62.12. gy. B2 (példák)

relation noun /rɪˈleɪ.ʃən/ 2 összefüggés (dolgok között) [C or U]

The relation between smoking and lung cancer is well established.

relationship noun /rɪˈleɪ.ʃən.ʃɪp/ [C] 3 összefüggés (dolgok között)

the relationship between poor housing and health problems

direct adjective /daɪˈrekt/ 2 közvetlen (irányítás, tapasztalat, kapcsolat, stb.) (nincs közbenső dolog)

She decided to take direct control of the project.

Have you any direct experience of this kind of work?

He left as a direct result/consequence of what she said.

There is a direct link/connection between smoking and lung cancer.

general adjective /ˈdʒen.ər.əl/ 2 átfogó, általános (legtöbb embert/dolgot érintő, legtöbb emberre/dologra vonatkozó) [always before noun]

There is general concern about rising crime rates.

There seems to be general agreement on this matter.

joint adjective /dʒɔɪnt/ közös, együttes

a joint bank account

The project was a joint effort between the two schools.

The two Russian ice-skaters came joint second in the world championship.

Adrian has a joint honours degree in English and philosophy.

related adjective /rɪˈleɪ.tɪd/ 2 összefüggő vkivel/vmivel, összefüggésben levő

We discussed unemployment and related issues.

There's been an increase in criminal activity related to drugs.

separate adjective /ˈsep.ər.ət/ 3 külön, különböző (egymástól független)

I've asked him to turn his music down on three separate occasions.

I have my professional life and my private life and I try to keep them separate.

Three youths have been shot and killed in separate incidents this month.

universal adjective /ˌjuː.nɪˈvɜː.səl/ egyetemes, univerzális (mindenre/mindenkire vonatkozó)

a universal truth

Food is a subject of almost universal interest.

The new reforms have not met with universal approval within the government.

closely adverb /ˈkləʊ.sli/ 1 szorosan, közelről (szorosan kapcsolódva/szoros viszonyban)

English and German are closely related.

Both politicians have been closely associated with the movement for some time.

We are working closely with the police.

independently adverb /ˌɪn.dɪˈpen.dənt.li/ függetlenül, önállóan

The two scientists both made the same discovery independently, at roughly the same time.

Each part of the organization operates independently of the others.

according to preposition /əˈkɔː.dɪŋˌtuː/ 2 megfelelően vminek (összhangban vmivel)

Students are all put in different groups according to their ability.

with preposition /wɪð/ 7 -val, -vel (vkivel/vmivel kapcsolatban)

There's something wrong with the car.

Phrases and idioms:

be/have nothing to do with sb/sth semmi köze hozzá (nincs kapcsolatban/nincs hatása vmire/vkire)

That has nothing to do with what we're discussing.

He made his own decision - I had nothing to do with it.

with respect to sth vmire vonatkozóan (formal)

I am writing with respect to your letter of 24 June.