9. Természet, időjárás* – Top 3000 (27) – altémák

Természet, időjárás* (27)

beach noun /biːtʃ/ [C] (homokos/kavicsos) tengerpart

We spent the day on the beach.

a beach café

a beach towel

branch noun /brɑːntʃ/ [C] 1 ág, faág

Birds often make nests in the top branches of the tree.

coast noun /kəʊst/ [C] tengerpart

Rimini is a thriving holiday resort on the east coast of Italy.

The accident happened three miles off the coast.

We spent a week by/on the coast.

corn noun /kɔːn/ [U] gabona

fields of corn

flower noun /ˈflaʊ.ər/ [C] virág

wild flowers

to pick/cut flowers

a bunch of flowers

forest noun /ˈfɒr.ɪst/ [C or U] erdő

the Black Forest

The children got lost in the forest.

grass noun /grɑːs/ [U] fű

I've cut the grass.

We lay on the grass in the sunshine.

hill noun /hɪl/ [C] domb, (kisebb) hegy

We walked up/down the hill to the village.

They climbed the hill to get a better view.

Their house is on the top of a hill.

island noun /ˈaɪ.lənd/ [C] sziget

a desert island

a Pacific island

They live on the large Japanese island of Hokkaido.

lake noun /leɪk/ [C] tó

We used to go boating on that lake.

Lake Windermere

leaf noun /liːf/ [C] plural: leaves levél (növényé), falevél

a lettuce leaf

autumn leaves

He was sweeping up leaves in his garden.

mountain noun /ˈmaʊn.tɪn/ [C] 1 hegy

The Matterhorn is one of the biggest mountains in Europe.

The Rockies are a mountain range in the western USA.

I'd love to go mountain-climbing.

ocean noun /ˈəʊ.ʃən/ [no plural] óceán

to swim in the ocean

It's an island in the middle of the ocean.

These mysterious creatures live at the bottom of the ocean.

plant noun /plɑːnt/ [C] növény

garden/indoor plants

native plants and animals

a tomato plant

pond noun /pɒnd/ [C] tavacska (természetes/mesterséges)

a duck pond

river noun /ˈrɪv.ər/ [C] folyó

the River Thames

Two major rivers flow through the town.

We sailed slowly down/up the river.

root noun /ruːt/ [C] gyökér

These plants have really deep roots.

sea noun /siː/ [C or U] tenger

the Mediterranean Sea

We went swimming in the sea.

The sea was calm/smooth/rough when we crossed the Channel.

The refugees were at sea for forty days before reaching land.

When we moved to the US, we sent our things by sea.

We spent a lovely week by the sea this year.

seed noun /siːd/ mag, vetőmag, virágmag [C]

Sow the seeds about 3 cm deep.

These vegetables can be grown from seed.

shell noun /ʃel/ [C or U] héj (dióé, tojásé, stb.); ház (csigáé); kagyló; páncél (ráké); teknő (teknősé)

Brazil nuts have very hard shells.

A piece of shell fell into the cake mixture.

the shell of a crab

a shell necklace

straw noun /strɔː/ 1 szalma; szalmaszál [U]

a straw basket/hat

straw-coloured hair

tree noun /triː/ [C] (élő) fa

an apple tree

We sat under a tree for shade.

valley noun /ˈvæl.i/ [C] völgy

the Nile Valley

the Thames valley

There was snow on the hill tops but not in the valley.

water noun /ˈwɔː.tər/ [U] 2 víz, vízfelület (medence, tó, tenger, stb. vize)

The water's much warmer today - are you coming for a swim?

Dad, I swam a whole length of the pool under water!

wave noun /weɪv/ [C] 1 hullám (vízen)

At night, I listened to the sound of the waves breaking/crashing against the shore.

wood noun /wʊd/ 2 erdő [C] also: woods

an oak wood

We went for a walk in the woods after lunch.

deep adjective /diːp/ 1 mély (tó, folyó, stb.)

a deep river/sea/lake

The water's not deep here - look, I can touch the bottom.

The water's only ankle-/knee-/waist-deep, so we'll be able to get across the river easily.

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