101.7. gy. C2 (példák)

snap verb /snæp/ 1 pattan, lepattan, letörik; letör, eltör, kettétör, elpattint (ágat, botot, stb.) [I or T]

The wind had snapped the tree in two.

Paul snapped off the smaller branches.

Snap the biscuit in two and share it.

split verb /splɪt/ *(splitting, split, split) 3 hasad, reped; hasít [I or T]

He split his trousers when he bent over.

Her shoes were splitting apart at the sides.

The wooden floor had cracked and split in the heat.

stamp verb /stæmp/ 2 toppant; rátapos [I or T]

"No!" she shouted, stamping her foot.

The audience started stamping their feet.

He stamped on my foot.

stir verb /stɜːr/ (-rr-) 2 megmoccan; megmozdít [I or T]

The baby stirred in its sleep.

tread verb /tred/ [I or T] *(trod, trodden or trod) lép, tapos; letapos, eltapos

I kept treading on his toes when we were dancing.

Yuck! Look what I've just trodden in!

A load of food had been trodden into the carpet.

twist verb /twɪst/ 3 forgat, fordít (testrészt) [I or T]

She twisted her head so she could see what was happening.

momentum noun /məˈmen.təm/ [U] lendület

The players seemed to lose momentum halfway through the game.

to gain/gather momentum

roughly adverb /ˈrʌf.li/ 3 durván, nagyjából (elnagyolva, nem alaposan)

Roughly chop the tomatoes and add to the onions.

Phrasal verbs:

reduce sth to sth /rɪˈdjuːs/ rombol/zúz vmivé vmit (pl. építményt)

The earthquake reduced the city to ruins.

spin (sb) around/round /spɪn/ megfordul/megpördül (vki); megfordít/megpördít (vkit) (arccal ellenkező irányba fordul/fordít)

She spun round to see what had happened.