67.5. gy. B2 (példák)

define verb /dɪˈfaɪn/ [T] meghatároz, pontosan körvonalaz, értelmez

In the dictionary 'reality' is defined as 'the state of things as they are, rather than as they are imagined to be'.

Your duties are clearly defined in the contract.

face verb /feɪs/ 3 szembenéz vmivel (elfogadja a tényeket, az igazságot, stb.) [T]

I think Phil has to face the fact that she no longer loves him.

We have to face facts here - we simply don't have enough money.

He's dying but he refuses to face the truth.

get verb /get/ *(getting, got, got) 5 megért; meghall [T] (informal)

That joke that he told - did you get it?

strike verb /straɪk/ *(struck, struck) 2 rádöbben vmire [T]

It struck me that I had forgotten to order the champagne.

Phrasal verbs:

face up to sth /feɪs/ szembenéz vmivel, belát/tudomásul vesz vmit

Eventually, he faced up to his money problems.

She has to face up to the fact that he's not coming back.

figure out ↔ sth/sb /ˈfɪg.ər/ magyarázatot talál vmire; eligazodik vkin

I can't figure out why he did it.

I find him really odd - I can't figure him out at all.

get across ↔ sth /get/ megértet vmit vkivel

We tried to get our point across, but he just wouldn't listen.

This is the message that we want to get across to the public.

make out ↔ sth/sb /meɪk/ (némi nehézség árán) lát/hall/megért vmit (kivesz/kihámoz vmit)

We could just make out a building through the trees.

Could you make out what she was saying?

Phrases and idioms:

it goes without saying magától értetődik

It goes without saying that smoking is harmful to your health.

know better (than to do sth) van annyi esze; több esze van (minthogy)

She should have known better than to eat so much. No wonder she feels sick now.