26.2.3. gy. A1B1 (példák)

average noun /ˈæv.ər.ɪdʒ/ 1 (matematikai) átlag, átlagérték [C]

Prices have risen by an average of 4% over the past year.

figure noun /ˈfɪg.ər/ [C] 1 szám, számjegy

Can you read this figure? Is it a three or an eight?

Write the amount in both words and figures.

I looked quickly down the column of figures.

He earns a six-figure salary.

limit noun /ˈlɪm.ɪt/ [C] határ, korlát, korlátozás (lehetséges/megengedett legnagyobb érték)

Is there a limit on the amount of money you can claim?

I think we ought to put a limit on the amount of time we can spend on the project.

There's a limit to the number of times I can stop what I'm doing just so I can help him!

We set a time limit of thirty minutes for the test.

maximum noun /ˈmæk.sɪ.məm/ [no plural] maximum, csúcsérték

The temperature will reach a maximum of 27°C today.

The school has a maximum of 30 students per class.

minimum noun /ˈmɪn.ɪ.məm/ [C usually no plural] minimum

The judge sentenced him to a minimum of five years in prison.

We need a minimum of ten people to play this game.

Wage increases are being kept to a minimum because of the recession.

number noun /ˈnʌm.bər/ 1 szám, számjegy [C]

Think of a number smaller than 100.

Do you know what number their house is?

That's item number three on the agenda.

Phrasal verbs:

add up ↔ (sth) /æd/ összead (számokat)

If you add those four figures up, it comes to over £500.

I'm not very good at adding up!

Phrases and idioms:

or so körülbelül, úgy (vmennyi) (informal)

"How many people were at the party?" "Fifty or so, I guess."

three/eight/nine, etc. times háromszor/nyolcszor/kilencszer/stb. (nagyobb, jobb, stb.)

Ben earns three times more than me.

He gets paid nearly three times as much as me.