31.1.3. gy. C2 (példák)

consultation noun /ˌkɒn.səlˈteɪ.ʃən/ 1 konzultálás; utánanézés [U]

After consultation with his lawyers, he decided to abandon the case.

inquiry noun /ɪnˈkwaɪə.ri/ also UK: enquiry 3 kérdezősködés [U] (formal)

Inquiry into the matter is pointless - no one will tell you anything.

Phrasal verbs:

refer to sth /rɪˈfɜːr/ fordul vkihez/vmihez (információért)

Please refer to your owner's manual for more information.

Phrases and idioms:

a vehicle for sth/doing sth közvetítője/közvetítő eszköze vminek (véleményé, ötleté stb.)

The paper was merely a vehicle for his political beliefs.

break the news to sb közli a hírt vkivel (ált. rossz hírt)

Who's going to break the news to his wife?

do sb/sth justice; do justice to sb/sth jól/reálisan mutat vmit; igazságosan ítél meg vmit/vkit; méltányosan bánik vkivel

This postcard doesn't do justice to the wonderful scenery.

in sb's words vkinek a szavaival, vkinek a szavai szerint

In the manager's words, the game was 'a total disaster'.

pose a/the question kérdést tesz fel (formal)

It was left to Grazia to pose the question of how the project was to be funded.

sb/sth in question szóban forgó vki/vmi

He claims that he was in the pub with his girlfriend on the night in question.

speak volumes sokatmondó, sok fényt vet vmire

She said very little, but her face spoke volumes.

What you wear speaks volumes about you.

word for word szóról szóra, szó szerint

She repeated word for word what he had told her.