37.6. gy. B1 (példák)

repeat verb /rəˈpiːt/ [T] 2 továbbmond (a hallottakat vki másnak)

Please don't repeat what I've just told you to anyone else.

say verb /seɪ/ [T] *(said, said) 2 mond, elmond, megmond (beszél vmiről)

Did she say where she was going?

Officials refused to say what had happened.

What did they say about the house?

The doctors say (that) it will take him a few weeks to recover.

She didn't say whether she was coming or not.

"Who do you think will get the job?" "I'd rather not say."

What are you saying, exactly ?

issue noun /ˈɪʃ.uː/ [C] 1 pont, vitapont, kérdés (pl. amit tárgyalnak)

environmental/moral/personal issues

As employers we need to be seen to be addressing these issues sympathetically.

speech noun /spiːtʃ/ 1 beszéd; beszédképesség [U]

Children usually develop speech in the second year of life.

People who suffer a stroke may experience a loss of speech.

Some expressions are used more in speech than in writing.

subject noun /ˈsʌb.dʒɪkt/ [C] 3 téma, tárgy, tárgykör (beszélgetésé)

Our subject for discussion is homelessness.

She has made a series of documentaries on the subject of family relationships.

talk noun /tɔːk/ 1 beszélgetés, társalgás; tárgyalás [C]

He's going to have a talk with his parents and see what they think.

topic noun /ˈtɒp.ɪk/ [C] téma, tárgy (beszédé, írásé, vitáé, stb.)

Our discussion ranged over various topics, such as climate change and nuclear weapons.

on preposition /ɒn/ 9 -ról, -ről (vmilyen témáról)

a book on plants

Her thesis is on Italian women's literature.

Phrases and idioms:

not believe/understand/hear/say, etc. a word nem hisz/ért/hall//mond/stb. egy szót sem

I don't believe a word he says.

speak about/of sth beszél vmiről

He refused to speak about the matter in public.

In the interview she spoke of her sadness at her mother's death.