. ellen)

I don't feel that the house is secure.

Her promotion has made her position in the company more secure.

The museum has been promised £22 million by the government, so its future is relatively secure.

safely adverb /ˈseɪ.fli/ biztonságban; biztonságosan (minden baj nélkül)

We all arrived safely.

Drive safely!

Are the children safely fastened into their car seats?

I think we can safely say they won't find us now.

Phrases and idioms:

all is well minden rendben

I hope all is well with Jack.

Kommunikációs szándékok: Figyelmeztetés

2. lecke (A1) – 10. lecke (A2) – 24. lecke (B1) – 51. lecke (B2) – 82. lecke (C1) – 100. lecke (C2)