29.1. gy. B1 (példák)

average noun /ˈæv.ər.ɪdʒ/ 1 (matematikai) átlag, átlagérték [C]

Prices have risen by an average of 4% over the past year.

fifth noun /fɪfθ/ [C] ötöd

One fifth is the same as 20 percent.

figure noun /ˈfɪg.ər/ [C] 1 szám, számjegy

Can you read this figure? Is it a three or an eight?

Write the amount in both words and figures.

I looked quickly down the column of figures.

He earns a six-figure salary.

limit noun /ˈlɪm.ɪt/ [C] határ, korlát, korlátozás (lehetséges/megengedett legnagyobb érték)

Is there a limit on the amount of money you can claim?

I think we ought to put a limit on the amount of time we can spend on the project.

There's a limit to the number of times I can stop what I'm doing just so I can help him!

We set a time limit of thirty minutes for the test.

maximum noun /ˈmæk.sɪ.məm/ [no plural] maximum, csúcsérték

The temperature will reach a maximum of 27°C today.

The school has a maximum of 30 students per class.

minimum noun /ˈmɪn.ɪ.məm/ [C usually no plural] minimum

The judge sentenced him to a minimum of five years in prison.

We need a minimum of ten people to play this game.

Wage increases are being kept to a minimum because of the recession.

second adverb /ˈsek.ənd/ 1 másodiknak (sorrendben, fontosságban)

She didn't win the race, but she did come second.

second determiner, ordinal number /ˈsek.ənd/ 2 második (még egy további)

You really ought to make the most of the opportunity, because you won't get a second chance.

Richard and Liz have a second home in France.

Pay attention to what she's saying because she won't explain it a second time.

second determiner, ordinal number /ˈsek.ənd/ 3 második (csak egy jobb/nagyobb/stb. van)

St Petersburg is Russia's second (biggest/largest) city.

Iraq's oil reserves are second only to Saudi Arabia's.

The conditions that these prisoners are kept in are second to none.

Phrases and idioms:

the first az első

Tonight sees the first of three documentaries about cancer.

She was one of the first to arrive.

He is the first to admit that much of his success is due to his good looks.