20.2.5. gy. A1C2 (példák)

control verb /kənˈtrəʊl/ [T] (-ll-) 4 irányít (hatalma/fennhatósága alatt tart)

The whole area is controlled by rebel forces.

dominate verb /ˈdɒm.ɪ.neɪt/ [I or T] 1 vezető szerepet játszik, ural (vezet, irányít)

He refuses to let others speak and dominates every meeting.

They work as a group - no one person is allowed to dominate.

govern verb /ˈgʌv.ən/ [I or T] kormányoz, irányít (országot); meghatároz, szabályoz vmit (törvény, előírás, elv, stb.)

The country is now being governed by the Labour Party.

reform verb /rɪˈfɔːm/ megújít, megjavít, megreformál (rendszert, törvényt, szervezetet, stb.) [T]

efforts to reform the education system

reign verb /reɪn/ [I] 1 uralkodik (király, császár)

Queen Victoria reigned for 64 years.

rule verb /ruːl/ 1 uralkodik, kormányoz (pl. országot) [I or T]

They were ruled for many years by a dictator.

the ruling party

seize verb /siːz/ [T] 2 magához ragad (irányítást, hatalmat)

Troops seized control in the early hours of the morning.

agency noun /ˈeɪ.dʒənt.si/ [C] 2 ügynökség, kormányszerv

an international development agency

the Environmental Protection Agency

ambassador noun /æmˈbæs.ə.dər/ [C] nagykövet

Britain's ambassador in Moscow has refused to comment.

She's a former ambassador to the United States.

Phrases and idioms:

the vote szavazati jog

In some countries women still don't have the vote.