103.6. gy. C2 (példák)

stain verb /steɪn/ 1 foltot ejt/hagy; bepiszkol (pl. ruhát); bepiszkolódik [I or T]

That paint stained my shirt.

While she was changing the wheel on her car, her coat had become stained with oil.

Tomato sauce stains terribly - it's really difficult to get it out of clothes.

disorder noun /dɪˈsɔː.dər/ 3 rendetlenség, összevisszaság [U]

His financial affairs are in complete disorder.

dump noun /dʌmp/ [C] also UK: tip 2 koszfészek (koszos, rendetlen hely) (informal)

His room is a dump.

spade noun /speɪd/ [C] ásó

I need a spade to move all this earth.

upkeep noun /ˈʌp.kiːp/ [U] fenntartás (épületé, úté, stb.); (gyerek-, állat-) tartás (költségei)

The upkeep of a building like that must be so expensive.

scruffy adjective /ˈskrʌf.i/ elhanyagolt, ápolatlan; ócska, elnyűtt

scruffy jeans

I don't like to look scruffy.

self-sufficient adjective /ˌself.səˈfɪʃ.ənt/ önellátó (vmiből)

We are completely self-sufficient in vegetables.

spotless adjective /ˈspɒt.ləs/ makulátlan (szoba, hírnév, stb.)

By the time I'd finished, the whole room was spotless.

Phrasal verbs:

chop down ↔ sth /tʃɒp/ kivág (fát)

We chopped down the old apple tree.

clean out ↔ sth /kliːn/ kitisztítja a belsejét vminek

I cleaned out the fridge this morning.

come out /kʌm/ 3 kijön, eltávolítható (pl. ruhából pecsét)

Will this red wine stain come out?

Phrases and idioms:

a labour of love szívesen végzett (nehéz) munka

He prefers to paint the house himself - it's a real labour of love.

in place a helyén (a rendes/megszokott helyén)

The chairs are all in place.

out of place nem a (szokásos/rendes) helyén

Why are my files all out of place?

thread a needle befűzi a tűbe a cérnát

Could you thread this needle for me, please?