22.3.6. gy. A1C2 (példák)

abandon verb /əˈbæn.dən/ [T] 2 abbahagy vmit; felad vmit (reményt, elvet, tervet, stb.)

The match was abandoned because of rain.

break verb /breɪk/ *(broke, broken) 3 kis szünetet tart [I or T]

Let's break for lunch.

If you sit at a desk all day, try to break your routine with a walk or a swim.

break verb /breɪk/ *(broke, broken) 4 véget vet, abbahagy; végződik [I or T]

Eventually someone spoke, breaking the silence.

The factory brought in outside workers in an attempt to break the strike.

cease verb /siːs/ [I or T] (formal) beszűntet, megszűntet; megszűnik

He ordered his men to cease firing.

The company has decided to cease all UK operations after this year.

close verb /kləʊz/ 4 véget ér, befejez vmit (pl. értekezletet)

She closed the meeting with a short speech.

complete verb /kəmˈpliːt/ [T] 3 befejez; elvégez

The palace took over twenty years to complete.

She will complete her studies in France.

conclude verb /kənˈkluːd/ 2 befejez vmivel (vmit); befejeződik vmivel (beszéd, rendezvény, stb.) [I or T] (formal)

The concert concluded with a firework display.

I would like to conclude by thanking you all for attending.

Phrases and idioms:

keep doing sth folytat, tovább- (csinál vmit) (megállás nélkül/ismételten)

He keeps trying to distract me.

I kept hoping that he'd phone me.

keep sb going mozgásban/működésben tart (rövid időre ellát vmi szükséges dologgal)

Dinner is at eight, but I had an apple to keep me going.

return to sth visszatér (tevékenységhez, témához)

I returned to work three months after Susie was born.

We keep returning to the same subject.