50.10. gy. B2 (példák)

replace verb /rɪˈpleɪs/ [T] 3 felvált vmit (helyébe lép vminek)

This system will replace the old one.

Tourism has replaced agriculture as the nation's main industry.

transform verb /trænsˈfɔːm/ [T] (teljesen) átalakít (ált. jobb vmivé)

Within weeks they had transformed the area into a beautiful garden.

The reorganization will transform the British entertainment industry.

vary verb /ˈveə.ri/ 2 változik; változatossá tesz [I or T]

Temperatures vary depending on/according to the time of year.

I try to vary what I eat.

adjustment noun /əˈdʒʌst.mənt/ [C or U] módosítás

We've made a few adjustments to the schedule.

I have a few minor adjustments to make.

flexible adjective /ˈflek.sə.bl̩/ 1 rugalmas (alkalmazkodóképes)

My schedule is quite flexible - I could arrange to meet with you any day next week.

I'd like a job with more flexible working hours.

unchanged adjective /ʌnˈtʃeɪndʒd/ változatlan

The area has remained virtually unchanged in fifty years.

originally adverb /əˈrɪdʒ.ɪ.nə.li/ eredetileg (kezdetben/a változás előtt)

Originally it was a bedroom, but we turned it into a study.

from preposition /frɒm/ 8 -ról, -ről, -ból, -ből (az eredeti állapotból)

Things went from bad to worse.

She has been promoted from manager to director.

Phrasal verbs:

make sth into sth /meɪk/ alakít/átalakít/változtat vkit/vmit vkivé/vmivé

They've made the spare room into an office.

Phrases and idioms:

turn blue/cold/nasty, etc. kékké/hideggé/haragossá/stb. válik/változik

The sky turned black and it started to rain.

The weather has suddenly turned cold.

When I refused to pay, he turned nasty.

She turned pale and started to shiver.