86.6. gy. C1 (példák)

cultivate verb /ˈkʌl.tɪ.veɪt/ [T] 1 művel (talajt); termeszt (növényt)

The land was too rocky to cultivate.

The people cultivate mainly rice and beans.

sow verb /səʊ/ [T] *(sowed, sown or sowed) vet (magot), bevet (földet)

to sow seeds/crops

cultivation noun /ˌkʌl.tɪˈveɪ.ʃən/ [U] megművelés (földé); termesztés (növényé); ápolás (átv.) (pl. képességé)

The area was drained so that cultivation could begin.

displacement noun /dɪˈspleɪs.mənt/ [U] elűzés; kiszorítás

Widespread flooding has led to the displacement of thousands of people.

infrastructure noun /ˈɪn.frəˌstrʌk.tʃər/ [C usually no plural] infrastruktúra

The war has badly damaged the country's infrastructure.

migration noun /maɪˈgreɪ.ʃən/ [C or U] vándorlás, költözés (madaraké, állatoké, embereké)

There was a mass migration of poor farmers into the cities.

The butterflies come to Mexico during their annual migration.

deserted adjective /dɪˈzɜː.tɪd/ elhagyatott

a deserted street

isolated adjective /ˈaɪs.ə.leɪ.tɪd/ 1 elszigetelt, magányosan álló (távoli) (hely)

an isolated village in the mountains

resident adjective /ˈrez.ɪ.dənt/ helyben lakó, vhol hosszabb ideig tartózkodó

She has been resident in Britain for most of her life.

Phrases and idioms:

be populated benépesült, benépesített (lakott)

The countryside is densely/sparsely populated.

The forest was populated by rare and colourful birds.