9. Ház, háztartás* C2 (48) – altémák

Ház, háztartás* (48)

assemble verb /əˈsem.bl̩/ 2 összeszerel (gépet, bútort, stb.) [T]

Their furniture is easy to assemble.

go verb /gəʊ/ *(going, went, gone) 9 megy, jár, működik (gép, óra, stb.) [I]

Did you get the car going?

grace verb /greɪs/ [T] ékesít, díszít vmit

Her face has graced the covers of magazines across the world.

house verb /haʊz/ [T] 2 elszállásol, szállást biztosít vkinek

This development will house over 100 families.

patch verb /pætʃ/ [T] foltoz, megfoltoz

to patch your trousers

seal verb /siːl/ 1 (légmentesen) lezár also: seal up

She quickly sealed up the bottle.

sharpen verb /ˈʃɑː.pən/ [T] 1 élesít, megélez (kést); kihegyez (ceruzát)

to sharpen a knife/pencil

stain verb /steɪn/ 1 foltot ejt/hagy; bepiszkol (pl. ruhát); bepiszkolódik [I or T]

That paint stained my shirt.

While she was changing the wheel on her car, her coat had become stained with oil.

Tomato sauce stains terribly - it's really difficult to get it out of clothes.

arm noun /ɑːm/ [C] 2 karfa (széké)

The chair didn't have any arms.

assembly noun /əˈsem.bli/ 2 összeszerelés, összeállítás [U]

The frame needs to be strong enough to support the engine assembly.

bed noun /bed/ 3 -ágy, -ágyás, virágágy [C]

a flower bed

circuit noun /ˈsɜː.kɪt/ [C] 2 áramkör

an electrical circuit

disorder noun /dɪˈsɔː.dər/ 3 rendetlenség, összevisszaság [U]

His financial affairs are in complete disorder.

doorway noun /ˈdɔː.weɪ/ [C] kapu, kapualj; ajtó, ajtónyílás

She waited in the doorway while I ran back inside.

drain noun /dreɪn/ [C] szennyvízcsatorna; szennyvízlefolyó

She poured the dirty water down the drain.

dump noun /dʌmp/ [C] also UK: tip 2 koszfészek (koszos, rendetlen hely) (informal)

His room is a dump.

fireplace noun /ˈfaɪə.pleɪs/ [C] kandalló

There was a large fireplace in the living room.

life noun /laɪf/ plural: lives 6 élettartam (működési idő) (berendezésé, rendszeré, stb.) [C usually no plural]

The newer batteries have a much longer life.

Careful use will prolong the life of your machine.

The legislation won't be passed during the life of the present parliament.

linen noun /ˈlɪn.ɪn/ [U] 2 ágynemű; asztalnemű

bed linen

loft noun /lɒft/ [C] padlás, padlástér; padlásszoba

Our loft is full of junk.

ornament noun /ˈɔː.nə.mənt/ [C] dísz, dísztárgy

There were glass ornaments on the shelf.

patch noun /pætʃ/ [C] 2 folt (anyag foltozáshoz)

He had leather patches sewn on the elbows of his jacket.

rail noun /reɪl/ 2 korlát (lépcsőn, teraszon, hajón, stb.) [C]

a hand rail

ribbon noun /ˈrɪb.ən/ [C] szalag (hajban, csomagon, stb.)

Her hair was tied with a velvet ribbon.

shade noun /ʃeɪd/ 3 fényellenző; (lámpa-) ernyő [C]

a lamp shade

spade noun /speɪd/ [C] ásó

I need a spade to move all this earth.

spark noun /spɑːk/ [C] 1 szikra (tűzből, elektromos, stb.)

The fire was caused by a spark from a cigarette.

spotlight noun /ˈspɒt.laɪt/ reflektor [C]

They turned the spotlight on the lead guitarist during his solo.

stand noun /stænd/ 2 pult, állvány, tartó (bútordarab) [C]

a music/hat stand

tenant noun /ˈten.ənt/ [C] bérlő (házban, lakásban)

I have tenants in my flat at the moment.

threshold noun /ˈθreʃ.həʊld/ küszöb (ajtóé); küszöb (átv.) (fájdalmi, biztonsági, stb.) [C]

He had a low boredom threshold.

touch noun /tʌtʃ/ 3 parányi részlet (ami jobbá tesz vmit) [C]

The speech had several comic touches.

Using a sailing ship as the company badge was a touch of genius.

The flowers on the table provided the finishing touch.

trouble noun /ˈtrʌb.l̩/ 6 gond, baj (hiba, meghibásodás); betegség, panasz [U]

My car's been having engine trouble.

They have a good reputation for building reliable trouble-free cars.

Her knee trouble is expected to keep her out of the game for the rest of the season.

upkeep noun /ˈʌp.kiːp/ [U] fenntartás (épületé, úté, stb.); (gyerek-, állat-) tartás (költségei)

The upkeep of a building like that must be so expensive.

scruffy adjective /ˈskrʌf.i/ elhanyagolt, ápolatlan; ócska, elnyűtt

scruffy jeans

I don't like to look scruffy.

self-sufficient adjective /ˌself.səˈfɪʃ.ənt/ önellátó (vmiből)

We are completely self-sufficient in vegetables.

spotless adjective /ˈspɒt.ləs/ makulátlan (szoba, hírnév, stb.)

By the time I'd finished, the whole room was spotless.

Phrasal verbs:

chop down ↔ sth /tʃɒp/ kivág (fát)

We chopped down the old apple tree.

clean out ↔ sth /kliːn/ kitisztítja a belsejét vminek

I cleaned out the fridge this morning.

come out /kʌm/ 3 kijön, eltávolítható (pl. ruhából pecsét)

Will this red wine stain come out?

Phrases and idioms:

a flight of stairs/steps lépcsősor

The lift was broken so we had to climb six flights of stairs.

a labour of love szívesen végzett (nehéz) munka

He prefers to paint the house himself - it's a real labour of love.

a roof over your head tető vki feje felett (lakás)

He took me in when I didn't have a roof over my head.

be in good/bad repair jó/rossz állapotban van (épület, eszköz, stb.)

Most of the building is in very bad repair.

in place a helyén (a rendes/megszokott helyén)

The chairs are all in place.

out of place nem a (szokásos/rendes) helyén

Why are my files all out of place?

strike a match meggyújt egy gyufát

I struck a match and lit the candle.

thread a needle befűzi a tűbe a cérnát

Could you thread this needle for me, please?

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