31.2.1. gy. B2 (példák)

declare verb /dɪˈkleər/ [T] 2 bejelent, kijelent vmit (nyilvánosan/hivatalosan)

They declared their support for the proposal.

America declared war on Japan in 1941.

The country declared independence in 1952.

educate verb /ˈed.jʊ.keɪt/ [T] 2 tájékoztat, felvilágosít (egy témában)

The government say they are trying to do more to educate the public about the consequences of drug abuse.

expose verb /ɪkˈspəʊz/ [T] leleplez vmit/vkit

The review exposed widespread corruption in the police force.

The newspaper story exposed him as a liar.

gossip verb /ˈgɒs.ɪp/ [I] pletykál

Stop gossiping and get on with some work!

People have started to gossip about us.

reveal verb /rɪˈviːl/ [T] 1 felfed, elárul, leleplez (titkot, információt, stb.)

He was jailed for revealing secrets to the Russians.

It was revealed in this morning's papers that the couple intend to marry.

spread verb /spred/ *(spread, spread) 2 terjed; terjeszt (információt) (hírt, pletykát, stb.) [I or T]

News of his victory spread quickly.

Have you been spreading gossip about them again?

tell verb /tel/ *(told, told) 2 mond vmit, elbeszél, elmesél vmit (átv.) (pl. felmérés) [T]

What does the survey tell us about the lives of teenagers?

code noun /kəʊd/ 1 rejtjel, kód [C or U]

The message was written in code.

She managed to break/crack the code.

gossip noun /ˈgɒs.ɪp/ pletyka; pletykálkodás; pletykafészek [U]

an interesting piece of gossip

Have you heard the latest gossip?

rumour noun /ˈruː.mər/ [C or U] szóbeszéd, kósza hír

Rumours are going round the school about Mr Mason and his assistant.

Someone has been spreading rumours about me.

I heard a rumour that you were leaving.