9. Életmód, szabadidő* C2 (38) – altémák

Életmód, szabadidő* (38)

commemorate verb /kəˈmem.ə.reɪt/ [T] megemlékezik vkiről/vmiről, megünnepel (vki/vmi emlékét)

a ceremony to commemorate the battle

gamble verb /ˈgæm.bl/ [I or T] szerencsejátékot játszik, pénzt feltesz vmire (!)

He gambled away all of her savings.

juggle verb /ˈdʒʌ.ɡəl/ [T] zsonglőrködik (átv. is) (több egyidejű munkát/feladatot megold)

Many women have to juggle work and family.

leave verb /liːv/ *(left, left) 9 (későbbre) hagy vmit [T]

Don't leave your packing till the night before you go.

I'll leave these letters till Monday.

Don't leave it too late.

They left booking their holiday till/to the last minute.

readjust verb /ˌriː.əˈdʒʌst/ 2 hozzászokik vmihez, beleszokik (helyzetbe), alkalmazkodik (új helyzethez) [I]

The children will have to readjust to a new school.

time verb /taɪm/ [T] 2 időzít vmit vmikorra

We timed our trip to coincide with my cousin's wedding.

agenda noun /əˈdʒen.də/ [C] 2 napirenden levő teendő/feladat (fontos dolog)

The issue of rail safety is back on the political agenda.

bet noun /bet/ [C] fogadás (pénzben, tétben) (!)

She won her bet.

He put a bet on Manchester United winning on Saturday.

counter noun /ˈkaʊn.tər/ [C] 2 zseton, játékkorong (társasjátékokban)

Move the counter forwards two squares.

dice noun /daɪs/ [C] plural: dice dobókocka

Roll the dice to see who starts the game.

pastime noun /ˈpɑːs.taɪm/ [C] időtöltés (hobbi, szórakozás)

Shopping is one of her favourite pastimes.

procession noun /prəˈseʃən/ [C] felvonulás, menet, körmenet (esküvői, karneváli, temetési, stb.)

a funeral procession

retreat noun /rɪˈtriːt/ [C] 2 pihenőhely

a country retreat

a mountain retreat

reunion noun /ˌriːˈjuː.ni.ən/ [C] találkozó (iskolai, évfolyam-, családi, stb.); egyesülés, újraegyesülés

a family/school reunion

treat noun /triːt/ csemege, ritka élvezet; megvendégelés

a birthday treat

As a special treat I'm taking him out for dinner.

Annie, put your money away, this is my treat.

whim noun /wɪm/ [C] szeszély, hóbort

We booked the holiday on a whim.

workaholic noun /ˌwɜː.kəˈhɒl.ɪk/ [C] (informal) munkamániás

My husband's a workaholic.

recreational adjective /ˌrek.riˈeɪ.ʃən.əl/ kikapcsolódásra szolgáló

recreational activities/facilities

soothing adjective /ˈsuː.ðɪŋ/ nyugtató (pl. zene); csillapító, enyhítő (pl. fájdalmat);

We listened to some soothing music.

Phrasal verbs:

chip in (sth) /tʃɪp/ hozzájárul (pénzzel) (közösen vett dologhoz) (informal)

We all chipped in to buy our teacher a present.

be glued to sth /gluː/ rabja vminek (átv.)

The kids were glued to the TV all morning.

hold off (sth/doing sth) /həʊld/ késlekedik; késleltet

We'll hold off making a decision until we hear from Nick.

loosen up /ˈluː.sən/ lazít (testileg/szellemileg) (pl. merev magatartást); ellazul

After a while he loosened up.

run around /rʌn/ (ide-oda) rohangál/szaladgál (sok dolga van)

I'm exhausted, I've been running around all morning.

squeeze in ↔ sb/sth /skwiːz/ beszorít vkit/vmit vmikorra (szűkös időbe)

I'll try and squeeze in another meeting this afternoon.

I'm very busy this week but I could squeeze you in at 2.30 on Tuesday.

top off ↔ sth /tɒp/ betetőz vmit (megkoronáz) (vmi jóval fejez be vmit)

We topped off the day with a fantastic meal at Bruno's.

Phrases and idioms:

be snowed under el van havazva (rengeteg munkája van)

I'm snowed under with college work.

bury yourself in sth beletemetkezik vmibe (teljesen elfoglalja magát vmivel)

He buried himself in his work.

deep in thought/conversation belemerülve a gondolataiba/beszélgetésbe

I noticed that Alex and Ben were deep in conversation.

have your hands full rengeteg a dolga

Shelley has her hands full with three kids under 5.

in memory of sb az emlékére vkinek

They built a statue in memory of those who died in the fire.

put sth to one side félretesz vmit (eltesz későbbre vmit)

She put the papers to one side, intending to read them later.

put your feet up kényelembe helyezi magát

Put your feet up for half an hour before the kids get home.

recharge your batteries feltöltődik (kipiheni magát)

She took a trip to the south of France to recharge her batteries.

retreat to/into, etc. visszavonul vhova (nyugodtabb/biztonságosabb helyre)

She retreated into the bathroom for some peace and quiet.

sb's whereabouts hollét, tartózkodási hely

His whereabouts are unknown.

stay put marad a helyén (nem mozdul el vki vhonnét) (informal)

He told me to stay put while he fetched the car.

turn your back on sb/sth hátat fordít vminek/vkinek (megszünteti a kapcsolatot/nem segít)

She turned her back on Hollywood and went to live in Florida.

6. lecke (A1) – 17. lecke (A2) – 38. lecke (B1) – 65. lecke (B2) – 90. lecke (C1) – 110. lecke (C2)