29.6.11. gy. A1C2 (példák)

compensate verb /ˈkɒm.pən.seɪt/ 2 kárpótol, ellensúlyoz (pl. rossz hatást) [I or T]

Nothing will ever compensate for his lost childhood.

cope verb /kəʊp/ [I] megbirkózik vmivel, boldogul

How does she cope with three small children and a job?

It was too stressful and eventually he just couldn't cope.

Tyres generally don't cope well on wet roads.

correct verb /kəˈrekt/ 2 kijavít, korrigál vmit (helyre hoz)

The new software finds and corrects any errors on the hard disk.

cure verb /kjʊər/ [T] 2 (problémát) kúrál, megold

the fight to cure social inequality

manage verb /ˈmæn.ɪdʒ/ 1 sikerül (vmit megtenni/megoldani); boldogul vmivel [I or T]

Did you manage to get any bread?

Anyway, we managed to get there on time.

I only just managed to finish on time.

Will you be able to manage without me?

I can't manage all this work on my own.

Don't worry about us - we'll manage!

meet verb /miːt/ *(met, met) 6 elér vmit, megvalósít vmit, teljesít vmit [T]

He met every goal he set for himself.

I've got a deadline to meet.

Do you think we will be able to meet our target?

offset verb /ˌɒfˈset/ [T] *(offsetting, offset, offset) ellensúlyoz (pl. hatást)

The costs have been offset by savings in other areas.

overcome verb /ˌəʊ.vəˈkʌm/ [T] *(overcame, overcome) legyőz, uralkodik vmin (átv.) (érzésen, helyzeten, stb.)

I admire the way she has overcome her difficulties/problems and made a success of her life.

Eventually he managed to overcome his shyness in class.

prevail verb /prɪˈveɪl/ [I] (formal) diadalmaskodik (pl. józan ész); dominál, elterjedt (pl. szokás)

We can only hope that common sense will prevail.

rebuild verb /ˌriːˈbɪld/ [T] *(rebuilt, rebuilt) 2 újjáépít, helyrehoz, helyreállít (átv.) (pl. rossz helyzetet)

The country was still struggling to rebuild its economy after the war.

They had to rebuild their lives after the accident.