6. Házimunkák, tisztaság B2 (23) – altémák

Házimunkák, tisztaság* (23)

belong verb /bɪˈlɒŋ/ [I] 1 való vhova (ott a rendes helye)

This table belongs in the sitting room.

These papers belong with the others.

bury verb /ˈber.i/ [T] 2 elás vmit (elrejt)

The dog had buried its bone in the garden.

buried treasure

spray verb /spreɪ/ [T] permetez (pl. növényt); fröcsköl, befúj (festékkel, illatszerrel, stb.)

The fruit is sprayed every four weeks.

She sprayed a little perfume on her wrists.

Someone had sprayed blue paint over his car.

sweep verb /swiːp/ *(swept, swept) söpör, elsöpör, kisöpör, felsöpör (takarít) [T]

I've swept the floor.

He swept up the pieces of broken glass.

water verb /ˈwɔː.tər/ 1 öntöz, megöntöz (pl. növényt) [T]

I've asked my neighbour to water the plants while I'm away.

wipe verb /waɪp/ [T] töröl, letöröl, feltöröl, megtöröl

Have you got a cloth that I can wipe the floor with?

I'll just wipe the table.

brush noun /brʌʃ/ 2 kefélés; seprés [no plural]

I need to give my hair a quick brush.

cloth noun /klɒθ/ 2 -rongy (törlő-, mosogató-, stb.) [C]

a washing-up cloth

gardening noun /ˈgɑː.dən.ɪŋ/ [U] kertészkedés

She enjoys gardening.

household noun /ˈhaʊs.həʊld/ [C + singular or plural verb] háztartás

By the 1960s, most households had a TV.

household chores

household expenses

laundry noun /ˈlɔːn.dri/ [U] szennyes, szennyes ruha; mosoda

to do the laundry

mark noun /mɑːk/ [C] 2 folt, nyom

There were dirty marks on her trousers where she had wiped her hands.

His fingers had left marks on the table's surface.

She had a red mark on her arm where she'd burnt herself.

order noun /ˈɔː.dər/ 4 rend (minden a helyén van) [U]

I like to put everything in order before I go away.

The house was so untidy that she spent the whole day trying to establish some sort of order.

spray noun /spreɪ/ [C] spray; permet

hair spray

spray paint

stain noun /steɪn/ [C] folt, szennyfolt, pecsét

a blood/grass stain

You can remove a red wine stain from a carpet by sprinkling salt over it.

domestic adjective /dəˈmes.tɪk/ 1 házi-, háztartási, családi

domestic chores/duties/arrangements

Phrasal verbs:

clear up ↔ (sth) /klɪər/ rendet rak, elpakol

Dad was clearing up the kitchen.

pack up ↔ (sth) /pæk/ összepakol, befejezi a munkát

I just need a few minutes to pack up my equipment and then we can leave.

I'm about to pack my things up and go home.

I got to the market just as it was closing and everyone was packing up.

sort out ↔ sth /sɔːt/ 2 rendbe tesz vmit (rendet rak vhol)

I must sort out my drawers.

work on sth /wɜːk/ dolgozik vmin (megjavít vmit, munkát végez vmin)

Tim loves working on old cars.

Phrases and idioms:

dig a hole/tunnel gödröt/alagutat ás

The tunnel was dug with the aid of heavy machinery.

The dog was digging a hole to hide its bone in.

make the/sb's bed beágyaz (ágyat)

Have you made the bed?

The kids don't always have time to make their beds before school.

wipe sth away/from/off, etc. letöröl vmit vmiről (vizet, szennyeződést, stb.)

He wiped a tear from his eye.

4. lecke (A1) – 13. lecke (A2) – 28. lecke (B1) – 55. lecke (B2) – 84. lecke (C1) – 103. lecke (C2)