26.2.7. gy. A1C2 (példák)

estimate verb /ˈes.tɪ.meɪt/ [T] becsül, felbecsül (mennyiséget, költséget, stb.)

Government sources estimate a long-term 50% increase in rail fares.

They estimate that the journey will take at least two weeks.

It was difficult to estimate how many trees had been destroyed.

The number of dead is estimated at over three hundred.

overestimate verb /ˌəʊ.vərˈes.tɪ.meɪt/ [I or T] túlbecsül, túlértékel vmit

They overestimated her ability to do the job.

pinpoint verb /ˈpɪn.pɔɪnt/ [T] hajszálpontosan meghatároz/megfogalmaz/megjelöl (pozíciót, időpontot, stb.)

It is difficult to pinpoint the exact time of death.

underestimate verb /ˌʌn.dəˈres.tɪ.meɪt/ [T] 1 alábecsül vmit (költséget, a fontosságát vminek, stb.)

Many people underestimate the cost of owning a car.

We shouldn't underestimate the part that exercise plays in good health.

accuracy noun /ˈæk.jʊ.rə.si/ [U] pontosság, szabatosság

We can predict changes with a surprising degree of accuracy.

average noun /ˈæv.ər.ɪdʒ/ 2 átlag (tipikus, szokásos mennyiség, mérték) [C or U]

An 8-hour working day is about the average.

The audience figures were lower than average for this sort of film.

The quality of candidates was (well) below/above average.

I expect to spend an average of £20 on a meal in a restaurant.

Phrases and idioms:

in all összesen

Some of the children came, so there were 15 of us in all.

in proportion to arányosan vmivel

Your tax payment increases in proportion to your salary.

lose count nem tudja hol/hánynál tart (számolásban)

I've lost count of the number of times she's arrived late.

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.