1. Társadalom A1B2 (68) – altémák

Társadalom* (41) 1. Ország, társadalom (27)

beg verb /beg/ [I or T] (-gg-) 2 koldul

There are more and more homeless people begging on the streets these days.

She had to beg for money and food for her children.

collect verb /kəˈlekt/ 4 másoktól pénzt gyűjt [I or T]

I'm collecting for Children in Need.

We're collecting (money) for the homeless.

donate verb /dəʊˈneɪt/ [I or T] 1 adományoz (pénzt, javakat)

An anonymous businesswoman donated one million dollars to the charity.

Please donate generously.

association noun /əˌsəʊ.siˈeɪ.ʃən/ 1 társaság, egyesület [C]

The Football Association

bottom noun /ˈbɒt.əm/ 3 alsó pozíció/besorolás (egy csoportban, szervezetben, stb.) [no plural]

At school, he was at the bottom of his class.

charity noun /ˈtʃær.ə.ti/ 1 jótékony célú intézmény [C or U]

UNICEF is an international charity.

She does a lot of work for charity.

She does a lot of charity work.

People tend to give to charity at Christmas time.

Money from the sale of these cards will go to local charities.

citizen noun /ˈsɪt.ɪ.zən/ [C] 2 állampolgár

He applied to become an American citizen.

class noun /klɑːs/ 4 társadalmi osztály [C or U]

The Labour Party has lost a lot of support among the working class.

We live in a middle class neighbourhood.

She belonged to the rich American upper class.

committee noun /kəˈmɪt.i/ [C + singular or plural verb] bizottság

She is on the school's development committee.

The local council have just set up a committee to study recycling.

community noun /kəˈmjuː.nə.ti/ [C] 2 közösség (azonos érdeklődésű/életvitelű/nemzetiségű/stb. emberek csoportja) [+ singular or plural verb]

the black/white/Chinese community

the business community

democracy noun /dɪˈmɒk.rə.si/ [C or U] demokrácia

The early 1990s saw the spread of democracy in Eastern Europe.

donation noun /dəʊˈneɪ.ʃən/ [C or U] adomány (pénz, stb.)

donations of food and money

I'd like to make a small donation in my mother's name.

equality noun /ɪˈkwɒl.ə.ti/ [U] egyenlőség, egyenjogúság

equality between the sexes

racial/sexual equality

freedom noun /ˈfriː.dəm/ [C or U] szabadság (szólás-, cselekvési, stb.)

Children are allowed much more freedom these days.

I felt such a sense of freedom, up in the hills alone.

At university, you have the freedom to do what you want.

Everyone should be allowed freedom of choice.

grant noun /grɑːnt/ [C] állami támogatás

a student/research grant

human rights noun /ˌhjuː.mənˈraɪts/ [plural] emberi jogok

international laws protecting human rights

hunger noun /ˈhʌŋ.gər/ 2 éhezés (élelemhiány) [U]

All over the world, people die of hunger every day.

immigrant noun /ˈɪm.ɪ.grənt/ [C] bevándorló

a large immigrant population

Illegal immigrants are sent back across the border if they are caught.

immigration noun /ˌɪm.ɪˈgreɪ.ʃən/ [U] 2 bevándorlás (egy országba)

immigration policy

There are strict limits on immigration (into the country).

institute noun /ˈɪnt.stɪ.tjuːt/ [C] intézet, intézmény (szervezet/épület) (tudományos, oktatási, társadalmi, stb.)

the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

institution noun /ˌɪnt.stɪˈtjuː.ʃən/ [C] 1 intézmény (szervezet) (egyetem, bank, stb.)

a medical/educational/financial institution

Oxford and Cambridge universities are internationally respected institutions.

liberty noun /ˈlɪb.ə.ti/ [U] szabadság, szabadságjogok

For most citizens, liberty means the freedom to practise their religious or political beliefs.

Hundreds of political prisoners are to be given their liberty.

Of the ten men who escaped this morning from Dartmoor Prison, only two are still at liberty.

organization noun /ˌɔː.gən.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ also UK: organisation 1 szervezet (társadalmi, gazdasági, stb.) [C]

the World Health Organization

The article was about the international aid organizations.

poverty noun /ˈpɒv.ə.ti/ [U] szegénység

Two million people in the city live in poverty.

We need an effective strategy to fight poverty.

racism noun /ˈreɪ.sɪ.zəm/ [U] rasszizmus, fajgyűlölet

The authorities are taking steps to fight/tackle racism in schools.

refugee noun /ˌref.jʊˈdʒiː/ [C] menekült (!)

a refugee camp

Thousands of refugees fled across the border.

servant noun /ˈsɜː.vənt/ [C] szolga, cseléd

They employed more than 50 servants.

slave noun /sleɪv/ [C] rabszolga

I'm tired of being treated like a slave!

tribe noun /traɪb/ [C + singular or plural verb] törzs, néptörzs

a tribe of Amazonian Indians

the Masai tribe

black adjective /blæk/ 2 fekete, néger

black culture

black Americans

democratic adjective /ˌdem.əˈkræt.ɪk/ demokratikus

We must accept the results of a democratic election.

equal adjective /ˈiː.kwəl/ 2 egyenlő, egyenrangú (ugyanolyan fontos/bánásmódban részesülő)

All people are equal, deserving the same rights as each other.

They've got a long way to go before they achieve equal pay/opportunities for men and women.

exclusive adjective /ɪkˈskluː.sɪv/ 1 előkelő, exkluzív

an exclusive club/hotel/shop

an exclusive part of town

free adjective /friː/ 3 szabad, korlátozás nélküli

a free society

Am I free to leave now?

People should be free to say what they think.

The agreement gives companies free access to the markets of member countries.

independent adjective /ˌɪn.dɪˈpen.dənt/ 2 független (nem más befolyása/irányítása alatt álló)

an independent enquiry/organization

The group is independent of any political party.

native adjective /ˈneɪ.tɪv/ [always before noun] 2 bennszülött

The Aborigines are the native inhabitants of Australia.

the native population

native customs and traditions

racial adjective /ˈreɪ.ʃəl/ faji

a racial minority

racial discrimination/prejudice

racial conflict/tension

racial equality

starving adjective /ˈstɑːv.ɪŋ/ 1 éhínségben szenvedő; halálra éhező

starving people

white adjective /waɪt/ 4 fehér (ember)

He had a black mother and a white father.

He's described as a white man in his early thirties.

free adverb /friː/ 2 szabadon (nem tartva vhol, korlát/ellenőrzés nélkül)

The horse broke free and ran away.

freely adverb /ˈfriː.li/ szabadon; nyíltan, kertelés nélkül

For the first time in months she could move freely.

Exotic foods are freely available in supermarkets.

She freely admits that she was partly to blame.

We encourage the victims to talk freely about their experiences.

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