12.3.2. gy. A1B1 (példák)

delay verb /dɪˈleɪ/ 1 halaszt, elhalaszt [I or T]

My plane was delayed by an hour.

Could we delay the meeting a few days?

give verb /gɪv/ [T] *(gave, given) 6 (időt) ad vkinek vmire, (időt) szán vmire [+ two objects]

I'm nearly ready - just give me a few minutes.

pause verb /pɔːz/ 1 szünetet tart, megáll (egy időre) [I]

He paused for a moment.

She paused to get her breath back and then carried on jogging.

postpone verb /pəʊstˈpəʊn/ [T] elhalaszt

They decided to postpone their holiday until next year.

We've had to postpone going to France because the children are ill.

spend verb /spend/ [T] *(spent, spent) 1 tölt (időt)

You need to spend at least 20 minutes on each exercise.

I think we need to spend more time together.

I spent an hour at the station waiting for the train.

How long do you spend on your homework?

We spent the weekend in London.

You can spend the night here if you like.

outdoors adverb /ˌaʊtˈdɔːz/ kint, szabadban

If the weather's good, we'll eat outdoors.

outside adverb /ˌaʊtˈsaɪd/ 1 kint, odakint (nem az épületben)

It's cold outside!

Go and play outside for a while.

Shall we eat outside as the weather is so nice?

Phrasal verbs:

keep sb in /kiːp/ benn tart vkit (nem enged ki) (gyereket a házban, beteget a kórházban, stb.)

She kept the children in as it was so cold.

stay behind /steɪ/ marad, ott marad (nem távozik a többiekkel)

He stayed behind after class to speak to the teacher.

stay in /steɪ/ otthon marad

Let's stay in tonight and watch a video.