29.3.2. gy. A1B2 (példák)

encounter verb /ɪnˈkaʊn.tər/ [T] szembekerül vmivel (pl. problémával)

We encountered quite a few problems at the beginning.

face verb /feɪs/ 2 szembenéz vmivel (megoldandó problémával/helyzettel) [T]

This is one of the many problems faced by working mothers.

Passengers could face long delays.

You're faced with a very difficult choice there.

challenge noun /ˈtʃæl.ɪndʒ/ 1 kihívás (nagy feladat) [C or U]

Finding a solution to this problem is one of the greatest challenges faced by scientists today.

You know me - I like a challenge.

It's going to be a difficult job but I'm sure she'll rise to the challenge.

difficulty noun /ˈdɪf.ɪ.kəl.ti/ 1 nehézség (nehéz elvégezni) [U]

We finished the job, but only with great difficulty.

The difficulty of the task excited them.

She had great difficulty finding a job.

difficulty noun /ˈdɪf.ɪ.kəl.ti/ 2 nehézség (probléma/valami ami gondot okoz) [C]

financial difficulties

to have/experience difficulties

children with learning difficulties

mess noun /mes/ 2 kellemetlenség, baj (zűrös/problémákkal teli helyzet) [no plural]

She said that her life was a mess.

The company's finances are in a mess.

If he hadn't lied, he wouldn't be in this mess now.

problem noun /ˈprɒb.ləm/ [C] gond, probléma

I'm having problems with my computer.

health/financial problems

Drugs have become a serious problem in the area.

No one has solved the problem of what to do with radioactive waste.

trouble noun /ˈtrʌb.l̩/ 1 gond, baj, probléma [C or U]

Parents often have trouble finding restaurants that welcome young children.

The form was terribly complicated and I had a lot of trouble with it.

The trouble started when my father came to live with us.

I should get it finished over the weekend without too much trouble.

I'd like to go to the party, but the trouble is my parents won't let me.

smoothly adverb /ˈsmuːð.li/ 1 simán (probléma/nehézségek nélkül)

Everything was going smoothly before Darren arrived.

All the machinery was running smoothly.

Phrases and idioms:

be a piece of cake gyerekjáték (könnyű dolog) (informal)

The exam itself was a piece of cake.